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The economic future of British cities: what should urban policy do?
Professor Henry G. OvermanProfessor of Economic Geography, LSEDirector, Spatial Economics Research Centre
LSE Works: Spatial Economics Research Centre
Suggested hashtag for Twitter users: #LSEworks
Adam MarshallDirector of Policy and External Affairs, British Chambers of Commerce
Alexandra JonesChief Executive, Centre for Cities
Professor Stuart CorbridgeChair, LSE
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The Economic Future of British Cities:
What should Urban Policy Do?
Prof. Henry Overman
(LSE & SERC)
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‘Resurgent’ cities
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Annual growth (%)
Place Region 1991-1997 2001-2005
Great Britain 0.24 0.46London London 0.44 0.44Birmingham W. Midlands -0.20 0.26Stoke W. Midlands -0.05 0.04Manchester North West -0.25 0.32Liverpool North West -0.51 -0.13Birkenhead North West -0.54 -0.16Newcastle North East -0.16 0.08Sunderland North East -0.28 -0.32
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Cities as places
of production
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Industry Group Agglomeration
Average all manufacturing 0.077
Publishing, printing, repro of media 0.105
Advertising 0.137
Average all services 0.197
Motion picture, video and TV 0.222
Hotels and restaurants 0.224
Finance and insurance 0.251
Public services 0.292
Business and man. consultancy 0.298
Transport services 0.325
Manufacture radio, TV and comms 0.382
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City Working age pop
%NVQ4+ (2010)
Oxford 53.7
Cambridge 50.7
Edinburgh 47.4
Brighton 44.1
Aberdeen 43.5
London 40.9
York 39.9
Cardiff 39.8
Reading 39.6
Dundee 36.5
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Cities as places of consumption
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Understanding urban
economic performance
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People versus place
Max/Min p90/p10 p75/p25
Raw 67% 26% 11%
Full
controls
16% 7% 4%
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Industry Group Agglomeration
Average all manufacturing 0.077
Publishing, printing, repro of media 0.105
Advertising 0.137
Average all services 0.197
Motion picture, video and TV 0.222
Hotels and restaurants 0.224
Finance and insurance 0.251
Public services 0.292
Business and man. consultancy 0.298
Transport services 0.325
Manufacture radio, TV and comms 0.382
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Resilience
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LFS
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The economic future
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Industry Group Agglomeration
Average all manufacturing 0.077
Publishing, printing, repro of media 0.105
Advertising 0.137
Average all services 0.197
Motion picture, video and TV 0.222
Hotels and restaurants 0.224
Finance and insurance 0.251
Public services 0.292
Business and man. consultancy 0.298
Transport services 0.325
Manufacture radio, TV and comms 0.382
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What can urban policy do?
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Policy and area effects
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SRB
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Treatment areas: London
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Round 1 –3 (5–6) projects
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LEGI
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Impact of LEGI on Emp 1km rings
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RSA
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1988 2000
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Roads
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Road improvements Changes in accessibility
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Policy and the cost of living
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Cost of living: Housing
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1970-2006
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Costs of doing business: offices
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City of London 488 London West End 809 Canary Wharf 327 Manchester 230 Newcastle upon Tyne 97 Reading 203 Bristol 157 Birmingham 250 Leeds 193 Amsterdam 202 Frankfurt 437 Paris – City 305 Paris – La Défense 167 New York (Manhattan) 0-50
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20% increase in costs of shopping
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The move to Town Centre First
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But do costs really matter?
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What else could policy do?
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Conclusions
• Future is bright for (some) British cities
• What can/should policy do in response?
– ‘Productivity’ vs ‘Costs’
– Focus on specific cities
• … but this may widen spatial disparities
• Whether we should worry about this depends
on impacts on people not places
• Not a view shared by constituency based
policy makers!
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References• Who you are as/more important then where you live, raw
disparities overstate area effects; area disparities and area
effects persistent despite intervention:
– http://www.spatialeconomics.ac.uk/textonly/SERC/publica
tions/download/sercdp0060.pdf
• Evidence on ineffectiveness of mixed communities:
– http://www.spatialeconomics.ac.uk/textonly/SERC/publica
tions/download/sercpp002.pdf
• People trade off wages, costs of living and amenities:
– http://www.spatialeconomics.ac.uk/textonly/serc/publicat
ions/download/sercdp0065.pdf
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References• Evaluations of LEGI, SRB, RSA and new transport schemes –
coming soon
– http://www.spatialeconomics.ac.uk/
• Impact of planning on house prices
– http://www.communities.gov.uk/documents/housing/pdf/
1767142.pdf
– http://www.spatialeconomics.ac.uk/textonly/SERC/publica
tions/download/sercpp004.pdf
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References• Impact of planning on office rents
– Hilber and Cheshire, Economic Journal 2008
• Impact of planning on retail productivity
– http://www.spatialeconomics.ac.uk/textonly/SERC/publica
tions/download/sercdp0066.pdf
• Evidence on devolving powers and city ‘performance’
– http://www.spatialeconomics.ac.uk/textonly/SERC/publica
tions/download/sercpp005.pdf
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Disclaimer
This work was part of the research programme of the
independent UK Spatial Economics Research Centre funded by
the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), Department
for Business, Innovation and Skills, Communities and Local
Government, and the Welsh Assembly Government. The
support of the funders is acknowledged. The views expressed
are those of the authors and do not represent the views of the
funders
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Representative store:
All values at sample mean except…
Predicted weekly
sales per sq ft
Loss in
productivity
Store built in 2006 – but annual productivity
growth since 1986 assumed at estimated rate
for 1966-1986
£20.85 (Base)
Store built in 2006 (post introduction of Town
Centre First Policy) £17.52 -16.0%
Store with lowest level of regulatory
restrictiveness (based on sample) £19.21 (Base)
Average of all stores in sample £18.39 -4.2%
Total Impact on TFP -20.2%
Total impact town centre first plus restrictiveness
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The economic future of British cities: what should urban policy do?
Professor Henry G. OvermanProfessor of Economic Geography, LSEDirector, Spatial Economics Research Centre
LSE Works: Spatial Economics Research Centre
Suggested hashtag for Twitter users: #LSEworks
Adam MarshallDirector of Policy and External Affairs, British Chambers of Commerce
Alexandra JonesChief Executive, Centre for Cities
Professor Stuart CorbridgeChair, LSE