What is it about?
In this paper we test the relationship between network connectivity and economic performance between 2000 and 2008 for cities with over 500,000 inhabitants in Europe and the US to inform European policy.
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Why is it important?
The idea that a city’s position in global networks benefits its economic performance has encouraged city leaders worldwide to seek active ways to boost their city's connectivity to external networks. This article reports research into the previously under-investigated question of whether, and what form of network connectivity, translates to improved city economic performance, and how well connected a city needs to be in order to benefit.
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Writing this article has been an important opportunity to provide empirical insights into whether and how global network connectivity benefits territorial economic performance at a measurable city-level.
Professor Kathy Pain
University of Reading
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This page is a summary of: Global networks, cities and economic performance: Observations from an analysis of cities in Europe and the USA, Urban Studies, March 2015, SAGE Publications,
DOI: 10.1177/0042098015577303.
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