Quality of life in urban neighborhoods in Colombia: the cases of Bogotá and Medellín

Borradores de Economia
Number: 
536
Published: 
Classification JEL: 
D60, H7, I3, J0, J1
Keywords: 
Human capital agglomeration, Social returns, Private returns, Externalities, Uncertainty, Fiscal policy

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