Abstract. We study how a market uses temporary workers to accommodate extraordinary demand shocks. When COVID-19 surges, hospitals need additional

Abstract. We study the aftermath of the 1968 Washington, D.C. civil disturbance to illuminate the mechanisms that drive urban redevelopment in the

Publication date: November 2026 Source: Journal of Urban Economics, Volume 156 Author(s): Adam Lavecchia, Philip Oreopoulos, Noah Spencer

Publication date: Available online 7 October 2026 Source: Regional Science and Urban Economics Author(s): Luca Favero, Ilaria Malisan

Publication date: October 2026 Source: Journal of Urban Economics, Volume 155 Author(s): Luis Baldomero-Quintana

Publication date: January 2027 Source: Regional Science and Urban Economics, Volume 122 Author(s): Stephen Gibbons, Christian A.L. Hilber

Publication date: October 2026 Source: Journal of Urban Economics, Volume 155 Author(s): Morgan Ubeda

Publication date: January 2027 Source: Regional Science and Urban Economics, Volume 122 Author(s): David R. Agrawal, Jan K. Brueckner

Publication date: October 2026 Source: Journal of Urban Economics, Volume 155 Author(s): Anthony J. Venables

Publication date: September 2026 Source: Regional Science and Urban Economics, Volume 121 Author(s): Muhammed Hamza Kayrıcı, Yusuf Emre Akgündüz

Publication date: November 2026 Source: Journal of Urban Economics, Volume 156 Author(s): Jinwon Kim, Jucheol Moon, Dongyun Yang

Publication date: September 2026 Source: Regional Science and Urban Economics, Volume 121 Author(s): Palak Suri, Maureen L. Cropper

This is a correction to: Paula Aguirre, Kenzo Asahi, Diego Diaz-Rioseco, Ignacio Riveros, Rodrigo O Valdés, Medium-run local economic effects of a major earthquake, Journal of Economic Geography, Volume 23, Issue 2, March 2023, Pages 277–297, https://doi.org/10.1093/jeg/lbac010

Abstract. School assignment policies are a key lever for expanding access to high-performing schools and promoting racial and socioeconomic integration. Fo

Abstract. We study the unintended effects of Fair Access to Insurance Requirements (FAIR) plans developed by 26 states in the 1960s to address insurance redlining in urban neighborhoods. FAIR plans’ p...

Publication date: November 2026 Source: Journal of Urban Economics, Volume 156 Author(s): Rahul R. Gupta

Publication date: Available online 1 October 2026 Source: Regional Science and Urban Economics Author(s): Leandro Freylejer, Liam D. Kelly

Abstract As the Journal of Economic Geography turns 25, this commentary reflects on the field’s representations of care and directions for future research. In much of economic geography, care remains an absence, deemed peripheral to the economy. Yet for decades, scholars have shown that care exerts a pervasive influence as a foundation of economic activity. Care is also an increasingly important frontier for firms, finance and technology. Finally, care acts as a catalyst for rethinking and reorganising economic geographies. Reviewing existing work, I outline research agendas to address the distorting marginalisation of care and its transformative potential.

Publication date: October 2026 Source: Journal of Urban Economics, Volume 155 Author(s): Takashi Akamatsu, Tomoya Mori, Minoru Osawa, Yuki Takayama

Publication date: Available online 30 September 2026 Source: Regional Science and Urban Economics Author(s): Edward L. Glaeser

Abstract Economic geography has increasingly engaged with environmental change, yet ecological limits are rarely treated as binding constraints on regional development. This article argues that planetary boundaries remain underexplored in economic geography and reframes them as spatially differentiated constraints that define region-specific ecological feasibility. This perspective shows how non-linear limits, uneven exposure, and burden shifting reshape development trajectories, challenge assumptions of convergence, and generate new forms of regional inequality and spatial conflict. It also outlines an agenda for research on feasibility and governance in the Anthropocene.

Publication date: November 2026 Source: Journal of Urban Economics, Volume 156 Author(s): Timothy N. Cason, Alex Tabarrok, Robertas Zubrickas

Publication date: September 2026 Source: Regional Science and Urban Economics, Volume 121 Author(s): Ying Liu, Congrong Pan, Lihua Qin, Fangjie Zhang

Abstract For economic geographers, innovation provides explanations for success in regional development and enhanced understanding of processes of spatial concentration. Since the founding of the Journal of Economic Geography in 2001, shifts can be observed in economic geographic debates. Semantically, the term “innovation” has broadened and become more normative. As for the actors involved, a more diverse and inclusive understanding of entrepreneurship has emerged. And in terms of spatial concepts, a trend toward dynamic, multi- and translocal innovation spaces can be observed. I reflect upon how articles published in JOEG have advanced these debates and discuss omissions and future directions.

Publication date: October 2026 Source: Journal of Urban Economics, Volume 155 Author(s):

Publication date: September 2026 Source: Regional Science and Urban Economics, Volume 121 Author(s): Lizhong Liu

Abstract This article shows that the spatial dispersion of high-income earners across French regions follows an inverted U-shape between 1960 and 2019. Dispersion declined from the early 1960s to around 2000, driven by strong regional convergence in employment structures: the fastest deindustrialization occurred in manufacturing-intensive regions, while laggard regions expanded both manufacturing and services. Since the early 2000s, dispersion has risen again as convergence in services stopped and high-skilled services increasingly clustered in large urban areas. High earners were initially over-represented in major cities and the industrial Northeast; today in major cities and Swiss-border regions.

Publication date: October 2026 Source: Journal of Urban Economics, Volume 155 Author(s): Tijl Hendrich, Hans R.A. Koster, Nicole Loumeau, Jos van Ommeren

Publication date: January 2027 Source: Regional Science and Urban Economics, Volume 122 Author(s): Florian Dorn, Marie-Theres Gasser, Kevin Kloiber, Simon Krause, Carla Krolage

Abstract This paper pluralizes the “dark side of innovation” discourse through a fourfold taxonomy: false positives, negative externalities, false negatives, and undone positives. As these dimensions reflect the contested nature of innovations, controversy is framed as an opportunity to (re)direct novelty toward societal welfare. Central to this redirection is an economic geography of controversial innovation, highlighting the tension between exnovating “destructive creation” and enabling the “creative destruction” of alternative futures. Spatial Pockets of Innovation are conceptualized as geographical places of peripheral opportunity, offering the cushioning and institutional slack required to develop, scrutinize, and legitimize contested and unconventional novelty.

Publication date: October 2026 Source: Journal of Urban Economics, Volume 155 Author(s): R. Kudashev, P.M. Picard

Publication date: September 2026 Source: Regional Science and Urban Economics, Volume 121 Author(s): Dylan R. Clarke

Abstract Empirical evidence shows that regional differences in entrepreneurship persist over time. We examine three channels through which this pattern is transmitted, indicating a place-based collective memory of entrepreneurship: (1) entrepreneurial role models, (2) the size of entrepreneurial households, and (3) the success of entrepreneurs. Using data spanning nearly 100 years, we show that the presence of successful entrepreneurs and large entrepreneurial households leads to increased regional entrepreneurship in subsequent periods. Our analysis demonstrates how local entrepreneurial role model processes—as an important component of place-based collective memory—drive the long-term persistence of regional differences in entrepreneurship.

Publication date: October 2026 Source: Journal of Urban Economics, Volume 155 Author(s): Caitlin Gorback

Publication date: January 2027 Source: Regional Science and Urban Economics, Volume 122 Author(s): Ryo Takahashi

Abstract Can pro-growth place-based policies cause social instability? This paper uses a unique hand-collected dataset on legal cases and special economic zones (SEZs) in China to examine the impact of pro-growth place-based policies on local crime in a developing country context. Exploiting the establishment of SEZs as a quasi-natural experiment, we document that SEZs increase the local crime rate by 27.9 per cent. We further show that SEZs significantly impact potential determinants of crime, including labor market conditions, public goods investment, and migration. Leveraging a novel decomposition framework, we emphasize the dominating role of migration in contributing to SEZs’ effect on rising crime. Auxiliary evidence suggests that crime is likely driven by social conflicts faced by migrants. The results highlight previously overlooked unintended social consequences of place-based programs in developing countries.

Publication date: November 2026 Source: Journal of Urban Economics, Volume 156 Author(s): Philip Barrett, Brandon Joel Tan

Publication date: Available online 24 September 2026 Source: Regional Science and Urban Economics Author(s): Duarte Brito, Markos Tselekounis

Abstract Firms in industry clusters benefit from locating close to suppliers and customers. However, the pervasiveness of global value chains questions the need for co-location in buyer–supplier relationships. We propose that supply-chain partners are more likely to co-locate if they exchange not only goods but also know-how, implying superadditivity of Marshallian agglomeration channels. We test this in a coagglomeration framework using microdata for Hungary—a small, open economy deeply embedded in global value chains—examining co-location, labor flows, and value chains between firms and industries. We find that supply chains foster co-location primarily among firms in skill-related industries.

Publication date: November 2026 Source: Journal of Urban Economics, Volume 156 Author(s): Shuichiro Nishioka, Eric Olson, Haoyu Wang

Publication date: Available online 23 September 2026 Source: Regional Science and Urban Economics Author(s): Xi Qu, Zhiwei Xu, Jinxiang Yu, Xinyu Zhan

Abstract We investigate whether more regionally stringent cap-and-trade (C&T) policies induce regional innovation in environmental technologies and whether this effect spills over to proximate regions. Compiling a novel regional dataset, we test this argument for the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) over the period 2005–2020. We find evidence of an intra-regional spillover effect, which is weaker in regions specialized in environmental technologies. We also identify inter-regional spillovers through spatial proximity and trade relationships, but not via knowledge networks. Instrumenting C&T exposure with a Bartik IV supports a causal interpretation of our estimates.

Publication date: November 2026 Source: Journal of Urban Economics, Volume 156 Author(s): Veli M. Andirin