“Cities don't make people poor; they attract poor people. The flow of less advantaged people into cities from Rio to Rotterdam demonstrates urban strength, not weakness.” — Edward Glaeser Copy Share Image
One classic paper compared the effects of right-to-work laws on factory jobs in neighboring counties, on either side of a right-to-work border. It found… — Edward Glaeser Copy Share Image
Great cities are not static, they constantly change and take the world along with them. — Edward Glaeser Copy Share Image
The strength that comes from human collaboration is the central truth behind civilisation's success and the primary reason why cities existwe must free ourselves… — Edward Glaeser Copy Share Image
One of the great ironies is that the impact of the flattening world has not been to empower decentralized rural land, but to strengthen… — Edward Glaeser Copy Share Image
There's a reason Atlanta, Dallas, Houston and Phoenix are our four fastest-growing areas. They offer an astonishingly high standard of living for ordinary Americans.… — Edward Glaeser Copy Share Image
“Cities don't make people poor; they attract poor people. The flow of less advantaged people into cities from Rio to Rotterdam demonstrates urban strength,… — Edward Glaeser Copy Share Image
An economist's definition of hatred is the willingness to pay a price to inflict harm on others. — Edward Glaeser Copy Share Image
