World cities

What we’re currently doing

World cities like London, New York and Paris face similar obstacles and can learn from each other. However, this process is hampered as it’s quite difficult to compare world cities based on existing data. GLA Economics is looking into methods that allows for easier comparisons.

Our world cities publications

• London's Central Business District: Its global importance - January 2008
• 27: Working Paper 27: Assessment of global imbalances? - January 2008
• Current Issues Note 17: Defining and measuring metropolitan regions - June 2007
• Working Paper 21: The GLA’s interim metro area dataset - April 2007
• How well do cities perform? The answer – it depends? – a supplement in London’s Economy Today, issue 24 (GLA Economics’ monthly e-newsletter) – August 2004
• Working Paper 13. Towards a common standard - Comparing European and American cities - July 2005
• Working Paper 9. Measuring and Comparing World Cities - May 2004

Our world cities events

GLA Economics has hosted the following events:

• The Dynamic City conference in November 2005, at which Bridget Rosewell (GLA Economics) presented Dynamic Cities – The London Example and Christian Lefevre (University of Paris VIII) presented Power and policy: London, Paris, Madrid and Rome
• Measuring World Cities – September 2005
• The Capital Impact seminar – July 2004
• The Value of Cities conference – October 2003

You might also be interested in

• Our London. Our Future: Planning for London’s Growth II - November 2005
• Growing Together: London and the UK Economy - February 2005
• London’s international trade (a feature article in London’s Economic Outlook: Spring 2004) – April 2004

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