Survival of the City

Survival of the City is a work of stunning brilliance. I learned something on every page, and these are topics I thought I understood. This book is a must read for anyone who hopes to talk intelligently about a postCOVID world. – Steven Levitt, William B. Ogden Distinguished Service Professor of Economics, University of Chicago; coauthor of FreakonomicsThis fascinating book is about everything- the plague, COVID-19, obesity, robots, schools, and more-all seen through the lens of the city, its past and future. It’s a gripping read for anyone, but especially those who are wondering just what is the place of the city in their post-pandemic lives. – Emily Oster, professor of economics, Brown UniversityOver the past three decades, David Cutler has done pathbreaking work on the determinants of health, while Ed Glaeser has done pathbreaking work on cities and economic growth. Now they’ve teamed up to write a book that focuses on the intersection between these two areas: how cities shape our health and livelihoods amidst a global pandemic. A fascinating read that helps us understand how we got to where we are today and design policies to build healthier, opportunity-rich cities in the future, Survival of the City will be a terrific resource for the public and policymakers for years to come. – Raj Chetty, William A. Ackman Professor of Public Economics, Harvard UniversityThis is a must read for anyone interested in the health of cities and their residents. Glaeser and Cutler sift through the evidence to offer an incisive, engaging analysis of the real challenges posed by pandemics and other threats to urban life. Their clear and balanced policy prescriptions will protect cities from long COVID and help them emerge from the pandemic as resilient and vital as ever. – Ingrid Gould Ellen, Paulette Goddard Professor of Urban Policy and Planning, NYU WagnerSurvival of the City is a smart and surprising account of how the modern metropolis can bounce back from the current crisis, and a compelling argument for sweeping policy change. The authors-one liberal, one conservative-are not ideologically aligned, but their differences yield fresh ideas and bursts of insight. I found myself learning from, arguing with, and thoroughly enjoying every part of this totally necessary book. – Eric Klinenberg, Helen Gould Shepard Professor in Social Science, New York UniversityIn this readable yet rigorous book, two brilliant economists tackle the question of our time: How can the people and places whose energies drive our economy thrive in a postCOVID world? Their answer: put health improvement above medical care, striving outsiders before privileged insiders, and cities at the heart of a revitalized American dream. – Jacob S. Hacker, Stanley B. Resor Professor of Political Science, Yale University; coauthor of Let Them Eat TweetsIn their new book, Survival of the City, Harvard economics professors Ed Glaeser and David Cutler write that “the ability of cities to enable the joys of human interactions and shared experiences may be their greatest protection against urban exodus” – Guardian

Edward Glaeser (Author)

Edward Glaeser is the Fred and Eleanor Glimp Professor of Economics in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Harvard University, where he has taught since 1992. He is also Co-director for the Cities Research Programme at the International Growth Centre, affiliated with LSE and Oxford, and is a senior fellow at the Manhattan institute. He is widely credited for having single handedly revived the field of urban economics.

David Cutler (Author)

David Matthew Cutler is the Otto Ekstein Professor of Applied Economics at Harvard University. He holds a joint appointment in the economics department and in Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government and the Harvard School of Public Health, as well as serving as commissioner on the Massachusetts Health Policy Commission. He served in the administration of Bill Clinton and was the senior health care advisor to Barack Obama. As well as numerous academic books and articles he published Your Money or Your Life: Strong Medicine for America’s Health Care System.

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