Business improvement districts (BIDs) have emerged as possible solutions for the revitalization of urban areas characterized by economic decline. Using a difference-in differences model, we investigate the effects of a voluntary Swedish BID programme in five cities on firm performance, urban...

Opponents of big-box entry argue that large retail establishments generate noise and other types of pollution and a variety of negative externalities associated with traffic. Big-box advocates, on the other hand, argue that access to a large retail market delivers not only direct economic...

Using geo-coded full population register data for the three largest metropolitan areas in Sweden, 1993-2016, this paper estimates the level and pace of ethnic segregation, examines possible tipping points in this development, and gauges the importance and interaction of several mitigating or...