Rudiger Ahrend

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated the reasons behind large differences in regional growth performance for the period from the start of transition to the 1998 crisis, using a panel of 77 Russian regions, and found no evidence that a region's economic performance has been influenced by the political orientation of its leaders or the political preferences of the population.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors analyzed the relationship between cities' governmental fragmentation and productivity, and presented the first empirical analysis of how metropolitan governance structures affect this relationship, finding that cities with fragmented governance structures tend to have lower levels of productivity.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examine the state of the gas industry today, as well as options for reform, and consider the major sources of pressure for change, chief among which is the need to stimulate investment in gas production in order to sustain output over the long term.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors compared cross-country evidence on agglomeration benefits with the productivity impact of metropolitan governance structures, while taking into account the potential sorting of individuals across cities.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present an overview of governance arrangements in OECD metropolitan areas, and show that organisations dedicated to metropolitan area governance are common, but often have little powers, and that the existence of such organisations is related with better performance on a range of important outcome variables, such as public transport systems, environmental issues, and urban sprawl.