Urban & Regional Economy

Spatial Segregation and Socioeconomic Inequality in Loja, Ecuador: A Comparative Analysis Between 2010 and 2022

Build for whom? Contested state entrepreneurialism and the governance of affordable rental housing in Shanghai, China

Beyond the perimeter walls: Negotiated porosity and the governance of megaproject edges in Metro Manila

Heat health risk assessment of major Chinese urban agglomerations considering inter-city interactions

Integrating Warsaw's Metro and Tram systems for spatial inclusion: Synergies in job accessibility

Social isolation in motion: How socioeconomic segregation in everyday mobility varies by neighborhood racial-ethnic composition in U.S. cities

Nested economies of scale in global city mass

A national dataset of downtown business district boundaries for pre-automobile U.S. cities and towns

Evolving landscapes of division: Industrial bias and the core–periphery employment dynamics in China’s urban agglomerations

Governing street vendors, assembling differentiated Chinese statehood: The case of Guanting Street, Hefei

Investment Networks and Resilience Evolution in Urban Agglomerations from the Perspective of Enterprise Investment: Evidence from the Yangtze River Delta Urban Agglomeration in China

Beyond spillovers: Constructing an efficient synergy network to balance ecological surplus-deficit in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei urban agglomeration

Predicting U.S. migration flows with online search data

Global Cities Index 2026

Oxford Economics ranks the world's 1,000 largest cities on economics, human capital, quality of life, environment and governance, combining historical data with its own forecasts.

EIU Global Liveability Index 2026

The annual EIU ranking scores 173 cities on 30 indicators across stability, healthcare, culture and environment, education and infrastructure, based on a May 2026 survey.

Big Cities Outlook 2026

Building on Cities Outlook 2026, this report examines the economic performance of the UK's big cities outside London and how growth, jobs and housing could raise living standards.

Metro Monitor 2026: The relationship between immigration and regional economic performance over the past decade

Brookings compares how the 196 largest US metro areas performed from 2014 to 2024 and relates growth, prosperity and inclusion outcomes to changes in the foreign-born share of the workforce.

Cities Outlook 2026

The 19th annual health check of 63 UK cities covers productivity, housing, skills and employment, with a 2026 focus on how disposable incomes and deprivation vary across urban Britain.

Global Power City Index 2025

The Mori Memorial Foundation evaluates 48 major cities on 72 indicators across economy, R&D, cultural interaction, liveability, environment and accessibility, and adds a new startup-ecosystem index.

2025 Global Cities Report

Kearney's annual report pairs the Global Cities Index (158 cities, 31 metrics) with a forward-looking Outlook, framing city competitiveness around readiness for the "intelligence age".