urban economist

Harvard urban economist Ed Glaeser, whose work I often cite, recently touted Houston in a New York Sun column: 

New Yorkers are rightly proud of their city's renaissance over the last two decades, but when it comes to growth, Gotham pales beside Houston.

Between 2000 and 2007, the New York region grew by just 2.7%, while greater Houston ??? the country's sixth-largest metropolitan area ???

Harvard urban economist Ed Glaeser, whose work I often cite, recently touted Houston in a New York Sun column: 

New Yorkers are rightly proud of their city's renaissance over the last two decades, but when it comes to growth, Gotham pales beside Houston.

Urban economist Ed Glaeser argues that cities should get a level playing field: