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<p>A common economic motivation for relocating a country’s capital city is to mitigate big-city problems in the former capital and foster economic growth in the new capital. Analyzing the relocation of Myanmar’s capital city, we find that the economic losses in the former capital outweigh the near-term gains in the new one. In addition, the relocation does not promptly curb urban sprawl or air pollution in the former capital.</p>

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Economic impacts of capital city relocation in Myanmar

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    2025年3月17日

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  • Xiaochen Huang,
  • Haosheng Yan,
  • Zebang Zhang

摘要

A common economic motivation for relocating a country’s capital city is to mitigate big-city problems in the former capital and foster economic growth in the new capital. Analyzing the relocation of Myanmar’s capital city, we find that the economic losses in the former capital outweigh the near-term gains in the new one. In addition, the relocation does not promptly curb urban sprawl or air pollution in the former capital.