3 ms·
Why are most “high-productivity” software and knowledge jobs in cities where land costs are high? I would argue that it’s because that land is productive! At le
by spoonie 9y ago
Why are most “high-productivity” software and knowledge jobs in cities where land costs are high? I would argue that it’s because that land is productive! At least LVT would incentivize people to move to areas with cheaper land, or to increase density.
- majormajor 9y agoIt's interesting to look at how that distribution of jobs has changed over the last 40 to 50 years, though, and whether or not seeking to reverse the centralization could be useful.
- mseebach 9y agoSoftware and knowledge jobs take very little space - just whatever a single employee takes up. Even in a small private office setup not much, but even less in open plans - here's perhaps a hit to why open plans are popular in offices that are predominantly on expensive land. There is very little space required for storage and for moving large objects around, no loading bays etc. A 10,000 employee software "plant" take up a lot less space than a 10,000 employee manufacturing plant. It's exactly because these industries are high-productivity (per land unit) that they are practical on high value land.