Globalisation has deepened economic inequalities between large cities and the rest. This column examines foreign trade integration in larger cities versus other regions across Brazil, China, France, and the US. Larger cities have higher 'export intensity' - they export more because they host more exporters, especially superstar firms, and are less sensitive to trade cost changes. Large cities 'win' from international trade, and growing urbanisation fuels globalisation.

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3 January 2026

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VoxEU

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https://cepr.org/voxeu/columns/big-cities-and-globalisation

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