It has been suggested before that it's the competition between New York City and Chicago that has caused each one's skyline to grow so enormously tall—the two cities, between them, hold the nine tallest skyscrapers in the U.S. Urban economist Jason Barr crunched the numbers and now he has the data to back that theory up: "For every 10 meters Chicago increased its buildings, New York boosted its tallest one 1.2 meters; and for every 10 meters New York did the same, Chicago boosted its tallest one 2.6 meters. Barr calls this type of competition one of 'strategic complements.'" [The Atlantic Cities; photo by Vivienne Gucwa]
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