Older Publications
Older Publications
The costs of agglomeration: House and land prices in French Cities
with Pierre-Philippe Combes and Laurent Gobillon
Review of Economic Studies, 2019, 86(4), 1556-1589
Refugees and development: Evidence from Tanzania
with Jean-François Maystadt
Journal of Economic Geography, 2019, 19(2), 299-334
Urban form and driving: Evidence from US cities
with Matthew Turner
Journal of Urban Economics, 2018, 108(0), 171-191
Speed
with Victor Couture and Matt Turner
Review of Economics and Statistics, 2018, 100(4), 725-739
The logic of agglomeration 2018
with William R. Kerr
New Oxford Handbook of Economic Geography, Gordon L. Clark, Maryann Feldman, Meric Gertler and Dariusz Wojcik, (eds), Oxford University Press, Oxford
Comments: Saving the heartland: Place-based policy in 21st Century America
Brookings Paper on Economic Activity, 2018, 223-240
Jane Jacobs, a personal assessment.
Regional Studies, 2017, 51(12), 1871-1873
Urban accessibility: Balancing land use and transportation
with Erick Guerra
Report for the Brookings Institution
Agglomeration effects in Colombia
Journal of Regional Science, 2016, 56(2), 210-238
Determinants of city growth in Colombia
Papers in Regional Science, 2016, 95(1), 101-132
Transitioning to driverless cars Cityscape:
A Journal of Policy Development and Research, 2016, 18 (3), 193-196
Developing a common narrative on urban accessibility: An urban planning perspective
with Erick Guerra
Moving to Access, Brookings, November 2016
Agglomeration effects in Colombia
Journal of Regional Science, 2016, 56(2), 210-238
Determinants of city growth in Colombia
Papers in Regional Science, 2016, 95(1), 101-132
Roads and trade in Colombia
Economics of Transportation, 2015, 4(1), 16-36
Urban land use
Diego Puga
Handbook of Regional and Urban Economics, 2015, volume 5A, Gilles Duranton, J. Vernon Henderson, and William C. Strange, Elsevier, Amsterdam, 467-560 467-560
Growing through cities in developing countries
World Bank Research Observer, 2015, 30(1), 39-73
Agglomeration effects in Colombia
Journal of Regional Science, 2015, 56 (2), 210-238
Workers and wages in the Ile-de-France region
with Pierre-Philippe Combes and Laurent Gobillon
Revue Economique, 2015, 66(2), 317-350
A proposal to delineate metropolitan areas in Colombia
Economia & Desarrollo, 2015, 75(0), 169-210
Slightly different version published in The Economics of Interfirm Networks, Tsutomu Watanabe, Iichiro Usegi, and Arito Ono (eds), Springer, Tokyo, 107-133
Roads and trade in Colombia
Economics of Transportation, 2015, 4(1), 16-36
The growth of cities
with Diego Puga
Handbook of Economic Growth, volume II, Philippe Aghion and Steven Durlauf (eds), Elsevier, 2014, 781-853, Amsterdam
Productive cities: Sorting, selection, and agglomeration
with Kristian Behrens and Frédéric Robert-Nicoud
Journal of Political Economy, 2014, 122(3), 507-553
Roads and trade: Evidence from the U.S.
with Peter Morrow and Matthew Turner
Review of Economic Studies, 2014, 81(2), 681-724
The urbanization and development puzzle
The Buzz in Cities: New Economic Thinking Shahid Yusuf (ed) Growth Dialogue, Washington DC, 1-19
Agglomeration and jobs
Handbook of Regional Science Manfred Fisher and Peter Nijkamp (ed), 2014, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 631-648
Marshallian labor market pooling: Evidence from Italy
with Monica Andini, Guido de Blasio and William C Strange
Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2013, 43(6), 10008-1022
Abrieved Italian version in: Il labor market pooling marshalliano nei mercati del lavoro locali in Italia, Massimo Omiccioli (ed), I sistemi produttivi locali, Carocci (Rome), 134-150, 2013.
The growth of metropolitan areas in the United States
Chapter in Revitalizing American Cities, 2013, University of Pennsylvania Press (edited by Susan Wachter and Kimberly Zeuli), 26-44
The growth of U.S. cities
Revue d’Economie Régionale et Urbaine, 2013(5), 857-876.
The productivity advantages of large cities: Distinguishing agglomeration from firm selection
with Pierre-Philippe Combes, Laurent Gobillon, DiegoPuga, and Sébastien Roux
Econometrica 2012, 80(6), 2543-2594
Urban growth and transportation
with Matt Turner
Review of Economic Studies, 2012, 79(4), 1407-1440
Sorting and local wage and skill distributions in France
with Pierre-Philippe Combes, Laurent Gobillon, and Sébastien Roux
Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2012, 42(6), 913-930
The effects of land transfer taxes on real estate markets: Evidence from a natural experiment in Toronto
with Benjamin Dachis and Matt Turner
Journal of Economic Geography, 2012, 12(2), 327-354
The fundamental law of road congestion: Evidence from U.S. cities
with Matt Turner
American Economic Review, 2011, 101(6), 2616-2652
Assessing the effects of local taxation using microgeographic data
with Henry Overman and Laurent Gobillon
Economic Journal, 2011, 121(555), 1017-1046
California dreamin’: The feeble case for cluster policies
Review of Economic Analysis, 2011, 3(1), 3-45
The identification of agglomeration economies
with Pierre-Philippe Combes, and Laurent Gobillon
Journal of Economic Geography, 2011, 11(2), 253-266
Is the division of labour limited by the extent of the market? Evidence from French cities
with Hubert Jayet
Journal of Urban Economics, 2011, 69(1), 56-71
Innovation in Cities: Classical and Random Urban Growth Models
Handbook of Research on Innovation and Entrepreneurship, D. Audretsch, O. Falk, S.Heblich, and A. Lederer (eds) Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, 137-149
The economics of clusters: Expierence from France
with Philippe Martin, Thierry Mayer, and Florian Mayneris
Book, Oxford University Press, 2010
Estimating Agglomeration Economies with History, Geology, and Worker Effects
with Pierre-Philippe Combes, Laurent Gobillon, and Sébastien Roux
The Economics of Agglomeration, edited by E. L. Glaeser, NBER and University of Chicago Press, 15-65
Shorter version reprinted in French in:
Données Urbaines (volume 6), 2011, D. Pumain and M.-F. Mattei (eds), Economica, Paris
Book review: Urban Labour Economics, by Yves Zenou
Journal of Economic Geography 10(6), 944-946
Introduction: The Journal of Regional Science at 50: Looking forward to the next 50 years
Journal of Regional Science, 50(1), 1-3
Urban Growth: Trends vs. noise
Theoretical and Practical Aspects of Urban and Regional Development, edited by Tadeusz Markowski and Maciej Turala, Polish Academy of Sciences, Committee for Spatial Economy and Regional Planning, Warshaw, 23-38.
Also appeared in Revista Galega de Economía 19(0), 1-19. (2010, in Spanish, Galician, and English)
And Régions et Développement 0(36), 11-30 (2012, in French)
Family types and the persistence of regional disparities in Europe
with Andrés Rodríguez-Pose and Richard Sandall
Economic Geography, 85(1), 2009, 23-47
Book review: Institutions and Economic Performance, edited by Elhanan
Helpman Economic Journal 119(541), F541-F546
Book review: Cities, Agglomeration and Spatial Equilibrium, by Edward L. Glaeser
Journal of Regional Science 49(3), 568-571
Discussion: Carlino and Hunt’s ‘What explains the quantity and quality of local inventive activity’
Brookings Wharton Papers on Urban Affairs, 110-115
Spatial wage disparities: Sorting matters!
with Pierre-Philippe Combes and Laurent Gobillon
Journal of Urban Economics, 2008, 63(2), 723-742
Reprinted in: The Economics of Agglomeration, The International Library of Critical Writings in Economics, 2019, William C. Strange (ed.), Edward Elgar, Cheltenham.
Exploring the detailed location patterns of U.K. manufacturing industries using microgeographic data
with Henry Overman
Journal of Regional Science, 2008, 48 (1), 313-343
Rising trade costs? Agglomeration and trade with endogenous transaction costs
with Michael Storper
Canadian Journal of Economics, 2008, 41 (1), 292-319
The role of local labour markets in the spatial concentration of economic activity
with Pierre-Philippe Combes and Laurent Gobillon
Revue de l’OFCE, 2008, 0(104), 141-177
Les Pôles de compétitivité : rêves et réalités
with Philippe Martin, Thierry Mayer, and Florian Mayneris
2008, Opuscule CEPREMAP 10, Editions ENS, Paris
Viewpoint: From cities to productivity and growth in developing countries
Canadian Journal of Economics, 2008, 41(3), 689-736
Slightly different version reprinted in: Are cities engines of growth and prosperity for developing countries? Urbanization and Growth, 2008, M. Spence P. C. Annez, and R. M. Buckley (eds), Commission on Growth and Development, Washington DC, pp. 67-114
Spatial economics
Entry for the New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics (Second edition), 2008
The Insatiable Demand for Land: Urban change and land (re-) development
Chapter in OECD/ECMT Roundtable 137: Transport, Urban Form and Economic Growth, OECD, Paris, 2008
Urban evolutions: The fast, the slow, and the still
American Economic Review, 2007, 97(1), 197-221
Reprinted in: New Developments in Spatial Economics and Economic Geography, International Library of Critical Writings in Economics, 2013, P. McCann (ed), Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, forthcoming
Discussion: Hertel et al.’s ‘Distributional effects of WTO agricultural reforms in rich and poor countries’
Economic Policy, 22(50), 330-334
Discussion: Koeninger and Leonardi’s ‘Capital Skill Complementarity and Wage Differentials’
Economic Policy, 22(49), 109-112
Some foundations for Zipf’s law: Product proliferation and local spillovers
Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2006, 36(4), 543-563
Cities and workplace communication: Some quantitative French evidence
with Sylvie Charlot
Urban Studies, 2006, 43(8), 1365-1394
Labour pooling, labour poaching, and spatial clustering
with Pierre-Philippe Combes
Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2006, 36(1), 1-28
Human capital externalities in cities: Identification and policy issues
Chapter in A Companion to Urban Economics, edited by Arnott and McMillen, 2006, Blackwell
Agglomeration and growth, a dialogue between economists and geographers
with Michael Storper
Journal of Economic Geography, 2006, 6(1), 1-7
Modes of communication and the combinations: When space still matters
Sylvie Charlot
Revue Economique, 2006, 57 (6), 1427-1447
Discussion: Faini’s ‘Fiscal Policy and Interest Rates in Europe’
Economic Policy, 21(47), 478-481.
Agglomeration and the adjustment of the spatial economy
with Pierre-Philippe Combes and Henry Overman
Papers in Regional Science, 2005, 84(3), 311-349
Testing for localisation using micro-geographic data
with Henry Overman
Review of Economic Studies, 2005, 72(4), 1077-1106
Reprinted in The Economics of Agglomeration, The International Library of Critical Writings in Economics, 2019, William C. Strange (ed.), Edward Elgar, Cheltenham.
Urban and Regional Economics, 2011, P. McCann, Routledge, London
From sectoral to functional urban specialisation
with Diego Puga
Journal of Urban Economics, 2005, 57(2), 343-370
Introduction: When economists and geographers collide, or the tale of the lions and the butterflies
with Andrés Rodríguez-Pose
Environment and Planning A, 2005, 37(10), 1695-1705
Communication externalities in cities
Sylvie Charlot
Journal of Urban Economics, 2004, 56(3), 581-613
Microfoundations of urban agglomeration economies
with Diego Puga
Handbook of Regional and Urban Economics, Volume 4, 2004, edited by J. V. Henderson and J.-F. Thisse, 2063-2117
Recent development in regional and urban economics:
Introduction in Recent Advances in Regional and Urban Economics, (with Paul Cheshire) Edward Elgar, 2004, edited by P. Cheshire and G. Duranton
A comparison between economic systems with an application to transition
with T. Haniotis
Journal of Public Economics 2004, 88 (9-10), 2125-2155
The economics of production systems: Segmentation and skill-biased change
European Economic Review, 2004, 48 (2), 307-336
Origins and Magnitudes of Spatial Disparities in France
with Pierre-Philippe Combes and Laurent Gobillon
Chapter in Compétitivité, Michèle Debonneuil and Lionel Fontagné (eds), Report for the French Council of Economic Advisors. Paris: La Documentation Française, pp. 163-183
Book review: Economics of Agglomeration: Cities, Industrial Location, and Regional Growth, by Masahisa Fujita and Jacques-François
Thisse Urban Studies 40(4), 854-856
Mind the gaps: The evolution of regional inequalities in the U.K. 1982-1997
with Vassilis Monastiriotis
Journal of Regional Science, 2002, 42(2), 219-256
Book review: Regional Policy: A European Approach by: Norbert Vanhove
Regional Science and Urban Economics 32(3), 415-417
Nursery cities: Urban diversity, process innovation, and the life-cycle of product
with Diego Puga
American Economic Review, 2001, 91(5), 1454-1477
Reprinted in: The Economics of Agglomeration, The International Library of Critical Writings in Economics, 2019, William C. Strange (ed.), Edward Elgar, Cheltenham.
Urban and Regional Economics, 2011, P. McCann (ed.), Routledge, London
Innovation and Entrepreneurship, 2009, D. Audretsch, O. Falk, and S. Heblich (eds) Edward Elgar, Cheltenham.
The International Library of Critical Writings in Economics: New Economic Geography, 2005, J.V. Henderson (ed.), Edward Elgar, Cheltenham.
Classics in Planning: Regional Planning, 2006, D. Plane, L. D. Mann, K. Button, and P. Nijkamp (eds), Edward Elgar, Cheltenham.
The evolution of the U.K. north-south divide: Should we mind the gap? with Vassilis Monastiriotis
European Investment Bank Papers 2001, 6(2), 42-57
Endogenous labor supply, growth and overlapping generations
Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2001, 44 (3), 295-314
Diversity and specialization in cities: Why, where and when does it matter?
with Diego Puga
Urban Studies, 2000, 37 (3), 533-555
Reprinted in: Industrial Location Economics, 2002, P. McCann (ed.) , Edward Elgar, Cheltenham
Growth Employment and Technologies: New Perspectives on Canadian Policies, 2003, P. Fortin and C. Riddell (eds), McGill-Queen’s University Press, Montreal
Recent Advances in Regional and Urban Economics, 2004, G. Duranton and P. Cheshire, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham
Urban Form and Transport Accessibility, 2012, C. Mulley (ed.), Edward Elgar, Cheltenham
The City: Modernity, 2017, A. Latham (ed.) Sage London
Cumulative investment and spillovers in the formation of technological landscapes
Journal of Industrial Economics, 2000, 48 (2), 205-213
Urban structure, urbanization and growth
Chapter in Economics of Cities, edited by J.-M. Huriot and J. Thisse, Cambridge University Press, 2000
Growth and imperfect competition on factor markets: Increasing returns and distribution
European Economic Review, 2000, 44 (2), 255-280
Trade, wage inequalities and disparities between countries: The technology connection
Growth and Change, 1999, 30 (4), 455-478
Distance, Land, and Proximity: Economic Analysis and the Evolution of Cities
Environment and Planning A, 31 (12), 2169-2188
French translation: "Distance, Sol et Proximité. Analyse Economique et Evolution Urbaine", Villes et Croissance, Théories, Modèles et Perspectives, 1999, A. Bailly and J.-M. Huriot (eds), Economica, Paris
Labor specialization, transports costs and city size
Journal of Regional Science, 1998, 38(4), 553-575
Reprinted in: Recent Developments in Transport Economics, 2003, K. Button, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham
Agricultural productivity, trade, and industrialization
Oxford Economic Papers, 1998, 50 (2), 220-236
Comments on urban diversity and fiscal decentralization
Regional Science and Urban Economics, 1997, 27 (3), 801-806
The new economic geography: Agglomeration and dispersion
Economie et Prévision, 1997, 131 (5), 1-24
The economic analysis of urban zoning: A brief review
Revue d’Economie Régionale et Urbaine, 1997, (2), 171-188
Metropolises and growth in Asia
Revue d’Economie Régionale et Urbaine, 1997, (1), 97-118
Urbanization and multipolarity in a spatial economy
Annales d’Economie et de Statistique, 1997, 45 (1), 89-121
An Alternative Approach to Urban Zoning
Recherches Economiques de Louvain, 63 (3), 271-292
Land policy in a spatial economy
with Jacques Thisse
Revue Economique, 1996, 47 (2), 227-261