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Working Papers

2014

1. Smart Cities are Big Cities - Comparative Advantage in Chinese Cities
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (4)
2. Spatial Concentration of Manufacturing Firms in China
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (1)
3. The Crisis and Regional Resilience in Europe: On the Importance of Urbanization and Specialization
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (4)
4. Town Twinning and German City Growth
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo

2012

5. Reflections on Cluster Policies
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article Reflections on cluster policies, Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society, Cambridge Political Economy Society (2013) View citations (18) (2013)

2011

6. Lumpy Countries, Urbanization, and Trade
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo
   See also Journal Article Lumpy countries, urbanization, and trade, Journal of International Economics, Elsevier (2013) View citations (16) (2013)
7. Missing trade and lumpy countries
   ERSA conference papers, European Regional Science Association
8. The Positive Border Effect of EU Integration
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo

2010

9. Relaxing Hukou - Increased Labor Mobility and China’s Economic Geography
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (1)
   Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2010)
   See also Journal Article Relaxing Hukou: Increased labor mobility and China’s economic geography, Journal of Urban Economics, Elsevier (2012) View citations (74) (2012)
10. Structural Change in OECD Comparative Advantage
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Structural change in OECD comparative advantage, The Journal of International Trade & Economic Development, Taylor & Francis Journals (2013) View citations (1) (2013)

2009

11. Economic Geography within and between European Nations: The Role of Market Potential and Density across Space and Time
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (35)
    See also Journal Article ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY WITHIN AND BETWEEN EUROPEAN NATIONS: THE ROLE OF MARKET POTENTIAL AND DENSITY ACROSS SPACE AND TIME*, Journal of Regional Science, Wiley Blackwell (2009) View citations (35) (2009)
12. Market Liberalization in the European Natural Gas Market - The Importance of Capacity Constraints and Efficiency Differences
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (4)
    Also in Working Papers, Utrecht School of Economics (2009) View citations (4)
13. Trade and Geography: Paul Krugman and the 2008 Nobel Prize in Economics
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (10)

2008

14. Unlocking the Value of Cross-Border Mergers and Acquisitions
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (3)

2007

15. Adding Geography to the New Economic Geography
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (13)
16. It’s a Big World After All
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (1)
17. The Development of Cities in Italy 1300 – 1861
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (1)

2006

18. A Century of Shocks: The Evolution of the German City Size Distribution 1925 – 1999
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (14)
    See also Journal Article A century of shocks: The evolution of the German city size distribution 1925-1999, Regional Science and Urban Economics, Elsevier (2008) View citations (87) (2008)
19. Agglomeration and Aid
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (4)
20. Cross-Border Mergers & Acquisitions: The Facts as a Guide for International Economics
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (22)

2005

21. Cross-Border Mergers and Acquisitions: On Revealed Comparative Advantage and Merger Waves
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (23)
22. Looking for Multiple Equilibria when Geography Matters: German City Growth and the WWII Shock
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article Looking for multiple equilibria when geography matters: German city growth and the WWII shock, Journal of Urban Economics, Elsevier (2007) View citations (134) (2007)
23. Putting New Economic Geography to the Test: Free-ness of Trade and Agglomeration in the EU Regions
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article Putting new economic geography to the test: Free-ness of trade and agglomeration in the EU regions, Regional Science and Urban Economics, Elsevier (2006) View citations (65) (2006)
24. Transfers, Non-Traded Goods, and Unemployment: An Analysis of the Keynes – Ohlin Debate
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Transfers, Nontraded Goods, and Unemployment: An Analysis of the Keynes-Ohlin Debate, History of Political Economy, Duke University Press (2007) View citations (2) (2007)

2004

25. The Impact of Newspapers on Consumer Confidence: Does Spin Bias Exist?
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article The impact of newspapers on consumer confidence: does spin bias exist?, Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals (2008) View citations (38) (2008)

2003

26. The Strategic Bombing of German Cities during World War II and its Impact for Germany
    Working Papers, Utrecht School of Economics View citations (10)
    Also in Working Papers, Utrecht School of Economics (2003) View citations (23)

2002

27. Locational Competition and Agglomeration: The Role of Government Spending
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (41)
28. New economic geography in Germany: Testing the Helpman-Hanson model
    HWWA Discussion Papers, Hamburg Institute of International Economics (HWWA) View citations (21)
29. The Strategic Bombing of German Cities during World War II and its Impact on City Growth
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo
    See also Journal Article The strategic bombing of German cities during World War II and its impact on city growth, Journal of Economic Geography, Oxford University Press (2004) View citations (345) (2004)
30. The final frontier? Border effects and German regional wages
    HWWA Discussion Papers, Hamburg Institute of International Economics (HWWA) View citations (15)

2000

31. The Empirical Relevance of the New Economic Geography: Testing for a Spatial Wage Structure in Germany
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (27)

1993

32. Congestion and Industrial Location
    Working Papers, Groningen State, Institute of Economic Research-

1992

33. Path-Dependency and the German Unification an Inquiry into the Relevance of Initial Conditions
    Working Papers, Groningen State, Institute of Economic Research-

Journal Articles

2013

1. Lumpy countries, urbanization, and trade
   Journal of International Economics, 2013, 89, (1), 252-261 View citations (16)
   See also Working Paper Lumpy Countries, Urbanization, and Trade, CESifo Working Paper Series (2011) (2011)
2. Reflections on cluster policies
   Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society, 2013, 6, (2), 217-231 View citations (18)
   See also Working Paper Reflections on Cluster Policies, CESifo Working Paper Series (2012) View citations (1) (2012)
3. Structural change in OECD comparative advantage
   The Journal of International Trade & Economic Development, 2013, 22, (6), 817-838 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Structural Change in OECD Comparative Advantage, CESifo Working Paper Series (2010) View citations (1) (2010)

2012

4. INTRODUCTION: WHITHER SPATIAL ECONOMETRICS?
   Journal of Regional Science, 2012, 52, (2), 167-171 View citations (45)
5. Relaxing Hukou: Increased labor mobility and China’s economic geography
   Journal of Urban Economics, 2012, 72, (2), 252-266 View citations (74)
   See also Working Paper Relaxing Hukou - Increased Labor Mobility and China’s Economic Geography, CESifo Working Paper Series (2010) View citations (1) (2010)
6. THE BORDER POPULATION EFFECTS OF EU INTEGRATION
   Journal of Regional Science, 2012, 52, (1), 40-59 View citations (19)

2011

7. References across the fence: measuring the dialogue between economists and geographers
   Journal of Economic Geography, 2011, 11, (2), 371-385 View citations (5)

2010

8. Adding geography to the new economic geography: bridging the gap between theory and empirics
   Journal of Economic Geography, 2010, 10, (6), 793-823 View citations (62)

2009

9. ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY WITHIN AND BETWEEN EUROPEAN NATIONS: THE ROLE OF MARKET POTENTIAL AND DENSITY ACROSS SPACE AND TIME*
   Journal of Regional Science, 2009, 49, (4), 777-800 View citations (35)
   See also Working Paper Economic Geography within and between European Nations: The Role of Market Potential and Density across Space and Time, CESifo Working Paper Series (2009) View citations (35) (2009)
10. INTRODUCTION: HETEROGENEITY AT DIFFERENT SPATIAL SCALES*
    Journal of Regional Science, 2009, 49, (4), 607-615 View citations (1)
11. Trade and Geography: Paul Krugman and the 2008 Nobel Prize for Economics
    Spatial Economic Analysis, 2009, 4, (1), 5-23 View citations (10)

2008

12. A century of shocks: The evolution of the German city size distribution 1925-1999
    Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2008, 38, (4), 330-347 View citations (87)
    See also Working Paper A Century of Shocks: The Evolution of the German City Size Distribution 1925 – 1999, CESifo Working Paper Series (2006) View citations (14) (2006)
13. It's a big world after all: on the economic impact of location and distance
    Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society, 2008, 1, (3), 411-437 View citations (12)
14. Ports, plagues and politics: explaining Italian city growth 1300–1861
    European Review of Economic History, 2008, 12, (1), 97-131 View citations (23)
15. The impact of newspapers on consumer confidence: does spin bias exist?
    Applied Economics, 2008, 40, (5), 531-539 View citations (38)
    See also Working Paper The Impact of Newspapers on Consumer Confidence: Does Spin Bias Exist?, CESifo Working Paper Series (2004) View citations (1) (2004)

2007

16. Editorial
    Spatial Economic Analysis, 2007, 2, (2), 111-115
17. Looking for multiple equilibria when geography matters: German city growth and the WWII shock
    Journal of Urban Economics, 2007, 61, (1), 152-169 View citations (134)
    See also Working Paper Looking for Multiple Equilibria when Geography Matters: German City Growth and the WWII Shock, CESifo Working Paper Series (2005) View citations (8) (2005)
18. Transfers, Nontraded Goods, and Unemployment: An Analysis of the Keynes-Ohlin Debate
    History of Political Economy, 2007, 39, (1), 121-143 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper Transfers, Non-Traded Goods, and Unemployment: An Analysis of the Keynes – Ohlin Debate, CESifo Working Paper Series (2005) View citations (1) (2005)
19. Welfare distribution effect of a price reduction in the Dutch gas transport market: A scenario analysis of regulatory policy, market form and rent allocation
    Energy Policy, 2007, 35, (12), 6299-6308 View citations (6)

2006

20. New economic geography: Closing the gap between theory and empirics
    Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2006, 36, (5), 569-572 View citations (9)
21. Putting new economic geography to the test: Free-ness of trade and agglomeration in the EU regions
    Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2006, 36, (5), 613-635 View citations (65)
    See also Working Paper Putting New Economic Geography to the Test: Free-ness of Trade and Agglomeration in the EU Regions, CESifo Working Paper Series (2005) View citations (10) (2005)

2004

22. The Spatial Distribution of Wages: Estimating the Helpman‐Hanson Model for Germany
    Journal of Regional Science, 2004, 44, (3), 437-466 View citations (94)
23. The strategic bombing of German cities during World War II and its impact on city growth
    Journal of Economic Geography, 2004, 4, (2), 201-218 View citations (345)
    See also Working Paper The Strategic Bombing of German Cities during World War II and its Impact on City Growth, CESifo Working Paper Series (2002) (2002)

2003

24. Rethinking the "New' Geographical Economics
    Regional Studies, 2003, 37, (6-7), 637-648 View citations (9)

1998

25. A test of Dutch long-run export supply behaviour
    Applied Economics, 1998, 30, (3), 383-389

1995

26. Transfers, returns to scale, tied aid and monopolistic competition
    Journal of Development Economics, 1995, 47, (2), 333-354 View citations (10)

1991

27. A note on endogenous transfers
    Journal of Economics, 1991, 54, (2), 171-178 View citations (1)

1990

28. The convergence of international and domestic markets: D.B. Audretsch, L. Sleuwaegen and H. Yamawaki, eds., (North-Holland, Amsterdam, 1989) pp. xiv+317, ISBN 0-444-87346-5, US$89.50/Dfl170.00, Contributions to Economic Analysis, Vol. 180
    European Journal of Political Economy, 1990, 6, (2), 311-314

1989

29. Changing trade patterns in manufacturing goods: An econometric investigation: B. Balassa and L. Bauwens, (North-Holland, Amsterdam, 1988) pp. xvii + 202, ISBN 0-444-70492-2, $79.00/Dfl. 150.00
    European Journal of Political Economy, 1989, 5, (2-3), 411-414

Books

2009

1. The Economics of International Transfers
   Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press View citations (1)
   Also in Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press (1998) View citations (31)

Edited books

2014

1. The Gravity Model in International Trade
   Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press View citations (5)

2011

2. The Monopolistic Competition Revolution in Retrospect
   Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press

2010

3. The Gravity Model in International Trade
   Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press View citations (208)

2008

4. Foreign Direct Investment and the Multinational Enterprise, vol 1
   MIT Press Books, The MIT Press View citations (41)

2003

5. The Monopolistic Competition Revolution in Retrospect
   Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press View citations (30)