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Working Papers

2022

1. Does foreign investment hurt job creation at home? The geography of outward FDI and employment in the USA
   LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (2)

2020

2. Cities in a Post-COVID World
   Papers in Evolutionary Economic Geography (PEEG), Utrecht University, Department of Human Geography and Spatial Planning, Group Economic Geography View citations (5)
3. Superstar cities and left-behind places: disruptive innovation, labor demand, and interregional inequality
   LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (21)
4. The changing geography of social mobility in the United States
   LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (7)
   See also Journal Article The changing geography of social mobility in the United States, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2020) View citations (14) (2020)
5. The geography of innovation and development: global spread and local hotspots
   LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (7)

2019

6. Housing, urban growth and inequalities: The limits to deregulation and upzoning in reducing economic and spatial inequality
   Papers in Evolutionary Economic Geography (PEEG), Utrecht University, Department of Human Geography and Spatial Planning, Group Economic Geography View citations (9)
   Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2019) View citations (10)
   LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2019) View citations (10)
   See also Journal Article Housing, urban growth and inequalities: The limits to deregulation and upzoning in reducing economic and spatial inequality, Urban Studies, Urban Studies Journal Limited (2020) View citations (46) (2020)
7. Regional inequality in Europe: evidence, theory and policy implications
   LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (112)
   Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2018) View citations (77)
   Papers in Evolutionary Economic Geography (PEEG), Utrecht University, Department of Human Geography and Spatial Planning, Group Economic Geography (2018) View citations (68)
   See also Journal Article Regional inequality in Europe: evidence, theory and policy implications, Journal of Economic Geography, Oxford University Press (2019) View citations (171) (2019)

2018

8. Separate worlds? Explaining the current wave of regional economic polarization
   LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (74)
   See also Journal Article Separate Worlds? Explaining the current wave of regional economic polarization, Journal of Economic Geography, Oxford University Press (2018) View citations (84) (2018)

2015

9. The Rise and Fall of Urban Economies
   Post-Print, HAL View citations (68)
10. The digital skin of cities: urban theory and research in the age of the sensored and metered city, ubiquitous computing and big data
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (23)

2012

11. Specialization and Regional Economic Development
    SERC Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (6)
    Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2012) View citations (3)
12. The Territorial Dynamics Of Innovation In China And India
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (79)
    Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2012) View citations (65)
    Working Papers, Instituto Madrileño de Estudios Avanzados (IMDEA) Ciencias Sociales (2012) View citations (77)
    See also Journal Article The territorial dynamics of innovation in China and India, Journal of Economic Geography, Oxford University Press (2012) View citations (79) (2012)

2011

13. Why do regions develop and change?: the challenge for geography and economics
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (38)
    See also Journal Article Why do regions develop and change? The challenge for geography and economics, Journal of Economic Geography, Oxford University Press (2011) View citations (46) (2011)

2010

14. Cohesion policy in the European Union: Growth, geography, institutions
    Working Papers, Instituto Madrileño de Estudios Avanzados (IMDEA) Ciencias Sociales View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article Cohesion Policy in the European Union: Growth, Geography, Institutions, Journal of Common Market Studies, Wiley Blackwell (2011) View citations (118) (2011)

2009

15. Local economic development. Some cities develop more than others: specialization, human capital and institutions
    Research Department working papers, CAF Development Bank Of Latinamerica

2007

16. Social capital, rules, and institutions: A cross-country investigation
    Working Papers, Instituto Madrileño de Estudios Avanzados (IMDEA) Ciencias Sociales
17. Society, Community, and Development: A Tale of Two Regions
    Post-Print, HAL
18. The geographical processes behind innovation: A Europe-United States comparative analysis
    Working Papers, Instituto Madrileño de Estudios Avanzados (IMDEA) Ciencias Sociales View citations (2)
    Also in Departmental Working Papers of Economics - University 'Roma Tre', Department of Economics - University Roma Tre (2007) View citations (1)
19. The territorial dynamics of innovation: a Europe-United States comparative analysis
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (113)
    See also Journal Article The territorial dynamics of innovation: a Europe-United States comparative analysis, Journal of Economic Geography, Oxford University Press (2007) View citations (163) (2007)

2006

20. Agglomeration and growth: a dialogue between economists and geographers
    Post-Print, HAL View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article Agglomeration and growth: a dialogue between economists and geographers, Journal of Economic Geography, Oxford University Press (2006) View citations (10) (2006)
21. Better Rules or Stronger Communities? On the Social Foundations of Institutional Change and Its Economic Effects
    Post-Print, HAL View citations (57)
    See also Journal Article Better Rules or Stronger Communities? On the Social Foundations of Institutional Change and Its Economic Effects, Economic Geography, Taylor & Francis Journals (2006) View citations (59) (2006)

2005

22. Rising Trade Costs? Agglomeration and Trade with Endogenous Transaction Costs
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (11)
    Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2005) View citations (11)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2005) View citations (15)
    See also Journal Article Rising trade costs? Agglomeration and trade with endogenous transaction costs, Canadian Journal of Economics, Canadian Economics Association (2008) View citations (50) (2008)

2003

23. Buzz: Face-to-Face Contact and the Urban Economy
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (75)
    Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2003) View citations (22)
    See also Journal Article Buzz: face-to-face contact and the urban economy, Journal of Economic Geography, Oxford University Press (2004) View citations (724) (2004)

2001

24. The Economic Geography of the Internet Age
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (289)
    See also Journal Article The Economic Geography of the Internet Age, Journal of International Business Studies, Palgrave Macmillan (2001) View citations (284) (2001)

2000

25. The Effects of Globalization on the Location of Industries in the OECD and European Union
    DRUID Working Papers, DRUID, Copenhagen Business School, Department of Industrial Economics and Strategy/Aalborg University, Department of Business Studies View citations (4)

1989

26. Work organisation and local labour markets in an era of flexible production
    ILO Working Papers, International Labour Organization

Journal Articles

2020

1. Housing, urban growth and inequalities: The limits to deregulation and upzoning in reducing economic and spatial inequality
   Urban Studies, 2020, 57, (2), 223-248 View citations (46)
   See also Working Paper Housing, urban growth and inequalities: The limits to deregulation and upzoning in reducing economic and spatial inequality, Papers in Evolutionary Economic Geography (PEEG) (2019) View citations (9) (2019)
2. The changing geography of social mobility in the United States
   Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2020, 117, (48), 30309-30317 View citations (14)
   See also Working Paper The changing geography of social mobility in the United States, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2020) View citations (7) (2020)

2019

3. Regional inequality in Europe: evidence, theory and policy implications
   Journal of Economic Geography, 2019, 19, (2), 273-298 View citations (171)
   See also Working Paper Regional inequality in Europe: evidence, theory and policy implications, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2019) View citations (112) (2019)

2018

4. Globalisation at a critical conjuncture?
   Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society, 2018, 11, (1), 3-16 View citations (13)
5. Separate Worlds? Explaining the current wave of regional economic polarization
   Journal of Economic Geography, 2018, 18, (2), 247-270 View citations (84)
   See also Working Paper Separate worlds? Explaining the current wave of regional economic polarization, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2018) View citations (74) (2018)

2016

6. Current debates in urban theory: A critical assessment
   Urban Studies, 2016, 53, (6), 1114-1136 View citations (53)
7. On Specialization, Divergence and Evolution: A Brief Response to Ron Martin’s Review
   Regional Studies, 2016, 50, (9), 1628-1630 View citations (3)

2015

8. Editor's choice The digital skin of cities: urban theory and research in the age of the sensored and metered city, ubiquitous computing and big data
   Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society, 2015, 8, (1), 27-42 View citations (28)
9. Is Specialization Good for Regional Economic Development?
   Regional Studies, 2015, 49, (6), 1003-1018 View citations (68)
10. The Nature of Cities: The Scope and Limits of Urban Theory
    International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, 2015, 39, (1), 1-15 View citations (103)

2014

11. Commentary on 2013 Roepke Lecture Financial Literacy in Context
    Economic Geography, 2014, 90, (1), 25-27
    Also in Economic Geography, 2014, 90, (1), 25-27 (2014)

2012

12. INTRODUCTION: PROCESSES OF CHANGE IN URBAN SYSTEMS
    Journal of Regional Science, 2012, 52, (1), 1-9 View citations (3)
13. THE SOURCES OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT: WAGES, HOUSING, AND AMENITY GAPS ACROSS AMERICAN CITIES
    Journal of Regional Science, 2012, 52, (1), 85-108 View citations (30)
14. The territorial dynamics of innovation in China and India
    Journal of Economic Geography, 2012, 12, (5), 1055-1085 View citations (79)
    See also Working Paper The Territorial Dynamics Of Innovation In China And India, CEPR Discussion Papers (2012) View citations (79) (2012)

2011

15. Cohesion Policy in the European Union: Growth, Geography, Institutions
    Journal of Common Market Studies, 2011, 49, (5), 1089-1111 View citations (118)
    See also Working Paper Cohesion policy in the European Union: Growth, geography, institutions, Working Papers (2010) View citations (9) (2010)
16. Communities, Rules and Institutions: A Cross-country Investigation
    SCIENZE REGIONALI, 2011, 2011/2, (2), 31-69 View citations (1)
17. From Retro to Avant-garde: A Commentary on Paul Krugman's 'The New Economic Geography, Now Middle-aged'
    Regional Studies, 2011, 45, (1), 9-15 View citations (8)
18. Triumph of the City
    Journal of Economic Geography, 2011, 11, (6), 1079-1082 View citations (2)
19. Why do regions develop and change? The challenge for geography and economics
    Journal of Economic Geography, 2011, 11, (2), 333-346 View citations (46)
    See also Working Paper Why do regions develop and change?: the challenge for geography and economics, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2011) View citations (38) (2011)

2010

20. AGGLOMERATION, TRADE, AND SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT: BRINGING DYNAMICS BACK IN*
    Journal of Regional Science, 2010, 50, (1), 313-342 View citations (9)
21. Why Does a City Grow? Specialisation, Human Capital or Institutions?
    Urban Studies, 2010, 47, (10), 2027-2050 View citations (28)

2009

22. Rethinking human capital, creativity and urban growth
    Journal of Economic Geography, 2009, 9, (2), 147-167 View citations (227)
23. Roepke Lecture in Economic Geography—Regional Context and Global Trade
    Economic Geography, 2009, 85, (1), 1-21 View citations (6)

2008

24. Rising trade costs? Agglomeration and trade with endogenous transaction costs
    Canadian Journal of Economics, 2008, 41, (1), 292-319 View citations (50)
    Also in Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, 2008, 41, (1), 292-319 (2008) View citations (42)
    See also Working Paper Rising Trade Costs? Agglomeration and Trade with Endogenous Transaction Costs, CEP Discussion Papers (2005) View citations (11) (2005)
25. The Increasing Importance of Geographical Proximity in Knowledge Production: An Analysis of US Patent Citations, 1975–1997
    Environment and Planning A, 2008, 40, (5), 1020-1039 View citations (83)

2007

26. Regions, Globalization, Development
    Regional Studies, 2007, 41, (sup1), S191-S205 View citations (12)
    Also in Regional Studies, 2003, 37, (6-7), 579-593 (2003) View citations (66)
27. The new argonauts: regional advantage in a global economyAnnaLee Saxenian
    Journal of Economic Geography, 2007, 7, (1), 113-117 View citations (2)
28. The territorial dynamics of innovation: a Europe-United States comparative analysis
    Journal of Economic Geography, 2007, 7, (6), 673-709 View citations (163)
    See also Working Paper The territorial dynamics of innovation: a Europe-United States comparative analysis, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2007) View citations (113) (2007)

2006

29. Agglomeration and growth: a dialogue between economists and geographers
    Journal of Economic Geography, 2006, 6, (1), 1-7 View citations (10)
    See also Working Paper Agglomeration and growth: a dialogue between economists and geographers, Post-Print (2006) View citations (9) (2006)
30. Behaviour, Preferences and Cities: Urban Theory and Urban Resurgence
    Urban Studies, 2006, 43, (8), 1247-1274 View citations (54)
31. Better Rules or Stronger Communities? On the Social Foundations of Institutional Change and Its Economic Effects
    Economic Geography, 2006, 82, (1), 1-25 View citations (59)
    See also Working Paper Better Rules or Stronger Communities? On the Social Foundations of Institutional Change and Its Economic Effects, Post-Print (2006) View citations (57) (2006)
32. Régions, mondialisation et développement
    Géographie, économie, société, 2006, 8, (2), 169-192

2005

33. La géographie économique à l'ère d'Internet
    Géographie, économie, société, 2005, 7, (4), 381-404
34. Sociedad, comunidad y desarrollo económico
    EKONOMIAZ. Revista vasca de Economía, 2005, 58, (01), 12-43

2004

35. Buzz: face-to-face contact and the urban economy
    Journal of Economic Geography, 2004, 4, (4), 351-370 View citations (724)
    See also Working Paper Buzz: Face-to-Face Contact and the Urban Economy, CEP Discussion Papers (2003) View citations (75) (2003)

2003

36. The Economic Performance of Regions
    Regional Studies, 2003, 37, (6-7), 549-578 View citations (402)

2002

37. Trade and the location of industries in the OECD and European Union
    Journal of Economic Geography, 2002, 2, (1), 73-107 View citations (30)

2001

38. The Economic Geography of the Internet Age
    Journal of International Business Studies, 2001, 32, (4), 641-665 View citations (284)
    See also Working Paper The Economic Geography of the Internet Age, NBER Working Papers (2001) View citations (289) (2001)
39. The Poverty of Radical Theory Today: From the False Promises of Marxism to the Mirage of the Cultural Turn
    International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, 2001, 25, (1), 155-179 View citations (10)

1998

40. Economías regionales como activos relacionales
    EKONOMIAZ. Revista vasca de Economía, 1998, 41, (02), 10-45 View citations (2)
41. Innovazione come azione collettiva: prodotti, tecnologie e territori
    L'industria, 1998, (3), 545-570

1997

42. The City: Centre of Economic Reflexivity
    The Service Industries Journal, 1997, 17, (1), 1-27 View citations (3)

1996

43. A Tale of Twelve Cities: Metropolitan Employment Change in Dynamic Industries in the 1980s
    Economic Geography, 1996, 72, (1), 1-22 View citations (5)
44. Innovation as Collective Action: Conventions, Products and Technologies
    Industrial and Corporate Change, 1996, 5, (3), 761-90 View citations (19)

1995

45. Regional technology coalitions an essential dimension of national technology policy
    Research Policy, 1995, 24, (6), 895-911 View citations (27)

1993

46. Flexible Specialisation in Hollywood: A Response to Aksoy and Robins
    Cambridge Journal of Economics, 1993, 17, (4), 479-84 View citations (1)

1992

47. The Four 'Worlds' of Contemporary Industry
    Cambridge Journal of Economics, 1992, 16, (2), 169-93 View citations (25)

1991

48. Flexibility, hierarchy and regional development: The changing structure of industrial production systems and their forms of governance in the 1990s
    Research Policy, 1991, 20, (5), 407-422 View citations (65)

1989

49. The Effects of Flexible Specialization on Industrial Politics and the Labor Market: The Motion Picture Industry
    ILR Review, 1989, 42, (3), 331-347 View citations (22)
50. The Transition to Flexible Specialisation in the U.S. Film Industry: External Economies, the Division of Labour, and the Crossing of Industrial Divides
    Cambridge Journal of Economics, 1989, 13, (2), 273-305 View citations (41)

1988

51. Big Structures, Small Events, and Large Processes in Economic Geography
    Environment and Planning A, 1988, 20, (2), 165-185 View citations (5)

1985

52. Regional Growth and Decline: Taking Dynamics Seriously
    Environment and Planning A, 1985, 17, (8), 1007-1008

1981

53. Performance Regulation and Industrial Location: A Case Study
    Environment and Planning A, 1981, 13, (3), 321-338 View citations (1)

Chapters

2017

1. Explaining regional growth and change
   Chapter 2 in Handbook of Regions and Competitiveness, 2017, pp 35-48 View citations (1)

2009

2. The Economics of Context, Location and Trade: Another Great Transformation?
   Chapter 12 in A Handbook of Industrial Districts, 2009 View citations (3)

2007

3. Regional ‘Worlds’ of Production: Learning and Innovation in the Technology Districts of France, Italy and the USA
   Chapter 2 in The Learning Region, 2007