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Working Papers

2023

1. Exciting, Boring, and Nonexistent Skylines: Vertical Building Gaps in Global Perspective
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
   Also in Working Papers, The George Washington University, Institute for International Economic Policy (2022)
   See also Journal Article Exciting, boring, and nonexistent skylines: Vertical building gaps in global perspective, Real Estate Economics, American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association (2023) View citations (5) (2023)

2022

2. The economics of skyscrapers: a synthesis
   LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (8)
   Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2020) View citations (9)
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2020) View citations (9)
   CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2020) View citations (9)
   LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2020) View citations (6)
   See also Journal Article The economics of skyscrapers: A synthesis, Journal of Urban Economics, Elsevier (2022) View citations (9) (2022)

2021

3. Cities Without Skylines: Worldwide Building-Height Gaps and their Possible Determinants and Implications
   Working Papers, The George Washington University, Institute for International Economic Policy
   See also Journal Article Cities Without Skylines: Worldwide Building-Height Gaps and their Possible Determinants and Implications, Journal of Urban Economics, Elsevier (2022) View citations (3) (2022)

2020

4. Cities without Skylines: Worldwide Building-Height Gaps and Their Implications
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (10)
5. In brief... Economics of skyscrapers
   CentrePiece - The magazine for economic performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE

2010

6. Bedrock Depth and the Formation of the Manhattan Skyline, 1890-1915
   Fordham Economics Discussion Paper Series, Fordham University, Department of Economics View citations (3)

2009

7. Organization, learning and cooperation
   Post-Print, HAL View citations (2)
   Also in SciencePo Working papers Main, HAL (2009) View citations (1)
   Working Papers, HAL (2004) View citations (3)
   SciencePo Working papers Main, HAL (2004)
   Computational Economics, University Library of Munich, Germany (2004) View citations (6)
   See also Journal Article Organization, learning and cooperation, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2009) View citations (3) (2009)

2008

8. Cournot competition and endogenous firm size
   Post-Print, HAL
   Also in SciencePo Working papers Main, HAL (2008)
   SciencePo Working papers Main, HAL (2005)
   Computing in Economics and Finance 2004, Society for Computational Economics (2004)
   Working Papers, HAL (2005)
   See also Journal Article Cournot competition and endogenous firm size, Journal of Evolutionary Economics, Springer (2008) (2008)
9. Endogenous Neighborhood Selection and the Attainment of Cooperation in a Spatial Prisoner's Dilemma Game
   Fordham Economics Discussion Paper Series, Fordham University, Department of Economics
   See also Journal Article Endogenous Neighborhood Selection and the Attainment of Cooperation in a Spatial Prisoner’s Dilemma Game, Computational Economics, Springer (2010) View citations (5) (2010)

2005

10. Firm Structure, Search and Environmental Complexity
    Computing in Economics and Finance 2005, Society for Computational Economics

2002

11. A Computational Theory of the Firm
    Post-Print, HAL View citations (19)
    Also in SciencePo Working papers Main, HAL (2002) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article A computational theory of the firm, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2002) View citations (23) (2002)
12. Learning, Organizations, and dynamic cournot games
    Computing in Economics and Finance 2002, Society for Computational Economics

Journal Articles

2023

1. Exciting, boring, and nonexistent skylines: Vertical building gaps in global perspective
   Real Estate Economics, 2023, 51, (6), 1512-1546 View citations (5)
   See also Working Paper Exciting, Boring, and Nonexistent Skylines: Vertical Building Gaps in Global Perspective, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2023) (2023)
2. Introduction to the special issue on agent-based models in urban economics
   Journal of Economic Interaction and Coordination, 2023, 18, (1), 1-4 View citations (1)

2022

3. Cities Without Skylines: Worldwide Building-Height Gaps and their Possible Determinants and Implications
   Journal of Urban Economics, 2022, 132, (C) View citations (3)
   See also Working Paper Cities Without Skylines: Worldwide Building-Height Gaps and their Possible Determinants and Implications, Working Papers (2021) (2021)
4. The economics of skyscrapers: A synthesis
   Journal of Urban Economics, 2022, 129, (C) View citations (9)
   See also Working Paper The economics of skyscrapers: a synthesis, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2022) View citations (8) (2022)
5. Viewing urban spatial history from tall buildings
   Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2022, 94, (C) View citations (2)

2021

6. Growing Skylines: The Economic Determinants of Skyscrapers in China
   The Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics, 2021, 63, (2), 210-248 View citations (2)
7. Storm surges, informational shocks, and the price of urban real estate: An application to the case of Hurricane Sandy
   Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2021, 90, (C) View citations (15)

2020

8. Introduction to the Symposium on Urban Economics
   Eastern Economic Journal, 2020, 46, (2), 219-223
9. Skyscrapers and the Happiness of Cities
   Eastern Economic Journal, 2020, 46, (2), 344-377 View citations (2)

2019

10. Domenico Delli Gatti, Giorgio Fagiolo, Mauro Gallegati, Matteo Richiardi and Alberto Russo (eds): Agent-Based Models in Economics: A Toolkit
    Eastern Economic Journal, 2019, 45, (3), 477-480

2018

11. What's Manhattan worth? A land values index from 1950 to 2014
    Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2018, 70, (C), 1-19 View citations (4)

2017

12. Model Building in Economics: Its Purpose and Limitations
    Eastern Economic Journal, 2017, 43, (2), 370-371

2016

13. THE DYNAMICS OF SUBCENTER FORMATION: MIDTOWN MANHATTAN, 1861–1906
    Journal of Regional Science, 2016, 56, (5), 754-791 View citations (2)
14. The Great Society Subway: A History of the Washington Metro. By Zachary M. Schrag. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, reprint 2014. Pp. xiii, 355. $29.95, paper
    The Journal of Economic History, 2016, 76, (1), 251-252

2015

15. Skyscraper height and the business cycle: separating myth from reality
    Applied Economics, 2015, 47, (2), 148-160 View citations (13)

2014

16. The floor area ratio gradient: New York City, 1890–2009
    Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2014, 48, (C), 110-119 View citations (29)

2013

17. SKYSCRAPERS AND SKYLINES: NEW YORK AND CHICAGO, 1885–2007
    Journal of Regional Science, 2013, 53, (3), 369-391 View citations (18)

2012

18. Skyscraper Height
    The Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics, 2012, 45, (3), 723-753 View citations (11)

2011

19. Depth to Bedrock and the Formation of the Manhattan Skyline, 1890–1915
    The Journal of Economic History, 2011, 71, (4), 1060-1077 View citations (12)
20. Introduction to the Symposium on Agent-based Computational Economics
    Eastern Economic Journal, 2011, 37, (1), 1-5 View citations (1)

2010

21. Endogenous Neighborhood Selection and the Attainment of Cooperation in a Spatial Prisoner’s Dilemma Game
    Computational Economics, 2010, 35, (3), 211-234 View citations (5)
    See also Working Paper Endogenous Neighborhood Selection and the Attainment of Cooperation in a Spatial Prisoner's Dilemma Game, Fordham Economics Discussion Paper Series (2008) (2008)
22. Skyscrapers and the Skyline: Manhattan, 1895–2004
    Real Estate Economics, 2010, 38, (3), 567-597 View citations (17)

2009

23. Organization, learning and cooperation
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2009, 70, (1-2), 39-53 View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper Organization, learning and cooperation, Post-Print (2009) View citations (2) (2009)
24. Who has the power in the EU?
    Mathematical Social Sciences, 2009, 57, (3), 339-366 View citations (37)

2008

25. Assessing the geographic distribution of same sex and opposite sex couples across the United States: implications for claims of causality between traditional marriage and same sex unions
    Review of Economics of the Household, 2008, 6, (4), 347-367 View citations (5)
26. Cournot competition and endogenous firm size
    Journal of Evolutionary Economics, 2008, 18, (5), 615-638
    See also Working Paper Cournot competition and endogenous firm size, Post-Print (2008) (2008)
27. Organizations undertaking complex projects in uncertain environments
    Journal of Economic Interaction and Coordination, 2008, 3, (2), 119-135 View citations (1)
28. Segregation and Strategic Neighborhood Interaction
    Eastern Economic Journal, 2008, 34, (4), 480-503 View citations (6)
29. Symposium Introduction
    Eastern Economic Journal, 2008, 34, (4), 421-422
30. The Future of Agent-Based Research in Economics: A Panel Discussion, Eastern Economic Association Annual Meetings, Boston, March 7, 20081
    Eastern Economic Journal, 2008, 34, (4), 550-565 View citations (4)

2007

31. Preferences, the Agenda Setter, and the Distribution of Power in the EU
    Social Choice and Welfare, 2007, 28, (1), 41-60 View citations (27)

2005

32. Cournot competition, organization and learning
    Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, 2005, 29, (1-2), 277-295 View citations (22)
33. TEACHER LOCATION CHOICE AND THE DISTRIBUTION OF QUALITY: EVIDENCE FROM NEW YORK CITY
    Contemporary Economic Policy, 2005, 23, (4), 585-600

2002

34. A computational theory of the firm
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2002, 49, (3), 345-361 View citations (23)
    See also Working Paper A Computational Theory of the Firm, Post-Print (2002) View citations (19) (2002)

Books

2016

1. Building the Skyline: The Birth and Growth of Manhattan's Skyscrapers
   OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press View citations (15)

Chapters

2006

1. Firm Size Dynamics in a Cournot Computational Model
   Springer