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Working Papers

2021

1. Urban Growth Shadows
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
   Also in Research Working Paper, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City (2019) View citations (1)
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2021)

2020

2. Expanding the Measurement of Culture with a Sample of Two Billion Humans
   GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2020)
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2020)
   Departmental Working Papers, Southern Methodist University, Department of Economics (2020)
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2020)
   SocArXiv, Center for Open Science (2020)
3. Local Sectoral Specialization in a Warming World
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
   Also in Working Papers, Barcelona Graduate School of Economics (2020)
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2020) View citations (1)
   Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics and Business, Universitat Pompeu Fabra (2020)
4. Understanding Spatial Variation in COVID-19 across the United States
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (11)
   Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2020)

2019

5. Evaluating the Economic Cost of Coastal Flooding
   Working Papers, Barcelona Graduate School of Economics View citations (3)
   Also in 2017 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics (2017)
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2018) View citations (16)
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2018) View citations (7)
   Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics and Business, Universitat Pompeu Fabra (2019) View citations (2)
6. The Shrinking Advantage of Market Potential
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
   Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2019) View citations (3)
   See also Journal Article in Journal of Development Economics (2020)

2018

7. Spatial Competition, Innovation and Institutions: The Industrial Revolution and the Great Divergence
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
   Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2017)
   See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Growth (2020)
8. The Cultural Divide
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
   Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2018)
9. The Geography of Linguistic Diversity and the Provision of Public Goods
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
   Also in UC3M Working papers. Economics, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. Departamento de Economía (2016) View citations (5)
   NCID Working Papers, Navarra Center for International Development, University of Navarra (2016) View citations (5)
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2016) View citations (12)
   See also Journal Article in Journal of Development Economics (2020)

2016

10. Peripheral Diversity: Transfers versus Public Goods
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
    See also Journal Article in Social Choice and Welfare (2017)

2015

11. Culture, Ethnicity and Diversity
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (19)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2015) View citations (19)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2017)
12. The Geography of Development: Evaluating Migration Restrictions and Coastal Flooding
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (21)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2015) View citations (17)

2014

13. Analyzing urban systems: have megacities become too large ?
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
14. The Geography of Development within Countries
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (2)
    See also Chapter (2015)

2013

15. India's Spatial Development
    World Bank Other Operational Studies, The World Bank
16. On the Spatial Economic Impact of Global Warming
    Discussion papers, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI) View citations (5)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2012) View citations (11)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2012) View citations (11)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Urban Economics (2015)
17. Resistance to Technology Adoption: The Rise and Decline of Guilds
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
    See also Journal Article in Review of Economic Dynamics (2014)
18. The Settlement of the United States, 1800 to 2000: The Long Transition towards Gibrat's Law
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (6)
    Also in Research Working Paper, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City (2013) View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Urban Economics (2017)
19. The Spatial Development of India
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (4)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2012) View citations (18)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Regional Science (2015)

2012

20. Hub-and-spoke free trade areas: Theory and evidence from Israel
    Working Papers, Instituto Madrileño de Estudios Avanzados (IMDEA) Ciencias Sociales View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article in Canadian Journal of Economics (2012)

2011

21. The Political Economy of Linguistic Cleavages
    Working Papers of VIVES - Research Centre for Regional Economics, KU Leuven, Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB), VIVES - Research Centre for Regional Economics View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Development Economics (2012)
22. Urban Accounting and Welfare
    Working Papers of VIVES - Research Centre for Regional Economics, KU Leuven, Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB), VIVES - Research Centre for Regional Economics
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2010)
    Working Papers, Instituto Madrileño de Estudios Avanzados (IMDEA) Ciencias Sociales (2010)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2010)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2013)

2010

23. Spatial Development
    Working Papers, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei View citations (17)
    Also in Working Papers, Instituto Madrileño de Estudios Avanzados (IMDEA) Ciencias Sociales (2010)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2009) View citations (7)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2009) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2014)
24. The Evolution of Markets and the Revolution of Industry: a unified theory of growth
    2010 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics View citations (1)
    Also in Development Working Papers, Centro Studi Luca d'Agliano, University of Milano (2009) View citations (3)
    Working Papers, Instituto Madrileño de Estudios Avanzados (IMDEA) Ciencias Sociales (2009) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Growth (2012)

2009

25. On Spatial dynamics
    Working Papers, Instituto Madrileño de Estudios Avanzados (IMDEA) Ciencias Sociales View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Regional Science (2010)
26. The Evolution of Markets and the Revolution of Industry: A Quantitative Model of England's Development, 1300-2000
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (5)
27. The Political Economy of Ethnolinguistic Cleavages
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (19)
    Also in Working Papers, Instituto Madrileño de Estudios Avanzados (IMDEA) Ciencias Sociales (2009) View citations (32)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2009) View citations (19)
28. The Stability and Breakup of Nations: A Quantitative Analysis
    Working Papers of VIVES - Research Centre for Regional Economics, KU Leuven, Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB), VIVES - Research Centre for Regional Economics View citations (15)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Growth (2011)

2008

29. Bigger is better: Market size, demand elasticity and innovation
    Working Papers, Instituto Madrileño de Estudios Avanzados (IMDEA) Ciencias Sociales View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article in International Economic Review (2010)
30. Linguistic Diversity and Redistribution
    Working Papers, International School of Economics at TSU, Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia View citations (15)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of the European Economic Association (2009)
31. Stability of Nations and Genetic Diversity
    Working Papers, International School of Economics at TSU, Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia View citations (6)
32. The Evolution of Markets and the Revolution of Industry
    2008 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics

2007

33. Spatial Growth and Industry Age
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (7)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2007) View citations (13)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Theory (2009)

2006

34. Bigger is Better: Market Size, Demand Elasticity and Resistance to Technology Adoption
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (13)
35. Hub-and-Spoke Free Trade Areas
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (10)
36. Market Size, Trade, and the Resistance to the Adoption of Better Technology
    2006 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics
37. Nation Formation and Genetic Diversity
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (18)
    Also in IDEI Working Papers, Institut d'Économie Industrielle (IDEI), Toulouse (2006) View citations (20)
    LIDAM Discussion Papers CORE, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE) (2006) View citations (18)
38. RATIONAL UNDERDEVELOPMENT
    Working Papers. Serie AD, Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Económicas, S.A. (Ivie) View citations (2)
    Also in Working Papers, Banco de España (2001)
    See also Journal Article in Scandinavian Journal of Economics (2007)

2005

39. Peripheral Diversity and Redistribution
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (18)
    Also in LIDAM Discussion Papers CORE, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE) (2005) View citations (13)

2004

40. Employment Concentration Across US Counties
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (3)
    Also in Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics (2003)
    See also Journal Article in Regional Science and Urban Economics (2006)
41. Foreign Direct Investment and Spillovers: Gradualism May Be Better
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (1)
    Also in UC3M Working papers. Economics, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. Departamento de Economía (2004) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in Canadian Journal of Economics (2008)
42. Inflation in Open Economies with Complete Markets
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (1)
    Also in Working Papers, FEDEA
    See also Journal Article in Economic Theory (2007)

2003

43. Endogenous Policy Leads to Inefficient Risk-Sharing
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (1)
    Also in Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics and Business, Universitat Pompeu Fabra (2003) View citations (4)
    Working Papers, FEDEA View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in Review of Economic Dynamics (2004)
44. What are Falling Transport Costs doing to Spatial Concentration Across US Counties?
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (4)

2002

45. Asymmetric Shocks, Risk Sharing, and the Latter Mundell
    Working Papers, Banco de España View citations (1)

2000

46. The Changing Spatial Distribution of Economic Activity Across U.S. Counties
    Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics View citations (1)
    Also in UC3M Working papers. Economics, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. Departamento de Economía (2000)

1999

47. A perfect foresight model of regional development and skill specialization
    UC3M Working papers. Economics, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. Departamento de Economía
    See also Journal Article in Regional Science and Urban Economics (2000)
48. A simple dynamic model of uneven development and overtaking
    UC3M Working papers. Economics, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. Departamento de Economía
    See also Journal Article in Economic Journal (2002)

Journal Articles

2020

1. Spatial competition, innovation and institutions: the Industrial Revolution and the Great Divergence
   Journal of Economic Growth, 2020, 25, (1), 1-35 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper (2018)
2. The geography of linguistic diversity and the provision of public goods
   Journal of Development Economics, 2020, 143, (C) View citations (4)
   See also Working Paper (2018)
3. The shrinking advantage of market potential
   Journal of Development Economics, 2020, 147, (C) View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper (2019)

2018

4. A Culture of Growth: The Origins of the Modern Economy. By Joel Mokyr. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2017. Pp. 400. $20.65, hardcover
   The Journal of Economic History, 2018, 78, (4), 1261-1263
5. The Geography of Development
   Journal of Political Economy, 2018, 126, (3), 903 - 983 View citations (35)

2017

6. Asia's Geographic Development
   Asian Development Review, 2017, 34, (2), 1-24 View citations (3)
7. Culture, Ethnicity, and Diversity
   American Economic Review, 2017, 107, (9), 2479-2513 View citations (33)
   See also Working Paper (2015)
8. Peripheral diversity: transfers versus public goods
   Social Choice and Welfare, 2017, 49, (3), 787-823 View citations (3)
   See also Working Paper (2016)
9. Special Issue on Urban and Regional Development in Asia
   Asian Development Review, 2017, 34, (2), iii-vi
10. The settlement of the United States, 1800–2000: The long transition towards Gibrat’s law
    Journal of Urban Economics, 2017, 98, (C), 50-68 View citations (12)
    See also Working Paper (2013)

2015

11. On the spatial economic impact of global warming
    Journal of Urban Economics, 2015, 88, (C), 16-37 View citations (57)
    See also Working Paper (2013)
12. THE SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT OF INDIA
    Journal of Regional Science, 2015, 55, (1), 10-30 View citations (9)
    See also Working Paper (2013)

2014

13. Resistance to Technology Adoption: The Rise and Decline of Guilds
    Review of Economic Dynamics, 2014, 17, (3), 437-458 View citations (4)
    See also Software Item (2013)
    Working Paper (2013)
14. Spatial Development
    American Economic Review, 2014, 104, (4), 1211-43 View citations (21)
    See also Working Paper (2010)

2013

15. Urban Accounting and Welfare
    American Economic Review, 2013, 103, (6), 2296-2327 View citations (81)
    See also Working Paper (2011)

2012

16. Hub-and-spoke free trade areas: theory and evidence from Israel
    Canadian Journal of Economics, 2012, 45, (3), 942-977 View citations (4)
    Also in Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, 2012, 45, (3), 942-977 (2012) View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper (2012)
17. Innovation in Space
    American Economic Review, 2012, 102, (3), 447-52 View citations (5)
18. The evolution of markets and the revolution of industry: a unified theory of growth
    Journal of Economic Growth, 2012, 17, (3), 205-234 View citations (39)
    See also Working Paper (2010)
19. The political economy of linguistic cleavages
    Journal of Development Economics, 2012, 97, (2), 322-338 View citations (153)
    See also Working Paper (2011)

2011

20. The stability and breakup of nations: a quantitative analysis
    Journal of Economic Growth, 2011, 16, (3), 183-213 View citations (80)
    See also Working Paper (2009)

2010

21. BIGGER IS BETTER: MARKET SIZE, DEMAND ELASTICITY, AND INNOVATION
    International Economic Review, 2010, 51, (2), 319-333 View citations (42)
    See also Working Paper (2008)
22. ON SPATIAL DYNAMICS*
    Journal of Regional Science, 2010, 50, (1), 43-63 View citations (49)
    See also Working Paper (2009)

2009

23. Linguistic Diversity and Redistribution
    Journal of the European Economic Association, 2009, 7, (6), 1291-1318 View citations (116)
    See also Working Paper (2008)
24. Spatial growth and industry age
    Journal of Economic Theory, 2009, 144, (6), 2477-2502 View citations (55)
    See also Working Paper (2007)

2008

25. Foreign direct investment and spillovers: gradualism may be better
    Canadian Journal of Economics, 2008, 41, (3), 926-953 View citations (6)
    Also in Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, 2008, 41, (3), 926-953 (2008)
    See also Working Paper (2004)

2007

26. Inflation in Open Economies with Complete Markets
    Economic Theory, 2007, 31, (2), 271-291 View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper (2004)
27. Rational Underdevelopment*
    Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2007, 109, (1), 1-24 View citations (10)
    See also Working Paper (2006)

2006

28. Employment concentration across U.S. counties
    Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2006, 36, (4), 482-509 View citations (22)
    See also Working Paper (2004)

2005

29. Changes in the spatial concentration of employment across US counties: a sectoral analysis 1972--2000
    Journal of Economic Geography, 2005, 5, (3), 261-284 View citations (50)

2004

30. Endogenous Policy Leads to Inefficient Risk Sharing
    Review of Economic Dynamics, 2004, 7, (3), 758-787 View citations (4)
    See also Working Paper (2003)
31. Implementing R&D policies: an analysis of Spain's pharmaceutical research program
    Research Policy, 2004, 33, (10), 1493-1507 View citations (1)

2002

32. A Simple Dynamic Model of Uneven Development and Overtaking
    Economic Journal, 2002, 112, (482), 894-918 View citations (19)
    See also Working Paper (1999)

2000

33. A perfect foresight model of regional development and skill specialization
    Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2000, 30, (2), 221-242 View citations (7)
    See also Working Paper (1999)
34. Accounting for the Mexican banking crisis
    Emerging Markets Review, 2000, 1, (2), 165-181 View citations (8)

Books

2012

1. Breaking down the barriers to firmgrowth in Europe The fourth EFIGE policy report
   Blueprints, Bruegel View citations (10)

Chapters

2015

1. The Geography of Development Within Countries
   Elsevier View citations (15)
   See also Working Paper (2014)

Software Items

2013

1. Code and data files for "Resistance to Technology Adoption: The Rise and Decline of Guilds"
   Computer Codes, Review of Economic Dynamics
   See also Journal Article in Review of Economic Dynamics (2014)