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Workplace:	Department of Geography and Environment, London School of Economics (LSE), (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2024

1. Climate Change, Population Growth, and Population Pressure
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2023

2. Urban land markets and city development: Sub-Saharan Africa
   LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (1)

2022

3. Growth in the African Urban Hierarchy
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
4. Land Quality
   Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2020)

2020

5. Building the city: from slums to a modern metropolis
   LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (7)
   Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2020) View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article Building the City: From Slums to a Modern Metropolis, The Review of Economic Studies, Review of Economic Studies Ltd (2021) View citations (10) (2021)
6. Colonial legacies: Shaping African cities
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (2)
   Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2017) View citations (7)
   LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2020) View citations (2)
   SERC Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2017) View citations (10)
   See also Journal Article Colonial legacies: Shaping African cities, Journal of Economic Geography, Oxford University Press (2021) View citations (9) (2021)
7. Does investment in national highways help or hurt hinterland city growth?
   LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (69)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2018) View citations (44)
   See also Journal Article Does investment in national highways help or hurt hinterland city growth?, Journal of Urban Economics, Elsevier (2020) View citations (67) (2020)
8. Quality-adjusted Population Density
   Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics
   Also in Discussion Papers Series, Department of Economics, Tufts University, Department of Economics, Tufts University (2020)
9. The Costs of Political Manipulation of Factor Markets in China
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (2)
10. Urbanization in the Developing World: Too Early or Too Slow?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (31)
    Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2020) View citations (30)
    See also Journal Article Urbanization in the Developing World: Too Early or Too Slow?, Journal of Economic Perspectives, American Economic Association (2020) View citations (31) (2020)

2019

11. Building the city: urban transition and institutional frictions
    Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics View citations (18)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2016) View citations (10)
    SERC Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2016) View citations (9)
12. The prospects for manufacturing-led growth in Africa’s cities
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (1)

2018

13. Measuring Urban Economic Density
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (4)
    Also in CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2018) View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article Measuring urban economic density, Journal of Urban Economics, Elsevier (2021) View citations (14) (2021)
14. The development of the African system of cities
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (15)
    See also Journal Article The Development of the African System of Cities, Annual Review of Economics, Annual Reviews (2018) (2018)
15. The global distribution of economic activity: nature, history, and the role of trade
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (108)
    Also in SERC Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2016) View citations (15)
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2016) View citations (13)
    Discussion Papers Series, Department of Economics, Tufts University, Department of Economics, Tufts University (2016) View citations (16)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2016) View citations (15)
    See also Journal Article The Global Distribution of Economic Activity: Nature, History, and the Role of Trade1, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College (2018) View citations (105) (2018)

2017

16. Has climate change driven urbanization in Africa?
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (97)
    See also Journal Article Has climate change driven urbanization in Africa?, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2017) View citations (121) (2017)
17. Roads, railroads and decentralization of Chinese cities
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (185)
    See also Journal Article Roads, Railroads, and Decentralization of Chinese Cities, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2017) View citations (215) (2017)
18. The roles of nature and history in world development
    CentrePiece - The magazine for economic performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
19. Urban economics for the developing world: an introduction
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (39)
    See also Journal Article Urban economics for the developing World: An introduction, Journal of Urban Economics, Elsevier (2017) View citations (41) (2017)
20. Volunteerism after the tsunami: the effects of democratization
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (2)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2015)
    See also Journal Article Volunteerism after the Tsunami: The Effects of Democratization, The World Bank Economic Review, World Bank (2017) View citations (2) (2017)

2016

21. Building functional cities
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (25)
22. Building the city: sunk capital, sequencing andinstitutional frictions
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (9)
23. Highways, Market Access and Urban Growth in China
    SERC Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (22)
24. In brief: Investing in roads
    CentrePiece - The magazine for economic performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE

2015

25. Determinants of City Growth in Brazil
    Discussion Papers, Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada - IPEA View citations (6)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2005) View citations (11)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2005) View citations (16)
    Discussion Papers, Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada - IPEA (2005) View citations (16)
    See also Journal Article Determinants of city growth in Brazil, Journal of Urban Economics, Elsevier (2007) View citations (76) (2007)
26. Examining the Growth Patterns of Brazilian Cities
    Discussion Papers, Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada - IPEA View citations (1)
    Also in Discussion Papers, Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada - IPEA (2005) View citations (13)
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2005) View citations (13)
27. Organization of disaster aid delivery: spending your donations
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (5)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2011) View citations (6)
28. Transport Infrastructure, Urban Growth and Market Access in China
    ERSA conference papers, European Regional Science Association View citations (10)

2014

29. 50 years of urbanization in Africa: examining the role of climate change
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (20)
30. The Geography of Development within Countries
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (2)
    See also Chapter The Geography of Development Within Countries, Handbook of Regional and Urban Economics, Elsevier (2015) View citations (50) (2015)
31. Urbanization and the geography of development
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (1)

2013

32. Is urbanization in Sub-Saharan Africa different ?
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (24)

2010

33. Aid, social capital and village public goods: after the tsunami
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany

2009

34. China's Land Market Auctions: Evidence of Corruption
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (44)
    See also Journal Article China's land market auctions: evidence of corruption?, RAND Journal of Economics, RAND Corporation (2013) View citations (54) (2013)
35. Measuring Economic Growth from Outer Space
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics View citations (69)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2009) View citations (57)
    See also Journal Article Measuring Economic Growth from Outer Space, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2012) View citations (973) (2012)

2008

36. Exclusionary Policies in Urban Development, How under-servicing of migrant households affects the growth and composition of Brazilian cities
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
37. The Dynamics of City Formation
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article Dynamics of city formation, Review of Economic Dynamics, Elsevier for the Society for Economic Dynamics (2009) View citations (59) (2009)

2006

38. Sick of Local Government Corruption? Vote Islamic
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
39. The Dynamics of City Formation: Finance and Governance
    2006 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics View citations (1)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2004) View citations (10)
40. Um Exame dos Padrões de Crescimento das Cidades Brasileiras
    Discussion Papers, Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada - IPEA View citations (2)

2005

41. Location, growth and productivity in the manufacturing and service sectors
    CES Technical Notes Series, Center for Economic Studies, U.S. Census Bureau
42. Networking Off Madison Avenue
    Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies View citations (79)
    See also Journal Article Networking off Madison Avenue, The Review of Economic Studies, Review of Economic Studies Ltd (2008) View citations (310) (2008)
43. Where Do Manufacturing Firms Locate Their Headquarters?
    Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies View citations (7)
    Also in Working Paper Series, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (2004) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Where do manufacturing firms locate their headquarters?, Journal of Urban Economics, Elsevier (2008) View citations (79) (2008)

2004

44. Corruption in Indonesia
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (35)
45. Spatial Organization of Firms: The Decision to Split Production and Administration
    Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies View citations (17)
    See also Journal Article Spatial organization of firms: the decision to split production and administration, RAND Journal of Economics, RAND Corporation (2007) View citations (52) (2007)
46. The Agglomeration of Headquarters
    Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies View citations (37)
    See also Journal Article The agglomeration of headquarters, Regional Science and Urban Economics, Elsevier (2008) View citations (107) (2008)

2002

47. How Migration Restrictions Limit Agglomeration and Productivity in China
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (32)
    See also Journal Article How migration restrictions limit agglomeration and productivity in China, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2006) View citations (212) (2006)

2001

48. Marshall's Scale Economies
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics View citations (5)
    Also in Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies (2001) View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article Marshall's scale economies, Journal of Urban Economics, Elsevier (2003) View citations (512) (2003)
49. On strategic community development
    LIDAM Reprints CORE, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE) View citations (17)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (1997) View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article On Strategic Community Development, Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press (2001) View citations (23) (2001)

2000

50. Geography and development
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (14)
    See also Journal Article Geography and development, Journal of Economic Geography, Oxford University Press (2001) View citations (176) (2001)
51. How urban concentration affects economic growth
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (27)
52. The Effects of Urban Concentration on Economic Growth
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (73)
53. Urban and regional dynamics in Poland
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (16)

1999

54. Costs of Air Quality Regulation
    Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies View citations (7)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1999) View citations (46)
    See also Chapter Costs of Air Quality Regulation, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2001) View citations (20) (2001)
55. Marshall's Economies
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (25)
56. On the pricing strategy of a land developer
    LIDAM Reprints CORE, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article On the Pricing Strategy of a Land Developer, Journal of Urban Economics, Elsevier (1999) View citations (5) (1999)

1998

57. Urban Evolution in the USA
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics View citations (25)
    See also Journal Article Urban evolution in the USA, Journal of Economic Geography, Oxford University Press (2003) View citations (233) (2003)

1997

58. A Theory of Urban Growth
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article A Theory of Urban Growth, Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press (1999) View citations (351) (1999)
59. Effects of Air Quality Regulation on in Polluting Industries
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (13)
60. Urban Growth
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (46)

1995

61. Effects of Air Quality Regulation
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (26)
    See also Journal Article Effects of Air Quality Regulation, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (1996) View citations (217) (1996)

1994

62. Externalities and Industrial Development
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (37)
    See also Journal Article Externalities and Industrial Development, Journal of Urban Economics, Elsevier (1997) View citations (200) (1997)

1992

63. Industrial Development in Cities
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article Industrial Development in Cities, Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press (1995) View citations (857) (1995)

1972

64. College Education: Equality of Opportunity
    Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University
65. Hierarchy Models of City Size: An Economic Evaluation
    Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University View citations (2)
66. Optimum City Size: The External Diseconomy Question
    Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Optimum City Size: The External Diseconomy Question, Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press (1974) View citations (10) (1974)
67. The Sizes and Types of Cities
    Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article The Sizes and Types of Cities, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (1974) View citations (701) (1974)
68. Trade and Factor Mobility with Increasing Returns to Scale
    Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University

Journal Articles

2022

1. Political manipulation of urban land markets: Evidence from China
   Journal of Public Economics, 2022, 214, (C) View citations (4)

2021

2. Building the City: From Slums to a Modern Metropolis
   (New Estimates of the Elasticity of Substitution of Land for Capital)
   The Review of Economic Studies, 2021, 88, (3), 1157-1192 View citations (10)
   See also Working Paper Building the city: from slums to a modern metropolis, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2020) View citations (7) (2020)
3. Colonial legacies: Shaping African cities
   Journal of Economic Geography, 2021, 21, (1), 29-65 View citations (9)
   See also Working Paper Colonial legacies: Shaping African cities, CEPR Discussion Papers (2020) View citations (2) (2020)
4. Measuring urban economic density
   Journal of Urban Economics, 2021, 125, (C) View citations (14)
   See also Working Paper Measuring Urban Economic Density, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2018) View citations (4) (2018)

2020

5. Cities in China
   Journal of Urban Economics, 2020, 115, (C) View citations (3)
6. Does investment in national highways help or hurt hinterland city growth?
   Journal of Urban Economics, 2020, 115, (C) View citations (67)
   See also Working Paper Does investment in national highways help or hurt hinterland city growth?, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2020) View citations (69) (2020)
7. Ethnolinguistic diversity and urban agglomeration
   Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2020, 117, (28), 16250-16257 View citations (3)
8. Urbanization in the Developing World: Too Early or Too Slow?
   Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2020, 34, (3), 150-73 View citations (31)
   See also Working Paper Urbanization in the Developing World: Too Early or Too Slow?, NBER Working Papers (2020) View citations (31) (2020)

2018

9. The Development of the African System of Cities
   Annual Review of Economics, 2018, 10, (1), 287-314
   See also Working Paper The development of the African system of cities, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2018) View citations (15) (2018)
10. The Global Distribution of Economic Activity: Nature, History, and the Role of Trade1
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2018, 133, (1), 357-406 View citations (105)
    See also Working Paper The global distribution of economic activity: nature, history, and the role of trade, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2018) View citations (108) (2018)

2017

11. Has climate change driven urbanization in Africa?
    Journal of Development Economics, 2017, 124, (C), 60-82 View citations (121)
    See also Working Paper Has climate change driven urbanization in Africa?, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2017) View citations (97) (2017)
12. Political favoritism in China’s capital markets and its effect on city sizes
    Journal of Urban Economics, 2017, 98, (C), 69-87 View citations (26)
13. Roads, Railroads, and Decentralization of Chinese Cities
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2017, 99, (3), 435-448 View citations (215)
    See also Working Paper Roads, railroads and decentralization of Chinese cities, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2017) View citations (185) (2017)
14. Urban economics for the developing World: An introduction
    Journal of Urban Economics, 2017, 98, (C), 1-5 View citations (41)
    See also Working Paper Urban economics for the developing world: an introduction, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2017) View citations (39) (2017)
15. Volunteerism after the Tsunami: The Effects of Democratization
    The World Bank Economic Review, 2017, 31, (1), 176-195 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper Volunteerism after the tsunami: the effects of democratization, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2017) View citations (2) (2017)

2013

16. China's land market auctions: evidence of corruption?
    RAND Journal of Economics, 2013, 44, (3), 488-521 View citations (54)
    See also Working Paper China's Land Market Auctions: Evidence of Corruption, NBER Working Papers (2009) View citations (44) (2009)

2012

17. Measuring Economic Growth from Outer Space
    American Economic Review, 2012, 102, (2), 994-1028 View citations (973)
    See also Working Paper Measuring Economic Growth from Outer Space, Working Papers (2009) View citations (69) (2009)

2011

18. A Bright Idea for Measuring Economic Growth
    American Economic Review, 2011, 101, (3), 194-99 View citations (139)
19. Corruption and local democratization in Indonesia: The role of Islamic parties
    Journal of Development Economics, 2011, 94, (2), 164-180 View citations (42)
20. Exclusionary policies in urban development: Under-servicing migrant households in Brazilian cities
    Journal of Urban Economics, 2011, 69, (3), 253-272 View citations (47)

2010

21. CITIES AND DEVELOPMENT
    Journal of Regional Science, 2010, 50, (1), 515-540 View citations (112)

2009

22. Dynamics of city formation
    Review of Economic Dynamics, 2009, 12, (2), 233-254 View citations (59)
    See also Working Paper The Dynamics of City Formation, NBER Working Papers (2008) View citations (7) (2008)

2008

23. Networking off Madison Avenue
    The Review of Economic Studies, 2008, 75, (4), 1011-1038 View citations (310)
    See also Working Paper Networking Off Madison Avenue, Working Papers (2005) View citations (79) (2005)
24. The agglomeration of headquarters
    Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2008, 38, (5), 445-460 View citations (107)
    See also Working Paper The Agglomeration of Headquarters, Working Papers (2004) View citations (37) (2004)
25. Where do manufacturing firms locate their headquarters?
    Journal of Urban Economics, 2008, 63, (2), 431-450 View citations (79)
    See also Working Paper Where Do Manufacturing Firms Locate Their Headquarters?, Working Papers (2005) View citations (7) (2005)

2007

26. Determinants of city growth in Brazil
    Journal of Urban Economics, 2007, 62, (2), 252-272 View citations (76)
    See also Working Paper Determinants of City Growth in Brazil, Discussion Papers (2015) View citations (6) (2015)
27. Spatial organization of firms: the decision to split production and administration
    RAND Journal of Economics, 2007, 38, (2), 480-494 View citations (52)
    See also Working Paper Spatial Organization of Firms: The Decision to Split Production and Administration, Working Papers (2004) View citations (17) (2004)
28. Understanding knowledge spillovers
    Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2007, 37, (4), 497-508 View citations (103)
29. Urbanization and city growth: The role of institutions
    Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2007, 37, (3), 283-313 View citations (127)

2006

30. Are Chinese Cities Too Small?
    The Review of Economic Studies, 2006, 73, (3), 549-576 View citations (320)
31. How migration restrictions limit agglomeration and productivity in China
    Journal of Development Economics, 2006, 80, (2), 350-388 View citations (212)
    See also Working Paper How Migration Restrictions Limit Agglomeration and Productivity in China, NBER Working Papers (2002) View citations (32) (2002)

2005

32. Aspects of the rural-urban transformation of countries
    Journal of Economic Geography, 2005, 5, (1), 23-42 View citations (50)
33. Commentary on \\"Urban colossus: why is New York America's largest city?\\"
    Economic Policy Review, 2005, (Dec), 25-27
34. Why countries are fiscally decentralizing
    Journal of Public Economics, 2005, 89, (7), 1157-1189 View citations (185)

2003

35. Evidence on the political economy of the urbanization process
    Journal of Urban Economics, 2003, 53, (1), 98-125 View citations (216)
36. Marshall's scale economies
    Journal of Urban Economics, 2003, 53, (1), 1-28 View citations (512)
    See also Working Paper Marshall's Scale Economies, Working Papers (2001) View citations (5) (2001)
37. The Urbanization Process and Economic Growth: The So-What Question
    Journal of Economic Growth, 2003, 8, (1), 47-71 View citations (320)
38. Urban evolution in the USA
    Journal of Economic Geography, 2003, 3, (4), 343-372 View citations (233)
    See also Working Paper Urban Evolution in the USA, Working Papers (1998) View citations (25) (1998)
39. Urbanization and Economic Development
    Annals of Economics and Finance, 2003, 4, (2), 275-341 View citations (19)

2002

40. Urban primacy, external costs, and quality of life
    Resource and Energy Economics, 2002, 24, (1-2), 95-106 View citations (39)
41. Urbanization in Developing Countries
    The World Bank Research Observer, 2002, 17, (1), 89-112 View citations (83)

2001

42. Geography and development
    Journal of Economic Geography, 2001, 1, (1), 81-105 View citations (176)
    See also Working Paper Geography and development, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2000) View citations (14) (2000)
43. On Strategic Community Development
    Journal of Political Economy, 2001, 109, (3), 546-569 View citations (23)
    See also Working Paper On strategic community development, LIDAM Reprints CORE (2001) View citations (17) (2001)
44. Scale Externalities in Korea
    Journal of Urban Economics, 2001, 49, (3), 479-504 View citations (43)

2000

45. Effects of Air Quality Regulations on Polluting Industries
    Journal of Political Economy, 2000, 108, (2), 379-421 View citations (315)
46. Political Economy of City Sizes and Formation
    Journal of Urban Economics, 2000, 48, (3), 453-484 View citations (79)

1999

47. A Theory of Urban Growth
    Journal of Political Economy, 1999, 107, (2), 252-284 View citations (351)
    See also Working Paper A Theory of Urban Growth, Working Papers (1997) View citations (3) (1997)
48. On the Pricing Strategy of a Land Developer
    Journal of Urban Economics, 1999, 45, (1), 1-16 View citations (5)
    See also Working Paper On the pricing strategy of a land developer, LIDAM Reprints CORE (1999) View citations (4) (1999)
49. Overcoming the Adverse Effects of Geography: Infrastructure, Health, and Agricultural Policies
    International Regional Science Review, 1999, 22, (2), 233-237 View citations (3)
50. Spatial Evolution of Population and Industry in the United States
    American Economic Review, 1999, 89, (2), 321-327 View citations (61)
51. Spatial evolution of the computer industry in the USA
    European Economic Review, 1999, 43, (2), 431-456 View citations (35)

1997

52. Externalities and Industrial Development
    Journal of Urban Economics, 1997, 42, (3), 449-470 View citations (200)
    See also Working Paper Externalities and Industrial Development, NBER Working Papers (1994) View citations (37) (1994)
53. Medium size cities
    Regional Science and Urban Economics, 1997, 27, (6), 583-612 View citations (88)
54. Reply to comments on 'Urban diversity and fiscal decentralization'
    Regional Science and Urban Economics, 1997, 27, (6), 799-800 View citations (2)
55. The Impact of Air Quality Regulation on Industrial Location
    Annals of Economics and Statistics, 1997, (45), 123-137 View citations (12)

1996

56. Effects of Air Quality Regulation
    American Economic Review, 1996, 86, (4), 789-813 View citations (217)
    See also Working Paper Effects of Air Quality Regulation, NBER Working Papers (1995) View citations (26) (1995)
57. Industrial Centralization in Indonesia
    The World Bank Economic Review, 1996, 10, (3), 513-40 View citations (70)
58. The new urban landscape: Developers and edge cities
    Regional Science and Urban Economics, 1996, 26, (6), 613-643 View citations (131)
59. Ways to Think about Urban Concentration: Neoclassical Urban Systems versus the New Economic Geography
    International Regional Science Review, 1996, 19, (1-2), 31-36 View citations (30)

1995

60. Industrial Development in Cities
    Journal of Political Economy, 1995, 103, (5), 1067-90 View citations (857)
    See also Working Paper Industrial Development in Cities, NBER Working Papers (1992) View citations (9) (1992)
61. Innovation and agglomeration: Two parables suggested by city-size distributions: Comment
    Japan and the World Economy, 1995, 7, (4), 391-393 View citations (2)
62. Will homeowners impose property taxes?
    Regional Science and Urban Economics, 1995, 25, (2), 153-181 View citations (11)

1994

63. Community choice of revenue instruments
    Regional Science and Urban Economics, 1994, 24, (2), 159-183 View citations (21)

1993

64. Development Games in Non-monocentric Cities
    Journal of Urban Economics, 1993, 34, (2), 207-229 View citations (14)

1992

65. Peak shifting and cost-benefit miscalculations
    Regional Science and Urban Economics, 1992, 22, (1), 103-121 View citations (5)

1991

66. Optimal regulation of land development through price and fiscal controls
    Journal of Urban Economics, 1991, 30, (1), 64-82 View citations (6)
67. Separating Tiebout equilibria
    Journal of Urban Economics, 1991, 29, (1), 128-152 View citations (6)
68. Urban diversity and fiscal decentralization
    Regional Science and Urban Economics, 1991, 21, (3), 491-509 View citations (8)

1989

69. Dynamic aspects of consumer decisions in housing markets
    Journal of Urban Economics, 1989, 26, (2), 212-230 View citations (72)
70. Reputation in land development markets
    Journal of Urban Economics, 1989, 26, (3), 386-408 View citations (4)

1988

71. Locational pattern of heavy industries: Decentralization is more efficient
    Journal of Policy Modeling, 1988, 10, (4), 569-580 View citations (1)

1987

72. Owner occupancy: Investment vs consumption demand
    Journal of Urban Economics, 1987, 21, (2), 228-241 View citations (42)

1986

73. Efficiency of resource usage and city size
    Journal of Urban Economics, 1986, 19, (1), 47-70 View citations (280)
74. The timing of regional development
    Journal of Development Economics, 1986, 23, (2), 275-292 View citations (5)
75. Urbanization in a developing country: City size and population composition
    Journal of Development Economics, 1986, 22, (2), 269-293 View citations (8)

1985

76. Population composition of cities: Restructuring the tiebout model
    Journal of Public Economics, 1985, 27, (2), 131-156 View citations (1)
77. Property Tax Incidence with a Public Sector
    Journal of Political Economy, 1985, 93, (4), 648-65 View citations (2)
78. The Tiebout Model: Bring Back the Entrepreneurs
    Journal of Political Economy, 1985, 93, (2), 248-64 View citations (55)
79. The impact of zoning policies which regulate housing quality
    Journal of Urban Economics, 1985, 18, (3), 302-312 View citations (13)

1983

80. A Model of Housing Tenure Choice
    American Economic Review, 1983, 73, (1), 98-113 View citations (333)
81. Industrial Bases and City Sizes
    American Economic Review, 1983, 73, (2), 164-68 View citations (19)
82. Letter to the Editor---On a paper by C. Hendrickson and G. Kocur entitled “Schedule Delay and Departure Time Decisions in a Deterministic Model”
    Transportation Science, 1983, 17, (3), 358-360

1982

83. Evaluating consumer amenities and interregional welfare differences
    Journal of Urban Economics, 1982, 11, (1), 32-59 View citations (33)
84. Systems of cities in closed and open economies
    Regional Science and Urban Economics, 1982, 12, (3), 325-350 View citations (35)
85. The impact of government policies on urban concentration
    Journal of Urban Economics, 1982, 12, (3), 280-303 View citations (11)

1981

86. Aspects of growth in a system of cities
    Journal of Urban Economics, 1981, 10, (1), 117-139 View citations (20)
87. The economics of staggered work hours
    Journal of Urban Economics, 1981, 9, (3), 349-364 View citations (68)

1980

88. Community Development: The Effects of Growth and Uncertainty
    American Economic Review, 1980, 70, (5), 894-910 View citations (23)

1979

89. Comment on internalizing pollution externalities
    Journal of Urban Economics, 1979, 6, (3), 405-406
90. Exploitation of the lobster fishery: Some empirical results
    Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 1979, 6, (4), 287-296 View citations (9)

1978

91. Peer group effects and educational production functions
    Journal of Public Economics, 1978, 10, (1), 97-106 View citations (128)

1977

92. Externalities in a spatial context: The case of air pollution
    Journal of Public Economics, 1977, 7, (1), 89-110 View citations (30)

1975

93. Congestion and optimum city size
    Journal of Urban Economics, 1975, 2, (1), 48-62 View citations (8)

1974

94. Optimum City Size: The External Diseconomy Question
    Journal of Political Economy, 1974, 82, (2), 373-88 View citations (10)
    See also Working Paper Optimum City Size: The External Diseconomy Question, Working Paper (1972) View citations (1) (1972)
95. Public goods, efficiency, and regional fiscal equalization
    Journal of Public Economics, 1974, 3, (2), 99-112 View citations (157)
96. Road congestion: A reconsideration of pricing theory
    Journal of Urban Economics, 1974, 1, (3), 346-365 View citations (62)
97. The Sizes and Types of Cities
    American Economic Review, 1974, 64, (4), 640-56 View citations (701)
    See also Working Paper The Sizes and Types of Cities, Working Paper (1972) View citations (6) (1972)

1972

98. Increasing Returns to Scale, Free Trade, and Factor Mobility: A Note on Equilibrium
    Canadian Journal of Economics, 1972, 5, (2), 293-98 View citations (2)

Books

2017

1. Africa's Cities
   World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group

1991

2. Urban Development: Theory, Fact, and Illusion
   OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press View citations (42)

Edited books

2015

1. Handbook of Regional and Urban Economics, vol 5
   Handbook of Regional and Urban Economics, Elsevier View citations (886)

2005

2. New Economic Geography
   Books, Edward Elgar Publishing View citations (10)

2004

3. Handbook of Regional and Urban Economics, vol 4
   Handbook of Regional and Urban Economics, Elsevier View citations (895)

Chapters

2015

1. The Geography of Development Within Countries
   Elsevier View citations (50)
   See also Working Paper The Geography of Development within Countries, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2014) View citations (2) (2014)

2005

2. Urbanization and Growth
   Chapter 24 in Handbook of Economic Growth, 2005, vol. 1, Part B, pp 1543-1591 View citations (115)

2004

3. Spatial distribution of economic activities in Japan and China
   Chapter 65 in Handbook of Regional and Urban Economics, 2004, vol. 4, pp 2911-2977 View citations (87)

2001

4. Costs of Air Quality Regulation
   A chapter in Behavioral and Distributional Effects of Environmental Policy, 2001, pp 159-186 View citations (20)
   See also Working Paper Costs of Air Quality Regulation, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies (1999) View citations (7) (1999)

1987

5. General equilibrium modeling of systems of cities
   Chapter 23 in Handbook of Regional and Urban Economics, 1987, vol. 2, pp 927-956 View citations (27)

Editor

1. Handbook of Regional and Urban Economics
   Elsevier
2. Handbook of Regional and Urban Economics
   Elsevier