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Working Papers

2024

1. Frontier workers and the seedbeds of inequality and prosperity
   LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library
   Also in SocArXiv, Center for Open Science (2023)
   See also Journal Article Frontier workers and the seedbeds of inequality and prosperity, Journal of Economic Geography, Oxford University Press (2024) View citations (1) (2024)
2. GEOWEALTH-US: spatial wealth inequality data for the United States, 1960–2020
   LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (1)
   Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2023)
3. The changing shape of spatial income disparities in the United States
   LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article The Changing Shape of Spatial Income Disparities in the United States, Economic Geography, Taylor & Francis Journals (2024) View citations (3) (2024)

2023

4. The transformative effects of tacit technological knowledge
   LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (1)
5. Who gets left behind by left behind places?
   SocArXiv, Center for Open Science
   See also Journal Article Who gets left behind by left behind places?, Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society, Cambridge Political Economy Society (2024) View citations (3) (2024)

2022

6. Disruptive innovation and spatial inequality
   Papers in Evolutionary Economic Geography (PEEG), Utrecht University, Department of Human Geography and Spatial Planning, Group Economic Geography View citations (8)
   Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2022) View citations (7)
7. The changing shape of spatial inequality in the United States
   SocArXiv, Center for Open Science View citations (4)

2020

8. 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)

2018

9. Creative Differences? Measuring Creative Economy Employment in the US and UK Using Microdata
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
10. Immobility and the Brexit vote
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (30)
    See also Journal Article Immobility and the Brexit vote, Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society, Cambridge Political Economy Society (2018) View citations (40) (2018)
11. The Wider Impacts of High-Technology Employment: Evidence from U.S. Cities
    Working Papers, Queen Mary, University of London, School of Business and Management, Centre for Globalisation Research View citations (31)
    See also Journal Article The wider impacts of high-technology employment: Evidence from U.S. cities, Research Policy, Elsevier (2018) View citations (23) (2018)
12. Transitions in Regional Economic Development
    Post-Print, HAL

2017

13. The wider impacts of high-technology employment
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (1)

2016

14. Cheap Imports and the Loss of U.S. Manufacturing Jobs
    Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies
    Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2013) View citations (5)
    SERC Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2013) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Cheap Imports and the Loss of US Manufacturing Jobs, The World Economy, Wiley Blackwell (2015) View citations (6) (2015)
15. Immigrant Diversity and Complex Problem Solving
    Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies View citations (3)
16. Plant Exit and U.S. Imports from Low-Wage Countries
    Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies
    See also Journal Article Plant exit and U.S. imports from low-wage countries, International Economics, Elsevier (2017) View citations (3) (2017)
17. Task Trade and the Wage Effects of Import Competition
    Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies
18. Urban Immigrant Diversity and Inclusive Institutions
    Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Urban Immigrant Diversity and Inclusive Institutions, Economic Geography, Taylor & Francis Journals (2017) View citations (28) (2017)

2015

19. Spillovers from Immigrant Diversity in Cities
    Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies View citations (3)
    Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2015) View citations (3)
    SERC Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2015) View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article Spillovers from immigrant diversity in cities, Journal of Economic Geography, Oxford University Press (2018) View citations (24) (2018)
20. The Economic Value of Local Social Networks
    SERC Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (12)
    Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2015) View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article The economic value of local social networks, Journal of Economic Geography, Oxford University Press (2016) View citations (20) (2016)
21. The Rise and Fall of Urban Economies
    Post-Print, HAL View citations (68)
    Also in SciencePo Working papers Main, HAL (2015) View citations (3)

2013

22. Immigrant Diversity and Economic Development in Cities: A Critical Review
    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 (2013) View citations (3)
23. The Local Dimension of SME and Entrepreneurship Issues and Policies in Mexico
    OECD Local Economic and Employment Development (LEED) Papers, OECD Publishing

2012

24. 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)

Journal Articles

2024

1. Frontier workers and the seedbeds of inequality and prosperity
   Journal of Economic Geography, 2024, 24, (3), 393-414 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Frontier workers and the seedbeds of inequality and prosperity, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2024) (2024)
2. The Changing Shape of Spatial Income Disparities in the United States
   Economic Geography, 2024, 100, (1), 1-30 View citations (3)
   See also Working Paper The changing shape of spatial income disparities in the United States, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2024) View citations (2) (2024)
3. Who gets left behind by left behind places?
   Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society, 2024, 17, (1), 37-58 View citations (3)
   See also Working Paper Who gets left behind by left behind places?, SocArXiv (2023) (2023)

2022

4. Local job multipliers revisited
   Journal of Regional Science, 2022, 62, (1), 150-170 View citations (6)

2021

5. Does Assimilation Shape the Economic Value of Immigrant Diversity?
   Economic Geography, 2021, 97, (2), 117-139 View citations (2)

2020

6. Creative differences? Measuring creative economy employment in the United States and the UK
   Regional Studies, 2020, 54, (3), 377-387 View citations (6)
7. Regions in a time of pandemic
   Regional Studies, 2020, 54, (9), 1163-1174 View citations (26)
8. Rethinking regions in turbulent times
   Regional Studies, 2020, 54, (1), 1-4 View citations (1)

2019

9. Vulnerable Jobs and the Wage Effects of Import Competition
   Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society, 2019, 58, (3), 484-521 View citations (1)

2018

10. Immobility and the Brexit vote
    Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society, 2018, 11, (1), 143-163 View citations (40)
    See also Working Paper Immobility and the Brexit vote, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2018) View citations (30) (2018)
11. Spillovers from immigrant diversity in cities
    Journal of Economic Geography, 2018, 18, (1), 213-245 View citations (24)
    See also Working Paper Spillovers from Immigrant Diversity in Cities, Working Papers (2015) View citations (3) (2015)
12. The wider impacts of high-technology employment: Evidence from U.S. cities
    Research Policy, 2018, 47, (9), 1729-1740 View citations (23)
    See also Working Paper The Wider Impacts of High-Technology Employment: Evidence from U.S. Cities, Working Papers (2018) View citations (31) (2018)

2017

13. Cities, immigrant diversity, and complex problem solving
    Research Policy, 2017, 46, (6), 1175-1185 View citations (16)
14. Global reversal, regional revival?
    Regional Studies, 2017, 51, (1), 1-8 View citations (4)
15. Immigrant Diversity and Economic Performance in Cities
    International Regional Science Review, 2017, 40, (2), 164-208 View citations (39)
16. Plant exit and U.S. imports from low-wage countries
    International Economics, 2017, 149, (C), 27-40 View citations (3)
    Also in International Economics, 2017, (149), 27-40 (2017) View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper Plant Exit and U.S. Imports from Low-Wage Countries, Working Papers (2016) (2016)
17. Urban Immigrant Diversity and Inclusive Institutions
    Economic Geography, 2017, 93, (3), 267-291 View citations (28)
    See also Working Paper Urban Immigrant Diversity and Inclusive Institutions, Working Papers (2016) View citations (1) (2016)

2016

18. On Specialization, Divergence and Evolution: A Brief Response to Ron Martin’s Review
    Regional Studies, 2016, 50, (9), 1628-1630 View citations (3)
19. The economic value of local social networks
    Journal of Economic Geography, 2016, 16, (5), 1101-1122 View citations (20)
    See also Working Paper The Economic Value of Local Social Networks, SERC Discussion Papers (2015) View citations (12) (2015)
20. The logic of economic development: a definition and model for investment
    Environment and Planning C, 2016, 34, (1), 5-21 View citations (17)

2015

21. Cheap Imports and the Loss of US Manufacturing Jobs
    The World Economy, 2015, 38, (10), 1555-1573 View citations (6)
    See also Working Paper Cheap Imports and the Loss of U.S. Manufacturing Jobs, Working Papers (2016) (2016)
22. Is Specialization Good for Regional Economic Development?
    Regional Studies, 2015, 49, (6), 1003-1018 View citations (69)

2012

23. Cultural Diversity, Institutions, and Urban Economic Performance
    Environment and Planning A, 2012, 44, (9), 2134-2152 View citations (28)
24. THE SOURCES OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT: WAGES, HOUSING, AND AMENITY GAPS ACROSS AMERICAN CITIES
    Journal of Regional Science, 2012, 52, (1), 85-108 View citations (31)
25. Trading away what kind of jobs? Globalization, trade and tasks in the US economy
    Review of World Economics (Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv), 2012, 148, (1), 1-16 View citations (28)

2011

26. Are international technology gaps growing or shrinking in the age of globalization?
    Journal of Economic Geography, 2011, 11, (1), 1-35 View citations (35)

2010

27. Does Foreign Direct Investment Drive Technological Upgrading?
    World Development, 2010, 38, (11), 1543-1554 View citations (37)