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Working Papers

2021

1. Incubators, accelerators and urban economic development
   LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library
2. The local economic impacts of regeneration projects: evidence from UK’s single regeneration budget
   LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library
   Also in SERC Discussion Papers, Spatial Economics Research Centre, LSE (2017) View citations (1)
   LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2017) View citations (1)
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2017) View citations (1)
3. Will coronavirus cause a big city exodus?
   CentrePiece - The Magazine for Economic Performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
   See also Journal Article in Environment and Planning B (2020)

2020

4. Devolving skills: the case of the Apprenticeship Grant for Employers
   LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article in Fiscal Studies (2020)
5. People, places and politics: the challenge of 'levelling up' the UK
   CentrePiece - The Magazine for Economic Performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
6. Place-Based Policies and Spatial Disparities across European Cities
   Diskussionsschriften, Universitaet Bern, Departement Volkswirtschaft - CRED View citations (3)
   Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2020) View citations (3)
   LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2020) View citations (2)
   CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2020) View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Perspectives (2020)
7. The effects of supporting local business: evidence from the UK
   LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (3)
   See also Journal Article in Regional Science and Urban Economics (2020)

2019

8. In brief...Big city, bright future: why birthplace matters so much
   CentrePiece - The Magazine for Economic Performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
9. People, Places and Politics
   CEP Election Analysis Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
10. Some causal effects of an industrial policy
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (30)
    Also in CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2012) View citations (58)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2019)
11. Why does birthplace matter so much?
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Urban Economics (2019)

2018

12. Developing an effective local industrial strategy
    CentrePiece - The Magazine for Economic Performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
13. Incubators, Accelerators and Regional Economic Development
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (4)
    Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2018)
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2018)
14. Uneven economic development and its implications for policy: lessons from the UK
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library

2017

15. In brief... Where top science gets done
    CentrePiece - The Magazine for Economic Performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
16. In brief...Road to recovery? Economic benefits of new infrastructure
    CentrePiece - The Magazine for Economic Performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
17. Local economic effects of Brexit
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article in National Institute Economic Review (2017)
18. New Road Infrastructure: The Effects on Firms
    SERC Discussion Papers, Spatial Economics Research Centre, LSE View citations (12)
    Also in SERC Discussion Papers, Spatial Economics Research Centre, LSE (2012) View citations (27)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2016) View citations (9)
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2012) View citations (20)
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2017) View citations (12)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Urban Economics (2019)
19. The UK's Regional Divide: Can Policy Make a Difference
    CEP Election Analysis Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE

2016

20. The (Displacement) Effects of Spatially Targeted Enterprise Initiatives: Evidence from UK LEGI
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (12)
    Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2016) View citations (12)
    SERC Discussion Papers, Spatial Economics Research Centre, LSE (2016) View citations (12)
21. The causal effects of an industrial policy
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (36)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2012) View citations (77)
    SERC Discussion Papers, Spatial Economics Research Centre, LSE (2012) View citations (78)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2012) View citations (70)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2012) View citations (73)
22. Why Does Birthplace Matter So Much? Sorting, Learning and Geography
    SERC Discussion Papers, Spatial Economics Research Centre, LSE View citations (4)
    Also in THEMA Working Papers, THEMA (THéorie Economique, Modélisation et Applications), Université de Cergy-Pontoise (2016) View citations (4)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2016) View citations (7)
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2016) View citations (4)

2015

23. #ElectionEconomics: The Research Evidence on Key Issues for Voters in the 2015 UK General Election
    CEP Election Analysis Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
24. Letters to the editor
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library
25. The Economic Performance of UK Cities: Can Urban and Regional Policy Make a Difference to the North-South Divide
    CEP Election Analysis Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
26. What ‘should’ urban policy do? a further response to Graham Haughton, Iain Deas and Stephen Hincks
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library

2014

27. Evaluating Spatial Policies
    SERC Policy Papers, Spatial Economics Research Centre, LSE View citations (4)
    Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2014) View citations (4)
28. Spatial Methods
    SERC Discussion Papers, Spatial Economics Research Centre, LSE View citations (1)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2014) View citations (1)
    See also Chapter (2015)
29. The urban wage growth premium: sorting or learning?
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (54)
    Also in SERC Discussion Papers, Spatial Economics Research Centre, LSE (2013)
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2013)
    See also Journal Article in Regional Science and Urban Economics (2014)

2013

30. My Precious! The Location and Diffusion of Scientific Research: Evidence from the Synchrotron Diamond Light Source
    SERC Discussion Papers, Spatial Economics Research Centre, LSE View citations (2)
    Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2013) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in Economic Journal (2017)
31. My precious! The location and di_x000B_ffusion of scientifi_x000C_c research: evidence from the Synchrotron Diamond Light Source
    ERSA conference papers, European Regional Science Association View citations (1)
32. The economic future of British cities
    CentrePiece - The Magazine for Economic Performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (1)
33. The urban wage growth premium: evidence from British cities
    ERSA conference papers, European Regional Science Association

2012

34. HS2: assessing the costs and benefits
    CentrePiece - The Magazine for Economic Performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
35. In brief: Can industrial policy boost jobs?
    CentrePiece - The Magazine for Economic Performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
36. The Effect of Public Sector Employment on Local Labour Markets
    SERC Discussion Papers, Spatial Economics Research Centre, LSE View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Urban Economics (2014)
37. The Effects of Spatially Targeted Enterprise Initiatives: Evidence from UK LEGI
    ERSA conference papers, European Regional Science Association View citations (8)
38. The UK's housing crises
    CentrePiece - The Magazine for Economic Performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE

2011

39. Assessing the Effects of Local Taxation using MicroGeographic Data
    Post-Print, HAL View citations (83)
    Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2006) View citations (5)
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2006) View citations (13)
    Working Papers, Center for Research in Economics and Statistics (2010) View citations (4)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2006) View citations (22)
    Working Papers, University of Toronto, Department of Economics (2006) View citations (17)
    PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint), HAL (2011) View citations (46)
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2011) View citations (91)
    See also Journal Article in Economic Journal (2011)
40. Assessing the Government's Proposals to Reform the UK Planning System
    SERC Policy Papers, Spatial Economics Research Centre, LSE View citations (2)
41. Big ideas: economic geography
    CentrePiece - The Magazine for Economic Performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
    Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2011)
42. Economic Growth in Cities: Issues for Central Government
    SERC Policy Papers, Spatial Economics Research Centre, LSE
    Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2011)
43. How did London get away with it?
    CentrePiece - The Magazine for Economic Performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (1)
44. Real Earnings Disparities in Britain
    SERC Discussion Papers, Spatial Economics Research Centre, LSE View citations (15)
    Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2011) View citations (9)
45. Strategies for Underperforming Places
    SERC Policy Papers, Spatial Economics Research Centre, LSE View citations (1)
    Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2011) View citations (1)
46. The Future of Rural Policy: Lessons from Spatial Economics
    SERC Policy Papers, Spatial Economics Research Centre, LSE View citations (2)
    Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2011) View citations (1)
47. The Future of Rural Policy: Lessons from Spatial Economics (Policy Note)
    SERC Policy Papers, Spatial Economics Research Centre, LSE View citations (2)
    Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2011) View citations (1)
48. Unequal Britain: How Real Are Regional Disparities?
    CentrePiece - The Magazine for Economic Performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
49. What We Know (and Don't Know) About the Links between Planning and Economic Performance
    SERC Policy Papers, Spatial Economics Research Centre, LSE View citations (1)
    Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2011)

2010

50. Economic linkages across space
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (9)
    Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2007) View citations (2)
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2007) View citations (10)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2008) View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article in Regional Studies (2010)
51. Evolving City Systems
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (3)
52. Gis a job: what use geographical information systems in spatial economics
    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 (2009)
    SERC Discussion Papers, Spatial Economics Research Centre, LSE (2009) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Regional Science (2010)
53. Mostly Pointless Spatial Econometrics?
    SERC Discussion Papers, Spatial Economics Research Centre, LSE View citations (14)
    Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2010) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Regional Science (2012)
54. Urban renewal and regional growth: muddled objectives and mixed progress
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (1)
55. Wage Disparities in Britain: People or Place?
    SERC Discussion Papers, Spatial Economics Research Centre, LSE View citations (22)
    Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2010) View citations (9)

2009

56. Britain's regional divide
    CentrePiece - The Magazine for Economic Performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
57. Labour Pooling As a Source of Agglomeration: An Empirical Investigation
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (5)
    Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2008) View citations (1)
    Working Papers, Instituto Madrileño de Estudios Avanzados (IMDEA) Ciencias Sociales (2008) View citations (1)
    SERC Discussion Papers, Spatial Economics Research Centre, LSE (2008) View citations (1)
    See also Chapter (2010)
58. Strengthening economic linkages between Leeds and Manchester: feasibility and implications
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library
59. Strengthening economic linkages between Leeds and Manchester: feasibility and implications: full report
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library

2008

60. Decomposing the growth in residential land in the United States
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (3)
    Also in Working Papers, University of Toronto, Department of Economics (2007)
    Working Papers, Instituto Madrileño de Estudios Avanzados (IMDEA) Ciencias Sociales (2007)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2007)
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2007)
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2007)
    See also Journal Article in Regional Science and Urban Economics (2008)
61. Resurgent Cities and Regional Economic Performance
    SERC Policy Papers, Spatial Economics Research Centre, LSE View citations (4)

2007

62. Fat City: Questioning the Relationship Between Urban Sprawl and Obesity
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Urban Economics (2008)
63. Fat city: The relationship between urban sprawl and obesity
    Working Papers, Instituto Madrileño de Estudios Avanzados (IMDEA) Ciencias Sociales
    Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2006)
    Working Papers, University of Toronto, Department of Economics (2006)
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2006)
64. The Effect of Information and Communication Technologies on Urban Structure
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (5)
    Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2007) View citations (5)
    Discussion Papers Series, Department of Economics, Tufts University, Department of Economics, Tufts University (2007) View citations (3)
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2007) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article in Economic Policy (2008)

2006

65. Exploring the Detailed Location Patterns of UK Manufacturing Industries Using Microgeographic Data
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (8)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2006) View citations (4)
    Working Papers, University of Toronto, Department of Economics (2006) View citations (6)
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2006) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Regional Science (2008)
66. In brief: Fat City: Does Urban Sprawl Lead to Human Sprawl?
    CentrePiece - The Magazine for Economic Performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
67. Trade and Economic Geography: The Impact of EEC Accession on the UK
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
    See also Journal Article in Manchester School (2011)
68. Trade shocks and industrial location: the impact of EEC accession on the UK
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (5)
    Also in CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2003) View citations (8)
69. Urban Sprawl
    CentrePiece - The Magazine for Economic Performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE

2005

70. AGGLOMERATION AND THE ADJUSTMENT OF THE SPATIAL ECONOMY
    Documentos CEDE, Universidad de los Andes - CEDE View citations (73)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2005) View citations (71)
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2005) View citations (57)
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2005) View citations (74)
    See also Journal Article in Papers in Regional Science (2005)
71. Causes of sprawl: A portrait from space
    Working Papers, University of Toronto, Department of Economics View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (2006)
72. Cities in the Developing World
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (18)
    Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2005) View citations (12)
73. Testing for localization using micro-geographic data
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (321)
    Also in Royal Economic Society Annual Conference 2003, Royal Economic Society (2003) View citations (44)
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2002) View citations (24)
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2002) View citations (13)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2002) View citations (46)
    See also Journal Article in Review of Economic Studies (2005)
74. The port geography of UK international trade
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article in Environment and Planning A (2005)

2004

75. Can we learn anything from economic geography proper?
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (16)
    Also in CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2003)
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2003)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Geography (2004)
76. Spatial evolution of the US urban system
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (51)
    Also in Discussion Papers Series, Department of Economics, Tufts University, Department of Economics, Tufts University (2000) View citations (8)
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2000) View citations (8)
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2000) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Geography (2004)
77. The Geography of UK International Trade
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
    Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2004)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2004)

2003

78. Monetary union and the economic geography of Europe
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (19)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Common Market Studies (2003)
79. The Spatial Distribution of Economic Activities in the EU
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (18)
80. The Spatial Distribution of Economic Activities in the European Union
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (58)
    Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2003) View citations (10)
    See also Chapter (2004)
81. Zipf’s law for cities: an empirical examination
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (58)
    Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2000) View citations (1)
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2000) View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article in Regional Science and Urban Economics (2003)

2002

82. Neighbourhood effects in small neighbourhoods
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library
    Also in CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2000) View citations (2)
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2000)

2001

83. Comparative advantage and economic geography: estimating the determinants of industrial location in the EU
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (12)
84. Cross-sectional evolution of the U.S. city size distribution
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (20)
    Also in Discussion Papers Series, Department of Economics, Tufts University, Department of Economics, Tufts University (1999) View citations (7)
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2000)
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2000) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Urban Economics (2001)
85. The Economic Geography of Trade Production and Income: A Survey of Empirics
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (64)
    Also in CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2001) View citations (35)
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2001) View citations (11)

2000

86. Comparative Advantage and Economic Geography: Estimating the Location of Production in the EU
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (40)
    Also in Working Papers, Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration- (2000) View citations (32)
87. The influence of neighbourhood effects on education decisions in a nationally funded education system: the case of Australia
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (3)
88. The location of European industry
    European Economy - Economic Papers 2008 - 2015, Directorate General Economic and Financial Affairs (DG ECFIN), European Commission View citations (240)
89. Zipf's Law for Cities: An Explanation
    Discussion Papers Series, Department of Economics, Tufts University, Department of Economics, Tufts University View citations (1)

1999

90. Unemployment Clusters Across European Regions and Countries
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (28)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (1999) View citations (4)
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (1999) View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article in Economic Policy (2002)

Journal Articles

2020

1. Devolving Skills: The Case of the Apprenticeship Grant for Employers
   Fiscal Studies, 2020, 41, (4), 829-849
   See also Working Paper (2020)
2. Place-Based Policies and Spatial Disparities across European Cities
   Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2020, 34, (3), 128-49 View citations (3)
   See also Working Paper (2020)
3. The effects of supporting local business: Evidence from the UK
   Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2020, 83, (C) View citations (3)
   See also Working Paper (2020)
4. Will coronavirus cause a big city exodus?
   Environment and Planning B, 2020, 47, (9), 1537-1542
   See also Working Paper (2021)

2019

5. New road infrastructure: The effects on firms
   Journal of Urban Economics, 2019, 110, (C), 35-50 View citations (25)
   See also Working Paper (2017)
6. Some Causal Effects of an Industrial Policy
   American Economic Review, 2019, 109, (1), 48-85 View citations (30)
   See also Working Paper (2019)
7. Why does birthplace matter so much?
   Journal of Urban Economics, 2019, 110, (C), 26-34 View citations (6)
   See also Working Paper (2019)

2017

8. Local Economic Effects of Brexit
   National Institute Economic Review, 2017, 242, (1), R24-R36 View citations (10)
   See also Working Paper (2017)
9. My Precious! The Location and Diffusion of Scientific Research: Evidence from the Synchrotron Diamond Light Source
   Economic Journal, 2017, 127, (604), 2006-2040 View citations (7)
   See also Working Paper (2013)

2014

10. Area Disparities in Britain: Understanding the Contribution of People vs. Place Through Variance Decompositions
    Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 2014, 76, (5), 745-763 View citations (33)
11. The effect of public sector employment on local labour markets
    Journal of Urban Economics, 2014, 79, (C), 91-107 View citations (76)
    See also Working Paper (2012)
12. The urban wage growth premium: Sorting or learning?
    Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2014, 48, (C), 168-179 View citations (54)
    See also Working Paper (2014)

2013

13. Agglomeration, clusters, and industrial policy
    Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 2013, 29, (2), 383-404 View citations (32)

2012

14. MOSTLY POINTLESS SPATIAL ECONOMETRICS?
    Journal of Regional Science, 2012, 52, (2), 172-191 View citations (222)
    See also Working Paper (2010)

2011

15. Assessing the Effects of Local Taxation using Microgeographic Data
    Economic Journal, 2011, 121, (555), 1017-1046 View citations (114)
    See also Working Paper (2011)
16. TRADE AND ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY: THE IMPACT OF EEC ACCESSION ON THE UK
    Manchester School, 2011, 79, (5), 994-1017 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper (2006)

2010

17. Economic Linkages across Space
    Regional Studies, 2010, 44, (1), 17-33 View citations (10)
    See also Working Paper (2010)
18. The 10th year of the Journal of Economic Geography: a decade of high impact publication
    Journal of Economic Geography, 2010, 10, (1), 1-8 View citations (2)
19. “GIS A JOB”: WHAT USE GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS IN SPATIAL ECONOMICS?*
    Journal of Regional Science, 2010, 50, (1), 165-180 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper (2010)

2008

20. Decomposing the growth in residential land in the United States
    Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2008, 38, (5), 487-497 View citations (5)
    See also Working Paper (2008)
21. EXPLORING THE DETAILED LOCATION PATTERNS OF U.K. MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES USING MICROGEOGRAPHIC DATA*
    Journal of Regional Science, 2008, 48, (1), 213-243 View citations (88)
    See also Working Paper (2006)
22. Fat city: Questioning the relationship between urban sprawl and obesity
    Journal of Urban Economics, 2008, 63, (2), 385-404 View citations (59)
    See also Working Paper (2007)
23. Spatial patterns of development and the British housing market
    Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 2008, 24, (1), 59-78 View citations (13)
24. The effect of information and communication technologies on urban structure
    (Trade and circuses: Explaining urban giants)
    Economic Policy, 2008, 23, (54), 202-242
    See also Working Paper (2007)

2006

25. Causes of Sprawl: A Portrait from Space
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2006, 121, (2), 587-633 View citations (233)
    See also Working Paper (2005)
26. Economic Geography and Public Policy. By RICHARD BALDWIN, RIKARD FORSLID, PHILIPPE MARTIN, GIANMARCO OTTAVIANO and FREDERIC ROBERT‐NICOUD
    Economica, 2006, 73, (291), 551-552

2005

27. Agglomeration and the adjustment of the spatial economy§
    Papers in Regional Science, 2005, 84, (3), 311-349 View citations (47)
    See also Working Paper (2005)
28. Testing for Localization Using Micro-Geographic Data
    Review of Economic Studies, 2005, 72, (4), 1077-1106 View citations (334)
    See also Working Paper (2005)
29. The Port Geography of UK International Trade
    Environment and Planning A, 2005, 37, (10), 1751-1768
    See also Working Paper (2005)

2004

30. Can we learn anything from economic geography proper?
    Journal of Economic Geography, 2004, 4, (5), 501-516 View citations (26)
    See also Working Paper (2004)
31. Spatial evolution of the US urban system
    Journal of Economic Geography, 2004, 4, (2), 131-156 View citations (70)
    See also Working Paper (2004)

2003

32. Monetary Union and the Economic Geography of Europe
    Journal of Common Market Studies, 2003, 41, (5), 847-868 View citations (35)
    See also Working Paper (2003)
33. Zipf's law for cities: an empirical examination
    Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2003, 33, (2), 127-137 View citations (125)
    See also Working Paper (2003)

2002

34. Delocation and European integration: is structural spending justified?
    (Specialization patterns in Europe)
    Economic Policy, 2002, 17, (35), 321-359 View citations (1)
35. Integration and Industrial Specialisation in the European Union
    Revue Économique, 2002, 53, (3), 469-481 View citations (29)
    Also in Revue économique, 2002, 53, (3), 469-481 (2002) View citations (27)
36. Neighbourhood Effects in Large and Small Neighbourhoods
    Urban Studies, 2002, 39, (1), 117-130 View citations (3)
37. Unemployment clusters across Europe's regions and countries
    (Regional evolutions)
    Economic Policy, 2002, 17, (34), 115-148 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper (1999)

2001

38. Cross-Sectional Evolution of the U.S. City Size Distribution
    Journal of Urban Economics, 2001, 49, (3), 543-566 View citations (37)
    See also Working Paper (2001)

Books

2014

1. Urban Economics and Urban Policy
   Books, Edward Elgar Publishing View citations (8)

Chapters

2015

1. Spatial Methods
   Elsevier View citations (7)
   See also Working Paper (2014)
2. TRADE AND ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY: THE IMPACT OF EEC ACCESSION ON THE UK**Manuscript received 5.1.09; final version received 6.8.09
   Chapter 12 in Non-Tariff Barriers, Regionalism and Poverty Essays in Applied International Trade Analysis, 2015, pp 215-238

2013

3. Agglomeration and Labour Markets: The Impact of Transport Investments on Labour Market Outcomes
   Springer

2010

4. Labor Pooling as a Source of Agglomeration: An Empirical Investigation
   A chapter in Agglomeration Economics, 2010, pp 133-150 View citations (48)
   See also Working Paper (2009)

2004

5. The spatial distribution of economic activities in the European Union
   Chapter 64 in Handbook of Regional and Urban Economics, 2004, vol. 4, pp 2845-2909 View citations (85)
   See also Working Paper (2003)