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Working Papers

2023

1. An Anatomy of Urbanization in Sub-Saharan Africa
   Université Paris1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (Post-Print and Working Papers), HAL
   Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2023)
   Working Papers, HAL (2023)
   SciencePo Working papers Main, HAL (2023)
   SciencePo Working papers, HAL (2023)
2. Are Ride-Hailing Services and Public Transport Complements or Substitutes ? Evidence from the Opening of Jakarta’s MRT System
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
3. Unlivable
   World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group
4. Where Is Poverty Concentrated ? New Evidence Based on Internationally Consistent Urban and Poverty Measurements
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
   Also in SciencePo Working papers, HAL (2023)
   SciencePo Working papers Main, HAL (2023)
   Working Papers, HAL (2023)

2022

5. Estimating Urban Poverty Consistently Across Countries
   World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group
6. When the Lights Go Out: The Economic Impacts of Covid-19 on Cities Globally
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank

2021

7. Tracking Economic Activity in Response to the COVID-19 Crisis Using Nighttime Lights — The Case of Morocco
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (2)

2020

8. Female Business Leaders, Business and Cultural Environment, and Productivity around the World
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank

2019

9. Cities of Workers, Children or Seniors? Age Structure and Economic Growth in a Global Cross-Section of Cities
   Working Papers, The George Washington University, Institute for International Economic Policy View citations (2)
   Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2019) View citations (2)
10. Definition Matters
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group

2018

11. Definition Matters: Metropolitan Areas and Agglomeration Economies in a Large Developing Country
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (14)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2018) View citations (13)
    See also Journal Article Definition matters. Metropolitan areas and agglomeration economies in a large-developing country, Journal of Urban Economics, Elsevier (2021) View citations (7) (2021)
12. Explaining spatial variations in productivity: evidence from Latin America and the Caribbean
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (17)
13. Transport corridors and their wider economic benefits: a critical review of the literature
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (8)
14. Wider Economic Benefits of Transport Corridors: A Policy Framework and Illustrative Application to the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany
    See also Journal Article The wider economic benefits of transport corridors: a policy framework and illustrative application to the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society, Cambridge Political Economy Society (2019) View citations (9) (2019)

2017

15. The heterogeneous growth effects of the business environment: firm-level evidence for a global sample of cities
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (4)
16. Urbanization and development: is Latin America and the Caribbean different from the rest of the world?
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (20)

2016

17. Identifying the economic potential of Indian districts
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (7)

2015

18. Hukou and highways: the impact of China?s spatial development policies on urbanization and regional inequality
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Hukou and highways the impact of China's spatial development policies on urbanization and regional inequality, Regional Science and Urban Economics, Elsevier (2018) View citations (12) (2018)

2013

19. Is urbanization in Sub-Saharan Africa different ?
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (25)

2010

20. On the road to prosperity ? The economic geography of China's national expressway network
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (14)

2009

21. International growth spillovers, geography and infrastructure
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (12)
    See also Journal Article International Growth Spillovers, Geography and Infrastructure, The World Economy, Wiley Blackwell (2011) View citations (3) (2011)
22. Reshaping Economic Geography: Implications for New EU Member States
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group

2008

23. Returns to Scale for EU Regional Manufacturing
    Working Papers, Queen Mary, University of London, School of Business and Management, Centre for Globalisation Research View citations (36)

Journal Articles

2023

1. Cities and productivity: Evidence from 16 Latin American and Caribbean countries
   Journal of Urban Economics, 2023, 136, (C) View citations (2)
2. Lights out: The economic impacts of Covid‐19 on cities globally
   Journal of Regional Science, 2023, 63, (5), 1251-1283

2022

3. Female entrepreneurs and productivity around the world: Rule of law, network, culture, and gender equality
   World Development, 2022, 154, (C) View citations (8)

2021

4. Cities of workers, children or seniors? Stylized facts and possible implications for growth in a global sample of cities
   Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2021, 87, (C) View citations (6)
5. Definition matters. Metropolitan areas and agglomeration economies in a large-developing country
   Journal of Urban Economics, 2021, 125, (C) View citations (7)
   See also Working Paper Definition Matters: Metropolitan Areas and Agglomeration Economies in a Large Developing Country, CEPR Discussion Papers (2018) View citations (14) (2018)

2020

6. Transport corridors and their wider economic benefits: A quantitative review of the literature
   Journal of Regional Science, 2020, 60, (2), 207-248 View citations (14)

2019

7. The wider economic benefits of transport corridors: a policy framework and illustrative application to the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor
   Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society, 2019, 12, (1), 17-44 View citations (9)
   See also Working Paper Wider Economic Benefits of Transport Corridors: A Policy Framework and Illustrative Application to the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, MPRA Paper (2018) (2018)

2018

8. Hukou and highways the impact of China's spatial development policies on urbanization and regional inequality
   Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2018, 71, (C), 91-109 View citations (12)
   See also Working Paper Hukou and highways: the impact of China?s spatial development policies on urbanization and regional inequality, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2015) View citations (4) (2015)

2017

9. A free, open-source tool for identifying urban agglomerations using polygon data
   Environment Systems and Decisions, 2017, 37, (1), 68-87

2016

10. A Free, Open-Source Tool for Identifying Urban Agglomerations using Point Data
    Spatial Economic Analysis, 2016, 11, (1), 67-91 View citations (1)

2014

11. The connectivity of South Asian cities in infrastructure networks
    Journal of Maps, 2014, 10, (1), 47-52 View citations (9)

2013

12. Editorial
    Spatial Economic Analysis, 2013, 8, (1), 1-8 View citations (1)
13. Editorial
    Spatial Economic Analysis, 2013, 8, (2), 113-119 View citations (1)

2012

14. Editorial
    Spatial Economic Analysis, 2012, 7, (2), 171-177
15. Editorial
    Spatial Economic Analysis, 2012, 7, (4), 397-402
16. Evaluating China's road to prosperity: A new economic geography approach
    Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2012, 42, (4), 580-594 View citations (52)

2011

17. Density, distance and division: the case of Chongqing municipality, China
    Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society, 2011, 4, (2), 189-204 View citations (5)
18. Editorial
    Spatial Economic Analysis, 2011, 6, (3), 243-248 View citations (1)
19. Editorial
    Spatial Economic Analysis, 2011, 6, (4), 351-357 View citations (1)
20. Geography and development
    Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society, 2011, 4, (2), 157-162 View citations (1)
21. International Growth Spillovers, Geography and Infrastructure
    The World Economy, 2011, 34, (9), 1507-1533 View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper International growth spillovers, geography and infrastructure, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2009) View citations (12) (2009)
22. We Move into Distinguished Company
    Spatial Economic Analysis, 2011, 6, (2), 133-138

2010

23. Editorial
    Spatial Economic Analysis, 2010, 5, (4), 355-361
24. Editorial
    Spatial Economic Analysis, 2010, 5, (1), 1-7
25. Editorial
    Spatial Economic Analysis, 2010, 5, (2), 121-125
26. Editorial
    Spatial Economic Analysis, 2010, 5, (3), 257-262

2009

27. Editorial
    Spatial Economic Analysis, 2009, 4, (3), 243-248
28. Editorial
    Spatial Economic Analysis, 2009, 4, (1), 1-4
29. Editorial
    Spatial Economic Analysis, 2009, 4, (2), 121-125
30. Increasing Returns and the Growth of Industries in the EU Regions: Paradoxes and Conundrums
    Spatial Economic Analysis, 2009, 4, (2), 127-148 View citations (21)

2008

31. Editorial
    Spatial Economic Analysis, 2008, 3, (2), 145-149
32. Editorial
    Spatial Economic Analysis, 2008, 3, (3), 269-273
33. Editorial
    Spatial Economic Analysis, 2008, 3, (1), 1-5
34. Effective-demand-constrained growth in a two-sector Kaldorian model
    Journal of Post Keynesian Economics, 2008, 31, (1), 57-78 View citations (3)
35. New Estimates of Returns to Scale and Spatial Spillovers for EU Regional Manufacturing, 1986—2002
    International Regional Science Review, 2008, 31, (1), 62-87 View citations (33)

2007

36. Editorial
    Spatial Economic Analysis, 2007, 2, (3), 215-218
37. Editorial
    Spatial Economic Analysis, 2007, 2, (1), 1-5
38. Editorial
    Spatial Economic Analysis, 2007, 2, (2), 111-115
39. RETURNS TO SCALE AND REGIONAL GROWTH: THE STATIC-DYNAMIC VERDOORN LAW PARADOX REVISITED
    Journal of Regional Science, 2007, 47, (2), 179-208 View citations (41)
40. The Conditional Convergence Properties of Simple Kaldorian Growth Models
    International Review of Applied Economics, 2007, 21, (5), 619-632 View citations (10)

2006

41. Editorial
    Spatial Economic Analysis, 2006, 1, (2), 147-153
42. PRODUCTIVITY, EFFICIENCY AND TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE IN EUROPEAN UNION REGIONAL MANUFACTURING: A DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS APPROACH*
    Manchester School, 2006, 74, (4), 500-525 View citations (14)

2004

43. The Growth Performances of the GB Counties: Some New Empirical Evidence for 1977-1993
    Regional Studies, 2004, 38, (2), 149-165 View citations (19)

2001

44. Endogenous Structural Change
    Zagreb International Review of Economics and Business, 2001, 4, (2), 1-22

Books

2019

1. Time to ACT
   World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group View citations (4)

2018

2. Raising the Bar for Productive Cities in Latin America and the Caribbean
   World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group View citations (22)

2016

3. Leveraging Urbanization in South Asia
   World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group View citations (20)

Chapters

2010

1. Endogenous Regional Growth: A Critical Survey
   Chapter 21 in Handbook of Alternative Theories of Economic Growth, 2010 View citations (13)

2007

2. A Non-parametric Analysis of Productivity, Efficiency and Technical Change in EU Regional Manufacturing, 1986–2002
   Chapter 8 in New Directions in Economic Geography, 2007
3. What is Endogenous Growth Theory?
   Chapter 3 in Economic Growth, 2007 View citations (11)

2005

4. The Old Lady in new clothes: uncertainty and the UK monetary policy framework
   Chapter 9 in The New Monetary Policy, 2005

2002

5. Cumulative Causation and Unemployment
   Palgrave Macmillan View citations (4)
6. The Role of the Balance of Payments in Economic Growth
   Chapter 6 in The Economics of Demand-Led Growth, 2002 View citations (31)