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Working Papers
2025
- Are Big Cities Important for Economic Growth?
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
2024
- Foundations of Cities
LIDAM Discussion Papers CORE, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE) 
See also Journal Article Foundations of cities, Journal of Urban Economics, Elsevier (2024) (2024)
2023
- Does the US have an Infrastructure Cost Problem? Evidence from the Interstate Highway System
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc 
See also Journal Article Does the US have an infrastructure cost problem? Evidence from the interstate highway system, Journal of Urban Economics, Elsevier (2024) (2024)
2022
- Subways and Urban Air Pollution
Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics, UC Berkeley, Working Paper Series, Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics, UC Berkeley View citations (16)
Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2018) View citations (33)
See also Journal Article Subways and Urban Air Pollution, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, American Economic Association (2022) View citations (24) (2022)
- The Value of Piped Water and Sewers: Evidence from 19th Century Chicago
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
2021
- A Unified Theory of Cities
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
2020
- 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 (78)
Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2018) View citations (45)
See also Journal Article Does investment in national highways help or hurt hinterland city growth?, Journal of Urban Economics, Elsevier (2020) View citations (76) (2020)
- Transportation Infrastructure in the US
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (9)
See also Chapter Transportation Infrastructure in the US, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2020) View citations (10) (2020)
- Urbanization in the Developing World: Too Early or Too Slow?
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (37)
Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2020) View citations (36)
See also Journal Article Urbanization in the Developing World: Too Early or Too Slow?, Journal of Economic Perspectives, American Economic Association (2020) View citations (37) (2020)
2018
- Subways and Urban Growth: Evidence from Earth
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (70)
Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2016) View citations (17) SERC Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2016) View citations (15)
See also Journal Article Subways and urban growth: Evidence from earth, Journal of Urban Economics, Elsevier (2018) View citations (63) (2018)
2017
- 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 (226) (2017)
2016
- Highways, Market Access and Urban Growth in China
SERC Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (23)
- In brief: Investing in roads
CentrePiece - The magazine for economic performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
- Speed
Working Papers, HAL 
See also Journal Article Speed, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2018) (2018)
2015
- Transport Infrastructure, Urban Growth and Market Access in China
ERSA conference papers, European Regional Science Association View citations (11)
2014
- Transportation Costs and the Spatial Organization of Economic Activity
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (50)
Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2014) View citations (47) CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2014) View citations (50) CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2014) View citations (50)
See also Chapter Transportation Costs and the Spatial Organization of Economic Activity, Handbook of Regional and Urban Economics, Elsevier (2015) View citations (271) (2015)
2013
- Roads and Trade: Evidence from the U.S
Working Papers, University of Toronto, Department of Economics View citations (36)
Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2013) View citations (51)
See also Journal Article Roads and Trade: Evidence from the US, The Review of Economic Studies, Review of Economic Studies Ltd (2014) View citations (244) (2014)
2011
- The effects of land transfer taxes on real estate markets: Evidence from a natural experiment in Toronto
Working Papers, University of Toronto, Department of Economics View citations (37)
See also Journal Article The effects of land transfer taxes on real estate markets: evidence from a natural experiment in Toronto, Journal of Economic Geography, Oxford University Press (2012) View citations (83) (2012)
2009
- The Fundamental Law of Road Congestion: Evidence from US Cities
SERC Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (24)
Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2009) View citations (16) Working Papers, University of Toronto, Department of Economics (2009) View citations (19) CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2009) View citations (22)
See also Journal Article The Fundamental Law of Road Congestion: Evidence from US Cities, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2011) View citations (413) (2011)
2008
- 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 (11)
Also in Working Papers, Instituto Madrileño de Estudios Avanzados (IMDEA) Ciencias Sociales (2007)  CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2007)  CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2007)  LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2007)  Working Papers, University of Toronto, Department of Economics (2007)
- The Value of Information in Public Decisions
Working Papers, University of Toronto, Department of Economics
- Urban Growth and Transportation
CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (23)
Also in Working Papers, University of Toronto, Department of Economics (2007) View citations (6)
See also Journal Article Urban Growth and Transportation, The Review of Economic Studies, Review of Economic Studies Ltd (2012) View citations (435) (2012)
2007
- Cost benefit analysis vs. referenda
Working Papers, University of Toronto, Department of Economics
- Fat City: Questioning the Relationship Between Urban Sprawl and Obesity
CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (4)
See also Journal Article Fat city: Questioning the relationship between urban sprawl and obesity, Journal of Urban Economics, Elsevier (2008) View citations (79) (2008)
- Fat city: The relationship between urban sprawl and obesity
Working Papers, Instituto Madrileño de Estudios Avanzados (IMDEA) Ciencias Sociales View citations (3)
Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2006) View citations (2) Working Papers, University of Toronto, Department of Economics (2006) View citations (2) CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2006) View citations (2)
2006
- A Simple Theory of Smart Growth and Sprawl
Working Papers, University of Toronto, Department of Economics 
See also Journal Article A simple theory of smart growth and sprawl, Journal of Urban Economics, Elsevier (2007) View citations (11) (2007)
- The Usefulness of Corruptible Elections
Working Papers, University of Toronto, Department of Economics View citations (1)
Also in Working Papers, University of Toronto, Department of Economics (2003) View citations (2) William Davidson Institute Working Papers Series, William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan (2003) View citations (2)
- Urban Sprawl
CentrePiece - The magazine for economic performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
2005
- Causes of sprawl: A portrait from space
Working Papers, University of Toronto, Department of Economics View citations (8)
See also Journal Article Causes of Sprawl: A Portrait from Space, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College (2006) View citations (318) (2006)
- Extinction by Miscalculation
Working Papers, University of Toronto, Department of Economics
- Meetings with Costly Participation: An Empirical Analysis
Staff General Research Papers Archive, Iowa State University, Department of Economics View citations (20)
Also in ISU General Staff Papers, Iowa State University, Department of Economics (2005) 
See also Journal Article Meetings with Costly Participation: An Empirical Analysis, The Review of Economic Studies, Review of Economic Studies Ltd (2005) View citations (22) (2005)
2003
- Landscape Preferences and Patterns of Residential Development
Working Papers, University of Toronto, Department of Economics View citations (1)
See also Journal Article Landscape preferences and patterns of residential development, Journal of Urban Economics, Elsevier (2005) View citations (62) (2005)
2002
- Local Government Behavior and Property Right Formation in Rural China
Working Papers, University of Toronto, Department of Economics View citations (14)
See also Journal Article Local Government Behavior and Property Right Formation in Rural China, Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics (JITE), Mohr Siebeck, Tübingen (2004) View citations (73) (2004)
2001
- Meetings with Costly Participation: An Empirical Investigation
Working Papers, University of Toronto, Department of Economics
1999
- Property Rights Formation and the Organization of Exchange and Production in Rural China
William Davidson Institute Working Papers Series, William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan View citations (7)
- Uncertainty and the choice of quota program in a multi-product fishery
Working Papers, University of Toronto, Department of Economics
1998
- Managing Extinctions and Biodiversity
Working Papers, University of Toronto, Department of Economics
- Meetings with costly participation
Working Papers, University of Toronto, Department of Economics View citations (2)
See also Journal Article Meetings with Costly Participation, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2000) View citations (67) (2000)
- Optimal quota programs
Working Papers, University of Toronto, Department of Economics View citations (1)
- Tradition and Common Property Management
Working Papers, University of Toronto, Department of Economics 
See also Journal Article Tradition and Common Property Management, Canadian Journal of Economics, Canadian Economics Association (1999) View citations (1) (1999)
1995
- Economics without Free-disposal: Quota-induced Discarding in Heterogenous Fisheries
Working Papers, University of Toronto, Department of Economics View citations (6)
- Value-based ITQ's
Working Papers, University of Toronto, Department of Economics View citations (3)
1992
- 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 (861) (1995)
Journal Articles
2024
- Does the US have an infrastructure cost problem? Evidence from the interstate highway system
Journal of Urban Economics, 2024, 143, (C) 
See also Working Paper Does the US have an Infrastructure Cost Problem? Evidence from the Interstate Highway System, NBER Working Papers (2023) (2023)
- Foundations of cities
Journal of Urban Economics, 2024, 143, (C) 
See also Working Paper Foundations of Cities, LIDAM Discussion Papers CORE (2024) (2024)
2022
- Subways and Urban Air Pollution
American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2022, 14, (1), 164-96 View citations (24)
See also Working Paper Subways and Urban Air Pollution, Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics, UC Berkeley, Working Paper Series (2022) View citations (16) (2022)
2020
- Does investment in national highways help or hurt hinterland city growth?
Journal of Urban Economics, 2020, 115, (C) View citations (76)
See also Working Paper Does investment in national highways help or hurt hinterland city growth?, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2020) View citations (78) (2020)
- Urbanization in the Developing World: Too Early or Too Slow?
Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2020, 34, (3), 150-73 View citations (37)
See also Working Paper Urbanization in the Developing World: Too Early or Too Slow?, NBER Working Papers (2020) View citations (37) (2020)
2018
- Benefit-Transfer and Spatial Equilibrium
Environmental & Resource Economics, 2018, 69, (3), 575-589 View citations (1)
- Speed
The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2018, 100, (4), 725-739 
See also Working Paper Speed, Working Papers (2016) (2016)
- Subways and urban growth: Evidence from earth
Journal of Urban Economics, 2018, 108, (C), 85-106 View citations (63)
See also Working Paper Subways and Urban Growth: Evidence from Earth, NBER Working Papers (2018) View citations (70) (2018)
- Urban form and driving: Evidence from US cities
Journal of Urban Economics, 2018, 108, (C), 170-191 View citations (45)
2017
- Roads, Railroads, and Decentralization of Chinese Cities
The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2017, 99, (3), 435-448 View citations (226)
See also Working Paper Roads, railroads and decentralization of Chinese cities, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2017) View citations (185) (2017)
- Transport Infrastructure and the Decentralization of Cities in the People's Republic of China
Asian Development Review, 2017, 34, (2), 25-50 View citations (10)
2014
- Land Use Regulation and Welfare
Econometrica, 2014, 82, (4), 1341-1403 View citations (107)
- Roads and Trade: Evidence from the US
The Review of Economic Studies, 2014, 81, (2), 681-724 View citations (244)
See also Working Paper Roads and Trade: Evidence from the U.S, Working Papers (2013) View citations (36) (2013)
2012
- Adaptation to Climate Change in Preindustrial Iceland
American Economic Review, 2012, 102, (3), 250-55 View citations (3)
- The effects of land transfer taxes on real estate markets: evidence from a natural experiment in Toronto
Journal of Economic Geography, 2012, 12, (2), 327-354 View citations (83)
See also Working Paper The effects of land transfer taxes on real estate markets: Evidence from a natural experiment in Toronto, Working Papers (2011) View citations (37) (2011)
- Urban Growth and Transportation
The Review of Economic Studies, 2012, 79, (4), 1407-1440 View citations (435)
See also Working Paper Urban Growth and Transportation, CEPR Discussion Papers (2008) View citations (23) (2008)
2011
- The Fundamental Law of Road Congestion: Evidence from US Cities
American Economic Review, 2011, 101, (6), 2616-52 View citations (413)
See also Working Paper The Fundamental Law of Road Congestion: Evidence from US Cities, SERC Discussion Papers (2009) View citations (24) (2009)
2010
- Cost Benefit Analyses versus Referenda
Journal of Political Economy, 2010, 118, (1), 156-187 View citations (15)
- The Value of Information in Regulation
The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2010, 10, (1), 30 View citations (1)
2008
- Fat city: Questioning the relationship between urban sprawl and obesity
Journal of Urban Economics, 2008, 63, (2), 385-404 View citations (79)
See also Working Paper Fat City: Questioning the Relationship Between Urban Sprawl and Obesity, CEPR Discussion Papers (2007) View citations (4) (2007)
- Review of green cities
Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2008, 38, (4), 404-405
- Sand in the Gears: Evaluating the Effects of Toronto's Land Transfer Tax
C.D. Howe Institute Commentary, 2008, (277) View citations (5)
2007
- A simple theory of smart growth and sprawl
Journal of Urban Economics, 2007, 61, (1), 21-44 View citations (11)
See also Working Paper A Simple Theory of Smart Growth and Sprawl, Working Papers (2006) (2006)
- THE USEFULNESS OF IMPERFECT ELECTIONS: THE CASE OF VILLAGE ELECTIONS IN RURAL CHINA
Economics and Politics, 2007, 19, (3), 453-480 View citations (20)
2006
- Causes of Sprawl: A Portrait from Space
The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2006, 121, (2), 587-633 View citations (318)
See also Working Paper Causes of sprawl: A portrait from space, Working Papers (2005) View citations (8) (2005)
2005
- Landscape preferences and patterns of residential development
Journal of Urban Economics, 2005, 57, (1), 19-54 View citations (62)
See also Working Paper Landscape Preferences and Patterns of Residential Development, Working Papers (2003) View citations (1) (2003)
- Meetings with Costly Participation: An Empirical Analysis
The Review of Economic Studies, 2005, 72, (1), 247-268 View citations (22)
See also Working Paper Meetings with Costly Participation: An Empirical Analysis, Staff General Research Papers Archive (2005) View citations (20) (2005)
- Meetings with Costly Participation: Reply
American Economic Review, 2005, 95, (4), 1351-1354 View citations (14)
2004
- Local Government Behavior and Property Right Formation in Rural China
Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics (JITE), 2004, 160, (4), 627-662 View citations (73)
See also Working Paper Local Government Behavior and Property Right Formation in Rural China, Working Papers (2002) View citations (14) (2002)
2000
- Meetings with Costly Participation
American Economic Review, 2000, 90, (4), 927-943 View citations (67)
See also Working Paper Meetings with costly participation, Working Papers (1998) View citations (2) (1998)
1999
- Tradition and Common Property Management
Canadian Journal of Economics, 1999, 32, (3), 673-687 View citations (1)
See also Working Paper Tradition and Common Property Management, Working Papers (1998) (1998)
1997
- Parental Altruism and Common Property Regulation
Canadian Journal of Economics, 1997, 30, (4), 809-21 View citations (2)
- Quota-Induced Discarding in Heterogeneous Fisheries
Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 1997, 33, (2), 186-195 View citations (32)
1995
- Industrial Development in Cities
Journal of Political Economy, 1995, 103, (5), 1067-90 View citations (861)
See also Working Paper Industrial Development in Cities, NBER Working Papers (1992) View citations (9) (1992)
Chapters
2020
- Transportation Infrastructure in the US
A chapter in Economic Analysis and Infrastructure Investment, 2020, pp 165-210 View citations (10)
See also Working Paper Transportation Infrastructure in the US, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2020) View citations (9) (2020)
2015
- Transportation Costs and the Spatial Organization of Economic Activity
Elsevier View citations (271)
See also Working Paper Transportation Costs and the Spatial Organization of Economic Activity, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2014) View citations (50) (2014)
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