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Working Papers

2022

1. The role of historic amenities in shaping cities
   Working Papers, Institut d'Economia de Barcelona (IEB)
   See also Journal Article The role of historic amenities in shaping cities, Regional Science and Urban Economics, Elsevier (2024) (2024)

2021

2. COVID-19, Working from Home and the Future of Cities / La COVID-19, el teletrabajo y el futuro de las ciudades / La COVID-19, el teletreball i el futur de les ciutats
   IEB Reports, Institut d'Economia de Barcelona (IEB)
3. Paving the way to modern growth. Evidence from Bourbon roads in Spain
   Working Papers, European Historical Economics Society (EHES)
4. The Political Economy of Coastal Development
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo
   Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2021)
   See also Journal Article The political economy of coastal development, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2024) View citations (1) (2024)

2020

5. Building(s and) cities: Delineating urban areas with a machine learning algorithm
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (3)
   Also in Working Papers, Institut d'Economia de Barcelona (IEB) (2019) View citations (13)
   See also Journal Article Building(s and) cities: Delineating urban areas with a machine learning algorithm, Journal of Urban Economics, Elsevier (2021) View citations (5) (2021)
6. Congestion in highways when tolls and railroads matter: Evidence from European cities
   Working Papers, Department of Applied Economics at Universitat Autonoma of Barcelona View citations (1)
   Also in Working Papers, Institut d'Economia de Barcelona (IEB) (2020)
   See also Journal Article Congestion in highways when tolls and railroads matter: evidence from European cities, Journal of Economic Geography, Oxford University Press (2022) View citations (4) (2022)

2019

7. Calling from the outside: The role of networks in residential mobility
   Diskussionsschriften, Universitaet Bern, Departement Volkswirtschaft - CRED View citations (12)
   Also in Working Papers, CEMFI (2019) View citations (11)
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2019) View citations (13)
   See also Journal Article Calling from the outside: The role of networks in residential mobility, Journal of Urban Economics, Elsevier (2020) View citations (16) (2020)

2018

8. Amphitheaters, cathedrals and operas: The role of historic amenities on suburbanization
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (5)
9. Big plant closures and local employment
   LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (8)
   See also Journal Article Big plant closures and local employment, Journal of Economic Geography, Oxford University Press (2018) View citations (11) (2018)
10. Tourism and Gentrification in Global Cities: Could Fiscal Policy be Useful? / Turismo y gentrificación en ciudades globales: ¿podría ser útil la política fiscal? / Turisme i gentrificació en ciutats globals: podria ser útil la política fiscal?
    IEB Reports, Institut d'Economia de Barcelona (IEB)

2017

11. Can urban renewal policies reverse neighborhood ethnic dynamics?
    Working Papers, Institut d'Economia de Barcelona (IEB) View citations (1)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2016)
    See also Journal Article Can urban renewal policies reverse neighborhood ethnic dynamics?, Journal of Economic Geography, Oxford University Press (2020) View citations (2) (2020)
12. Housing booms and busts and local fiscal policy
    ZEW Discussion Papers, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research
    Also in Working Papers, Xarxa de Referència en Economia Aplicada (XREAP) (2017)
    Working Papers, Institut d'Economia de Barcelona (IEB) (2017)
13. How does transportation shape intrametropolitan growth? An answer from the Regional Express Rail
    PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint), HAL View citations (11)
    Also in Working Papers, Institut d'Economia de Barcelona (IEB) (2015) View citations (6)
    Post-Print, HAL (2017) View citations (14)
    See also Journal Article How does transportation shape intrametropolitan growth? An answer from the Regional Express Rail, Journal of Regional Science, Wiley Blackwell (2017) View citations (16) (2017)
14. Next train to the polycentric city: The effect of railroads on subcenter formation
    Post-Print, HAL View citations (21)
    Also in Working Papers, Institut d'Economia de Barcelona (IEB) (2016) View citations (5)
    Working Papers, Xarxa de Referència en Economia Aplicada (XREAP) (2016)
    PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint), HAL (2017) View citations (18)
    See also Journal Article Next train to the polycentric city: The effect of railroads on subcenter formation, Regional Science and Urban Economics, Elsevier (2017) View citations (21) (2017)

2016

15. Banking the unbanked: Evidence from the Spanish Banking Expansion Plan
    Working Papers, Institut d'Economia de Barcelona (IEB)
16. Express Delivery to the Suburbs. The Effect of Transportation in Europe's Heterogeneous Cities
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (5)
    Also in Working Papers, Institut d'Economia de Barcelona (IEB) (2015) View citations (4)

2015

17. Big Plant Closures and Agglomeration Economies
    SERC Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (4)
    Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2015) View citations (4)
    Working Papers, Institut d'Economia de Barcelona (IEB) (2015) View citations (4)
18. Can Urban Renewal Policies Reverse Ethnic Tipping Points?
    ERSA conference papers, European Regional Science Association
19. Express delivery to the suburbs. Transport Infrastructure and European cities
    ERSA conference papers, European Regional Science Association View citations (3)

2014

20. Do Land Use Policies Follow Road Construction
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo
    Also in Working Papers, Institut d'Economia de Barcelona (IEB) (2014) View citations (1)

2013

21. Banking towards development: Evidence from the Spanish banking expansion plan
    Working Papers, Institut d'Economia de Barcelona (IEB)
22. Do Political Parties Matter for Local Land Use Policies?
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (48)
    Also in Working Papers, Institut d'Economia de Barcelona (IEB) (2012)
    See also Journal Article Do political parties matter for local land use policies?, Journal of Urban Economics, Elsevier (2013) View citations (42) (2013)
23. Market potential and city growth: Spain 1860-1960
    IFCS - Working Papers in Economic History.WH, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. Instituto Figuerola
    Also in Working Papers, Institut d'Economia de Barcelona (IEB) (2013) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Market potential and city growth: Spain 1860–1960, Cliometrica, Journal of Historical Economics and Econometric History, Association Française de Cliométrie (AFC) (2017) View citations (7) (2017)
24. Sequential city growth in the US: Does age matter?
    ERSA conference papers, European Regional Science Association
    Also in Working Papers, Institut d'Economia de Barcelona (IEB) (2013)
    See also Journal Article Sequential city growth in the US: Does age matter?, Regional Science and Urban Economics, Elsevier (2014) View citations (15) (2014)
25. Suburbanization and highways: when the romans, the bourbons and the first cars still shape Spanish cities
    Working Papers, Institut d'Economia de Barcelona (IEB) View citations (21)

2012

26. What underlies localization and urbanization economies? Evidence from the location of new firms
    Working Papers, Xarxa de Referència en Economia Aplicada (XREAP) View citations (4)
    Also in Working Papers, Institut d'Economia de Barcelona (IEB) (2012) View citations (24)
27. When are localization and urbanization economies important?
    ERSA conference papers, European Regional Science Association

2011

28. Local spending and the housing boom
    Working Papers, Institut d'Economia de Barcelona (IEB) View citations (2)

2010

29. Lobbying, political competition, and local land supply: recent evidence from Spain
    Working Papers, Institut d'Economia de Barcelona (IEB) View citations (4)
    Also in Working Papers in Economics, Universitat de Barcelona. Espai de Recerca en Economia (2010) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Lobbying, political competition, and local land supply: Recent evidence from Spain, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2012) View citations (72) (2012)
30. The mechanisms of agglomeration: Evidence from the effect of inter-industry relations on the location of new firms
    Working Papers, Institut d'Economia de Barcelona (IEB)
    See also Journal Article The mechanisms of agglomeration: Evidence from the effect of inter-industry relations on the location of new firms, Journal of Urban Economics, Elsevier (2011) View citations (88) (2011)

2009

31. Can a knowledge-based cluster be created? The case of the Barcelona 22@district
    Working Papers, Institut d'Economia de Barcelona (IEB)
    See also Journal Article Can a knowledge-based cluster be created? The case of the Barcelona 22@ district, Papers in Regional Science, Wiley Blackwell (2012) View citations (9) (2012)

2007

32. Economic and political determinants of urban expansion: Exploring the local connection
    Working Papers, Institut d'Economia de Barcelona (IEB) View citations (6)

2006

33. Industrial Location At the Intra-Metropolitan Level: A Negative Binomial Approach
    ERSA conference papers, European Regional Science Association
    Also in Studies on the Spanish Economy, FEDEA
34. Industrial location at the intra-metropolitan level: The role of agglomeration economies
    Working Papers, Institut d'Economia de Barcelona (IEB) View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article Industrial Location at the Intra-Metropolitan Level: The Role of Agglomeration Economies, Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals (2009) View citations (58) (2009)

2003

35. Fiscal and growth spillovers in large urban areas
    Working Papers, Institut d'Economia de Barcelona (IEB)

2002

36. The growth of cities: Does agglomeration matter?
    Working Papers, Institut d'Economia de Barcelona (IEB) View citations (2)

2001

37. La concentración territorial de las empresas industriales: un estudio sobre la unidad geogr fica de an lisis mediante técnicas de econometría espacial
    Working Papers, Institut d'Economia de Barcelona (IEB)

2000

38. BUSINESS DYNAMICS AND TERRITORIAL FLEXIBILITY
    ERSA conference papers, European Regional Science Association View citations (2)
39. EXTERNAL ECONOMIES AND LOCATION OF INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES. AN ANALYSIS OF THE SPANISH CASE
    ERSA conference papers, European Regional Science Association View citations (1)
40. Pautas de localización de las nuevas empresas y flexibilidad territorial
    Working Papers, Institut d'Economia de Barcelona (IEB)

1998

41. Efecto distrito y competitividad de las empresas manufactureras en los sistemas productivos locales
    Working Papers in Economics, Universitat de Barcelona. Espai de Recerca en Economia
42. Spatial dependence and Kaldor's laws: Evidence for the European regions
    ERSA conference papers, European Regional Science Association

Undated

43. Cities and the internet: The end of distance?
    Studies on the Spanish Economy, FEDEA View citations (2)
44. Cities as engines of regional growth
    Studies on the Spanish Economy, FEDEA
45. Creación de empleo e impuestos municipales: evidencia empírica con datos de panel
    Studies on the Spanish Economy, FEDEA

Journal Articles

2024

1. Suburbanization and transportation in European cities
   Journal of Economic Geography, 2024, 24, (6), 843-869
2. The political economy of coastal development
   Journal of Public Economics, 2024, 238, (C) View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper The Political Economy of Coastal Development, CESifo Working Paper Series (2021) (2021)
3. The role of historic amenities in shaping cities
   Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2024, 109, (C)
   See also Working Paper The role of historic amenities in shaping cities, Working Papers (2022) (2022)

2023

4. Paving the way to modern growth: The Spanish Bourbon roads
   Explorations in Economic History, 2023, 90, (C)

2022

5. Congestion in highways when tolls and railroads matter: evidence from European cities
   (The congestion relief benefit of public transit: evidence from Rome)
   Journal of Economic Geography, 2022, 22, (5), 931-960 View citations (4)
   See also Working Paper Congestion in highways when tolls and railroads matter: Evidence from European cities, Working Papers (2020) View citations (1) (2020)
6. Erratum to: Congestion in highways when tolls and railroads matter: evidence from European cities
   Journal of Economic Geography, 2022, 22, (5), 961-961 View citations (4)

2021

7. Building(s and) cities: Delineating urban areas with a machine learning algorithm
   Journal of Urban Economics, 2021, 125, (C) View citations (5)
   See also Working Paper Building(s and) cities: Delineating urban areas with a machine learning algorithm, CEPR Discussion Papers (2020) View citations (3) (2020)

2020

8. Calling from the outside: The role of networks in residential mobility
   Journal of Urban Economics, 2020, 119, (C) View citations (16)
   See also Working Paper Calling from the outside: The role of networks in residential mobility, Diskussionsschriften (2019) View citations (12) (2019)
9. Can urban renewal policies reverse neighborhood ethnic dynamics?
   (Urban renewal after the Berlin Wall: a place-based policy evaluation)
   Journal of Economic Geography, 2020, 20, (2), 419-457 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper Can urban renewal policies reverse neighborhood ethnic dynamics?, Working Papers (2017) View citations (1) (2017)
10. Introduction to the special issue on “Public policies, cities and regions”
    Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2020, 82, (C)

2019

11. Housing booms and local spending
    Journal of Urban Economics, 2019, 113, (C) View citations (6)
12. The well‐tempered city: What modern science, ancient civilizations, and human nature teach us about the future of urban life
    Papers in Regional Science, 2019, 98, (2), 1261-1262

2018

13. Big plant closures and local employment
    Journal of Economic Geography, 2018, 18, (1), 163-186 View citations (11)
    See also Working Paper Big plant closures and local employment, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2018) View citations (8) (2018)

2017

14. How does transportation shape intrametropolitan growth? An answer from the Regional Express Rail
    Journal of Regional Science, 2017, 57, (5), 758-780 View citations (16)
    See also Working Paper How does transportation shape intrametropolitan growth? An answer from the Regional Express Rail, PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint) (2017) View citations (11) (2017)
15. Market potential and city growth: Spain 1860–1960
    Cliometrica, Journal of Historical Economics and Econometric History, 2017, 11, (1), 31-61 View citations (7)
    Also in Cliometrica, 2017, 11, (1), 31-61 (2017) View citations (7)
    See also Working Paper Market potential and city growth: Spain 1860-1960, IFCS - Working Papers in Economic History.WH (2013) (2013)
16. Next train to the polycentric city: The effect of railroads on subcenter formation
    Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2017, 67, (C), 50-63 View citations (21)
    See also Working Paper Next train to the polycentric city: The effect of railroads on subcenter formation, Post-Print (2017) View citations (21) (2017)

2015

17. Does zoning follow highways?
    Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2015, 53, (C), 148-155 View citations (9)
18. Suburbanization and highways in Spain when the Romans and the Bourbons still shape its cities
    Journal of Urban Economics, 2015, 85, (C), 52-67 View citations (107)

2014

19. Sequential city growth in the US: Does age matter?
    Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2014, 44, (C), 29-37 View citations (15)
    See also Working Paper Sequential city growth in the US: Does age matter?, ERSA conference papers (2013) (2013)
20. THE DETERMINANTS OF LOCALIZATION AND URBANIZATION ECONOMIES: EVIDENCE FROM THE LOCATION OF NEW FIRMS IN SPAIN
    Journal of Regional Science, 2014, 54, (2), 313-337 View citations (17)

2013

21. Do political parties matter for local land use policies?
    Journal of Urban Economics, 2013, 78, (C), 42-56 View citations (42)
    See also Working Paper Do Political Parties Matter for Local Land Use Policies?, CESifo Working Paper Series (2013) View citations (48) (2013)
22. The Influence Wielded by Land Developer Lobbies During the Housing Boom: Recent Evidence From Spain
    ifo DICE Report, 2013, 11, (02), 43-49 View citations (4)

2012

23. Can a knowledge-based cluster be created? The case of the Barcelona 22@ district
    Papers in Regional Science, 2012, 91, (2), 377-400 View citations (9)
    See also Working Paper Can a knowledge-based cluster be created? The case of the Barcelona 22@district, Working Papers (2009) (2009)
24. Lobbying, political competition, and local land supply: Recent evidence from Spain
    Journal of Public Economics, 2012, 96, (1), 10-19 View citations (72)
    See also Working Paper Lobbying, political competition, and local land supply: recent evidence from Spain, Working Papers (2010) View citations (4) (2010)

2011

25. The mechanisms of agglomeration: Evidence from the effect of inter-industry relations on the location of new firms
    Journal of Urban Economics, 2011, 70, (2-3), 61-74 View citations (88)
    Also in Journal of Urban Economics, 2011, 70, (2), 61-74 (2011) View citations (86)
    See also Working Paper The mechanisms of agglomeration: Evidence from the effect of inter-industry relations on the location of new firms, Working Papers (2010) (2010)

2009

26. Industrial Location at the Intra-Metropolitan Level: The Role of Agglomeration Economies
    Regional Studies, 2009, 43, (4), 545-558 View citations (58)
    See also Working Paper Industrial location at the intra-metropolitan level: The role of agglomeration economies, Working Papers (2006) View citations (6) (2006)

2004

27. Agglomeration economies and industrial location: city-level evidence
    Journal of Economic Geography, 2004, 4, (5), 565-582 View citations (78)
28. Central Cities as Engines of Metropolitan Area Growth*
    Journal of Regional Science, 2004, 44, (2), 321-350 View citations (16)
29. The Location of New Firms and the Life Cycle of Industries
    Small Business Economics, 2004, 22, (3_4), 265-281 View citations (15)

2003

30. Creación de empleo e impuestos municipales: un estudio empírico de las externalidades fiscales
    Investigaciones Economicas, 2003, 27, (2), 393-417 View citations (2)

1999

31. Kaldor's Laws and Spatial Dependence: Evidence for the European Regions
    Regional Studies, 1999, 33, (5), 443-451 View citations (25)
32. The District Effect and the Competitiveness of Manufacturing Companies in Local Productive Systems
    Urban Studies, 1999, 36, (12), 2085-2098 View citations (14)

Chapters

2009

1. Mature Industries and Declining Regions: An Analysis of the Spanish Case
   Chapter 6 in Technological Change and Mature Industrial Regions, 2009, pp 85-108