Research

Publications in International (refereed) Journals

• • NEW – Metro infrastructure and metropolitan attractiveness, (with P.-H. Bono, R. Desbordes and L. Py), Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2022, Vol. 93.

  • Scale Matters in Contextual Analysis of Extreme Right Voting and Political Attitudes (with G. Van Hamme and J-B. Pilet), Kyklos, 2018, vol.71-4, pp. 509-536.

  • Global networks, cities and economic performance: Observations from an analysis of cities in Europe and the USA (with K. Pain, G. Van Hamme and S. Vinciguerra), Urban Studies, 2016, vol. 53-6, pp. 1137-1161.

  • Modal choice and optimal congestion (with R. Foucart), Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2014, vol. 48-C, pp. 12-20. (Discussion paper version).

  • Determinants of research production at top U.S. universities, The BE Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy - Contributions, 2014, vol. 14-1, pp. 81-109. (Discussion Paper version).

  • Is Bigger Better? Economic Performances of European Cities, 1960-2009 (with D. Peeters,G. Van Hamme and C. Vandermotten), Cities, 2013, vol. 35, pp. 237-254.

  • Pillars and Electoral Behavior in Belgium: The Neighborhood Effect Revisited (with G. Van Hamme), Political Geography, 2011, vol. 30-4, pp. 250-262. (Discussion paper version).

  • Local social capital and geographical mobility (with A. Janiak and E. Wasmer), Journal of Urban Economics, 2010, vol. 68-2, pp. 191-204.

Other publications

• • NEW – Gratuité des transports en commun et congestion routière: revue de la littérature et implications pour Paris, Revue d'Economie Politique, 2022 (à paraître). La version DT du LEM.

  • Les métros et l'attractivité internationale des villes (With P-H. Bono, R. Desbordes and L. Py), in J-C. Prager ed., Les Grand Paris Express - Les enjeux économiques et urbains, Economica, 2018.

  • Does associational membership affect extreme right voting and anti-immigrant attitudes? An individual and contextual analysis inBelgium (with G. Van Hamme and J-B. Pilet), Espace Politique, 2014, 23/2014-2.

  • Performances et (re-)financement de l’enseignement supérieur: quelles perspectives?, Reflets et perspectives de la vie économique, 2013, LII, 2013/1. An earlier version is available as an Itinera Institute Discussion Paper.

  • Comparaison Internationale des Modes d’Organisation et de Financement de l’Enseignement Supérieur, Bulletin de Documentation, 2009, vol. 69-4.

Research reports

• • Etude sur la "Gratuité" des transports en commun à Paris (with M. Del Fabro and P. Vertier), LIEPP Report, 2018.

  • Impact du Grand Paris Express sur la localisation des investissements directs étrangers (with P-H. BONO, R. DESBORDES and L. PY), LIEPP Report , 2017.

  • Rapport sur la situation économique en Nouvelle-Calédonie: “Et si la prospérité n’était pas éternelle?” (with E. Wasmer), 2012, Rapport remis au Président du Congrès de Nouvelle-Calédonie, publié par Le Laboratoire de Recherches Juridique et Economique (LARJE).

Working Papers

• • Urban transport in polycentric cities (with M. Kilani) - the Fortran program written for the numerical illustration is available here

  • Electoral rules and turnout: Evidence from a quasi-natural experiment (with H. Jayet and F. Revelli)