PROCIUDAD-CM

Participants

Diego Puga — PhD London School of Economics 1997: Diego Puga is research professor at IMDEA Social Sciences and coordinator of the research programme PROCIUDAD-CM. He is also co-director of the International Trade and Regional Economics Programme of the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) and a research affiliate at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. He previously held academic positions at the London School of Economics and the University of Toronto, and visited Universitat Pompeu Fabra. His publications include articles in the American Economic Review, the Quarterly Journal of Economics, and the Economic Journal. In 2008 received the Fundación Banco Herrero Prize for his contributions to economic geography, urban economics, and international trade.

Andrés Rodríguez Pose — PhD Universidad Complutense 1993, PhD European University Institute 1996: Andrés Rodríguez Pose heads the Research Group in Geography and Environment at IMDEA Social Sciences and is professor and head of the Department of Geography and Environment at the London School of Economics. He has doctorates in both geography and political science, and has authored 6 books and over 50 articles, published in the leading international journals in geography. He is the only social scientist ever to have received the prestigious Royal SocietyWolfson Research Merit Award.

Klaus Desmet — PhD Stanford University 1998: Klaus Desmet is tenured associate professor at the Department of Economics of Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. He is also a research affilate of the International Trade and Regional Economics Programme of the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR). He obtained his PhD from Stanford University and his broad research interests include economic geography, international trade and economic growth. His publications include articles in the Economic Journal, Regional Science and Urban Economics and the Journal of Economic Geography.

Riccardo Crescenzi — PhD Università degli Studi Roma Tre 2007: Riccardo Crescenzi is Lecturer in Economic Geography at the Department of Geography and Environment, London School of Economics. He is also affiliated with the Spatial Economics Research Centre (SERC). Before joining the LSE, Riccardo was a Jean Monnet Fellow at the European University Institute(Florence). His research is focused on regional economic development and growth, innovation and EU development policies analysis. He has published in international journals, such as Growth and Change, Regional Studies, The Journal of Economic Geography and The World Economy.

Gilles Duranton — PhD London School of Economics 1997: Gilles Duranton is the Noranda Chair in International Trade and Development at the University of Toronto, after having held a tenured position at the London School of Economics. He is also a research fellow of the International Trade and Regional Economics Programme of the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR). He is one of the leading specialists in urban economics, with special focus on the productivity advantages of cities. His publications include articles in the American Economic Review and the Review of Economic Studies.

Nathan Nunn — PhD University of Toronto 2005: Nathan Nunn is assistant professor of economics at Harvard University since 2007 having previously been at the University of British Columbia. Professor Nunn’s primary research interests are in international trade, economic development, and economic history. He is an associate editor of the Journal of International Economics and a faculty research fellow of National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). His publications include articles in the Quarterly Journal of Economics and Journal of Development Economics.

Gianmarco Ottaviano — PhD Université Catholique de Louvain 1998: Gianmarco Ottaviano was associate professor of economics at Bocconi University Milan before moving to the University of Bologna to serve as professor of economics. He is also a research fellow of the International Trade and Regional Economics Programme of the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), non-resident senior fellow of Bruegel Brussels, and coordinator of the Knowledge, Technology and Human Capital Program at FEEM Milan. His publications include articles in the Review of Economic Studies, Journal of International Economics, and Regional Science and Urban Economics.

Henry Overman — PhD London School of Economics 2000: Henry Overman is director of the Spatial Economics Research Centre and reader in economic geography at the Department of Geography and Environment of the London School of Economics. He is also a research fellow of the International Trade and Regional Economics Programme of the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR). He is a leading empirical specialist in economic geography and his publications include articles in the Quarterly Journal of Economics and the Review of Economic Studies.

Stephen Parente — PhD University of Minnesota 1990: Stephen Parente is tenured associate professor at the University of Illinois. His publications include articles in the American Economic Review, the Journal of Political Economy and the Journal of Economic Theory and the influential book Barriers to Riches, coauthored with Nobel-laureate Edward Prescott.

Esteban Rossi-Hansberg — PhD University of Chicago 2002: Esteban Rossi-Hansberg is professor of economics at Princeton University, after having been associate professor at Stanford University. His wide-ranging interests cover urban economics, international economics, and macroeconomics. His publications include articles in the American Economic Review, Econometrica, the Quarterly Journal of Economics, and the Review of Economic Studies.

Daniel Trefler — PhD University of California Los Angeles 1997: Daniel Trefler is the J. Douglas and Ruth Grant Canada Research Chair in Competitiveness and Prosperity at the University of Toronto. He is one of the leading specialists in international trade and his publications include numerous articles in the American Economic Review and the Journal of Political Economy.