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I am a Full Professor of Economics at the Université Paris-Saclay (RITM). I am also a Research Fellow of the Paris School of Economics, the CEPREMAP, the IEB, and the CEPR. My current research interests span the "Economic Geography" and "Urban Economics" fields. I am particularly interested in the effects of transport systems on spatial inequalities and housing prices, the impact of place-based policies on education choices and job opportunities for people living in distressed neighborhoods, or the nexus between pollution, driving, and city-shape.
Full Professor of Economics / Deputy-Director of RITM
Professeur
Economics
T(erritoires), M(ondialisation)
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54 Bd Desgranges 92330 Sceaux
A102
Urban Economics, Economic Geography, Transport Economics
- Principles of Economics, 1st-year Bachelor's degree in Economics and Management, University Paris-Saclay.
- Economic Geography, 3rd-year Bachelor's degree in Applied Economics, University Paris-Saclay.
- Urban and Regional Economics, 2nd-year Master program of Economics, University Paris-Saclay.
- Scientific co-director of the research program “Globalization, Development and Environment” at CEPREMAP (CEntre for Economic REsearch and its APPlications), placed under the aegis of the French Ministry of Research to provide an interface between economic research and public administration.
- Policy outreach for VoxEu (see also this column), The Conversation, Telos, PSE (see also this column), CEPREMAP.
- Member of the Scientific Committee of the “RIEF” (Research in International Economics and Finance) network.
- Co-organizer of the “RUES” (Regional and Urban Economics Seminar), Paris School of Economics.
- Researcher associated with the “Urban New Deal Chair”, Paris School of Economics.
- Co-founder of the “Urban Economics, History, Society” collaborative project, Paris School of Economics.
- 2023-2027: Research grant funded by the French National Research Agency “Urban Neighborhoods and Economic Opportunities” (ANR URBOPP, co-PI with Gabrielle Fack).
- 2022-2023: María Zambrano grant to attract international talent awarded by the Spanish government (under the auspices of the University of Barcelona) and funded by the European Union.
- 2022-2023: Research grant funded by the CEPREMAP to study the impact of Working-From-Home on the geography of firms and workers (co-PI, with Claire Lelarge).
- 2020-2022: Research grant funded by the “Education Policy and Social Mobility Ardian-PSE-DEPP Chair” to study the impact of place-based policies on education choices (co-PI, with Manon Garrouste).
- 2013-2017: Research grant funded by the “Société du Grand Paris” to study the Labour productivity impact of the agglomeration economies triggered by the "Grand Paris Express" metro line (co-PI with Pierre-Philippe Combes & Laurent Gobillon).
- 2010-2012: Research grant funded by the French Ministries of Labour and Urban Affairs to evaluate the impact of the French Enterprise Zones urban program (co-PI with Anthony Briant and Benoît Schmutz).
- 2005-2008: Research grant funded by the PREDIT to study “The impact of Borders, Migrations and Business Networks on French Trade” (co-PI with Pierre-Philippe Combes, Thierry Mayer and Elisenda Paluzie).
- Deputy/Interim-Head of the RITM Research Center in Economics & Management, University Paris-Saclay.
- Scientific Board Member of the RITM Research Center in Economics & Management, University Paris-Saclay.
- President of the “CCUPS” carrier committee for Economics & Management, University Paris-Saclay.
- Advisor for applicants to the French “HDR diploma” in Economics, University Paris-Saclay.
- Member of the editorial board of Regional Science and Urban Economics.
- Member of the editorial board of the Journal of Economic Geography.
Selection of working papers and works in progress
- Garrouste M. and Lafourcade M., 2023, "Place-Based Policies: Opportunity for Deprived Schools or Zone-and-Shame Effect?", Under revision.
- Duranton G., Gobillon L. and Lafourcade M., "The Effects of High-Speed Transport on French Cities", in progress.
- Brandily P., Fack G. and Lafourcade M., "The impact of Place-Based Policies on Residents: Evidence from French Individual Panel Data (1990-2014)", in progress.
Selection of peer-reviewed articles
- Blaudin de Thé C., B. Carantino and M. Lafourcade, 2021, “The Carbon ‘Carprint’ of Urbanization: New Evidence from French Cities”, Regional Science and Urban Economics, 89, 103693.
- Briant A., M. Lafourcade and B. Schmutz, 2015, “Can Tax Breaks Beat Geography? Lessons from the French Enterprise Zone Experience”. American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 7(2), 88-124.
- Briant A., Combes P.-P. and M. Lafourcade, 2014, “Product complexity, Quality of Institutions and the Pro-Trade Effect of Immigrants”. The World Economy, 37(1), 63-85.
- Combes P.-P. and M. Lafourcade, 2011, “Competition, Market Access and Economic Geography: Structural Estimation and Predictions for France”. Regional Science and Urban Economics, 41(6), 508-524.
- Combes P.-P., M. Lafourcade, J.-F. Thisse and J.-C. Toutain, 2011, “The Rise and Fall of Spatial Inequalities in France : A Long-Run Perspective”. Explorations in Economic History, 48, 243-271.
- Lafourcade M. and E. Paluzie, 2011, “European Integration, FDI and the Geography of French Trade”. Regional Studies, 45(4), 419-439.
- Briant A., Combes P.-P. and M. Lafourcade, 2010, “Dots to boxes: Do the Size and Shape of Spatial Units Jeopardize Economic Geography Estimations?”. Journal of Urban Economics, 67(3), 287-302.
- Lafourcade M. and G. Mion, 2007, “Concentration, Agglomeration and the Size of Plants”. Regional Science and Urban Economics, 37(1), 46-68.
- Combes P.-P. and M. Lafourcade, 2005, “Transport Costs: Measures, Determinants and Regional Policy Implications for France”. Journal of Economic Geography, 5(3), 319-349.
- Combes P.-P., M. Lafourcade and T. Mayer, 2005, “The Trade Creating Effects of Business and Social Networks: Evidence from France”. Journal of International Economics, 66(1), 1-29.
Selection of books and book chapters
- Combes P.-P., Gobillon L. and Lafourcade M., 2019, "L'impact des variations de densité et d'accessibilité sur la productivité du travail et les salaires", in Le Grand Paris Express: les enjeux économiques et urbains, J.-C. Prager (ed.), Economica.
- Lafourcade M. and Mayneris F., 2017, En finir avec les ghettos urbains ? Retour sur l'expérience des zones franches urbaines, ed. ENS Rue d'Ulm, CEPREMAP booklet n°44. Free access | Video book presentation.
- Lafourcade M. and Thisse J.-F., 2013, "New Economic Geography: The Role of Transport Costs", in Handbook of Transport Economics, A. de Palma, R. Lindsey, E. Quinet, R. Vickerman (ed.), Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd., Cheltenham.
- Lafourcade M. and Crozet M., 2009, La nouvelle économie géographique, ed. La Découverte, Collection Repères économie n°542.
The complete list of my scientific production and research activities is available in my CV.