Clusters of entrepreneurship journal of urban economics, 2010, 67, 1, 150168 view citations 104 see also chapter 2010 working paper 2009 2008. Most downloaded journal of monetary economics articles elsevier. His research lies at the intersection of political economy and international and regional economics. Giacomo am ponzetto crei universitat pompeu fabra c ramon trias fargas, 2527 08005 barcelona spain. Trade policy and international policy coordination 3 eisensee and stromberg 2007. We thank nicholas barberis, kent daniel, ian dewbecker, fernando ferreira, adam guren, david levine, monika piazzesi, giacomo ponzetto, richard stanton, stijn van nieuwerburgh, eric zwick, seminar participants at northwestern university kellogg school of management, universidad pompeu fabra research center for international economics, european university institute, society for economic. This model examines the decision to switch from a cheaper, less expensive technology a latrine or a shallow well to a safer, more expensive technology sewers and piped water. Crei lectures in macroeconomics princeton university press. When he returned to bruges, he created the rst printed book in english and then returned and introduced the printing press to england. Authors personal copy clusters of entrepreneurship edward l.
Ponzettoc aharvard university and nber, littauer center 315a, cambridge, ma 028, united states bharvard business school and nber, rock center 212, boston, ma 02163, united states ccrei and universitat pompeu fabra, ramon trias fargas 2527, 08005, barcelona, spain article info article history. The effect of newspaper entry and exit on electoral politics. Giacomo ponzetto is a senior researcher at crei, adjunct professor at upf and. Professor ponzetto is associate editor of the journal of the european economic. Crei, universitat pompeu fabra, ipeg, and barcelona gse. Giacomo ponzetto is a senior researcher at crei and an affiliated professor at universitat pompeu fabra and the barcelona gse, as well as a research affiliate of cepr and an associate editor of the journal of the european economic association. Endogenous tariffs, the political economy of trade restrictions, and welfare. Pdf this is a book written for the benefit of ordinary readers who do not intend to specialize in economics.
Political centralization and government accountability, economics working papers 35, department of economics and business, universitat pompeu fabra, revised jul 2015. After decades of successful growth, economic unions have recently become the focus of. The switch is publicly beneficial, but not privately optimal without either. Wantchekon, camilo garcia jimeno, joana naritomi, giacomo ponzetto, ruben enikolopov, andrea ichino, matteo cervellati, jeanlouis arcand, ugo panizza, matias cattaneo, laura. National bureau of economic research nber giacomo a.
Ponzetto contact information crei universitat pompeu fabra telephone. View notes ch2 from econ 226 at singapore management. The political economy of transportation investment nber. An alternative view is that urban change reflects individual responses to. To submit students of this mathematician, please use the new data form, noting this mathematicians mgp id of 210585 for the advisor id. Crei, universitat pompeu fabra, ipeg, and barcelona gse cited by 2572. Citescore values are based on citation counts in a range of four years e.
This paper was written for the 2016 american economics association papers and proceedings. Princeton university economics, cum laude 19781984 collegiate school, new york city. We motivate empirically and then model a causal mechanism explaining this correlation. Pompeu fabra, barcelona gse, and cepr discussion paper no.
Risk aversion and the utility of annuities by giacomo ponzetto. If you have additional information or corrections regarding this mathematician, please use the update form. Ponzetto acknowledges financial support from the spanish ministry of economy and competitiveness ryc20838, the government of catalonia 2014sgr830 and the barcelona gse. Ponzetto and jaume ventura july 2018 abstract this paper develops a theoretical framework to study the interaction between globalization and political structure. Giacomo ponzetto crei political economics 19 22 february 2010 12 72. Political economy, international trade, urban economics, and applied microeconomics. The political economy of transportation investment. We show that its evolution converges toward more efficient and predictable legal rules. Ponzetto that appeared in the january 2010 issue of the journal of urban economics, and local industrial conditions and entrepreneurship. Glaeser and ponzetto 2014 similarly show how limited observability leads to excessive use of shrouded forms of. Caxtons return to england followed londons return to the hanseatic urban fold, after an unsuccessful attempt by the.
Hurricane sandy hit new york on october 29, 2012, and was the largest atlantic hurricane on record and the second costli est in u. Giacomo a m ponzetto industrial organization, international trade and regional economics and public policy. The economic downturn, however, turned infrastructure into a. Giacomo ponzetto and patricio fernandez present a model where case law is shown to be a continuous and neverending process of evolution with probabilistic convergence toward efficiency. Luiz navarro, rosella nicolini, per petterssonlidbom, giacomo ponzetto and anh tran. In our model, schooling teaches people to interact with others and raises the benefits of civic participation, including voting and organizing. Case law develops gradually through the rulings of appellate judges who have heterogeneous preferences but are partially bound by stare decisis. Lecture 10 economics 1011a microeconomic theory lecture 10. I am grateful to stephan heblich, giacomo ponzetto, stephen redding and two anonymous referees for helpful comments and suggestions. Journal of urban economics city university of new york. Glaeser is the fred and eleanor glimp professor of economics at harvard university, and a research associate and director of the urban economics working group at the national bureau of economic research. An alternative view is that urban change reflects individual. We present a model of the evolution of case law that bears out cardozos and posners hypothesis of its convergence towards e.
Ponzetto and andrei shleifer 19 december 2016 abstract a central challenge in securing property rights is the subversion of justice through legal skill, bribery, or physical force by the strongthe state or its powerful citizensagainst the weak. Teaching guide introduction as a continuation of topics in macroeconomics ii. Issn 02658003 intellectual property rights and efficient firm organization giacomo a m ponzetto, crei, univ. Economics of transportation open access articles elsevier. Ponzetto october 1, 2014 giacomo ponzetto ec 1011a. Economics working papers from department of economics and business, universitat pompeu fabra.
He received his phd from harvard university in 2009. There is a natural relationship between this view of technology and the division of labor within a. Fernandez harvard university march th, 2006 abstract recent evidence has shown the correlation of common law with a number of positive economic outcomes. One of the oldest and most prestigious journals in economics, the journal of political economy jpe has since 1892 presented significant research and scholarship in economic theory and practice. Still within this first branch of scholarship, a series of papers have. We show that political structure adapts to expanding trade opportunities in a nonmonotonic way. Did the death of distance hurt detroit and help new york. Should different people have different governments. We are deeply grateful to josh schwartzstein for considerable input, and to pedro bordalo, shane frederick, xavier gabaix, matthew gentzkow, daniel hojman, elizabeth kensinger, daniel kahneman, lawrence katz, scott kominers, david laibson, sendhil mullainathan, giacomo ponzetto, drazen prelec, mathew rabin, antonio rangel, jesse shapiro, jeremy stein, richard thaler, and three anonymous. What comes to mind the quarterly journal of economics. Spatial regularities i building height diminishes with distance from cbd. For example, in a project with giacomo ponzetto of barcelonas pompeu fabra.
Why republicans and democrats divide on religious values by edward l. The quarterly journal of economics, volume 125, issue 4, november 2010. Elizabeth kensinger, daniel kahneman, lawrence katz, scott kominers, david laibson, sendhil mullainathan, giacomo ponzetto, drazen prelec, mathew rabin, antonio rangel, jesse shapiro, jeremy stein, richard thaler, and three anonymous referees for extremely helpful. Please sign up for o ce hours in advance using the signup sheet posted each week on piazza teaching fellows and section leaders. With job growth continuing to lag even as the economy picks up, local. Politicaleconomy frictions provide rigorous microfoundations. Ponzettoc aharvard university and nber, littauer center 315a, cambridge, ma 028, united states bharvard business school and nber, rock center 212, boston, ma 02163, united states ccrei and universitat pompeu fabra, ramon trias fargas 2527, 08005, barcelona, spain. Giacomo ponzetto is a senior researcher at crei, adjunct professor at upf and affiliated professor at the barcelona gse, as well as a research affiliate of ipeg and of cepr. Oligarchies, dictatorships and political transitions dictatorship incentive compatibility without loss of generality s t a. In the battle between democracy and dictatorship, democracy has a wide potential base of support but.
The political economy of transportation investment sciencedirect. Start with the largest center, central business district cbd. The aim of the workshop is to bring together original research in the area of urban economics. Harvard crei senior researcher, upf adjunct professor and barcelona gse affiliated professor office. Most downloaded journal of monetary economics articles. Department of economics and business teaching team. Giacomo ponzetto the mathematics genealogy project. In this paper, we develop a model of infrastructure. An extrapolative model of house price dynamics sciencedirect. Patricio fernandez and giacomo ponzetto wellesley college.
I housing price and land rent diminish i housing size increases i population density diminishes wentai hsu singapore management university chapter 2. Despite these advantages and despite the advice of insolvency experts in designing our case, the case study approach has several limitations, which we discuss later in the paper. Still within this first branch of scholarship, a series of papers have provided an economicanalysis of the process of rulemaking. According to our current online database, giacomo ponzetto has 2 students and 2 descendants. Giacomo ponzetto crei, universitat pompeu fabra, ipeg, and barcelona gse verified email at crei. Apr 01, 2006 harvard university department of economics. Bonn graduate school of economics, institute of macroeconomics and. This pdf is a selection from a published volume from the. May 31, 2007 across countries, education and democracy are highly correlated. Urban spatial structure cities may have one or multiple centers. The political economy of transportation investment ideasrepec. Giacomo ponzetto crei political economics 19 22 february 2010 2 72 oligarchies, dictatorships and political transitions dictatorship political survival and economic performance. Journal of law, economics, and organization, 2012, 28, 2, 3336 view citations 8 see also working paper 2010 2010.
Agglomeration and economic geography, the objective of this course is to introduce the. Lecture 10 economics 1011a microeconomic theory lecture. Since statutes do not share this evolutionary property, case law is the best system when the efficient rule is time invariant, even if the legislature is more. Ponzetto, with 46 highly influential citations and 44 scientific research papers. Will politics lead to overbuilding or underbuilding of transportation projects. Edgar escobar and jitka hiscox provided excellent research support. How much of the spatial distribution can we explain. One approach to urban areas emphasizes the existence of certain immutable relationships, such as zipfs or gibrats law. View notes lecture 10 from economics 1011a at harvard university. In agglomeration economics, thee gdeitoegdr bapy hedy wo af. Giacomo ponzetto is a senior researcher at crei and an affiliated professor at universitat pompeu fabra and the barcelona gse, as well as a research affiliate. The switch is publicly beneficial, but not privately optimal without either a pigouvian penalty or subsidy. Economics a1, economic policy a2 and public economics a3, and associate professor of applied economics a4 2011 economic journal annual referee prize 2008 harvard university certificate of distinction in teaching.
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