(RUES) Regional and Urban Economics Seminar

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(RUES) Regional and Urban Economics Seminar

The Regional and Urban Economics Seminar (RUES) is a new workshop organized by the Paris School of Economics, and financed by the Chaire Ministère du Développement Durable and the Labex OSE.
The goal of this workshop is to give the opportunity for researchers interested in the field of regional and urban economics to attend presentations and exchange ideas.
The RUES consists in an optional lunch followed by two or three presentations, with discussions. It has an international coverage as at least one foreign keynote speaker is invited to each session.
The RUES hold every trimester from 12:30 to 17:30 PM

To register for the seminar’s mailing list, please contact the organizers Laurent Gobillon and Miren Lafourcade.

Upcoming events

Tuesday 28 May 13:30-17:30

28^th May 2013 - 6^th session RUES: Productivity, land prices and city size
Abstract
- 13:30 Keynote speaker 1 : Kristian Behrens (University of Québec at Montréal)
  Title : “Spatial frictions”, with G. Mion (London School of Economics), Y. Murata (Nihon University) and J. Südekum (University of Duisburg-Essen)
  Discussant : Lara Tobin (Paris School of Economics)
- 14:30 Keynote speaker 2 : Frédéric Robert-Nicoud (University of Geneva)
  « Productive cities : agglomeration, selection and sorting », with G. Duranton (Wharton-University of Pennsylvania) and K. Behrens (UQAM)
  Discussant : Fabien Candau (CATT-Université de Pau et des Pays de l’Adour)
- 15:30 Coffee break
- 16:00 Contributed lecture : Pierre-Philippe Combes (Aix-Marseille University)
  « The cost of agglomeration : Land prices in cities », with L. Gobillon (INED and PSE) and G. Duranton (Wharton-University of Pennsylvania)
  Discussant : Anne Laferrère (CREST-INSEE)
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Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris (CIUP)
Grand salon de la Maison de Norvège
17 boulevard Jourdan, 75014 Paris
Transport Access :
- RER B – station “Cité Universitaire” (the CIUP is just in front of the station exit)
- Metro line n°4 – station “Porte d’Orléans”, then take the exit “Boulevard Jourdan”, then walk 10 mⁿ or tramline T3 to « Cite Universitaire »
- Tramline T3 to “Cité Universitaire”
  >> Download the pdf map

Archives

Friday 1 February 13:30-17:30

1^st feb 2013 - 5^th session RUES: Urban Economics and Social Interactions
Abstract
- 13:30 Keynote speaker 1 : Yves Zenou (Stockholm University, IFN-Research Institute of Industrial Economics and GAINS)
  Title : “Social Networks and Interactions in Cities”, with Robert Helsley (Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley)
  Discussant : Benoit Schmutz (Georgetown University)
- 14:30 Keynote speaker 2 : Yann Algan (Sciences Po)
  « The Economic Incentives of Cultural Transmission : Spatial Evidence from Naming Patterns across France », with T. Mayer (Sciences Po) and M. Thoenig (HEC Lausanne)
  Discussant : Matthieu Solignac (GREQAM-Aix-Marseille University)
- 15:30 Coffee break
- 16:00 Contributed lecture : Morgane Laouenan (IRES-Université catholique de Louvain)
  « Customer Discrimination and Employment Outcomes : Theory and Evidence from the French Labour Market », with P.-P. Combes, B. Decreuse and A. Trannoy (Aix-Marseille University)
  Discussant : Romain Aeberhardt (CREST-INSEE)
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Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris (CIUP)
Grand salon de la Maison de Norvège
17 boulevard Jourdan, 75014 Paris
Transport Access :
- RER B – station “Cité Universitaire” (the CIUP is just in front of the station exit)
- Metro line n°4 – station “Porte d’Orléans”, then take the exit “Boulevard Jourdan”, then walk 10 mⁿ or tramline T3 to « Cite Universitaire »
- Tramline T3 to “Cité Universitaire”
  >> Download the pdf map
Tuesday 23 October 2012 13:30-17:00

23 october 2012 - 4^th session RUES: Spatial Tax Competition
Abstract
- 13:30 Keynote speaker 1 : Jacques Thisse (CORE-Université catholique de Louvain)
  Title : “On the Number and Size of Jurisdictions in a Large Metropolitan Area”, with C. Gaigné (INRA-SMART) and S. Riou (GATE-University of St-Etienne)
  Discussant : Fabien Candau (CATT, Université de Pau et des Pays de l’Adour)
- 14:30 Keynote speaker 2 : Marius Brülhart (DEEP-HEC, University of Lausanne)
  « Does Tax Competition Tame the Leviathan ? », with M. Jametti (IdEP- Università della Svizzera italiana)
  Discussant : Sylvie Charlot (INRA-GAEL)
- 15:30 Coffee break
- 16:00 Contributed lecture : Sonia Paty (GATE-Université Lumière Lyon 2)
  « Does fiscal cooperation increase local tax rates in urban areas ? », with S. Charlot (INRA-GAEL) and V. Piguet (INRA-CESAER)
  Discussant : Roland Rathelot (CREST-INSEE)
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Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris (CIUP)
Grand salon de la Maison du Cambodge
17 boulevard Jourdan, 75014 Paris
Transport Access :
- RER B – station “Cité Universitaire” (the CIUP is just in front of the station exit)
- Metro line n°4 – station “Porte d’Orléans”, then take the exit “Boulevard Jourdan”, then walk 10 mⁿ or tramline T3 to « Cite Universitaire »
- Tramline T3 to “Cité Universitaire”
  >> Download the pdf map
Thursday 14 June 2012 13:30-17:30

14^th June 2012 - 3^rd RUES session: Private transport and firms’ location
Abstract
- 13:30 Keynote speaker 1 : Gilles Duranton (University of Toronto)
  « Speed », with V. Couture and M. Turner (University of Toronto)
  Discussant : Pierre-Philippe Combes (Aix-Marseille School of Economics)
- 14:30 Keynote speaker 2 : Steve Gibbons (London School of Economics)
  "Road transport : the effects on firms", with T. Lyytikainen, H. Overman and R. Sanchis-Guarner (LSE).
  Discussant : Corentin Trevien (CREST-INSEE-DESE)
- 16:00 Contributed lecture : Anthony Briant (SG-CIV)
  « Can tax breaks beat geography ? Lessons from the French Enterprise zone experience », with M. Lafourcade (University Paris-Sud and PSE) and B. Schmutz (University Paris-Sud, PSE and CREST)
  Discussant : Pauline Givord (CREST-INSEE-DCSRI)
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Paris School of Economics (Grande Salle)
48, boulevard Jourdan, 75014 Paris (how to get there)
Transport Access :
- RER B – stop at “Cité Universitaire”, then walk 10mn
- or tramline T3 and stop at first station “Montsouris”
- or Metro line n°4 – stop at “Porte d’Orléans”, then walk 10mn
Friday 30 March 2012 13:30-17:30

30^th March 2012 - 2^nd RUES session: Agglomeration economies in China
Abstract
- Keynote speaker 1 : Maarten Bosker (Erasmus University Rotterdam)
  « Relaxing Hukou. Increased labor mobility and China’s economic Geography »
  Discussant : Thomas Vendryes (ADIS - Université Paris-Sud)
- Keynote speaker 2 : Sylvie Démurger (GATE - Université de Lyon)
  « Agglomeration economies and individual wage disparities in China ».
  Discussant : Florian Mayneris (IRES - Université catholique de Louvain)
- Contributed lecture : Laura Hering (Erasmus University Rotterdam)
  « Environmental policy and trade performance : Evidence from China »
  Discussant : José de Sousa (ADIS - Université Paris-Sud)
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Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris (CIUP)
Grand salon de la Maison du Cambodge
17 boulevard Jourdan, 75014 Paris
Transport access :
RER B – station “Cité Universitaire” (the CIUP is just in front of the station exit). Metro line n°4 – station “Porte d’Orléans”, then take the exit “Boulevard Jourdan” and either walk to the CIUP (10mn) or take the Tramline T3 to “Cité Universitaire”.
- Download the pdf map
Thursday 15 December 2011 13:30-17:30

15^th December 2011, 1^st session RUES: Housing markets
Abstract
- Keynote speaker 1 : Christian A.L. Hilber (London School of Economics)
  « Mortgage interest deduction and homeownership »
  Discussant : Anne Laferrere (CREST-INSEE)
- Keynote speaker 2 : Patrick Bayer (Duke University)
  « Endogenous Cycles in Housing Markets ».
  Discussant : Gregory Verdugo (Banque de France)
- Contributed lecture : Benoît Schmutz (ADIS-University of Paris-Sud 11 and PSE)
  « The neighbor is king. Customer discrimination in the housing market »
  Discussant : Florence Gofette-Nagot (GATE-LSE-University of Lyon)
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Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris (CIUP)
Grand salon de la Maison du Cambodge
17 boulevard Jourdan, 75014 Paris
Transport access :
RER B – station “Cité Universitaire” (the CIUP is just in front of the station exit). Metro line n°4 – station “Porte d’Orléans”, then take the exit “Boulevard Jourdan” and either walk to the CIUP (10mn) or take the Tramline T3 to “Cité Universitaire”.
- Download the pdf map

PSE newsletter
News
Diary
- Tuesday 21 May 2013
- Economics of Ecological Transition Seminar
  Université Paris-1 Panthéon-Sorbonne - Amphithéâtre 2 B - 12, place du Panthéon 75005 Paris.(17h00-19h00)
  Why Energy is a factor of production and why it matters so much? : Pourquoi l'énergie est-elle un facteur and pourquoi est-elle si importante? - Robert U. Ayres (Professeur Émérite à l'INSEAD)
- Applied Economics Lunch Seminar
  Campus Jourdan, bâtiment principal, rez-de-chaussée, salle 8 (12h30-13h30)
  François GEEROLF (SciencesPo, Paris) : Dynamic inefficiency and capital taxation
- Thursday 23 May 2013
- D&G - Development and Globalisation - PhD Workshop
  11h00-12h30
  Véronique Gille : How to get a job in the public sector? The role of local politics and caste networks in affirmative action programs in India
  MSE-Paris 1, Salle 116.
- Environmental Economics Lunch Seminar
  Maison des Sciences Economiques, S/18(12h30-13h30)
  Antonin Pottier (CIRED) : The “Doomsday” Effect in Climate Policies. Why is the Present Decade so Crucial to Tackling the Climate Challenge ?
- Macro Workshop
  15h00-16h00
  Antoine Lepetit, Paris 1 : Reassessing the rationale for price stability in the presence of matching frictions
- Lunch Seminar TOM
  Campus Jourdan, bâtiment principal, rez-de-chaussée, salle 8 (12h45-13h45)
  Andrew POSTLEWAITE (U. Penn) : Optimism and Pessimism with Expected Utility
  Co-author(s): David Dillenberger et Kareen Rozen
- Macroeconomics seminar
  MSE Campus (106-112 boulevard de l'Hôpital, 75013 Paris), Room 114 (16h30-18h00)
  Pascal MICHAILLAT (London School of Economics, London) : A Theory of Aggregate Supply and Aggregate Demand as Functions of Market Tightness with Prices as Parameters
- Friday 24 May 2013
- Economics and Psychology
  11h00-12h30
  Susan Laury (Georgia State University) : "Will Girls be Girls? Risk Taking and Competition in Single Gender Girls' Schools"
- Casual Friday Development Seminar
  Campus Jourdan, bâtiment principal, rez-de-chaussée, salle 8 (12h30-13h30)
  Seyhun Orcan SAKALLI (PSE) : *
- Thursday 30 May 2013
- Workshop on bounded rationality - Paris (30-31 may)
  From 30 to 31 May(09h30-18h00)
  Workshop on bounded rationality - Paris (30-31 may) :
- Wednesday 5 June 2013
- 5 juin 2013 : 4th Joint French Macro Workshop (JFMW)
  09h00-18h30
  5 juin 2013 : 4th Joint French Macro Workshop (JFMW) :
- Tuesday 11 June 2013
- 11-12 juin : Workshop on “Advances in Mechanism Design”
  From 11 to 12 June
  11-12 juin : Workshop on “Advances in Mechanism Design” :

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