World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!

D-Index & Metrics

Economics and Finance

D-Index
60
Citations
29966
World Ranking
798
National Ranking
499

Overview

Gilles Duranton is affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania in the United States. The researcher's work primarily focuses on fields related to economics, econometrics, finance, and social sciences, with a particular emphasis on Economics and Econometrics, Transportation, and Political Science and International Relations.

The scholar's research topics cover a range of areas including:

  • Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis
  • Urban Transport and Accessibility
  • Transportation Planning and Optimization
  • Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth
  • Spatial and Panel Data Analysis
  • Housing Market and Economics
  • Economic Growth and Productivity

Key recent papers published by Gilles Duranton include:

  • "The Economics of Urban Density" (2020) published in The Journal of Economic Perspectives
  • "Urban Growth and Its Aggregate Implications" (2023) published in Econometrica
  • "The Production Function for Housing: Evidence from France" (2021) published in the Journal of Political Economy
  • "Mobility and Congestion in Urban India" (2023) published in American Economic Review
  • "Classifying locations and delineating space: An introduction" (2021) published in Journal of Urban Economics

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Duranton include Diego Puga, Erick Guerra, Pierre-Philippe Combes, Prottoy Akbar, and Victor Couture. The researcher has multiple collaborations with these colleagues, with several joint publications.

Duranton's work appears frequently in the following publication venues:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of Urban Economics
  • The Journal of Economic Perspectives
  • Econometrica
  • Journal of Political Economy

Best Publications

  • Microfoundations of Urban Agglomeration Economies

    Gilles Duranton;Diego Puga

  • Micro-foundations of urban agglomeration economies

    Gilles Duranton;Diego Puga

  • Nursery Cities: Urban Diversity, Process Innovation, and the Life Cycle of Products

    Gilles Duranton;Diego Puga

  • Spatial wage disparities: Sorting matters!

    Pierre-Philippe Combes;Gilles Duranton;Laurent Gobillon

  • Testing for localization using micro-geographic data

    Gilles Duranton;Henry G. Overman

  • THE PRODUCTIVITY ADVANTAGES OF LARGE CITIES: DISTINGUISHING AGGLOMERATION FROM FIRM SELECTION

    Pierre-Philippe Combes;Gilles Duranton;Laurent Gobillon;Diego Puga

  • Diversity and specialisation in cities. Why, where and when does it matter?

    Gilles Duranton;Diego Puga

  • The Fundamental Law of Road Congestion: Evidence from US Cities

    Gilles Duranton Duranton;Matthew A. Turner Turner

  • Urban Growth and Transportation

    Gilles Duranton;Matthew A. Turner

  • From sectoral to functional urban specialisation

    Gilles Duranton;Diego Puga

  • Chapter 48 – Micro-Foundations of Urban Agglomeration Economies

    Gilles Duranton;Diego Puga

  • Productive Cities: Sorting, Selection, and Agglomeration

    Kristian Behrens;Gilles Duranton;Frédéric Robert-Nicoud

  • ESTIMATING AGGLOMERATION ECONOMIES WITH HISTORY, GEOLOGY, AND WORKER EFFECTS

    Pierre-Philippe Combes;Gilles Duranton;Laurent Gobillon;Laurent Gobillon;Sébastien Roux

  • Roads and Trade: Evidence from the US

    Gilles Duranton;Peter M. Morrow;Matthew A. Turner

  • Labour Pooling, Labour Poaching, and Spatial Clustering

    Pierre-Philippe Combes;Gilles Duranton;Gilles Duranton

  • Urban Evolutions: The Fast, the Slow, and the Still

    Gilles Duranton

  • The Identification of Agglomeration Economies

    Pierre-Philippe Combes;Gilles Duranton;Laurent Gobillon

  • The growth of cities

    Gilles Duranton;Diego Puga

  • Urban Land Use

    Gilles Duranton;Gilles Duranton;Diego Puga;Diego Puga

  • California Dreamin’: The Feeble Case for Cluster Policies

    Gilles Duranton

  • Handbook of regional and urban economics

    Gilles Duranton;J. Vernon Henderson;C. William Strange

Frequent Co-Authors

Diego Puga
Diego Puga Centro de Estudios Monetarios y Financieros
Henry G. Overman
Henry G. Overman London School of Economics and Political Science
Philippe Martin
Philippe Martin Sciences Po
William R. Kerr
William R. Kerr Harvard University
Thierry Mayer
Thierry Mayer Sciences Po
Michael Storper
Michael Storper London School of Economics and Political Science
Anthony J. Venables
Anthony J. Venables University of Manchester
Jacques-François Thisse
Jacques-François Thisse Université Catholique de Louvain
Andrés Rodríguez-Pose
Andrés Rodríguez-Pose London School of Economics and Political Science

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

For students interested in alternative routes to a career in economics and finance, online education offers diverse and flexible pathways. Many choose a finance fast track program to earn their degree faster and enter the workforce sooner. These accelerated courses condense traditional programs, saving both time and tuition.

Ambitious professionals often consider the quickest MBA program to fast-track their advancement and take on leadership roles in finance, banking, or consulting. Such programs focus on core business skills applicable in today’s global market.

For those seeking to build foundational expertise, pursuing the best bookkeeping certification can open doors to entry-level finance roles. This practical qualification is ideal for gaining hands-on experience and can often be achieved quickly online.

Additionally, graduates looking for roles in office management or business support functions might explore an online office administrator school. These programs provide versatile skills needed in a broad range of organizations.

Best Scientists Citing Gilles Duranton

Trending Scientists