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William C. Strange

William C. Strange

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Economics and Finance

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45
Citations
15526
World Ranking
1719
National Ranking
43

Overview

William C. Strange is affiliated with the University of Toronto in Canada. Their research focuses primarily on economics, econometrics, and finance with a specific emphasis on regional economics and spatial analysis.

Their recent work includes several publications addressing urban economics, agglomeration economies, and spatial data analysis. Notable papers include:

  • How Close Is Close? The Spatial Reach of Agglomeration Economies, 2020, The Journal of Economic Perspectives
  • JUE insight: Are city centers losing their appeal? Commercial real estate, urban spatial structure, and COVID-19, 2021, Journal of Urban Economics
  • Employment density and agglomeration economies in tall buildings, 2020, Regional Science and Urban Economics
  • Tales of the city: what do agglomeration cases tell us about agglomeration in general?, 2020, Journal of Economic Geography
  • Agglomeration Economies and the Built Environment: Evidence from Specialized Buildings and Anchor Tenants, 2024, Journal of Urban Economics

William C. Strange collaborates frequently with a number of researchers including:

  • Stuart S. Rosenthal
  • Crocker H. Liu
  • Joaquín A. Urrego
  • Giulia Faggio
  • Olmo Silva

Their work is published mainly in journals such as:

  • Journal of Urban Economics
  • Regional Science and Urban Economics
  • The Journal of Economic Perspectives
  • Journal of Economic Geography
  • mBio

William C. Strange's main research fields include economics, econometrics, and finance, with subfields spanning economics and econometrics, sociology and political science, marketing, urban studies, and even molecular biology. Their interdisciplinary approach is evident in the breadth of their subfield involvement.

The core topics of Strange's research are:

  • Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis
  • Spatial and Panel Data Analysis
  • Housing Market and Economics
  • Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth
  • Consumer Retail Behavior Studies
  • Cultural Industries and Urban Development
  • Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies

Best Publications

  • Evidence on the nature and sources of agglomeration economies

    Stuart Rosenthal;William Strange

  • Geography, Industrial Organization, and Agglomeration

    Stuart S. Rosenthal;William C. Strange

  • The Determinants of Agglomeration

    Stuart S. Rosenthal;William C. Strange

  • Matching and agglomeration economies in a system of cities

    Robert W. Helsley;William C. Strange

  • The attenuation of human capital spillovers

    Stuart S. Rosenthal;William C. Strange

  • Land use regulation and new construction

    Christopher J Mayer;C.Tsuriel Somerville

  • Skills in the city

    Marigee Bacolod;Bernardo S. Blum;William C. Strange

  • Urban Economics and Entrepreneurship

    Edward L. Glaeser;Stuart S. Rosenthal;William C. Strange

  • Gated Communities and the Economic Geography of Crime

    Robert W. Helsley;William C. Strange

  • Heterogeneous Agglomeration

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  • A model of sequential investment

    Avner Bar-Ilan;William C. Strange

  • Innovation and Input Sharing

    Robert W. Helsley;William C. Strange

  • How Close Is Close? The Spatial Reach of Agglomeration Economies

    Stuart S. Rosenthal;William C. Strange

  • The timing and intensity of investment

    Avner Bar-Ilan;William C. Strange

  • The Geography of Entrepreneurship in the New York Metropolitan Area

    Stuart S. Rosenthal;William C. Strange

  • JUE Insight: Are City Centers Losing Their Appeal? Commercial Real Estate, Urban Spatial Structure, and COVID-19

    Stuart S. Rosenthal;William C. Strange;Joaquin A. Urrego

  • Strategic growth controls

    Robert W. Helsley;William C. Strange

  • Small Establishments/Big Effects: Agglomeration, Industrial Organization and Entrepreneurship

    Stuart Rosenthal;William Strange

  • What is the role of the asking price for a house

    Lu Han;William C. Strange

  • Female Entrepreneurship, Agglomeration, and a New Spatial Mismatch

    Stuart S. Rosenthal;William C. Strange

  • Coagglomeration, Clusters, and the Scale and Composition of Cities

    Robert W. Helsley;William C. Strange

  • Marshallian Labour Market Pooling: Evidence From Italy

    Monica Andini;Guido de Blasio;Gilles Duranton;William C. Strange

  • Journal of Urban Economics 62 (1) (2007)

    Stuart S. Rosenthal;William C. Strange

Frequent Co-Authors

Stuart S. Rosenthal
Stuart S. Rosenthal Cornell University
Edward L. Glaeser
Edward L. Glaeser Harvard University
Gilles Duranton
Gilles Duranton University of Pennsylvania
Matthew I. Spiegel
Matthew I. Spiegel Yale University
Crocker H. Liu
Crocker H. Liu Cornell University
Steven Klepper
Steven Klepper Carnegie Mellon University
Robert E. Litan
Robert E. Litan Brookings Institution
Zoltan J. Acs
Zoltan J. Acs George Mason University
William R. Kerr
William R. Kerr Harvard University
Lee Fleming
Lee Fleming University of California, Berkeley

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