Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies
if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the
same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average
within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research
topics.
Spatial wage disparities: Sorting matters!
2007663 citationsPierre‐Philippe Combes, Gilles Duranton et al.profile →
The Productivity Advantages of Large Cities: Distinguishing Agglomeration From Firm Selection
2012520 citationsPierre‐Philippe Combes, Gilles Duranton et al.profile →
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Fields of papers citing papers by Pierre‐Philippe Combes
This network shows the impact of papers produced by Pierre‐Philippe Combes. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Pierre‐Philippe Combes. The network helps show where Pierre‐Philippe Combes may publish in the future.
Co-authorship network of co-authors of Pierre‐Philippe Combes
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Combes, Pierre‐Philippe, et al.. (2013). Do large departments make academics more productive? Agglomeration and peer effects in research. London School of Economics and Political Science Research Online (London School of Economics and Political Science).4 indexed citations
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Decreuse, Bruno, et al.. (2011). The neighbor is king: Customer discrimination in the housing market. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics.4 indexed citations
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Combes, Pierre‐Philippe, Gilles Duranton, Laurent Gobillon, Diego Puga, & Sébastiên Roux. (2009). The Productivity Advantages of Large Cities: Distinguishing Agglomeration from Firm Selection. ScholarlyCommons (University of Pennsylvania).23 indexed citations
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Combes, Pierre‐Philippe, Gilles Duranton, Laurent Gobillon, & Sébastiên Roux. (2008). Estimating Agglomeration Economies with History, Geology, and Worker Effects. ScholarlyCommons (University of Pennsylvania). 15–66.3 indexed citations
Combes, Pierre‐Philippe & Miren Lafourcade. (2005). Transport costs: measures, determinants, and regional policy implications for France. SSRN Electronic Journal.8 indexed citations
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Combes, Pierre‐Philippe, Miren Lafourcade, & Thierry Mayer. (2004). The trade creating effects of business and social networks: evidence from France. HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe).31 indexed citations
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Combes, Pierre‐Philippe & Henry G. Overman. (2003). The Spatial Distribution of Economic Activities in the EU. SSRN Electronic Journal.16 indexed citations
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Combes, Pierre‐Philippe, Miren Lafourcade, & Thierry Mayer. (2003). Can Business and Social Networks Explain the Border Effect Puzzle. SSRN Electronic Journal.30 indexed citations
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Combes, Pierre‐Philippe & Miren Lafourcade. (2003). Core-Periphery Patterns of Generalized Transport Costs: France, 1978-98. SSRN Electronic Journal.5 indexed citations
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Combes, Pierre‐Philippe & Miren Lafourcade. (2002). Transport Costs and Regional Inequalities. Revue économique. 53(3). 505–516.
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Combes, Pierre‐Philippe & Miren Lafourcade. (2001). Transport Costs Decline and Regional Inequalities: Evidence from France. SSRN Electronic Journal.20 indexed citations
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Combes, Pierre‐Philippe & Gilles Duranton. (2001). Labor Pooling, Labor Poaching and Spatial Clustering. London School of Economics and Political Science Research Online (London School of Economics and Political Science).16 indexed citations
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Combes, Pierre‐Philippe, Bernard Caillaud, & Bruno Jullien. (1997). Common Market with Regulated Firms. Annals of Economics and Statistics. 65–99.9 indexed citations
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Combes, Pierre‐Philippe. (1997). Industrial Agglomeration under Cournot Competition. Annals of Economics and Statistics. 161–182.15 indexed citations
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