William C. Strange

11.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
74 papers, 5.4k citations indexed

About

William C. Strange is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Political Science and International Relations and Finance. According to data from OpenAlex, William C. Strange has authored 74 papers receiving a total of 5.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 66 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 14 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 9 papers in Finance. Recurrent topics in William C. Strange's work include Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis (39 papers), Housing Market and Economics (24 papers) and Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth (19 papers). William C. Strange is often cited by papers focused on Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis (39 papers), Housing Market and Economics (24 papers) and Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth (19 papers). William C. Strange collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Israel. William C. Strange's co-authors include Stuart S. Rosenthal, Robert W. Helsley, Bernardo S. Blum, Marigee Bacolod, Avner Bar‐Ilan, Edward L. Glaeser, Lu Han, Olmo Silva, Giulia Faggio and Crocker H. Liu and has published in prestigious journals such as American Economic Review, Journal of Political Economy and The Journal of Economic Perspectives.

In The Last Decade

William C. Strange

72 papers receiving 4.9k citations

Hit Papers

Geography, Industrial Organization, and Agglomeration 2001 2026 2009 2017 2003 2001 2008 250 500 750
What are hit papers?

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.

  1. Geography, Industrial Organization, and Agglomeration
    2003 920 citations Stuart S. Rosenthal, William C. Strange The Review of Economics and Statistics profile →
  2. The Determinants of Agglomeration
    2001 746 citations Stuart S. Rosenthal, William C. Strange Journal of Urban Economics profile →
  3. The attenuation of human capital spillovers
    2008 451 citations Stuart S. Rosenthal, William C. Strange Journal of Urban Economics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
William C. Strange Canada 35 4.6k 868 692 512 431 74 5.4k
Timothy J. Bartik United States 26 3.6k 0.8× 958 1.1× 682 1.0× 470 0.9× 184 0.4× 145 4.8k
Stuart S. Rosenthal United States 38 5.5k 1.2× 1.6k 1.8× 530 0.8× 425 0.8× 564 1.3× 82 6.6k
Diego Puga Spain 24 4.4k 1.0× 715 0.8× 949 1.4× 852 1.7× 491 1.1× 40 5.4k
Gilles Duranton United Kingdom 38 6.3k 1.4× 1.1k 1.3× 1.2k 1.7× 1.1k 2.2× 650 1.5× 108 7.6k
Harry Garretsen Netherlands 39 3.0k 0.7× 694 0.8× 752 1.1× 873 1.7× 168 0.4× 163 4.3k
Vernon Henderson United States 20 3.9k 0.9× 640 0.7× 978 1.4× 476 0.9× 435 1.0× 27 5.0k
Michael Storper France 11 2.3k 0.5× 832 1.0× 844 1.2× 320 0.6× 1.2k 2.8× 15 4.0k
Gerald A. Carlino United States 27 2.9k 0.6× 417 0.5× 352 0.5× 817 1.6× 151 0.4× 81 3.4k
Peter Tyler United Kingdom 30 2.5k 0.5× 593 0.7× 1.1k 1.5× 218 0.4× 480 1.1× 81 3.7k
Pierre‐Philippe Combes France 23 3.0k 0.7× 717 0.8× 518 0.7× 803 1.6× 170 0.4× 64 3.7k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Liu, Crocker H., Stuart S. Rosenthal, & William C. Strange. (2024). Agglomeration Economies and the Built Environment: Evidence from Specialized Buildings and Anchor Tenants. Journal of Urban Economics. 142. 103655–103655. 4 indexed citations
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Firrman, Jenni, Elliot S. Friedman, Aaron L. Hecht, et al.. (2024). Preservation of conjugated primary bile acids by oxygenation of the small intestinal microbiota in vitro. mBio. 15(6). e0094324–e0094324. 3 indexed citations
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Helsley, Robert N. & William C. Strange. (2023). In remembrance Edwin S. Mills (1928-2021). Journal of Urban Economics. 133. 103531–103531.
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Liu, Crocker H., Stuart S. Rosenthal, & William C. Strange. (2018). The vertical city: Rent gradients, spatial structure, and agglomeration economies. Journal of Urban Economics. 106. 101–122. 59 indexed citations
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O’Sullivan, Arthur & William C. Strange. (2017). The Emergence of Coagglomeration. Journal of Economic Geography. 18(2). 293–317. 8 indexed citations
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Andini, Monica, Guido de Blasio, Gilles Duranton, & William C. Strange. (2013). Marshallian labour market pooling: Evidence from Italy. Regional Science and Urban Economics. 43(6). 1008–1022. 65 indexed citations
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Strange, William C., et al.. (2011). Developers, Herding, and Overbuilding. SSRN Electronic Journal. 3 indexed citations
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Helsley, Robert W. & William C. Strange. (2011). Entrepreneurs and cities: Complexity, thickness and balance. Regional Science and Urban Economics. 41(6). 550–559. 29 indexed citations
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Rosenthal, Stuart S. & William C. Strange. (2011). Agglomeration Economics: Small Establishments/Big Effects: Agglomeration, Industrial Organization and Entrepreneurship. 7 indexed citations
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Strange, William C. & Robert W. Helsley. (2010). Entrepreneurs and Cities: Complexity, Thickness, and Balance. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Rosenthal, Stuart S. & William C. Strange. (2010). Small Establishments/Big Effects: Agglomeration, Industrial Organization and Entrepreneurship. NBER Chapters. 277–302. 19 indexed citations
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Bacolod, Marigee, Bernardo S. Blum, & William C. Strange. (2009). Urban Interactions: Soft Skills Versus Specialization. SSRN Electronic Journal. 3 indexed citations
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Rosenthal, Stuart S. & William C. Strange. (2005). The Geography of Entrepreneurship in the New York Metropolitan Area. Federal Reserve Bank of New York Economic policy review. 11(2). 29–53. 69 indexed citations
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Rosenthal, Stuart S. & William C. Strange. (2003). Geography, Industrial Organization, and Agglomeration. The Review of Economics and Statistics. 85(2). 377–393. 920 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bar‐Ilan, Avner & William C. Strange. (1999). The timing and intensity of investment. Journal of Macroeconomics. 21(1). 57–77. 90 indexed citations
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Strange, William C.. (1998). Urban Development with Lags. 10 indexed citations
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Helsley, Robert W. & William C. Strange. (1998). Private government. Journal of Public Economics. 69(2). 281–304. 48 indexed citations
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Bar‐Ilan, Avner & William C. Strange. (1996). The Timing and Intensity of Investment. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 2 indexed citations
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Strange, William C., et al.. (1993). Spurious Agglomeration. Journal of Urban Economics. 33(3). 273–304. 15 indexed citations
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Strange, William C.. (1987). Hamlet on the Macintosh: an experimental seminar that worked. 5(2). 113–122. 1 indexed citations

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