We propose an analytical solution to a Schelling segregation model for a relatively broad range of utility functions. Using evolutionary game theory, we provide existence conditions for a potential function, which characterizes the global configuration of the city and is maximized in the...

This paper focuses on residential sorting by social and ethnic status in large French urban areas. Our objective is to assess the relative importance of two major determinants of segregation stressed by the economic literature (Bartolome and Ross, 2003 ; Brueckner et al., 1999) : (i) "Alonso...

This paper focuses on residential sorting by social and ethnic status in large French urban areas. Our objective is to assess the relative importance of two major determinants of segregation stressed by the economic literature (Bartolome and Ross, 2003 ; Brueckner et al., 1999) : (i) “Alonso...

[eng] Defining rural areas? From a difficult conceptual definition to a necessary statistical delineation - Usual definitions of urban areas often oppose this category to urban areas. Rural areas are then defined by low population density, low part of built land areas and presence of...

This paper documents the increase in residential land prices in France over a twenty-five-years period. We estimate a land price function accounting for changes in urban size over time on a nation-wide sample. We take into account the concave relationship between lot price and lot surface and...

[fre] Cet article propose une analyse économique de la "renaissance rurale" française. Dans un premier temps, les flux de migrations, résidentielles ou professionnelles, sont analysés dans un cadre micro-économique. Puis on examine la régression de l'agriculture, le maintien de l'industrie...

This paper is aimed at examining how individual unemployment is influenced both by location in a deprived neighborhood and public housing. Our identification strategy is twofold. First, we estimate a simultaneous probit model of public housing accommodation, type of neighborhood, and...

L'objectif de ce papier est de mettre en évidence les résultats des nouvelles théories de la localisation qui sont susceptibles d'expliquer la nature des activités industrielles implantées en zones rurales. Une revue orientée de la littérature récente d'économie géographique est...

In order to test for the effect of public housing occupancy on unemployment, we estimate a simultaneous probit model of unemployment and public housing. On a first sample, we instrument public housing with the gender composition of children. On a second sample, the instrument is the share of...