Gilles Duranton
Dean's Chair in Real Estate Professor at The Wharton School
Schools
- The Wharton School
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Biography
The Wharton School
Education
- PhD, London School of Economics, 1997; BSc, HEC, 1991
Recent Consulting
- Urban and regional development, transportation, local public finance
Academic Positions Held
Wharton: 2012-present; named Dean’s Chair in Real Estate Professor July 2013; Chair, Real Estate Department 2013-2019; University of Toronto: 2005-2012; London School of Economics: 1996-2005.
Professional Leadership
Former President, Urban Economics Association; Co-editor, Journal of Urban Economics; Editorial board member for several journals; Research Associate, National Bureau of Economic Research; Research fellow, Centre for Economic Policy Research; Faculty Affiliate, LSE International Growth Centre; Affiliate, LSE Centre for Economic Performance, Urban and Spatial Programme.
Awards and honors
Fellow of The Regional Science Association (2014); Walter Isard Prize for Scholarly Achievement (Regional Science Association, 2014); Dean’s Excellence Award (University of Toronto) 2012, 2011; President of the North American Regional Science Council, 2011; Hewings Prize (Regional Science Association), 2007; August Lösch Prize, 2006; Philip Leverhulme Prize, 2003; European Investment Bank, 2001; Aydalot prize, 1996.
Videos
Gilles Duranton: Questions for Policy and Understanding of Urban Systems: The Case of Colombia
Highlights: Urban Growth and Its Aggregate Implications
Why Better Urban Planning Won't Reduce Traffic -- but Taxes Will
Zoning
Urban Economics
Wharton Real Estate Dean's Chair Gilles Duranton & NYU Real Estate Dean Sam Chandan
Transportation Economics
2019 Lusk Symposium: Urban Growth and Its Aggregate Implications
Urban Enterprise Zone
Smart Growth
Is a Traffic Tax the Solution to Congestion in Cities?
Metropolitan Area
Urban Sprawl
Agglomeration
IGC cities research group 2015: Gilles Duranton
Land Use
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