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first as a lecturer in regional science (1975-1983) and then as a professor of economics (1983–1992). In 1991, Thisse became a full professor at Paris-I Sorbonne and stayed until 1996. He then returned to
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costs and amenities in urban economics. His work explores how cities organize themselves based on the interactions between these economic factors, with a special emphasis on environment, metropolitan areas, and market integration. Thisse's research often involves quantitative spatial models and
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stylized geographies, aiming to provide a comprehensive analytical characterization of urban equilibrium and stability across various parameter spaces.
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Scotchmer, and Jacques‐François Thisse. “Patent breadth, patent life, and the pace of technological progress.”
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Parenti, Mathieu, Philip Ushchev, and Jacques-François Thisse. “Toward a theory of monopolistic competition,”
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Thisse was one of the precursors of spatial economics through his analysis of the agglomeration of firms in
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Ottaviano, Gianmarco, Takatoshi Tabuchi, and Jacques-François Thisse. “Agglomeration and trade revisited.”
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Gabszewicz, J. Jaskold, and Jacques-François Thisse. “Price competition, quality and income disparities.”
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Thisse, Jacques-François, and Xavier Vives. “On the strategic choice of spatial price policy.”
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Cheltenham, Edward Elgar, Classics in Economics, 1999. Co-edited with J. Gabszewicz.
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William Alonso Memorial Prize for Innovative Work in Regional Science, Seattle, 2004
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Economics of Agglomeration: Cities, Industrial Location, and Regional Growth
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Economics of Agglomeration: Cities, Industrial Location, and Globalization
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Market Structure and Competition Policy: Game-theoretic Perspectives.
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Research.com Economics and Finance in Belgium Leader Award, 2022
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Facility Location Analysis: Theory and Applications.
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Handbook of Regional and Urban Economics. Volume IV.
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