Relaxing Hukou

Regional Science and Urban Economics Workshop
“Productivity, land prices and city size"
28th May 2013, 12:30-17:30
The funding of the Chaire “Ministère du Développement Durable”
and Labex OSE is kindly acknowledged.
Conference Venue
Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris (CIUP)
Grand Salon de la Maison de Norvège
17, boulevard Jourdan, 75014 Paris
Transport Access: RER B – stop at “Cité Universitaire”
Metro line n°4 – stop at “Porte d’Orléans”, then walk 10mn or take
tramline T3 and stop at “Cité Universitaire”
Conference Program
12:30 Lunch (for those filling the doodle only)
13:30 Keynote speaker 1: Kristian Behrens (University of Québec at Montréal)
Title: “Spatial frictions”, with G. Mion (London School of Economics), Y. Murata
(Nihon University) and J. Südekum (University of Duisburg-Essen)
Discussant: Lara Tobin (Paris School of Economics)
14:30 Keynote speaker 2: Frédéric Robert-Nicoud (University of Geneva)
Title: “Productive cities: agglomeration, selection and sorting”, with G. Duranton
(Wharton-University of Pennsylvania) and K. Behrens (UQAM)
Discussant: Fabien Candau (CATT-Université de Pau et des Pays de l’Adour)
15:30 Coffee break
16:00 Contributed lecture: Pierre-Philippe Combes (Aix-Marseille University)
Title: “The cost of agglomeration: Land prices in cities", with L. Gobillon (INED
and PSE) and G. Duranton (Wharton-University of Pennsylvania)
Discussant: Anne Laferrère (CREST-INSEE)
19:00 Dinner (for presenters and discussants only)
The expected duration of the keynote and contributed lectures is 40 minutes, 10
minutes for discussions and 10 minutes for questions from the rest of participants.
Accommodation (for presenters or discussants only)
Hôtel Sèvres-Saint-Germain
22, rue Saint Placide, 75006 Paris / Tel: +33 1 45 48 10 67 / See maps below
Website: http://www.sevres-saint-germain.com/en
Transport Access: Metro line n°4, “Saint-Placide” station
Metro line n°12 or 10, “Sèvres-Babylone” station
Travel information
The “Cité Universitaire Internationale de Paris” (CIUP) is easily accessible via the two
following transport lines:
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From Hotel Sèvres-Saint-Germain: Take metro line n°4 at “Saint-Placide” (to
“Porte d’Orléans”), stop at “Porte d’Orléans”, take the exit “Boulevard Jourdan”
and either walk to the CIUP (10mn) or take tramline T3 to “Cité Universitaire”;
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From Orly airport: Take the “Orlybus” to “Denfert-Rochereau”, then take rail
line RERB southbound (to “Robinson” or “Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse”), stop at
“Cité Universitaire”: the CIUP is just in front of the station exit. Another
possibility is to take the “Orlyval” to “Anthony”, then take rail line RERB
northbound (to “Aéroport CDG”), and stop at “Cité Universitaire”;
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From CDG-Airport or Gare-du-Nord Station: Take rail line RERB southbound (to
“Robinson” or “Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse”), stop at “Cité Universitaire”
Maps
How to go the the Paris center?
RER B: « Cité Universitaire »
The Paris subway network (see http://www.ratp.fr/)
Metro line 4: « Porte d’Orléans »
Tramway line 3: « Cité Universitaire »
RER line B: « Cité Universitaire »
A. Hôtel Sèvres-Saint-Germain
22, rue Saint-Placide, 75006 Paris
Tél. +33 1 45 48 10 67
Metro line n°12 or n°10: Sèvres-Babylone station
Metro line n°4: Saint-Placide station
Tel: +33
Metro line n°4: Porte d’Orléans
RER B station: Cité Universitaire
Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris (CIUP)
Maison de Norvège : 17 Boulevard Jourdan, 75014 Paris
Conference venue: Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris
Maison de Norvège – Grand Salon
How to go to the restaurant for dinner: May 28th, 19:00
(by invitation only)
Restaurant L’Epi Dupin, 11 rue Dupin, 75006 Paris
Website: http://www.epidupin.com/fr/index.php
Tel.: +33 1 42 22 64 56
Organizing Committee:
Laurent Gobillon: Tel. +33 6 27 68 46 38 / E-Mail: [email protected]
Miren Lafourcade: Tel. +33 6 84 74 85 95 / E-Mail: [email protected]