Febrièr 2026

Dijòus 19
- 12:15 - 13:30

Faculté des Sciences Economiques

7 place Hoche 35000 Rennes

Ille-et-Vilaine

Bretagne

[Seminaire CREM] Présentation de Pol Consentino, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne

Name: [Seminaire CREM] Présentation de Pol Consentino, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne
Start: 2026-02-19T12:15:00+01:00
End: 2026-02-19T13:30:00+01:00
Location: Faculté des Sciences Economiques

Trade, Commuting, and City Structure

Jeudi 19 février, 12h15

Passat

Inscripcion

seminaire-sciences-eco@univ-rennes.fr

Abstract:
This paper studies how urban transport infrastructure affects city structure when it reduces not only commuting costs but also trade costs within cities. I exploit the construction of the Petite Ceinture railroad in nineteenth-century Paris, a circular system designed for freight and passengers, and combine newly digitized data on Parisian neighborhoods from 1801 to 1906. I provide reduced-form evidence and show that this railroad significantly influenced the spatial distribution of firms and residents during this period. I develop and calibrate a quantitative urban model with tradable goods and non-tradable services to estimate the impact of the PC railroad on the spatial equilibrium. I find that shutting down this circular railroad decreases the total population, rateable values, and the consumption of tradables in Paris, respectively by 13.6%, 14.0% and 15.0%, and creates a reallocation of workers and residents towards the city center.

Febrièr 2026

Dijòus 19
- 12:15 - 13:30

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Thématique

Recherche

Type d'événement

Séminaire

Réservé à la communauté universitaire

Campus

Rennes - Campus Centre

À propos du lieu

Faculté des Sciences Economiques

7 place Hoche 35000 Rennes

Ille-et-Vilaine

Bretagne

UID

Concedent : CREM - Centre de Recherche en Économie et Management

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