Kristian Behrens is Full Professor of Economics at the Université du Québec à Montréal (ESG-UQAM), Canada. He is also affiliated with the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR). The main focus of his research is on regional economics (spatial distribution of economic activity, changes in spatial structures), urban economics (spatial sorting, agglomeration economies), and international trade (impacts of trade integration, trade frictions). He earned his PhD in Economics at Université de Bourgogne, France, and has been a post-doc and Marie Curie Fellow of the European Union at the Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE), Belgium. He was holder of the Canada Research Chair in Regional Impacts of Globalization from 2009-2019.
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Casualties of border changes: Evidence from nighttime lights and plant exit
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- International trade 
- Politics and economics 
- Ukraine Initiative
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Cultural and public services favour city resilience
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- Labour Markets 
- Migration
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Working from home: Too much of a good thing
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- COVID-19 
- Labour Markets
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Gentrification and businesses
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- Environment 
- Industrial organisation 
- Labour Markets 
- Migration
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Plants’ resilience and clusters: Evidence from the Canadian textile and clothing industry
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- Industrial organisation