Research Interests
Max is Professor of Economic Geography at University College London, and an associate in the CEP Urban Programme. He is an economic geographer with a background in public policy. His work looks at urban economic development, especially innovation systems and clusters; immigration and diversity; and public policy for cities. Before academia Max worked in think tanks, consultancy and central government. He co-founded the Centre for Cities think tank in 2004, and the What Works Centre for Local Economic Growth in 2013, where he was a Deputy Director until 2021.
He joined IZA as a Research Fellow in June 2013.
IZA Publications
IZA Discussion Paper No. 17337
IZA Discussion Paper No. 17329
Mirko Draca, Max Nathan, Viet Nguyen-Tien, Juliana Oliveira-Cunha, Anna Rosso, Anna Valero
IZA Discussion Paper No. 12631
published in: Research Policy, 2022, 51 (9), 1104138
IZA Discussion Paper No. 12213
Max Nathan, Anna Rosso
published in: Research Policy, 2022, 51 (1), 104373
IZA Discussion Paper No. 11856
published in: Urban Studies, 2022, 59 (2) 281-300
IZA Discussion Paper No. 11740
published in: Regional Studies, 2020, 54 (3), 377-387
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8662
Max Nathan, Anna Rosso, Francois Bouet
published in: Research Policy, 2015, 44 (9), 1714 - 1733
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8462
Published in Environment and Planning A, 2016, 48 (12) 2462–2483
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7797
published in: Research Policy, 2016, 45 (1), 177–194
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7653
published in: IZA Journal of Migration 2014, 3:4
