Yves Zenou

Research Fellow

Monash University

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Yves Zenou, Ph.D., is a Professor of Economics and holds the Richard Snape Chair in Business and Economics at Monash University (Melbourne, Australia). His research is both theoretical and empirical and his interests include: (i) Social interactions and network theory, (ii) Search and matching theory, (iii) Urban economics, (iv) Segregation and discrimination of ethnic minorities, (v) Identity and assimilation of immigrants, (vi) Criminality and (vii) Education.
Yves Zenou is also affiliated to the Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN, Stockholm), the Center for Economic Policy Research (CEPR, London) and the Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA, Bonn). He is also a visiting professor at the University of Southampton.
He is a Fellow of the Econometric Society, a Foreign Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (class for social sciences), SAET Economic Theory Fellow, Fellow of the Spatial Econometrics Association, Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia, and Fellow of the Regional Science Association International.
He is currently Associate Editor at Games and Economic Behavior, Regional Science and Urban Economics, Scandinavian Journal of Economics, IZA Journal of Migration, and Annals of Economics and Statistics.
He has published his research in different journals such as Econometrica, Journal of Political Economy, Review of Economic Studies, Review of Economics and Statistics, Journal of Economic Theory, Games and Economic Behavior, International Economic Review, Economic Journal, Journal of the European Economic Association, Theoretical Economics, Quantitative Economics, RAND Journal of Economics, American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, Journal of Applied Econometrics, Journal of Business and Economic Statistics, European Economic Review, Journal of Development Economics, Journal of Labor Economics, Journal of Public Economics, Review of Economic Dynamics, Journal of Urban Economics, and Regional Science and Urban Economics.

He joined IZA as a Research Fellow in October 1999.

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IZA Publications

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12534
Crime and Networks: 10 Policy Lessons
Matthew J. Lindquist, Yves Zenou
published in: Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 2019, 35 (4), 746 - 771
IZA Discussion Paper No. 11436
Conformism, Social Norms and the Dynamics of Assimilation
Gonzalo Olcina, Fabrizio Panebianco, Yves Zenou
published as 'Conformism, social pressure, and the dynamics of integration' in: Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2024, 2020, 279 - 304
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10674
Do Friendship Networks Improve Female Education?
Youjin Hahn, Asadul Islam, Eleonora Patacchini, Yves Zenou
published in: Economic Journal, 2020, 130, 740-764.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9538
Can Selective Immigration Policies Reduce Migrants' Quality?
Simone Bertoli, Vianney Dequiedt, Yves Zenou
published in: Journal of Development Economics, 2016, 119, 100-109
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9341
The Role of Social Networks in Cultural Assimilation
Thierry Verdier, Yves Zenou
published in: Journal of Urban Economics, 2017, 97, 15-39.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9166
Urban Spatial Structure, Employment and Social Ties: European versus American Cities
Pierre M. Picard, Yves Zenou
published as 'Urban spatial structure, employment and social ties' in: Journal of Urban Economics, 2018, 104, 77-93.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8956
Neighborhood Effects in Education
Carlo L. Del Bello, Eleonora Patacchini, Yves Zenou
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8872
Network Structure and Education Outcomes: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Bangladesh
Youjin Hahn, Asadul Islam, Eleonora Patacchini, Yves Zenou
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8089
Strong versus Weak Ties in Migration
Corrado Giulietti, Jackline Wahba, Yves Zenou
published in: European Economic Review, 2018, 104, 111 - 137
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8012
Key Players in Co-Offending Networks
Matthew J. Lindquist, Yves Zenou
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7914
How Urbanization Affects Employment and Social Interactions
Yasuhiro Sato, Yves Zenou
published in: European Economic Review, 2015, 75, 131-155.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7704
Mothers, Friends and Gender Identity
Claudia Olivetti, Eleonora Patacchini, Yves Zenou
published in: Journal of the European Economic Association, 2020, 18(1), 266-301.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 5787
Social Networks and Parental Behavior in the Intergenerational Transmission of Religion
Eleonora Patacchini, Yves Zenou
published in: Quantitative Economics, 2016, 7, 969-995.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 5786
International Migration, Imperfect Information, and Brain Drain
Vianney Dequiedt, Yves Zenou
published in: Journal of Development Economics, 2013, 102, 62-78.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 5507
Spatial versus Social Mismatch: The Strength of Weak Ties
Yves Zenou
published in: Journal of Urban Economics, 2013, 74,113-132.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 5506
Social Networks and Interactions in Cities
Robert W. Helsley, Yves Zenou
published in: Journal of Economic Theory, 2014, 150, 426-466
IZA Discussion Paper No. 5312
Search, Migration, and Urban Land Use: The Case of Transportation Policies
Yves Zenou
published in: Journal of Development Economics, 2011, 96 (2), 174 - 187
IZA Discussion Paper No. 5234
Bend It Like Beckham: Ethnic Identity and Integration
Alberto Bisin, Eleonora Patacchini, Thierry Verdier, Yves Zenou
published in: European Economic Review, 2016, 90, 146-164.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4621
Social Networks
Joan de Martí, Yves Zenou
published in: Ian Jarvie and Jesus Zamora-Bonilla (eds.), The SAGE Handbook of the Philosophy of Social Science, London: Sage Publications, 2011.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4541
Out of Sight, Out of Mind: Migration, Entrepreneurship and Social Capital
Jackline Wahba, Yves Zenou
published in: Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2012, 42 (5), 890–903
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