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. 17271
Gender Role Models in Education
Sofoklis Goulas, Bhagya N. Gunawardena, Rigissa Megalokonomou, Yves Zenou
IZA Discussion Paper No. 17113
Spillovers in Criminal Networks: Evidence from Co-offender Deaths
Matthew J. Lindquist, Eleonora Patacchini, Michael Vlassopoulos, Yves Zenou
IZA Discussion Paper No. 16969
Integrating Minorities in the Classroom: The Role of Students, Parents, and Teachers
Alexandra de Gendre, Krzysztof Karbownik, Nicolás Salamanca, Yves Zenou
IZA Discussion Paper No. 16354
Towards a General Theory of Peer Effects
Vincent Boucher, Michelle Rendall, Philip Ushchev, Yves Zenou
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15899
Addressing Vaccine Hesitancy Using Local Ambassadors: A Randomized Controlled Trial in Indonesia
Asadul Islam, Gita Kusnadi, Jahen Rezki, Armand Sim, Giovanni van Empel, Michael Vlassopoulos, Yves Zenou
published in: European Economic Review, 2024, 163, 104683
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15462
When Reality Bites: Local Deaths and Vaccine Take-up
Corrado Giulietti, Michael Vlassopoulos, Yves Zenou
published in: European Economic Review, 2023, 156, 104463
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15376
Spatial Interactions
Jun Sung Kim, Eleonora Patacchini, Pierre M. Picard, Yves Zenou
published in: Quantitative Economics, 2023, 14 (4), 1295-1335
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15131
Peer Effects in the Workplace: A Network Approach
Matthew J. Lindquist, Jan Sauermann, Yves Zenou
revised version available here
IZA Discussion Paper No. 14802
Education Transmission and Network Formation
Vincent Boucher, Carlo L. Del Bello, Fabrizio Panebianco, Thierry Verdier, Yves Zenou
IZA Discussion Paper No. 14801
Leaders in Juvenile Crime
Carlos Díaz, Eleonora Patacchini, Thierry Verdier, Yves Zenou
IZA Discussion Paper No. 14713
Gender Inequality and Caste: Field Experimental Evidence from India
Asadul Islam, Debayan Pakrashi, Soubhagya Sahoo, Liang Choon Wang, Yves Zenou
published in: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2021, 190, 111-124.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 14260
Ethnic Mixing in Early Childhood: Evidence from a Randomized Field Experiment and a Structural Model
Vincent Boucher, Semih Tumen, Michael Vlassopoulos, Jackline Wahba, Yves Zenou
IZA Discussion Paper No. 14005
Friendship Networks and Political Opinions: A Natural Experiment among Future French Politicians
Yann Algan, Nicolò Dalvit, Quoc-Anh Do, Alexis Le Chapelain, Yves Zenou
IZA Discussion Paper No. 13966
The Social Side of Early Human Capital Formation: Using a Field Experiment to Estimate the Causal Impact of Neighborhoods
John A. List, Fatemeh Momeni, Yves Zenou
IZA Discussion Paper No. 13680
Peers, Gender, and Long-Term Depression
Corrado Giulietti, Michael Vlassopoulos, Yves Zenou
published in: European Economic Review, 144, 104084, 2022
IZA Discussion Paper No. 13269
Market Competition and Discrimination
Abu Siddique, Michael Vlassopoulos, Yves Zenou
published in: European Economic Review, 152, 104361, 2023
IZA Discussion Paper No. 13071
Key Players in Economic Development
Ashani Amarasinghe, Roland Hodler, Paul A. Raschky, Yves Zenou
IZA Discussion Paper No. 12752
Social Norms in Networks
Philip Ushchev, Yves Zenou
published in: Journal of Economic Theory, 2020, 185, 104969.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 12751
Assimilation Patterns in Cities
Yasuhiro Sato, Yves Zenou
published in: European Economic Review, 2020, 129, 103563.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 12672
The Value of Information in Technology Adoption
Asadul Islam, Philip Ushchev, Yves Zenou, Xin Zhang
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
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4517
Oppositional Identities and Employment for Ethnic Minorities: Evidence from England
Harminder Battu, Yves Zenou
published in: Economic Journal, 2010, 524 (120), F52 - F71
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4122
Delinquent Networks
Coralio Ballester, Antoni Calvó-Armengol, Yves Zenou
published in: Journal of the European Economic Association, 2010, 8 (1), 34-61
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3859
Peer Effects and Social Networks in Education
Antoni Calvó-Armengol, Eleonora Patacchini, Yves Zenou
published in: Review of Economic Studies, 2009, 76, 1239-1267
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3814
Car Ownership and the Labor Market of Ethnic Minorities
Pieter A. Gautier, Yves Zenou
published in: Journal of Urban Economics, 2010, 67 (3), 392-403.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3339
Search, Wage Posting, and Urban Spatial Structure
Yves Zenou
published in: Journal of Economic Geography, 2011, 11 (3), 387 - 416
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3331
Ethnic Networks and Employment Outcomes
Eleonora Patacchini, Yves Zenou
published online in: Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2012, 42, 938-949.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3283
Social Interactions and Labor Market Outcomes in Cities
Yves Zenou
revised version published as 'A Dynamic Model of Weak and Strong Ties in the Labor Market' in: Journal of Labor Economics, 2015, 33 (4), 891-932
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3006
Are Muslim Immigrants Different in Terms of Cultural Integration?
Alberto Bisin, Eleonora Patacchini, Thierry Verdier, Yves Zenou
published in: Journal of the European Economic Association, 2008, 6 (2-3), 445 - 456
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2739
High Relocation Costs in Search-Matching Models: Theory and Application to Spatial Mismatch
Yves Zenou
published in: Labour Economics, 2009, 16 (5), 534-546
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2695
Endogenous Job Destruction and Job Matching in Cities
Yves Zenou
published in: Journal of Urban Economics, 2009, 65 (3), 323-336
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2613
The Racial Test Score Gap and Parental Involvement in Britain
Eleonora Patacchini, Yves Zenou
published in: Economics Letters, 2009, 102, 49-52
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2608
Intergenerational Education Transmission: Neighborhood Quality and/or Parents’ Involvement?
Eleonora Patacchini, Yves Zenou
published as 'Neighborhood Effects and Parental Involvement in the Intergenerational Transmission of Education' in: Journal of Regional Science, 2011, 51 (5), 987 - 1013
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2601
Are Shirking and Leisure Substitutable? An Empirical Test of Efficiency Wages Based on Urban Economic Theory
Stephen L. Ross, Yves Zenou
published in: Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2008, 38, 498-517
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2051
How Important Is Access to Jobs? Old Question – Improved Answer
Olof Aslund, John Östh, Yves Zenou
published in: Journal of Economic Geography, 2010, 10(3), 389-422
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2046
Racial Identity and Education
Eleonora Patacchini, Yves Zenou
published in: Social Networks, 2016, 44, 85-94.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1880
Cultural Transmission and Discrimination
Maria Saez-Marti, Yves Zenou
published in: Journal of Urban Economics, 2012, 72 (2-3), 137-146
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1861
The Todaro Paradox Revisited
Yves Zenou
revised version published as 'Rural-Urban Migration and Unemployment: Theory and Policy Implications' in: Journal of Regional Science, 2011, 51 (1), 65 - 82
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1852
Oppositional Identities and the Labor Market
Harminder Battu, McDonald Mwale, Yves Zenou
published in: Journal of Population Economics, 2007, 20 (3), 643 - 667
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1465
Equilibrium Search Unemployment with Explicit Spatial Frictions
Etienne Wasmer, Yves Zenou
published in: Labour Economics, 2006, 13 (2), 143-165
IZA Discussion Paper No. 928
Does City Structure Affect the Labor Market Outcomes of Black Workers?
Harris Selod, Yves Zenou
published in: Journal of Urban Economics, 2013, 74, 113-132.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 772
Search Intensity, Cost of Living and Local Labor Markets in Britain
Eleonora Patacchini, Yves Zenou
published in: Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2006, 36(2), 227-248
IZA Discussion Paper No. 771
Job Matching, Social Network and Word-of-Mouth Communication
Antoni Calvó-Armengol, Yves Zenou
published in: Journal of Urban Economics, 2005, 57 (3), 500-522
IZA Discussion Paper No. 721
Do Oppositional Identities Reduce Employment for Ethnic Minorities?
Harminder Battu, McDonald Mwale, Yves Zenou
published as 'Oppositional identities and the labor market' in: Journal of Population Economics, 2007, 20 (3), 643-667
IZA Discussion Paper No. 693
Spatial Mismatch: From the Hypothesis to the Theories
Laurent Gobillon, Harris Selod, Yves Zenou
published as 'The Mechanisms of Spatial Mismatch ' in: Urban Studies, 2007, 44 (12), 2401-2427
IZA Discussion Paper No. 692
Spatial Mismatch, Search Effort and Urban Spatial Structure
Tony E. Smith, Yves Zenou
published in: Journal of Urban Economics, 2003, 54 (1), 129-156
IZA Discussion Paper No. 607
How Do Firms Redline Workers?
Yves Zenou
published in: Journal of Urban Economics, 2002, 52 (3), 391-608
IZA Discussion Paper No. 340
How Does Imperfect Competition in the Labor Market Affect Unemployment Policies?
Xavier Wauthy, Yves Zenou
published in: Journal of Public Economic Theory, 2002, 4 (3), 417-436
IZA Discussion Paper No. 181
Space, Search and Efficiency
Etienne Wasmer, Yves Zenou
published in: Journal of Urban Economics, 2002, 51(3), 515-541
IZA Policy Paper No. 24
Housing Policies in China: Issues and Options
Yves Zenou
published in: Regional Science, Policy and Practice, 2013, 4, 393-417.
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