Yves Zenou is professor of economics at Stockholm University and at the Research Institute of Industrial Economics. 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 was previously a visiting professor at the department of economics at the University of California, Berkeley (2009-2010), a professor of Economics at the University of Southampton, UK (2000-2003), a Research Fellow at CORE. Belgium (1994-1996) and a Guest Professor at the European University Institute, Osaka University, Sciences Po (Paris), Tel Aviv University and Monash University.
He is currently the Editor of Regional Science and Urban Economics, and Associate Editor of the Journal of the European Economic Association, Journal of Public Economic Theory, Journal of Urban Economics, Scandinavian Journal of Economics, and Annals of Economics and Statistics.
Yves Zenou (2009), Urban Labor Economics. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Here are links to some reviews of the book: in Regional Science and Urban Economics [PDF], Journal of Regional Science [PDF], in Economica [PDF], in the Journal of Economic Geography [PDF].
Ballester, C., Calvó-Armengol, A. and Y. Zenou (2006), « Who's who in networks. Wanted: the key player », Econometrica, 74, 1403-1417.
Calvó-Armengol, A., Patacchini, E. and Y. Zenou (2009), « Peer effects and social networks in education », Review of Economic Studies, 76, 1239-1267. Published Version [PDF] Longer Version [PDF]
Smith, T.E. and Y. Zenou (1997), "Dual labor markets, urban unemployment and multicentric cities", Journal of Economic Theory, 76, 185-214.
Bisin, A., Patacchini, E., Verdier, T. and Y. Zenou (2011), "Formation and persistence of oppositional identities", European Economic Review, 55, 1046-1071. [PDF]
Ballester, C., Calvó-Armengol, A. and Y. Zenou (2010), « Delinquent networks », Journal of the European Economic Association, 8, 34-61. Published Version [PDF] Longer Version [PDF]
Cabrales, A. Calvó-Armengol, A. and Y. Zenou (2011), « Social interactions and spillovers », Games and Economic Behavior, 72, 339-360. [PDF].
Zenou, Y. (2011), « Search, migration, and urban land use: The case of transportation policies », Journal of Development Economics, 96, 174-187. [PDF].
Bisin, A., Patacchini, E., Verdier, T. and Y. Zenou (2011), « Ethnic identity and labor-market outcomes of immigrants in Europe », Economic Policy, 26, 57-92.
de Marti, J. and Y. zenou (2011), « Social networks », In: I. Jarvie and J. Zamora-Bonilla (Eds.), Handbook of Philosophy of Science, London: SAGE Publications, Chap. 16, pp. 339-361. [PDF] Access to the Handbook at SAGE.
Battu, H., Seaman, P. and Y. Zenou (2010), « Job contact networks and the ethnic minorities », Labour Economics, 18, 48-56. [PDF]
König, M., Tessone, C. and Y. Zenou (2010), « From assortative to dissortative networks: The role of capacity constraints », Advances in Complex Systems, 13, 483-499. [PDF]
P. Gautier and Y. Zenou (2010), « Car ownership and the labor market of ethnic minorities », Journal of Urban Economics, 67, 392-403. [PDF]
Patacchini, E. and Y. Zenou (2012), « Juvenile deliquency and conformism », Journal of the Law, Economics, and Organization, 28, 1-13. [PDF] Won the 2011 Oliver E. Williamson prize for the best article accepted for publication in the JLEO during 2009 and 2010.
Zenou, Y. (2011), « Search, wage posting, and urban spatial structure », Journal of Economic Geography, 11, 387-416. [PDF]
Battu, H. and Y. Zenou (2010), « Oppositional identities and employment for ethnic minorities. Evidence from England », Economic Journal, 120, F52-F71. [PDF]
Verdier, T. and Y. Zenou (2004), « Racial beliefs, location and the causes of crime », International Economic Review, 45, 731-760.
Zenou, Y. (2000), « Urban unemployment, agglomeration and transportation policies », Journal of Public Economics, 77, 97-133.
Selod, H. and Y. Zenou (2006), « City-Structure, Job Search, and Labor Discrimination. Theory and Policy Implications ». Economic Journal, 116, 1057-1087.
Brueckner, J.K. and Y. Zenou (2003), « Space and unemployment: The labor-market effects of spatial mismatch », Journal of Labor Economics, 21, 242-266.
Y. Zenou (2009), « Search in cities », European Economic Review, 53, 607-624.
Y. Zenou (2009), « Endogenous job destruction and job matching in cities », Journal of Urban Economics, 65, 323-336.
Zenou, Y. (2008), « Job search and mobility in developing countries. Theory and policy implications », Journal of Development Economics, 86, 336-355.
Zenou, Y. (2003), « The spatial aspects of crime », Journal of the European Economic Association, 1, 459-467.
For a complete list of publications see [PDF]