Sorting and agglomeration economies in French economics departments

@article{Bosquet2017SortingAA,
  title={Sorting and agglomeration economies in French economics departments},
  author={Cl{\'e}ment Bosquet and Pierre-Philippe Combes},
  journal={Journal of Urban Economics},
  year={2017},
  volume={101},
  pages={27-44}
}
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