Research
Research Interests
My work combines theoretical advances in spatial data statistics and econometrics with empirical applications in urban, regional, and public economics.
Thematic areas:
- Land and housing markets (land use, housing policies, short-term rentals)
- Fiscal federalism, inter-municipal cooperation, tax competition
- Spatial disparities, residential mobility and regional convergence
- Environmental and agricultural economics
Methodological contributions:
- Exploratory spatial data analysis (ESDA)
- Spatial data & network models (cross-sectional and panel)
- Experimental methods (laboratory, field, correspondence tests)
- Causal inference and impact evaluation
Work in Progress
Revised and Resubmitted
- Piedra-Peña, J.A., Breuillé, M., Le Gallo, J., Borrowing size and functions from nearby cities: The mediating role of inter-municipal cooperation.
- Chapel, C., Chasco, C., Hilal, M., Le Gallo, J., Velázquez, J., Economic valuation of the benefits of the Natura 2000 network in Castilla-y-Leon (Spain) through rural tourism.
- Le Gallo, J., Sharp boundaries, blurred realities: Fuzzy convergence clubs for regional well-being in Europe.
Revise and Resubmit
- Ben Youssef, F., Kriaa, M., Le Gallo, J., Origin-country social protection and migration intentions: Causal evidence from Tunisia.
- Lei, R., Ay, J.-S., Le Gallo, J., Supporting homeownership cost-effectively according to policy objectives: French evidence.
- Le Gallo, J., Exact inference for local multivariate Moran’s I and Geary’s c.
Submitted
- Diallo, A., Le Gallo, J., Data Centre Location Patterns in European Regions: Cross-Sectional Evidence from 329 NUTS2 Regions.
Research Projects
Current
Grand Paris Express: effects on real estate, residential, and tourism dynamics (2025–2026) Société des Grands Projets — with M.-L. Breuillé (CESAER) and J. Dubé (Univ. Laval)
Housing tension in France (2024–2025) Ministère de la Cohésion des Territoires — with M.-L. Breuillé (CESAER)
Land take in France: determinants, regulation, and housing market consequences (2023–2026) Région Bourgogne Franche-Comté — with M.-L. Breuillé (CESAER)
From mediatic myths to socio-economic realities: spatial dynamics of rural spaces (2023–2025) Ministère de la Cohésion des Territoires — with M.-L. Breuillé (CESAER)
Completed
Evaluation of rent control in Paris (PARIS2019) (2022–2024) APUR — with M.-L. Breuillé (CESAER)
Effects of collaborative economy on the housing market (2021–2022) Ministère de la Cohésion des Territoires — with M.-L. Breuillé (CESAER)
Observing mobilities with digital housing data during the pandemic (2021–2022) PUCA — with M.-L. Breuillé (CESAER)
Rent indicators for French municipalities (2018–2020) Ministère de la Cohésion des Territoires — with M.-L. Breuillé (CESAER)
IMAJINE — Integrative Mechanisms for Addressing Spatial Justice and Territorial Inequalities in Europe (2016–2021) Horizon 2020 — Coordinated by Univ. Aberystwyth; CESAER partner
Benefits of urban densification — Grand Paris Express (2015–2019) Société du Grand Paris — with M.-L. Breuillé (CESAER)
Determinants of rent formation (2016–2017) Ministère du Logement — with M.-L. Breuillé (CESAER) and I. Nappi-Choulet (ESSEC)