Daniel M. Sturm



Professor of Economics
London School of Economics
 
Contact Details:
Department of Economics
Houghton Street
London WC2A 2AE
United Kingdom

Tel: +44-20-7955 7522
d.m.sturm [at] lse.ac.uk
 
Office:
32 Lincoln's Inn Fields, Room 2.25
 
Research Interests:
International Trade, Economic Geography, Political Economy, Environmental Economics



Research


 
Journal Articles
"The Economics of Density: Evidence from the Berlin Wall" with Gabriel Ahlfeldt, Steve Redding and Niko Wolf, Econometrica, 83(6), November 2015, 2127-2189. [paper] [supplement] [data]
"Term Limits and Electoral Accountability," with Michael Smart, Journal of Public Economics,
107, November 2013, 93-102. [paper]
"History and Industry Location: Evidence from German Airports," with Steve Redding and Niko Wolf,
Review of Economics and Statistics, 93(3), August 2011, 814-831. [paper] [appendix] [data]
"Political Competition, Policy and Growth: Theory and Evidence from the United States," with Tim Besley
and Torsten Persson, Review of Economic Studies, 77(4), October 2010, 1329-1352. [paper] [data]
"The Costs of Remoteness: Evidence from German Division and Reunification," with Steve Redding,
American Economic Review, 98(5), December 2008, 1766-1797. [paper] [appendix] [data]
"How Elections Matter: Theory and Evidence from Environmental Policy," with John List,
Quarterly Journal of Economics, 121(4), November 2006, 1249-1281. [paper] [data]
"Product Standards, Trade Disputes, and Protectionism," Canadian Journal of Economics,
39(2), May 2006, 564-581. [paper]
"Environment and Trade: The Implications of Imperfect Information and Political Economy,"
with Alistair Ulph, World Trade Review, 1(3), November 2002, 235-256.  [paper]
 
Book Chapters
"Trade and the Environment: A Survey of the Literature,"
in Environmental Policy in an International Perspective," Laura Marsiliani, Michael Rauscher
and Cees Withagen (eds.), Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2003, 119-149.  [paper]
 
Working Papers and Work in Progress
"The Impact of Public Employment: Evidence from Bonn," with Sascha Becker and Stephan Heblich.
"War-Time Destruction and the Persistence of Economic Activity," with Daniela Glocker.
"The Making of the Metropolis: Evidence from London," with Stephan Heblich and Steve Redding.
"The Quantitative Evaluation of Urban Transport Infrastructure Improvements," with Gabriel Ahlfeldt and Steve Redding.
"Estimating Neighbourhood Effects: Evidence from War-time Destruction in London," with Steve Redding.
"Do Politicians Respond to Reelection Incentives? Evidence from Gubernatorial Elections," with Michael Smart.
"The Trade Liberalisation Effects of Regional Trade Agreements," with Volker Nitsch. [paper] [appendix]
"Choosing How to Compete: Is Environmental Policy the Optimal Instrument?" [paper]
   
Policy Contributions
"Location, Location, Location," with Steve Redding, CentrePiece, 10(2), Summer 2005, pp. 19 - 23.
"A lot of Hot Air? The Kyoto Protocol and Emissions Trading," CentrePiece, 3(2), Summer 1998, pp. 23 - 26.



Teaching


 
Quantitative Approaches and Policy Analysis (EC 455)  
Economic Policy Analysis (EC 406)  
International Economics for Research Students (EC532)  
Introduction to Quantitative Methods for the MPA Programme (MI 402)  
(All teaching material is on LSE Moodle)