Rate My Professor Daniel Sturm

Sturm's research interests encompass international trade, economic geography, urban economics, and political economy, with a focus on agglomeration and dispersion forces shaping economic activity within and across cities. Key publications include "The Economics of Density: Evidence from the Berlin Wall" (Econometrica, 2015, with Gabriel Ahlfeldt, Stephen Redding, and Nikolaus Wolf), which won the 2018 Frisch Medal; "The Making of the Modern Metropolis: Evidence from London" (Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2020, with Stephan Heblich and Stephen Redding); "The Costs of Remoteness: Evidence from German Division and Reunification" (American Economic Review, 2008, with Stephen Redding); "The Impact of Public Employment: Evidence from Bonn" (Journal of Urban Economics, 2021, with Sascha Becker and Stephan Heblich); and "History and Industry Location: Evidence from German Airports" (Review of Economics and Statistics, 2011, with Stephen Redding and Nikolaus Wolf). Major honors include an ERC Advanced Grant for "Quantitative Models of Cities" (2021-2026), LSE Excellence in Education Award (2019), and several LSE teaching prizes. He has served as President of the Urban Economics Association (2020-2021), Vice President (2018-2019), and Co-Editor of the Journal of Urban Economics since 2022, alongside extensive programme committee and referee service.