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Pierre Magontier is a tenure-track Assistant Professor at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona in the Department of Economics and Economic History. He is also affiliated with the Barcelona School of Economics and the Barcelona Institute of Economics (IEB), where his research focuses on the dynamics shaping urban regional development. His work draws insights from the political economy and environmental economics literature. Magontier's research explores how floods impact urban development dynamics, using geolocalized data from Spain to demonstrate that floods can promote local urban development, resulting in taller, more compact urban layouts that attract populations and increase property values. Additionally, he examines the political economy of coastal development and how local governments' interests can lead to suboptimal outcomes in job creation and environmental management. Magontier's publications include analyses of how electoral motives influence post-disaster policies and spatial sorting, contributing significantly to the understanding of urban social networks and resilience against environmental shocks.