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John Carruthers

  • Associate Professor of Regional Science
Curriculum Vitae (CV)

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Academic Research Areas

  • Cities
  • Economic development
  • Housing
  • Land use/spatial planning
  • Real estate development
  • Regional science
  • Sustainability
  • Urbanism

John I. Carruthers specializes in spatial economics and its application to city and regional planning. His current research focuses on interregional migration, regional economic development, urban real estate markets, and social capital. Carruthers’ work appears in leading international journals, including the Annals of Regional Science, the Journal of Planning Education and Research, the Journal of Regional Science, Papers in Regional Science, Regional Science Policy and Practice, and others. Since 2021 he has served as Editor in Chief of Growth and Change and as an Editor of the Springer series Advances in Spatial Science.

Prior to joining Cornell, Carruthers worked at George Washington University (GW) where he was the founding director of the PAB-accredited Sustainable Urban Planning Program — for which he received the George Washington Award, GW’s highest academic honor. He holds a B.A. in Urban Studies from Hunter College, CUNY; an M.S. in Planning from the University of Arizona; and a Ph.D. in Urban Design and Planning from the University of Washington.

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Academic Research Areas

  • Cities
  • Economic development
  • Housing
  • Land use/spatial planning
  • Real estate development
  • Regional science
  • Sustainability
  • Urbanism

Publications

Classes

  • Methods of Spatial Economic and Demographic Analysis

    CRP 5250

  • Economic Geography: Theory and Applications to Urban Planning

    CRP 5150

  • Economic Impact Analysis

    CRP 6270

Selected Awards, Grants, and Fellowships

  • Cornell University City of Ithaca Impact Research Grant Program — housing affordability and market analysis

    2026. Awarded $99,868.

  • George Washington Award, George Washington University

    2019

  • Distinguished Leadership Award for a Planning Education, American Planning Association

    National Capital Area Chapter
    2016

  • Grant, Korea Development Institute

    “Estimating the Public Benefits of Green Space in the Seoul Metropolitan Area,” $75,000
    2015