

Spatial Economics
The field of Spatial Economics addresses four themes: urban and regional economics, land use, transportation, and natural resources and sustainable environmental development. The methodologies span and combine a wide range, varying from empirical methods to equilibrium modelling and theoretical analytics. Many researchers combine policy-oriented with fundamental research.
Spatial Economics
The field of Spatial Economics addresses four themes: urban and regional economics, land use, transportation, and natural resources and sustainable environmental development. The methodologies span and combine a wide range, varying from empirical methods to equilibrium modelling and theoretical analytics. Many researchers combine policy-oriented with fundamental research.
Researchers in this field

Key Publications





Discussion Papers
25-031/VIII - Going the distance? A meta-analysis of the deterring effect of distance in tourism
Date: April 25, 2025
25-002/VIII - Do energy-efficient homes improve residents’ health? Evidence from insurers' records
Date: January 24, 2025
24-081/VIII - Using Nudging Information to Manage Congestion and Emissions in a Road and Metro Network
Date: December 31, 2024
24-073/VIII - Land subsidence exposed: the impact on house prices in the Netherlands
Date: December 05, 2024
24-064/VIII - Greening the Economy
Date: October 27, 2024
Upcoming events
Private Firms: Friends or Foes of Public Firms?
Gordon Phillips (Dartmouth College and NBER, United States)
- Spatial Economics Seminar
Title to be announced
Corrado Di Maria (University of East Anglia, United Kingdom)
- Spatial Economics Seminar
Technological Progress in the Transition to a Sustainable Economy
Leon Bremer
- PhD Defense
Competitiveness in the Green Transition
Antonia Kurz
- PhD Defense
Public School Funding and Pupils Educational Outcomes in Brazil
Fábio Bentz Maciel
- PhD Seminars
Academic Distinctions
An NWO Open Competition - SSH L grant has been awarded to Jos...
Hans Koster,Jos van Ommeren
Steven Poelhekke obtains NWO Open Competition SSH-M Grant
Maarten Bosker,Paul Pelzl,Steven Poelhekke