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
Fellows and Faculty
Fellows and Faculty
PhD Students
PhD Students
Key Publications
Buurma-Olsen, J., Kost, HansR.A., van Ommeren, J. and Damsté, J.S. (2025). Quantifying misallocation of public housing Journal of Public Economics, 242:1--16.
Koster, HansR.A. and Rouwendal, J. (2024). Housing market discount rates: evidence from bargaining and bidding wars International Economic Review, 65(2):955--1002.
Koster, HansR.A. (2024). The Welfare Effects of Greenbelt Policy: Evidence from England Economic Journal, 134(657):363--401.
Koster, HansR.A. and Thisse, J.F. (2024). Understanding Spatial Agglomeration: Increasing Returns, Land, and Transportation Costs Annual Review of Economics, 16:55--78.
Noailly, J., Nowzohour, L., van den Heuvel, M. and Pla, I. (2024). Heard the news? Environmental policy and clean investments Journal of Public Economics, 238:.
Discussion Papers
25-060/VIII - Evaluating connectivity metrics for biodiversity conservation
Date: October 10, 2025
25-033/VIII - Timing is Everything: Labor Market Winners and Losers during Boom-Bust Cycles
Date: May 16, 2025
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
Upcoming events
Seminar
| Amsterdam | 12:00 - 13:00
Welfare Effects of Subsidizing First-Time Homebuyers
Max Löffler (Maastricht University)
- Spatial Economics Seminar
Workshop
| 09:00 - 18:00
De Nederlandse Economendag (NED)
Keynote: Stefanie Stantcheva (Harvard University, United States)
Seminar
| Amsterdam | 12:00 - 13:00
Climate shift uncertainty and economic damages
Gernot Wagner (Columbia University, United States)
- Spatial Economics Seminar
Seminar
| Amsterdam | 12:00 - 13:00
When Leases get Longer: The Impact of Tenure Security in Rental...
Jordi Jofre-Monseny (University of Barcelona, Spain)
- Spatial Economics Seminar
Seminar
| Amsterdam | 16:50 - 17:35
Local Spillovers of an Industrial Policy: Exogenous-Shock Shift-Share...
Fábio Bentz Maciel
- PhD Seminars
Academic Distinctions
July 24, 2024
An NWO Open Competition - SSH L grant has been awarded to Jos...
Hans Koster,Jos van Ommeren
May 23, 2023
Steven Poelhekke obtains NWO Open Competition SSH-M Grant
Maarten Bosker,Paul Pelzl,Steven Poelhekke