Frank van Oort, Professor of Urban & Regional Economics at Erasmus School of Economics, has been appointed Fellow of the Regional Science Association International (RSAI). Fellows of RSAI are distinguished scholars with a proven and recognised research record in the field of regional science during a considerable part of their scientific career.
Frank van Oort is specialised in agglomeration economies, urban economics, economic geography, planning and housing, economic networks, urban geography, spatial planning, knowledge economy, European regional development, and urban development in China. He is also the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Economic & Social Geography (TESG), editor at the Cambridge Journal of Economy, Regions & Society. Until 2010 he was a Board member of the Regional Science Association Netherlands. He combines fundamental research with applied and policy-oriented research. For example, besides NWO and EU funded research, he also researches ministries, cities and regions.
About Frank van Oort
Frank van Oort is Professor of Urban and Regional Economics at Erasmus School of Economics and Academic Director of the Institute of Housing and Urban Development Studies at Erasmus University Rotterdam. He obtained his PhD from Erasmus University Rotterdam in 2002 with a doctoral dissertation on agglomeration benefits and innovation in cities. He previously worked for Utrecht University and the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL) in The Hague. Frank van Oort combines fundamental research with applied and policy-oriented research. For example, besides NWO and EU funded research, he also conducts research for ministries, cities and regions. Frank van Oort is specialised in agglomeration economies, urban economics, economic geography, urban geography and spatial planning.
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