|
|
|
|
Frank van Oort Professor |
|
|
|
Department of Economic Geography, Faculty of Geosciences, Utrecht University E:
f.vanoort@geo.uu.nl Some
documents can be downloaded. If not, please request by e-mail. |
Research
Interests
- Agglomeration economics
- Urban economics
- Planning and housing
- Geography of knowledge production
Publications
International refereed journals:
2011: W. Steenbeek,
B. Volker, H. Flap & F.G. van Oort, “Local
businesses as attractors or preventers of neighborhood
disorder”. Journal of Research in Crime and
Delinquency.
2011: M. de Bok & F.G. van Oort, “Agglomeration economies,
accessibility and the spatial choice behavior of relocating firms”. Journal
of Transportation and Land Use.
2011: S. Vinciguerra,
K. Frenken, J. Hoekman
& F. van Oort, “European infrastructure networks
and regional innovation in science-based technologies”. Economics of Innovation and New Technology.
2011: O. Raspe & F.G. van Oort, “Growth of new firms and spatially bounded knowledge
externalities. The Annals of Regional Science. Open access [doi: 10.1007/s00168-009-0357-9].
2011: J. Knoben,
R. Ponds & F. van Oort, “Employment from new firm
formation in the Netherlands: agglomeration economies and the knowledge spillover theory of entrepreneurship”. Entrepreneurship
and Regional Development 23,
135-157.
2011: O. Raspe
& F.G. van Oort, “Firm heterogeneity,
productivity and spatially bounded externalities”. Socio-Economic Planning Sciences 45, 38-47.
2010: M. Thissen
& F. van Oort, “European place-based development policy and
sustainable economic agglomeration”. Journal of
Economic and Social Geography(TESG) 101, 473-480
2010: B. de Goei, M.J.
Burger, F.G. van Oort & M. Kitson,
“Functional polycentrism and urban network development in the Greater
South East UK: evidence from commuting patterns 1981-2001” Regional Studies 44,
1149-1170. Working paper version: ERIM Research
Report 2009-038.
2010: K. Frenken,
R. Ponds & F.G. van Oort, “The citation impact of research collaboration in
science-based industries: a spatial-institutional analysis”. Papers in
Regional Science 89, 351-371. [doi:10.1111/j.1435-5957.2010.00309.x]
2010: M.J. Burger, F.G. van Oort
& G.A. van der Knaap, “A treatise on the geographical scale of
agglomeration externalities and the modifiable areal unit problem”. Scienze Regionali 9, 19-40. Working paper
version: ERIM Research
Report 2008-076.
2010: M. Brienen,
M. Burger & F.G. van Oort, “The geography of Chinese and Indian greenfield
investments in Europe”. Eurasian Geography and Economics 51, 254-273.
2010: R. Ponds, F.G. van Oort & K. Frenken, “Innovation,
spillovers, and university-industry collaboration: an extended knowledge
production function approach”. Journal of Economic Geography 10, 231-255.
Working paper version: Papers in
Evolutionary Economic Geography #09-03.
2010: F.G. van Oort, M.J. Burger & O. Raspe, “On the economic foundation of the urban network paradigm.
Spatial integration, functional integration and economic complementarities
within the Dutch Randstad”. Urban Studies 47, 725-748. Working paper version: ERIM Research
Report 2009-039.
2009: M.J. Burger, F.G. van Oort & K. Frenken (eds.), “Networks and economic agglomeration”. Journal of Economic and Social Geography (TESG) 100, 139-145.
2009: F.G. van Oort, J. Oud
& O. Raspe, “The urban knowledge economy and
employment growth: a spatial structural equation modelling approach”. The Annals of Regional
Science 43, 859-877.
2009: M.J. Burger, F.G. van Oort & G.J.M. Linders, “On the specification of the gravity model of
trade: zeros, excess zeros and zero-inflated estimation”. Spatial Economic
Analysis 4, 167-187. Working paper version: ERIM Research
Report 2009-003.
2009: J. Hoekman, K.
Frenken & F.G. van Oort,
“The geography of collaborative knowledge production in Europe”. The Annals of
Regional Science 43, 721-738. Working
paper version: CESPRI Working Papers No 214.
2008: O. Raspe &
F.G. van Oort, “Firm growth and
localized knowledge externalities”. Journal of Regional
Analysis and Policy 38, 100-116.
2008: G.J.M. Linders, M.J. Burger & F.G.
van Oort, “A rather empty world: the many faces of
distance and the persistent resistance to international trade”. The Cambridge
Journal of Regions, Economy and Society 1, 439-458.
2008: J. Weltevreden,
O. Atzema, K. Frenken, K.
de Kruif & F.G. van Oort,
“The geography of internet adoption by independent retailers in the
Netherlands. Environment and Planning B 35, 443-460.
2007: K. Frenken, F.G. van Oort
& T. Verburg, “Related variety, unrelated variety
and regional economic growth”. Regional Studies 41, 685-697. Working paper version: Papers in Evolutionary Economic
Geography #05-02.
2007: F.G. van Oort,
“Spatial and sectoral composition effects of
agglomeration economies in the Netherlands”. Papers in
Regional Science 86, 5-30. Working paper version.
2007: R. Ponds, F.G. van Oort
& K. Frenken, “The geographical and institutional
proximity of research collaboration”. Papers in
Regional Science 86, 423-444. Working paper version.
2006: S. Farag, J. Weltevreden,
T. van Rietbergen, M. Dijst
& F.G. van Oort, “E-shopping in the Netherlands: does geography matter?” Environment and Planning B 33, 59-74.
2006: O. Raspe & F.G. van Oort, “The knowledge economy and urban economic growth”. European Planning
Studies 14, 1209-1234. Working paper version: Papers in Evolutionary Economic
Geography #06-07.
2006: D. van Soest, S. Gerking
& F.G. van Oort, “Spatial impacts of
agglomeration externalities”. Journal of
Regional Science 46, 881-899. Working paper version: CentER Discussion Paper 2003-41.
2004: F.G. van Oort & O.A.L.C. Atzema, “On the conceptualization of agglomeration economies:
the case of new firm formation in the Dutch ICT sector”. The
Annals
of Regional Science 38, 1-28.
2003: F.G. van Oort, A. Weterings
& H. Verlinde, “Residential amenities of
knowledge workers and the location of ICT-firms in the Netherlands”. Journal of
Economic and Social Geography (TESG) 94, 516-523.
2002: F.G. van Oort,
“Innovation and agglomeration economies in the Netherlands”. Journal of Economic
and Social Geography(TESG) 93, 344-360.
International books, edited volumes
and contributions to books:
2011: M.
Burger, F. van Oort & O. Raspe,
“Agglomeration and
new establishment survival: a mixed hierarchical and cross-classified model”.
In: K. Kourtit, P. Nijkamp
& R. Stough (eds), Drivers
of entrepreneurship, innovations and regional dynamics. Berlin: Springer.
Working paper version: ERIM Research
Report 018.
2009: F.G. van Oort
& E. Stam, “Agglomeration economies and firm growth: testing for spatial
externalities". In: C. Karlsson, B. Johnasson & R. Stough (eds.),
Innovation, agglomeration and regional competition. Cheltenham:
Edward Elgar, 346-374.
2009: K. Frenken,
J. Hoekman, S. Kok, R. Ponds, F. van Oort & J. van Vliet, “Death of distance in science? A gravity approach to research collaboration”. In: A. Pyka & A. Scharnhorst (eds.), Innovation networks –
new approaches in modelling and analysing. Berlin: Springer, 43-57.
2009: R. Ponds, F.G. van Oort & K. Frenken, “Internationalization and regional embedding of
scientific research in the Netherlands”. In: A. Varga
(ed.), Universities, knowledge transfer and regional development.
Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, 109-137.
2009: M.J. Burger, F.G. van Oort & K. Frenken (eds.), Networks and economic agglomeration. Special issue of Journal of
Economic and Social Geography (TESG) 100.
2009: P. McCann & F.G. van Oort, “Theories of agglomeration and regional economic
growth: a historical review”. In: R. Capello & P.
Nijkamp (eds.), Handbook of regional growth and
development theories. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, 19-32.
2008: F.G. van Oort,
M.J. Burger & O. Raspe, “Interfirm
relations and economic clustering in the Dutch Randstad
region. In: U. Blien & G. Maier (eds.), The economics
of regional clusters: networks, technology and policy. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, 145-165.
2007: F.G. van Oort
& O. Raspe, “Urban heterogeneity in knowledge-related economic growth”.
In: J. Surinach, R. Moreno & E. Vaya (eds.), Knowledge externalities, innovation
clusters and regional development. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, 280-303.
2007: P. de Bruijn
& F.G. van Oort, “Connectivity
and co-location in innovation processes of Dutch firms”. In:
P. Cooke & D. Schwartz (eds.), Creative regions: technology, culture and knowledge entrepreneurship. London: Routledge, 62-80.
2007: K. Frenken, J. Hoekman & F. van Oort, Towards a European Research Area. Rotterdam: Nai Uitgevers & Ruimtelijk Planbureau.
2006: K. Frenken,
F.G. van Oort & T. Verburg,
“Variety and regional growth: theory, measurement and outcomes”. In: A. Reggiani & P. Nijkamp (eds.),
Spatial Evolution and Modelling. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, 203-239.
2005: J. Lambooy & F.G. van Oort,
“Agglomerations in equilibrium?” In: S. Brakman &
H. Garretsen (eds.), Location and Competition.
London: Routledge, 79-108.
2005: F. van Oort, D.
van Soest & S. Gerking,
“Dynamic information externalities and employment growth in the Netherlands”.
In: R. Boschma & R. Kloosterman
(eds.), Learning from clusters. A critical assessment from an
economic-geographical perspective. Berlin: Springer Verlag, 303-332.
2005: F.G. van Oort, M. Thissen
& L. van Wissen, A survey of
spatial-economic planning models in the Netherlands. Theory, applications,
and evaluation. Rotterdam: Nai-Publishers.
2011: Book review essay: Of economics and
geography: unity in diversity? “Steven Brakman, Harry Garretsen & Charles van Marrewijk
(2009) – The new introduction to geographical economics; Pierre-Philippe Combes, Thierry Mayer & Jacques-Francois Thisse (2008) - Economic geography. The integration of
regions and nations; Andrew Wood & Susan Roberts (2011) – Economic
geography. Places, networks and flows”, Regional
Studies.
2011: “Melika Levelt
(2010) – Global trade and the Dutch hub”, Rooilijn 44, 148-149 (in Dutch).
2010: “Bas ter Weel, Albert van der Horst & George Gelauff
(2010) – The Netherlands of 2040”. S+RO
2010/05, 66-67. (in Dutch)
2009:
“Roberta Capello (2007) – Regional
Economics”, Regional Studies 43, 994-997.
National
(Dutch) refereed journals:
National
(Dutch) books and contributions to books:
2010: O. Raspe, A. Weterings & F. van Oort, “De economische
kracht van de noordvleugel van de Randstad”. Den Haag: Planbureau voor de Leefomgeving.
1988‑1994:
Spatial and Business Economics, Erasmus University Rotterdam (graduation 1994).
1991‑1994: Research assistant
at the Economic Geography Institute (EGI) at Erasmus University Rotterdam.
Research on spatial variations in employment dynamics. During 1994 research on
final thesis (on spatial welfare differences in the Netherlands).
1994-1995:
Scientific
researcher at the Economic Geography Institute at Erasmus University Rotterdam
and research institute TNO Inro, Delft.
1995-2002:
PhD-researcher at
Tinbergen Institute, Erasmus University Rotterdam. Dissertation “Agglomeration,
economic growth and innovation. Spatial analyses of knowledge externalities in
the Netherlands” was CUM LAUDE defended on April 4, 2002 (EUR).
1999-2001: Policy-advisor at
of Future and Strategic Studies of the Spatial Planning Agency (RPD) in The
Hague.
2002-2010: Senior- and
coordinating researcher and sectoral director of
Spatial Economics at the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL) in
The Hague.
2005- Professor of Urban
Economics (2005-) at Utrecht University. Embedded in the Urban and Regional
Research Centre Utrecht (URU) and the NETHUR research school.
Advisor spatial
and economic statistics for Statistics Netherlands CBS (since 2005).
Editor of Regional
Studies (since 2007).
Editor-in-chief of
Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie (since
2010).
Medieval
architecture, photography, theatre, film, progressive rock music.
Netherlands
Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL)
Papers
in Evolutionary Economic Geography