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Staff members with discipline Regional & Spatial Economics

Academia develops at the interface of different fields. This is one reason why the University of Groningen is home to a wide range of fields, each with a great number of subject specialists. The overview below, which is based on a standard categorization of fields, will help you find the right expert for each field. If you cannot find the expert you are looking for in this list, try searching via a related field or faculty; you may find him or her there.

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Complex networks | Machine learning | Innovation policy | Geography of Innovation | Geography of Sustainability Transitions 

I have been conducting research on combining the notions of technological change, the evolution of knowledge networks and geography. I have been engaged in developing machine learning techniques to give a better understanding of the interplay of industrial dynamics and micro-forces of knowledge networks (e.g., R&D networks), which brings about innovation and technological change.I am passionate about conducting research on the nexus between ‘geography of innovation’ and ‘data science’. I use newly developed machine learning techniques and alternative data to map and investigate the geography of economic activities, knowledge production, and knowledge relations.
M. (Milad) Abbasiharofteh, PhD
Contact
m.abbasiharofteh rug.nl
+31 50 36 37053
Function
Assistant Professor
Economic Geography, Spatial Economics, Regional Science, Social and Spatial Inequalities,  Happiness and Well-being, Migration, Spatial Microsimulation, Geoinformatics
D. (Dimitris) Ballas, Prof Dr
Contact
d.ballas rug.nl
Function
Professor of Economic Geography
Organizational Psychology, Social Dynamics, Labor Markets
F. (Franziska) Bay, MSc
Contact
f.bay rug.nl
+31 50 36 33732 1
Function
PhD Candidate
International economics; Globalization; International trade, Economics of agglomeration, International transfers, Exchange rates, International macroeconomics
see web page:
http://www.eco.rug.nl/medewerk/brakman/

Globalization, Economics of agglomeration, Economic Geography, Productivity Analysis, International business
J. (Jacopo) Canello, PhD
Contact
j.canello rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor
Input output analysis, Economic growth, Technology and Innovations, Industrial organization, Matrix algebra
prof. dr. H.W.A. (Erik) Dietzenbacher
Contact
h.w.a.dietzenbacher rug.nl
+31 50 36 33813
Function
Professor
Spatial / Urban economics: Location choice of households, retail location, urban revitalization, housing markets, neighbourhood dynamics
dr. M. (Mark) van Duijn
Contact
mark.van.duijn rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor Housing Markets & Real Estate
Research, management consultancy
dr. A.J.E. (Arjen) Edzes
Contact
a.j.e.edzes rug.nl
+31 50 36 38290
Function
Associate professor
Go to https://spatial-panels.com/?page_id=2
for Matlab software of spatial panels and spatial econometric models.

prof. dr. J.P. (Paul) Elhorst
Contact
j.p.elhorst rug.nl
+31 50 36 33893
Function
Professor of Spatial Econometrics
Household finance; urban & regional economics
S. (Shuai) Fang, PhD
Contact
shuai.fang rug.nl
Function
Postdoc
International economics; international business, spatial economics, macroeconomics, leadership, economics and management 
prof. dr. J.H. (Harry) Garretsen
Contact
j.h.garretsen rug.nl
+31 50 36 38698
Function
Professor of International Economics & Business; Director 'In the LEAD'
Ecological and environmental economics
Agricultural economics
Economics and policy
Rural development
Nature inclusivity
prof. dr. ir. C.M. (Martijn) van der Heide
Contact
c.m.van.der.heide rug.nl
Function
Professor by Special Appointment in Nature-inclusive Rural Development
Integrated transport infrastructure- and areadevelopment, (added) value assessment, consensus
A.M. (Anne Marel) Hilbers, MSc
Contact
a.m.hilbers rug.nl
Function
PhD student
Local public finance;  Decentralization;  Local economic growth;  Quality of government;  Spatial productivity
D.M.O. (Dylan) Jong, PhD
Contact
d.m.o.jong rug.nl
Function
Postdoctoral researcher
International trade, gravity models, sanctions, trade agreements/policy, World Trade Organization (WTO), political economy, economic geography.
dr. T. (Tristan) Kohl
Contact
t.kohl rug.nl
Function
Associate Professor of International Economics
Regional Economic Development and Entrepreneurship
Regional Labour Markets and Skills
Regional Socio-economic Disparities
prof. dr. S. (Sierdjan) Koster
Contact
sierdjan.koster rug.nl
+31 50 36 34551
Function
Adjunct Professor in Economic Geography and Labour Market Dynamics
T. (Tiankun) Li, MSc
Contact
tiankun.li rug.nl
Function
PhD student
Regional Economics, Applied Econometrics, Economic and Political Geography, Social and Spatial Inequalities, Digital Divides
D. (Daniele) Mantegazzi, Dr
Contact
d.mantegazzi rug.nl
+31 50 36 38290
Function
Assistant Professor
D.H.A.M. (Erik) Merx, MSc
Contact
d.h.a.m.merx rug.nl
+31 50 36 33910
Function
Junior researcher
Geography
Transport & Mobility
Regional Economic Development
F.J. (Felix) Pot, MSc
Contact
f.j.pot rug.nl
Function
Postdoctoral researcher Transport Geography
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Contact
r.h.rijnks rug.nl
Function
Assistent Professor GIS, Spatial Analysis, and Planning Methods
Regional Economic Resilience.
Regional Development and Growth.
Economic Grography.
I. (Ibrahim) Shaheen, MSc
Contact
i.shaheen rug.nl
Function
Value of nature and landscape; Economics and space; Real estate and green; Evaluation ecology versus economy; Cost-Benefit Analysis, Multi-Criteria Analysis.
dr. F.J. (Frans) Sijtsma
Contact
f.j.sijtsma rug.nl
+31 6 4098 8442
Function
Director Rudolf Agricola School for Sustainable Development / Associate Professor Faculty of Spatial Sciences
Spatial Econometrics, Econometrics
C. Tan, MSc
Contact
c.tan rug.nl
Function
I. (Ioanna) Tziolas, MSc
Contact
i.tziolas rug.nl
Function
Demography, Migration, Labour market dynamics
dr. V.A. (Viktor) Venhorst
Contact
v.a.venhorst rug.nl
+31 50 36 38658
Function
Associate Professor
Urban Economics, Public Economics, Land Economics, Housing, Real Estate Development
prof. dr. ir. A.J. (Arno) van der Vlist
Contact
a.j.van.der.vlist rug.nl
Function
Full professor
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