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Working Papers

2022

1. Anatomy of Brazil’s Subjective Well-Being: A Tale of Growing Discontent and Polarization in the 2010s
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
2. Heterogeneous Agglomeration Economies in the Developing Countries: The Roles of FirmCharacteristics, Sector Tradability, and Urban Mobility
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank

2021

3. Happiness and Migration
   GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO) View citations (1)
4. Happy but Unequal: Differences in Subjective Well-Being across Individuals and Space in Colombia
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (2)

2019

5. Modelling Strategy and Net Employment Effects of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency: A Meta-Regression
   Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute
   See also Journal Article in Energy Policy (2020)
6. Parental Leave and Life Satisfaction: The Dutch case
   Working Papers of BETA, Bureau d'Economie Théorique et Appliquée, UDS, Strasbourg
7. Subjective Well-Being and Peaceful Uprisings
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
   Also in Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute (2018) View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article in Kyklos (2020)

2018

8. European Regional Productive Performance under a Metafrontier Framework. The role of patents and human capital on technology gap?
   MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany
9. The Joy of Lottery Play: Evidence from a Field Experiment
   Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article in Experimental Economics (2020)
10. Unsuccessful subjective well-being assimilation among immigrants: The role of faltering perceptions of the host society
    Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Happiness Studies (2020)

2017

11. The City as a Self-Help Book: The Psychology of Urban Promises
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

2016

12. Dodging bullets: the heterogeneous effect of political violence on greenfield FDI
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of International Business Studies (2017)
13. Location Choices of Chinese Multinationals in Europe: The Role of Overseas Communities
    Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in Economic Geography (2017)
14. Social Network Sites, Individual Social Capital and Happiness
    Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Happiness Studies (2018)

2015

15. Data Sparseness and Variance in Accounting Profitability
    Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute View citations (1)
16. Unhappy development: dissatisfaction with life on the eve of the Arab spring
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (14)
    See also Journal Article in Review of Income and Wealth (2018)

2014

17. Financial Distress and Happiness of Employees in Times of Economic Crisis
    Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in Applied Economics Letters (2015)
18. Functional and Sectoral Division of Labour within Central and Eastern European Countries: Evidence from Greenfield FDI
    Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie (2015)
19. Risky Business Political Instability and Greenfield Foreign Direct Investment in the Arab World
    Working Papers, Economic Research Forum
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2013) View citations (8)
20. Surges and stops in FDI flows to developing countries: does the mode of entry make a difference ?
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article in Review of World Economics (Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv) (2017)
21. The Magnitude and Distance Decay of Trade in Goods and Services: New Evidence for European Countries
    Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in Spatial Economic Analysis (2014)

2013

22. MENA Economic and Development Prospects 2013: Investing in Turbulent Times
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group
23. Modeling Knowledge Networks in Economic Geography: A Discussion of Four Empirical Strategies
    Papers in Evolutionary Economic Geography (PEEG), Utrecht University, Department of Human Geography and Spatial Planning, Group Economic Geography View citations (4)

2012

24. Multilevel Approaches and the Firm-Agglomeration Ambiguity in Economic Growth Studies
    Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute View citations (67)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Surveys (2012)
25. Revealed Competition for Greenfield Investments between European Regions
    Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Geography (2013)

2010

26. Agglomeration and New Establishment Survival: A Mixed Hierarchical and Cross-Classified Model
    ERIM Report Series Research in Management, Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), ERIM is the joint research institute of the Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University and the Erasmus School of Economics (ESE) at Erasmus University Rotterdam View citations (2)
    See also Chapter (2011)
27. House Prices, Bubbles and City Size
    ERIM Report Series Research in Management, Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), ERIM is the joint research institute of the Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University and the Erasmus School of Economics (ESE) at Erasmus University Rotterdam

2009

28. Functional Polycentrism and Urban Network Development in the Greater South East UK: Evidence from Commuting Patterns, 1981-2001
    ERIM Report Series Research in Management, Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), ERIM is the joint research institute of the Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University and the Erasmus School of Economics (ESE) at Erasmus University Rotterdam View citations (1)
29. On the Economic Foundation of the Urban Network Paradigm: Spatial Integration, Functional Integration and Economic Complementarities within the Dutch Randstad
    ERIM Report Series Research in Management, Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), ERIM is the joint research institute of the Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University and the Erasmus School of Economics (ESE) at Erasmus University Rotterdam View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in Urban Studies (2010)
30. On the Specification of the Gravity Model of Trade: Zeros, Excess Zeros and Zero-Inflated Estimation
    ERIM Report Series Research in Management, Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), ERIM is the joint research institute of the Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University and the Erasmus School of Economics (ESE) at Erasmus University Rotterdam View citations (236)
    See also Journal Article in Spatial Economic Analysis (2009)
31. Spatial Structure and Productivity in U.S. Metropolitan Areas
    ERIM Report Series Research in Management, Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), ERIM is the joint research institute of the Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University and the Erasmus School of Economics (ESE) at Erasmus University Rotterdam View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in Environment and Planning A (2010)

2008

32. A Treatise on the Geographical Scale of Agglomeration Externalities and the Modifiable Areal Unit Problem
    ERIM Report Series Research in Management, Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), ERIM is the joint research institute of the Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University and the Erasmus School of Economics (ESE) at Erasmus University Rotterdam View citations (16)

2006

33. Economic Networks and Urban Complementarities in the Dutch Randstad Region
    ERSA conference papers, European Regional Science Association

Journal Articles

2022

1. Spatial structure and subjective well-being in North-West Europe
   Regional Studies, 2022, 56, (1), 75-86

2021

2. Does Institutional Quality Moderate the Relationship between Corruption and Subjective Well-Being?
   Economics Bulletin, 2021, 41, (3), 975-996
3. Happiness and Consumption: A Research Synthesis Using an Online Finding Archive* â€
   SAGE Open, 2021, 11, (1), 2158244020986239 View citations (2)
4. Hope Mediates the Relation between Income and Subjective Well-Being
   Journal of Happiness Studies, 2021, 22, (5), 2075-2102
5. Hope for the future and willingness to pay for sustainable energy
   Ecological Economics, 2021, 181, (C) View citations (3)
6. The Relations between Hope and Subjective Well-Being: a Literature Overview and Empirical Analysis
   Applied Research in Quality of Life, 2021, 16, (3), 1019-1041 View citations (1)

2020

7. Happy Free Willies? Investigating the relationship between freelancing and subjective well-being
   Small Business Economics, 2020, 55, (2), 475-491 View citations (3)
8. Heterogeneous relatedness and firm productivity
   The Annals of Regional Science, 2020, 65, (2), 403-437
9. Modelling strategy and net employment effects of renewable energy and energy efficiency: A meta-regression
   Energy Policy, 2020, 136, (C) View citations (9)
   See also Working Paper (2019)
10. Subjective Well‐Being and Peaceful Uprisings
    Kyklos, 2020, 73, (1), 120-158 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper (2019)
11. The Role of Positive Expectations for Resilience to Adverse Events: Subjective Well-Being Before, During and After the Greek Bailout Referendum
    Journal of Happiness Studies, 2020, 21, (3), 965-995 View citations (4)
12. The joy of lottery play: evidence from a field experiment
    Experimental Economics, 2020, 23, (4), 1235-1256 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper (2018)
13. Unsuccessful Subjective Well-Being Assimilation Among Immigrants: The Role of Faltering Perceptions of the Host Society
    Journal of Happiness Studies, 2020, 21, (6), 1985-2006
    See also Working Paper (2018)
14. Urban Circular Policies and Employment through Greenfield FDI
    Sustainability, 2020, 12, (4), 1-10 View citations (2)
15. Virtuous leadership: a source of employee well-being and trust
    Management Research Review, 2020, 43, (8), 951-970
16. When political instability devaluates home-host ties
    Journal of World Business, 2020, 55, (4) View citations (3)

2019

17. Correction to: Dodging bullets: The heterogeneous effect of political violence on greenfield FDI
    Journal of International Business Studies, 2019, 50, (3), 454-455
18. Did the Easterlin Paradox apply in South Korea between 1980 and 2015? A case study
    International Review of Economics, 2019, 66, (4), 325-351
19. Revealed competition between cluster organizations: An exploratory analysis of the European life sciences sector
    Environment and Planning A, 2019, 51, (3), 705-723
20. Steering towards happiness: An experience sampling study on the determinants of happiness of truck drivers
    Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 2019, 128, (C), 131-148 View citations (1)
21. The heterogeneous skill-base of circular economy employment
    Research Policy, 2019, 48, (1), 248-261 View citations (20)
22. The promise of open survey questions—The validation of text-based job satisfaction measures
    PLOS ONE, 2019, 14, (12), 1-22
23. Why bright city lights dazzle and illuminate: A cognitive science approach to urban promises
    Urban Studies, 2019, 56, (2), 452-470

2018

24. How Does More Attention to Subjective Well-Being Affect Subjective Well-Being?
    Applied Research in Quality of Life, 2018, 13, (4), 1055-1080 View citations (3)
25. Life satisfaction and self-employment in different types of occupations
    Applied Economics Letters, 2018, 25, (11), 734-740 View citations (30)
26. Social Network Sites, Individual Social Capital and Happiness
    Journal of Happiness Studies, 2018, 19, (1), 99-122 View citations (14)
    See also Working Paper (2016)
27. Unhappy Development: Dissatisfaction With Life on the Eve of the Arab Spring
    Review of Income and Wealth, 2018, 64, (s1), S80-S113 View citations (24)
    See also Working Paper (2015)

2017

28. Dodging bullets: The heterogeneous effect of political violence on greenfield FDI
    Journal of International Business Studies, 2017, 48, (7), 862-892 View citations (26)
    See also Working Paper (2016)
29. Location Choices of Chinese Multinationals in Europe: The Role of Overseas Communities
    Economic Geography, 2017, 93, (2), 131-161 View citations (17)
    See also Working Paper (2016)
30. Mood during commute in the Netherlands
    Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 2017, 104, (C), 195-208 View citations (13)
31. Stretching the concept of ‘borrowed size’
    Urban Studies, 2017, 54, (1), 269-291 View citations (2)
32. Surges and stops in greenfield and M&A FDI flows to developing countries: analysis by mode of entry
    Review of World Economics (Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv), 2017, 153, (2), 411-432 View citations (5)
    See also Working Paper (2014)

2016

33. Agglomerations and the rise of urban network externalities
    Papers in Regional Science, 2016, 95, (1), 5-15 View citations (23)
34. Borrowing size in networks of cities: City size, network connectivity and metropolitan functions in Europe
    Papers in Regional Science, 2016, 95, (1), 181-198 View citations (32)
35. Issue Information
    Papers in Regional Science, 2016, 95, (1), 1-2
36. Risky Business: Political Instability and Sectoral Greenfield Foreign Direct Investment in the Arab World
    The World Bank Economic Review, 2016, 30, (2), 306-331 View citations (11)
37. The silver linings of lottery play: motivation and subjective well-being of British lottery participants
    Applied Economics Letters, 2016, 23, (18), 1312-1316 View citations (1)

2015

38. Borrowed Size, Agglomeration Shadows and Cultural Amenities in North-West Europe
    European Planning Studies, 2015, 23, (6), 1090-1109 View citations (28)
39. Financial distress and happiness of employees in times of economic crisis
    Applied Economics Letters, 2015, 22, (3), 173-179 View citations (11)
    See also Working Paper (2014)
40. Functional and Sectoral Division of Labour within Central and Eastern European Countries: Evidence from Greenfield FDI
    Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie, 2015, 106, (1), 120-129 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper (2014)
41. The Functional and Sectoral Division of Labour between Hong Kong and the Pearl River Delta: From Complementarities in Production to Competition in Producer Services?
    Environment and Planning A, 2015, 47, (1), 188-208 View citations (3)

2014

42. Editorial: The Development and Functioning of Regional Urban Systems
    Regional Studies, 2014, 48, (12), 1921-1925 View citations (5)
43. International Handbook of Globalization and World Cities, edited by Ben Derudder, Michael Hoyler, Peter J. Taylor, and Frank Witlox. 2012. Cheltenham, U.K. and Northampton, Massachusetts: Edward Elgar. 569 + xii. ISBN 978-1-84844-647-2, $280. The Connected City: How Networks are Shaping the Modern Metropolis, by Zachary P. Neal. 2012. New York: Routledge. 272. ISBN 978-0-415-88141-8, $155
    Journal of Regional Science, 2014, 54, (2), 348-351
44. Modeling knowledge networks in economic geography: a discussion of four methods
    The Annals of Regional Science, 2014, 53, (2), 423-452 View citations (39)
45. Multiple Perspectives on Functional Coherence: Heterogeneity and Multiplexity in the Randstad
    Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie, 2014, 105, (4), 444-464 View citations (9)
46. Polycentricity and the Multiplexity of Urban Networks
    European Planning Studies, 2014, 22, (4), 816-840 View citations (27)
47. Regional Spatial Structure and Retail Amenities in the Netherlands
    Regional Studies, 2014, 48, (12), 1972-1992 View citations (5)
48. The Geography of Multinational Corporations in CEE Countries: Perspectives for Second-Tier City Regions and European Cohesion Policy
    INVESTIGACIONES REGIONALES - Journal of REGIONAL RESEARCH, 2014, (29), 193-214
49. The Magnitude and Distance Decay of Trade in Goods and Services: New Evidence for European Countries
    Spatial Economic Analysis, 2014, 9, (3), 231-259 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper (2014)

2013

50. Revealed competition for greenfield investments between European regions
    Journal of Economic Geography, 2013, 13, (4), 619-648 View citations (24)
    See also Working Paper (2012)

2012

51. Form Follows Function? Linking Morphological and Functional Polycentricity
    Urban Studies, 2012, 49, (5), 1127-1149 View citations (58)
52. MULTILEVEL APPROACHES AND THE FIRM-AGGLOMERATION AMBIGUITY IN ECONOMIC GROWTH STUDIES
    Journal of Economic Surveys, 2012, 26, (3), 468-491 View citations (60)
    See also Working Paper (2012)

2011

53. The Geography of Global Corporate Networks: The Poor, the Rich, and the Happy Few Countries
    Environment and Planning A, 2011, 43, (4), 904-927 View citations (7)

2010

54. A Treatise on the Geographical Scale of Agglomeration Externalities and the MAUP
    SCIENZE REGIONALI, 2010, 9, (1), 19-39 View citations (11)
55. Featured Graphic: Worldwide Differences in Executive Pay, Culture, Well-Being, and Economic Growth
    Environment and Planning A, 2010, 42, (2), 255-256
56. Foreign Direct Investment, China and the World Economy
    Regional Studies, 2010, 44, (9), 1302-1303 View citations (2)
57. Functional Polycentrism and Urban Network Development in the Greater South East, United Kingdom: Evidence from Commuting Patterns, 1981-2001
    Regional Studies, 2010, 44, (9), 1149-1170 View citations (39)
58. On the Economic Foundation of the Urban Network Paradigm: Spatial Integration, Functional Integration and Economic Complementarities within the Dutch Randstad
    Urban Studies, 2010, 47, (4), 725-748 View citations (34)
    See also Working Paper (2009)
59. Spatial Structure and Productivity in US Metropolitan Areas
    Environment and Planning A, 2010, 42, (6), 1383-1402 View citations (68)
    See also Working Paper (2009)

2009

60. NETWORKS AND ECONOMIC AGGLOMERATIONS: INTRODUCTION TO THE SPECIAL ISSUE
    Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie, 2009, 100, (2), 139-144 View citations (2)
61. On the Specification of the Gravity Model of Trade: Zeros, Excess Zeros and Zero-inflated Estimation
    Spatial Economic Analysis, 2009, 4, (2), 167-190 View citations (271)
    See also Working Paper (2009)

2008

62. A rather empty world: the many faces of distance and the persistent resistance to international trade
    Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society, 2008, 1, (3), 439-458 View citations (16)

Chapters

2013

1. Analysing the Competitive Advantage of Cities in the Dutch Randstad by Urban Market Overlap
   Springer View citations (2)

2011

2. Agglomeration and New Establishment Survival: A Mixed Hierarchical and Cross-Classified Model
   Springer View citations (3)
   See also Working Paper (2010)