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Working Papers

2013

MENA Economic and Development Prospects 2013: Investing in Turbulent Times
World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group
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 (3)

2012

Multilevel Approaches and the Firm-Agglomeration Ambiguity in Economic Growth Studies
Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute View citations (72)
See also Journal Article MULTILEVEL APPROACHES AND THE FIRM-AGGLOMERATION AMBIGUITY IN ECONOMIC GROWTH STUDIES, Journal of Economic Surveys, Wiley Blackwell (2012) View citations (70) (2012)
Revealed Competition for Greenfield Investments between European Regions
Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute View citations (2)
See also Journal Article Revealed competition for greenfield investments between European regions, Journal of Economic Geography, Oxford University Press (2013) View citations (28) (2013)

2010

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 Agglomeration and New Establishment Survival: A Mixed Hierarchical and Cross-Classified Model, Advances in Spatial Science, Springer (2011) View citations (3) (2011)
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

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 (2)
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 (3)
See also Journal Article On the Economic Foundation of the Urban Network Paradigm: Spatial Integration, Functional Integration and Economic Complementarities within the Dutch Randstad, Urban Studies, Urban Studies Journal Limited (2010) View citations (47) (2010)
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 (253)
See also Journal Article On the Specification of the Gravity Model of Trade: Zeros, Excess Zeros and Zero-inflated Estimation, Spatial Economic Analysis, Taylor & Francis Journals (2009) View citations (300) (2009)
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 Spatial Structure and Productivity in US Metropolitan Areas, Environment and Planning A (2010) View citations (100) (2010)

2008

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

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

Journal Articles

2025

Ruut Veenhoven (1942-2024): The Secret of a Happy and Productive Life
Applied Research in Quality of Life, 2025, 20, (2), 893-895

2023

Economic Crises, Subjective Well-Being, and Vote Switching: The Case of Brazil’s 2018 Presidential Election
Journal of Happiness Studies, 2023, 24, (8), 2831-2853
Editorial: Special Issue on Subjective Well-being and Mental Health in the Early Days of COVID-19
Applied Research in Quality of Life, 2023, 18, (1), 1-8
Part-time Parental Leave and Life Satisfaction: Evidence from the Netherlands
Applied Research in Quality of Life, 2023, 18, (6), 3019-3041
Subjective Well-Being and Populist Voting in the Netherlands
Journal of Happiness Studies, 2023, 24, (7), 2331-2352 View citations (1)
The influence of CEO compensation on employee engagement
Review of Managerial Science, 2023, 17, (2), 607-633 View citations (5)

2022

Characterizing Hope: An Interdisciplinary Overview of the Characteristics of Hope
Applied Research in Quality of Life, 2022, 17, (3), 1681-1723 View citations (2)
Do innovation and human capital actually narrow the technology gap? Champions and laggards of European regional productive performance
Regional Studies, 2022, 56, (10), 1655-1670 View citations (2)
Happy but Unequal: Differences in Subjective Well-Being across Individuals and Space in Colombia
Applied Research in Quality of Life, 2022, 17, (3), 1343-1387 View citations (3)
See also Working Paper Happy but Unequal: Differences in Subjective Well-Being across Individuals and Space in Colombia, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2021) View citations (3) (2021)
Professional Financial Advice and Subjective Well-Being
Applied Research in Quality of Life, 2022, 17, (5), 2967-3004 View citations (3)
Selective migration and urbanâ€“rural differences in subjective well-being: Evidence from the United Kingdom
Urban Studies, 2022, 59, (10), 2092-2109 View citations (1)
Spatial structure and subjective well-being in North-West Europe
Regional Studies, 2022, 56, (1), 75-86 View citations (3)
Worker Well-Being: What it Is, and how it Should Be Measured
Applied Research in Quality of Life, 2022, 17, (2), 795-832 View citations (1)

2021

Does Institutional Quality Moderate the Relationship between Corruption and Subjective Well-Being?
Economics Bulletin, 2021, 41, (3), 975-996 View citations (1)
Happiness and Consumption: A Research Synthesis Using an Online Finding Archive* â€
SAGE Open, 2021, 11, (1), 2158244020986239 View citations (5)
Hope Mediates the Relation between Income and Subjective Well-Being
Journal of Happiness Studies, 2021, 22, (5), 2075-2102 View citations (6)
Hope for the future and willingness to pay for sustainable energy
Ecological Economics, 2021, 181, (C) View citations (11)
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 (9)

2020

Happy Free Willies? Investigating the relationship between freelancing and subjective well-being
Small Business Economics, 2020, 55, (2), 475-491 View citations (11)
Heterogeneous relatedness and firm productivity
The Annals of Regional Science, 2020, 65, (2), 403-437 View citations (5)
Modelling strategy and net employment effects of renewable energy and energy efficiency: A meta-regression
Energy Policy, 2020, 136, (C) View citations (22)
See also Working Paper Modelling Strategy and Net Employment Effects of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency: A Meta-Regression, Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers (2019) View citations (1) (2019)
Subjective Well‐Being and Peaceful Uprisings
Kyklos, 2020, 73, (1), 120-158 View citations (3)
See also Working Paper Subjective Well-Being and Peaceful Uprisings, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2019) (2019)
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 (8)
The joy of lottery play: evidence from a field experiment
Experimental Economics, 2020, 23, (4), 1235-1256 View citations (6)
See also Working Paper The Joy of Lottery Play: Evidence from a Field Experiment, Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers (2018) View citations (1) (2018)
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 View citations (4)
See also Working Paper Unsuccessful subjective well-being assimilation among immigrants: The role of faltering perceptions of the host society, Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers (2018) View citations (1) (2018)
Urban Circular Policies and Employment through Greenfield FDI
Sustainability, 2020, 12, (4), 1-10 View citations (2)
Virtuous leadership: a source of employee well-being and trust
Management Research Review, 2020, 43, (8), 951-970 View citations (5)
When political instability devaluates home-host ties
Journal of World Business, 2020, 55, (4) View citations (23)

2019

Did the Easterlin Paradox apply in South Korea between 1980 and 2015? A case study
International Review of Economics, 2019, 66, (4), 325-351 View citations (3)
Revealed competition between cluster organizations: An exploratory analysis of the European life sciences sector
Environment and Planning A, 2019, 51, (3), 705-723
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)
The heterogeneous skill-base of circular economy employment
Research Policy, 2019, 48, (1), 248-261 View citations (36)
The promise of open survey questions—The validation of text-based job satisfaction measures
PLOS ONE, 2019, 14, (12), 1-22 View citations (1)
Why bright city lights dazzle and illuminate: A cognitive science approach to urban promises
Urban Studies, 2019, 56, (2), 452-470 View citations (6)

2018

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 (5)
Life satisfaction and self-employment in different types of occupations
Applied Economics Letters, 2018, 25, (11), 734-740 View citations (40)
Social Network Sites, Individual Social Capital and Happiness
Journal of Happiness Studies, 2018, 19, (1), 99-122 View citations (28)
See also Working Paper Social Network Sites, Individual Social Capital and Happiness, Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers (2016) View citations (6) (2016)
Unhappy Development: Dissatisfaction With Life on the Eve of the Arab Spring
Review of Income and Wealth, 2018, 64, (s1), S80-S113 View citations (35)
See also Working Paper Unhappy development: dissatisfaction with life on the eve of the Arab spring, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2015) View citations (14) (2015)

2017

Dodging bullets: The heterogeneous effect of political violence on greenfield FDI
Journal of International Business Studies, 2017, 48, (7), 862-892 View citations (46)
Also in Journal of International Business Studies, 2019, 50, (3), 454-455 (2019)
See also Working Paper Dodging bullets: the heterogeneous effect of political violence on greenfield FDI, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2016) View citations (10) (2016)
Location Choices of Chinese Multinationals in Europe: The Role of Overseas Communities
Economic Geography, 2017, 93, (2), 131-161 View citations (22)
See also Working Paper Location Choices of Chinese Multinationals in Europe: The Role of Overseas Communities, Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers (2016) View citations (2) (2016)
Mood during commute in the Netherlands
Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 2017, 104, (C), 195-208 View citations (13)
Stretching the concept of â€˜borrowed sizeâ€™
Urban Studies, 2017, 54, (1), 269-291 View citations (3)
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 (8)

2016

Agglomerations and the rise of urban network externalities
Papers in Regional Science, 2016, 95, (1), 5-15 View citations (48)
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 (87)
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Papers in Regional Science, 2016, 95, (1), 1-2
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 (17)
See also Working Paper Risky Business: Political Instability and Sectoral Greenfield Foreign Direct Investment in the Arab World, Conference papers (2015) View citations (1) (2015)
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 (2)

2015

Borrowed Size, Agglomeration Shadows and Cultural Amenities in North-West Europe
European Planning Studies, 2015, 23, (6), 1090-1109 View citations (45)
Financial distress and happiness of employees in times of economic crisis
Applied Economics Letters, 2015, 22, (3), 173-179 View citations (16)
See also Working Paper Financial Distress and Happiness of Employees in Times of Economic Crisis, Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers (2014) View citations (2) (2014)
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 (4)
See also Working Paper Functional and Sectoral Division of Labour within Central and Eastern European Countries: Evidence from Greenfield FDI, Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers (2014) View citations (2) (2014)
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 (5)

2014

Editorial: The Development and Functioning of Regional Urban Systems
Regional Studies, 2014, 48, (12), 1921-1925 View citations (6)
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
Modeling knowledge networks in economic geography: a discussion of four methods
The Annals of Regional Science, 2014, 53, (2), 423-452 View citations (53)
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)
Polycentricity and the Multiplexity of Urban Networks
European Planning Studies, 2014, 22, (4), 816-840 View citations (34)
Regional Spatial Structure and Retail Amenities in the Netherlands
Regional Studies, 2014, 48, (12), 1972-1992 View citations (9)
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
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 (3)
See also Working Paper The Magnitude and Distance Decay of Trade in Goods and Services: New Evidence for European Countries, Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers (2014) View citations (3) (2014)

2013

Revealed competition for greenfield investments between European regions
Journal of Economic Geography, 2013, 13, (4), 619-648 View citations (28)
See also Working Paper Revealed Competition for Greenfield Investments between European Regions, Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers (2012) View citations (2) (2012)

2012

Form Follows Function? Linking Morphological and Functional Polycentricity
Urban Studies, 2012, 49, (5), 1127-1149 View citations (80)
MULTILEVEL APPROACHES AND THE FIRM-AGGLOMERATION AMBIGUITY IN ECONOMIC GROWTH STUDIES
Journal of Economic Surveys, 2012, 26, (3), 468-491 View citations (70)
See also Working Paper Multilevel Approaches and the Firm-Agglomeration Ambiguity in Economic Growth Studies, Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers (2012) View citations (72) (2012)

2011

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 (9)

2010

A Treatise on the Geographical Scale of Agglomeration Externalities and the MAUP
SCIENZE REGIONALI, 2010, 9, (1), 19-39 View citations (14)
Featured Graphic: Worldwide Differences in Executive Pay, Culture, Well-Being, and Economic Growth
Environment and Planning A, 2010, 42, (2), 255-256
Foreign Direct Investment, China and the World Economy
Regional Studies, 2010, 44, (9), 1302-1303 View citations (2)
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 (45)
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 (47)
See also Working Paper 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 (2009) View citations (3) (2009)
Spatial Structure and Productivity in US Metropolitan Areas
Environment and Planning A, 2010, 42, (6), 1383-1402 View citations (100)
See also Working Paper Spatial Structure and Productivity in U.S. Metropolitan Areas, ERIM Report Series Research in Management (2009) View citations (1) (2009)

2009

NETWORKS AND ECONOMIC AGGLOMERATIONS: INTRODUCTION TO THE SPECIAL ISSUE
Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie, 2009, 100, (2), 139-144 View citations (3)
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 (300)
See also Working Paper On the Specification of the Gravity Model of Trade: Zeros, Excess Zeros and Zero-Inflated Estimation, ERIM Report Series Research in Management (2009) View citations (253) (2009)

2008

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 (17)

Chapters

2024

Housing and urban-rural differences in subjective wellbeing in the Netherlands
Chapter 4 in Spatial Inequalities and Wellbeing, 2024, pp 97-118

2013

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

2011

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