Regional economics
The study area of regional economics covers a range of economic issues with a regional dimension. Examples of questions related to such issues are: 1. what is the contribution of the individual provinces to the Dutch economy? And 2. how do Dutch regions perform in attracting foreign companies, compared to regions located abroad? The answers to these types of questions enable a spatial differentiation of economic policies.
Since 2010, PBL regional economic research has been focused on increasing the understanding of how to strengthen the competitiveness of Dutch regions and agglomerations. The reason for this focus is the fact that international competition particularly exists between regions rather than between countries. The focus on regional strengths also fits in with the new EU cohesion policy (2014–2020: Smart Specialisation), which focuses on innovation and strengthening regional factors.
News
PhD thesis Jeroen Bastiaanssen on the role of transport in the labour market
Putting Dutch ‘urban sprawl’ in a European perspective
The Netherlands has 85,000 circular activities, but new initiatives are struggling to break through
The mismatch between local voting behaviour and the local economic consequences of Brexit
Publications
Economic geography and planetary boundaries
Territorial impacts of COVID-19 and policy answers in European regions and cities
Renewing industrial regions? Advanced manufacturing and industrial policy in Britain
Evaluation of EIB Cohesion financing (2007 to 2018)
