This paper looks at the integration of a population–employment interaction model in the TIGRIS XL model framework. TIGRIS XL is an integrated land-use and transport model which is actually a system of modules (sub-models) that allows dynamic interaction between these modules....
Dutch top sector policy is aimed at the economic sectors that are the most important to the international competitive position of the Netherlands, such as the knowledge-intensive and export-oriented sectors. To date, the spatial aspects of this policy are not very elaborate....
The Dutch Wadden area is an internationally renowned natural area with World Heritage status. Its ecological uniqueness can be attributed to its shallow coastal waters. However, the Wadden area is also a rural area in search of competitive economic activity so as to provide...
Limited attention has been paid to how neighbourhood conditions affect firm relocation choices. Using a panel dataset (1999-2006) of actual firm relocations in the Netherlands, the effect of different neighbourhood conditions on the firm’s propensity to relocate has been...
Although increasing attention is being paid to the resilience of regions to economic shocks, theoretical and empirical insights into the determinants of regional resilience remain limited. This paper makes a first step in quantifying regional resilience. A model was used to...
Empirical studies in spatial economics have shown that agglomeration economies may be a source of the uneven distribution of economic activities and economic growth across cities and regions. Both localization and urbanization economies are hypothesized to foster...
This study shows that the effect of the spatial concentration of industries on the post-entry hazards of new firms differs between types of exit and industry. New firms located in regions with a higher relative concentration of firms in the same industry are less likely to...
This paper examines the differences in the drivers of short- and long-distance relocations of firms. It presents an event history analysis of a panel data set of Dutch firms. The findings indicate that short-distance relocations (within the same municipality and labour...
The Dutch Government aims to attract more investments by foreign firms, especially by those involved in knowledge-intensive activities. This study addresses the question of how attractive the Netherlands currently is to such investments. We compared numbers and types of...
Metropolitan regions are becoming increasingly important as places to live, work, play and exchange information and culture. While these regions in many parts of the world are growing phenomenally, those in Europe face different challenges: how to retain a high quality of...
