On 5 September 2017 Professor Jean Paelinck (1930) pleasantly surprised Dean Philip Hans Franses by presenting him a first edition (1979) of the book ‘Spatial Econometrics’, which made Paelinck a famous scholar.
Prof. Jean Paelinck, who served Erasmus School of Economics during the years 1969 to 1995, decided to honour the School with this unique copy. He signed the book with the words "With thanks to my dear Erasmus School of Economics". Dean Professor Franses promised the long-time Emeritus to include this book in a nice cabinet that will be placed in the E building, once the school has moved to that building in 2018.
