Frank van Oort, Professor of Urban and Regional Economics at Erasmus School of Economics, has joined the prestigious group of Fellows of the Regional Science Association International (RSAI). This joyful fact was celebrated during the closing ceremony at the 62nd congress of the European Regional Science Association in Alicante, Spain, on Friday 1 September 2023.
RSAI fellows are distinguished scholars with a proven and recognised research record in the field of regional science during a considerable part of their scientific career.
Professor Frank van Oort, who is also Academic Director of the Institute of Housing and Urban Development Studies at Erasmus University Rotterdam, is specialised in agglomeration economies, urban economics, economic geography, planning and housing, economic networks, urban geography, spatial planning, knowledge economy, European regional development, and urban development in China.
He is editor of the journal Regional Science and editor at the Cambridge Journal of Economy, Regions & Society. Until 2010 he was a Board member of the Regional Science Association Netherlands. He combines fundamental research with applied and policy-oriented research. For example, besides NWO and EU funded research, he also researches ministries, cities and regions.
About RSAI
Founded in 1954, the RSAI is an international community of scholars interested in the regional impacts of national or global processes of economic and social change. The work of RSAI draws on the expertise of many different disciplines and this multi-disciplinary approach helps to facilitate new theoretical insights for tackling regional problems. In turn, this provides an increasing opportunity for academics within the RSAI to engage more fully with planners and policy makers.
The main objectives of the association are the fostering of exchange of ideas and the promotion of studies focusing on the region, including the utilization of tools, methods and theoretical frameworks, specifically designed for regional analysis as well as concept, procedures and analytical techniques of the various social and other sciences. Honored members of the RSAI are appointed as Fellow after a careful nomination and selection procedure, based on a broad consultation of the RSAI membership.
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