Urban Economics
The number of people living in urban environments is increasing rapidly. The mission of the Urban Economics (UEC) group is to contribute to more resilient cities in terms of social equality, economic advantages and environmental quality. Therefore, UEC focusses on two main themes: sustainable consumption and urban-rural interactions. We use insights from general-, urban- and behavioural economics to improve the understanding of consumer and household decision making concerning sustainability, health and well-being and the impacts at the individual, urban and regional level.
Agenda
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Jan Falkowski (University of Warsaw): “Distribution of political rents and voter support: some evidence on farm subsidies and electoral performance of a peasant party in Poland."
- Tuesday December 12, Jan Falkowski (University of Warsaw) will give a seminar on his paper entitled “Distribution of political rents and voter... -
RHI Seminar: ‘’ Does Education Fuel Prosperity? New Evidence from European Historical Spatial Data (1870-1950)’’
- We happily invite you to the RHI Seminar of December. Our speaker for this month is Maria José Fuentes-Vásquez (WUR/University of... -
Marc Witte (VU Amsterdam): ''Feedback, Overconfidence and Job Search Behavior''
- Tuesday January 9, Marc Witte (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) will give a seminar on his paper entitled “Feedback, Overconfidence and Job Search... -
Sunčica Vujić (University of Antwerp): ''Operation Allied Force: Unintended Consequences of the NATO Bombing on Children’s Outcomes''
- Tuesday January 23, Sunčica Vujić (University of Antwerp) will give a seminar on her paper entitled “Operation Allied Force:...
Impact stories
News
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Removing ozone pollution provides food welfare with the right policy response
- Removing ozone pollution can provide substantial food welfare benefits but might put policy makers to the test to distribute benefits equitably... -
Aedes Thesis Award winner supervised by UEC
- Student Malika van der Weerd, whose MSc thesis was supervised by Angel Lázaro from the UEC group and Marietta Haffner from TU Delft, has won... -
Only Planet, Klimaatgids voor de 21ste eeuw
- December 6: Panel Discussie in Pakhuis de Zwijger met o.a. Tim van Hattum, Kees Klomp en Eveline van Leeuwen -
Er is leven na de groei
- Panel Discussie in Pakhuis de Zwijger Amsterdam met o.a. Paul Schenderling, Eveline van Leeuwen en Doekle Terpstra -
Key-note Eveline van Leeuwen “Urban and Regional Sustainability Transitions” at Regional Studies Winterconference 2022, London
- Shifting towards sustainable regional and urban futures is the defining challenge of the moment. The growing disillusionment with democracy in... -
Predicting energy consumption in cities with aerial and street view images.
- The recent article "Predicting Residential Electricity Consumption Using Aerial and Street View Images" (Applied Energy) showcases... -
A digital tool to improve plastic waste collection
- Plastic bags, plastic packaging and plastic sauce bottles: we toss a ton of plastic every day. So much so, that municipalities are struggling to come... -
The Next Space
- At The Next Space – Frame’s brand-new think-tank taking place in Eindhoven on 21 October – Eveline van Leeuwen, scientific director... -
Recap event: Global Food Summit 2021
- On April 28-29 the 'Global Food Summit 2021: Foodtropolis – Urban. Circular. Food.' took place. The event revolved around the main question: How... -
Opening academic year AMS
Latest publications
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Microcredit to women and its contribution to production and household food security
Wageningen University. Promotor(en): G. Antonides, co-promotor(en): J.A.C. van Ophem. - Wageningen : Wageningen University - ISBN 9789463431101 - p. -
MAPP Workshop, May 2013
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The Sustainability Behavior of Dutch Supermarkets: The Roles of Market Orientation, Perceived External Prestige and Social Identification
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Economic governance to expand commercial ecosystems: within- and cross-scale challenges
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Assessing the resilience of rural common-pool resources using multi-agent simulation