Department of Spatial Economics

VU University Amsterdam

Publications

International journals (refereed):

A Rather Empty World: The Many Faces of Distance and the Persistent Resistance to International Trade, Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society, 1 (3), pp. 439-458, 2008 (with M.J. Burger and F.G. van Oort).

Institutions, Governance and International Trade: Opening the Black Box of OECD and GDP per Capita Effects in Gravity Equations, IATSS Research (Journal of International Association of Traffic and Safety Sciences) Special Feature: Institutional Issues in the Sustainability of Cross-Border Transport, 29 (2), pp. 22-29, 2005 (with H.L.F. de Groot and P. Rietveld). An earlier version as pdf file. Paper reprints of the contribution to IATSS Research are available on request.

The Institutional Determinants of Bilateral Trade Patterns, Kyklos, 57 (1), pp. 103-123, 2004 (with H.L.F. de Groot, P. Rietveld and U. Subramanian). An earlier version as pdf file

 

International edited volumes:

Economic Development, Institutions and Trust, in: R.A. Boschma and Kloosterman, R.C. (Eds.), Learning from Clusters: A critical assessment from an economic-geographical perspective, Series: GeoJournal Library, Vol. 80, Berlin: Springer, pp. 111-137, 2005 (with H.L.F. de Groot and P. Nijkamp). pdf file

Locality Matters: Myths and Facts on the New Economy', in: J. Poot (Ed.), On the Edge of the Global Economy, Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, pp. 27-48, 2004 (with H.L.F. de Groot and P. Nijkamp). pdf file

 

Ph.D. Thesis:

Intangible Barriers to Trade: The Impact of Institutions, Culture, and Distance on Patterns of Trade, Research Series no. 371, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and Tinbergen Institute: Thela Thesis Academic Publishing Services, 2006.

 

Dutch journals (refereed):

Globalisering van de Diensteneconomie?, Maandschrift Economie, 66 (3), pp. 208-225, 2002 (with A.M. Lejour). pdf file

Doorbraaktechnologie en Groei, Economisch Statistische Berichten, 87 (4361), pp. 394-395, 2002. pdf file

 

Working papers:

The Internal Market and the Dutch Economy: Implications for trade and economic growth, CPB Document 168, The Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis, The Hague, 2008 (with S.M. Straathof, A.M. Lejour, J. Möhlmann). pdf file

On the Specification of the Gravity Model of Trade: Zeros, Excess Zeros and Quasi-Poisson Estimation, Working Paper, Erasmus University Rotterdam, 2008 (with M.J. Burger and F.G. van Oort).

Integration of international trade and transport flow statistics for the Netherlands, CBS (Statistics Netherlands) web publication, Heerlen, 2008 (with C.J. De Blois, H.J. Boonstra, H.L.F. de Groot and J. Exel). pdf file

Estimation of the Gravity Equation in the Presence of Zero Flows, Tinbergen Discussion Paper 2006-072/3, Amsterdam-Rotterdam, 2006 (with H.L.F. de Groot). pdf file

Cultural and Institutional Determinants of Bilateral Trade Flows, Tinbergen Discussion Paper 2005-074/3, Amsterdam-Rotterdam, 2005 (with S. Beugelsdijk, H.L.F. de Groot and A. Slangen). pdf file

Institutional Determinants of Bilateral Trade: An Analysis according to Product Type, Tinbergen Discussion Paper, 05-023/3 Amsterdam-Rotterdam, 2005 (with H.L.F. de Groot and P. Rietveld). pdf file

Theory, Methodology and Descriptive Statistics on Services and Services Trade, CPB Memorandum, 10, Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis, The Hague, 2001. pdf file