Department of Spatial Economics

VU University Amsterdam

Publications

International journals (refereed):

On the Specification of the Gravity Model of Trade: Zeros, Excess Zeros and Zero-inflated Estimation, Spatial Economic Analysis, 4 (2), pp. 167-190, 2009 (with M.J. Burger and F.G. Van Oort).

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 appeared as Tinbergen Discussion Paper, 05-023/3 Amsterdam-Rotterdam. 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 appeared as Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers 03-044/3.

 

International edited volumes:

Persistent Distance Decay Effects in the Space-Economy, in: M. Jovanovic (ed.), International Handbook of Economic Integration, volume II, Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, forthcoming 2011 (with H.L.F. De Groot, R.J.G.M. Florax and P. Nijkamp).

An earlier version was presented at the 2005 ERSA conference in Amsterdam. A first draft (abstract) was presented at the 2003 ERSA conference in Jyväskylä.

Intangible Barriers to International Trade: A Sectoral Approach, in: , pp., 2010 (with J. Möhlmann, S. Ederveen and H.L.F. de Groot).

Measuring globalisation: an analysis of transit flows from integrated trade and transport statistics, in: Internationalisation Monitor 2009, Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Heerlen/Voorburg, pp. 47-57, 2009 (with C.J. De Blois and H.J. Boonstra).

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):

De vele gezichten van afstand in internationale handelsrelaties, TPEdigitaal, 2 (4), pp. 106-124, 2008 (with F.G. van Oort and M.J. Burger).

Vijftig jaar voordeel van de Interne Markt, Economisch Statistische Berichten, 93 (4547), pp. 695-697, (with Lejour, A.M., S.M. Straathof and J. Möhlmann ) 2008.

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:

Europe's internal market at fifty: Over the hill?, FEWEB Research Memorandum 09-55, 2009 (with S.M. Straathof). Download here.

The Trade-Off between Foreign Direct Investments and Exports: The Role of Multiple Dimensions of Distance, Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers 09-050/3, Amsterdam-Rotterdam, 2009 (with M. Lankhuizen and H.L.F. de Groot). Download here.

Macro-integration with inequality constraints - an application to the integration of transport and trade statistics, Memo CBS Division of Methodology and Quality, Department of Methodology Heerlen, 2009 (with H.J. Boonstra and C.J. De Blois).

Intangible Barriers to International Trade: A Sectoral Approach, Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers 09-021/3, Amsterdam-Rotterdam, 2009 (with J. Möhlmann, S. Ederveen and H.L.F. de Groot). Download here.

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). Download here.

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). Download here.

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 06-072/3, Amsterdam-Rotterdam, 2006 (with H.L.F. de Groot). Download here.

Cultural and Institutional Determinants of Bilateral Trade Flows, Tinbergen Discussion Paper 05-074/3, Amsterdam-Rotterdam, 2005 (with S. Beugelsdijk, H.L.F. de Groot and A. Slangen). Download here.

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). Download here.

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