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prof. dr. Jos van Ommeren

Full Professor, School of Business and Economics, Spatial Economics

, Tinbergen Institute

Personal information

Jos van Ommeren is Full Professor of Urban Economics at the Department of Spatial Economics of the School of Business and Economics at VU Amsterdam, where he has been based since 2001. He is a fellow of the Tinbergen Institute. After studying Econometrics at the London School of Economics, he received his PhD in Economics from VU Amsterdam. He held positions at the Dutch Central Bank, the European University Institute in Italy, University College London, Cranfield University, and the Frisch Centre in Norway.

His inaugural speech (in Dutch) / oratie

Over Falend en Succesvol Parkeerbeleid (pdf)
Presentatie (ppt)

Research

His research applies rigorous empirical methods to urban, transport, and housing economics, with work spanning commuting, parking policy, job search, and fringe benefits to inform real-world spatial and transport challenges.

Teaching

Jos van Ommeren teaches several courses on Urban Economics and Transport Economics on bachelor's, pre-master's and master's level.

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