Spatial, Transport and Environmental Economics

This specialization focuses on the economic dimension of regions, urban areas and real estate. Some examples of fundamental questions that we address: why and where do which types of people and firms increasingly want to cluster in space? Why do some cities thrive, while others struggle? What does economic theory teach us about policy challenges that metropolitan areas face, such as crime, segregation, traffic congestion and environmental pollution? How is the growth and decline of cities impacting the building stock? What are the consequences of spatial planning for a region's development potential? What are the costs and benefits of constructing ‘green’ buildings?

The master's programme equips the students with the state-of-the-art of academic insights to analyze these and related policy questions and provide them with an evidence-based foundation.

In the courses, we take a microeconomic perspective and use applied econometric techniques. Hence, this high-quality one-year programme offers students the theoretical knowledge and applied methodological skills to tackle complex problems at a high level of abstraction, while emphasizing the need to translate theoretical solutions into clear-cut evidence-based policy advice.

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This specialization focuses on the economic dimensions of transport, traffic, mobility and accessibility. Some examples of fundamental questions that we address: how can we address pressing societal challenges such as congestion, and the associated pressure on urban environmental quality? How can we maintain the accessibility of regions and cities, and meet global environmental pressure from transportation? What are the spatial and economic aspects of these challenges? How can we analyze them from an economic perspective, and how can economics help in analyzing, evaluating and formulating policies to address these?

The master's programme equips students with the state-of-the-art of academic economic insights to analyse and answer such questions and provide them with an evidence-based foundation.

In the courses, we take a microeconomic perspective and use applied econometric techniques. Hence, this high-quality one-year programme offers students the theoretical knowledge and applied methodological skills to tackle complex problems at a high level of abstraction, while emphasizing the need to translate theoretical solutions into clear-cut evidence-based policy advice.

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Waarom groeien en bloeien sommige steden en anderen helemaal niet? Hoe kunnen we automobilisten buiten de filetijden naar hun werk laten gaan? Waarom sluiten landen zich aan bij het Kyoto - of Sofia Protocol? Waarom zijn vastgoedprijzen in veel landen zo volatiel? In de master Spatial, Transport and Environmental Economics behandelen we deze vraagstukken die verband houden met stedelijke, transport-, milieu- en vastgoedeconomie. Dit masterprogramma wordt goed beoordeeld: zo is de master de afgelopen jaren regelmatig beoordeeld als een 'Top Rated' programma volgens de Keuzegids, kregen we hoge scores in de Nationale Studenten Enquete én kreeg de master een bronzen medaille in Elsevier’s Best Studies 2023.

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