Short bio Ron Boschma
Ron Boschma is Full Professor in Regional Economics at the Faculty of Geosciences, University of Utrecht. He is also Full Professor in Innovation Studies at the Centre for Innovation, Research and Competence in the Learning Economy (CIRCLE) at Lund University.
Boschma is heading a research group at Utrecht University that has laid the foundations of a new influential stream in Economic Geography, that is, Evolutionary Economic Geography. Boschma has published in international journals on Evolutionary Economic Geography, the spatial evolution of industries, geography of innovation, the structure and evolution of spatial networks, agglomeration externalities and regional growth, and regional diversification.
Boschma received a Honorary Doctorate in Natural Sciences from Marburg University in Germany in July 2013. Boschma was ranked by Thomson Reuters among the top 1% of cited researchers worldwide in 2014. Boschma held Guest Professorships at Toulouse University, Cagliari University and University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis.
Boschma is member of the Research, Innovation and Science Experts (RISE) High-Level Advisory Body to European Commissioner Carlos Moedas.
Boschma is Editor of Cambridge Journal of Region, Economy and Society (IF: 1.148), Associate Editor of Industrial and Corporate Change, (IF: 1.260), Papers in Regional Science (IF: 1.012) and Regional Studies (IF: 2.068), member of Editorial Review Board of Journal of International Business Studies (IF: 3.563) and member of the Editorial Boards of Economic Geography (IF: 2.735), Review of Regional Research (Jahrbuch für Regionalwissenschaft) and Regional Studies, Regional Science. He is Editor of the working paper series Papers in Evolutionary Economic Geography. Boschma has been Deputy Chief Editor of Regional Studies (IF: 2.068) 2008-2013.
Boschma received a PhD degree in Economics at the Tinbergen Institute, Faculty of Economics and Econometrics, Erasmus University Rotterdam in 1994. He received a Master Degree Social Geography at the Faculty of Economics, University of Amsterdam, 1988. He worked previously for Bologna University (1995-1996) and Twente University (1996-1999).
Home page: http://econ.geo.uu.nl/boschma/boschma.html
Boschma is heading a research group at Utrecht University that has laid the foundations of a new influential stream in Economic Geography, that is, Evolutionary Economic Geography. Boschma has published in international journals on Evolutionary Economic Geography, the spatial evolution of industries, geography of innovation, the structure and evolution of spatial networks, agglomeration externalities and regional growth, and regional diversification.
Boschma received a Honorary Doctorate in Natural Sciences from Marburg University in Germany in July 2013. Boschma was ranked by Thomson Reuters among the top 1% of cited researchers worldwide in 2014. Boschma held Guest Professorships at Toulouse University, Cagliari University and University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis.
Boschma is member of the Research, Innovation and Science Experts (RISE) High-Level Advisory Body to European Commissioner Carlos Moedas.
Boschma is Editor of Cambridge Journal of Region, Economy and Society (IF: 1.148), Associate Editor of Industrial and Corporate Change, (IF: 1.260), Papers in Regional Science (IF: 1.012) and Regional Studies (IF: 2.068), member of Editorial Review Board of Journal of International Business Studies (IF: 3.563) and member of the Editorial Boards of Economic Geography (IF: 2.735), Review of Regional Research (Jahrbuch für Regionalwissenschaft) and Regional Studies, Regional Science. He is Editor of the working paper series Papers in Evolutionary Economic Geography. Boschma has been Deputy Chief Editor of Regional Studies (IF: 2.068) 2008-2013.
Boschma received a PhD degree in Economics at the Tinbergen Institute, Faculty of Economics and Econometrics, Erasmus University Rotterdam in 1994. He received a Master Degree Social Geography at the Faculty of Economics, University of Amsterdam, 1988. He worked previously for Bologna University (1995-1996) and Twente University (1996-1999).
Home page: http://econ.geo.uu.nl/boschma/boschma.html