Hans Koster (1987) is Professor of Urban Economics and Real Estate at the Department of Spatial Economics, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. Hans obtained his bachelor’s degree in Economics at the Erasmus University Rotterdam and his master’s degree (cum laude) in Spatial Economics at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. Hans is also Research Fellow at the Tinbergen Institute. For more information on his research, see www.urbaneconomics.nl.
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Industrial robots on workers: Winners and losers
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- Labour Markets
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Neighbourhoods won’t be improved by banning the unemployed
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- Poverty and Income Inequality 
- Welfare state and social Europe
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Cars make cities less compact
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- Development 
- Environment 
- Labour Markets
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High-speed rail may hurt intermediate places: The role of long-haul economies
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- Productivity and Innovation 
- Industrial organisation 
- Labour Markets
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How high-speed rail changes the spatial distribution of economic activity: Evidence from Japan’s Shinkansen
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- Industrial organisation 
- Labour Markets