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Prof. dr. Koen Frenken

Professor 
Geosciences
Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development
Innovation Studies
Innovation Studies
Vening Meineszgebouw A
Princetonlaan 8a
Kamer 7.94
3584 CB Utrecht

Prof. dr. Koen Frenken

Professor
Innovation Studies
+31 30 253 6708
k.frenken@uu.nl
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Highlighted publications

Frenken, K., & Schor, J. (2017). Putting the sharing economy into perspective. Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions, 23, 3-10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eist.2017.01.003
Frenken, K. (2006). Innovation, Evolution and Complexity Theory. Edward Elgar Publishing.
Frenken, K., van Oort, F. G., & Verburg, T. (2007). Related variety, unrelated variety and regional economic growth. Regional Studies, 41(5), 685-697. https://doi.org/10.1080/00343400601120296

Publications

2024

Scholarly publications

van der Loos, A., Frenken, K., Hekkert, M., & Negro, S. (2024). On the resilience of innovation systems. Industry and Innovation, 31(1), 42-74. https://doi.org/10.1080/13662716.2023.2269110
Tur, E. M., Zeppini, P., & Frenken, K. (2024). Diffusion in small worlds with homophily and social reinforcement: A theoretical model. Social Networks, 76, 12-21. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socnet.2023.05.004

2023

Scholarly publications

Frenken, K., Neffke, F., & Van Dam, A. (2023). Capabilities, institutions and regional economic development: A proposed synthesis. Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society, 16(3), 405-416. https://doi.org/10.1093/cjres/rsad021
Graaff, S. D., Wanzenböck, I., & Frenken, K. (2023). The politics of directionality in innovation policy through the lens of policy process frameworks. (pp. 1-39). SocArXiv. https://doi.org/10.31235/osf.io/au9hq
Wuestman, M., Wanzenböck, I., & Frenken, K. (2023). Local peer communities and future academic success of Ph.D. candidates. Research Policy, 52(8), Article 104844. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2023.104844
van Slageren, J., Herrmann, A., & Frenken, K. (2023). Is the online gig economy beyond national reach? A European analysis. Socio-Economic Review, 21(3), 1795–1821. https://doi.org/10.1093/ser/mwac038
Mouthaan, M., Frenken, K., Piscicelli, L., & Vaskelainen, T. (2023). Systemic sustainability effects of contemporary digitalization: A scoping review and research agenda. Futures, 149, Article 103142. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.futures.2023.103142
Hoogstraaten, M., Frenken, K., Vaskelainen, T., & Boon, W. (2023). Replacing meat, an easy feat? The role of strategic categorizing in the rise of meat substitutes. Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions, 47, Article 100703. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eist.2023.100703
Koutsimpogiorgos, N., Frenken, K., & Herrmann, A. M. (2023). Platform adaptation to regulation: The case of domestic cleaning in Europe. Journal of Industrial Relations, 65(2), 156–184. https://doi.org/10.1177/00221856221146833
van Dam, A., Gomez-Lievano, A., Neffke, F., & Frenken, K. (2023). An information-theoretic approach to the analysis of location and colocation patterns. Journal of Regional Science, 63(1), 173-213. https://doi.org/10.1111/jors.12621
Li, D., Alkemade, F., Frenken, K., & Heimeriks, G. (2023). Catching up in clean energy technologies: a patent analysis. The Journal of Technology Transfer, 48(2), 693-715. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10961-021-09912-y
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/428073/s10961_021_09912_y.pdf?sequence=1
Punt, M., van Kollem, J., Hoekman, J., & Frenken, K. (2023). Your Uber is arriving now: An analysis of platform location decisions through an institutional lens. Strategic Organization, 21(3), 501–536. https://doi.org/10.1177/14761270211022254

Professional publications

Frenken, K. (2023). In Memoriam: Loet Leydesdorff. EASST Review, 42(1). https://www.easst.net/article/in-memoriam-loet-leydesdorff/

2022

Scholarly publications

Münzel, K., Arentshorst, M., Boon, W., & Frenken, K. (2022). Assessing policies to scale up carsharing. In B. van Wee, J. Annema, & J. Köhler (Eds.), Innovations in Transport: Success, Failure and Societal Impacts (pp. 242-268). Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781800373372.00018
Craens, J., Frenken, K., & Meelen, T. (2022). Mission-oriented innovation policy: the case of the Swedish “Vision Zero” approach to traffic safety. In B. van Wee, J. Annema, & J. Köhler (Eds.), Innovations in Transport: Success, Failure and Societal Impacts (pp. 343-358). Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781800373372.00022
Susha, I., Schiele, J., & Frenken, K. (2022). Business-to-Government Data Sharing for Public Interests in the European Union: Results of a Public Consultation. In M. Janssen, C. Csáki, I. Lindgren, U. Melin, E. Loukis, G. Viale Pereira, M. P. Rodríguez Bolívar, & E. Tambouris (Eds.), Electronic Governnment: EGOV 2022 (pp. 515-529). (Lecture Notes in Computer Sciences; Vol. 13391). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-15086-9_33
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/422609/B2G_data_sharing_for_public_interest_in_the_EU_Camera_ready.pdf?sequence=1
Janssen, M. J., Frenken, K., Tur, E. M., & Alexiev, A. S. (2022). The perils of pleasing: Innovation-stifling effects of customized service provision. Journal of Evolutionary Economics, 32(4), 1231-1264. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00191-022-00784-5
Balland, P.-A., Boschma, R., & Frenken, K. (2022). Proximity, innovation and networks: a concise review and some next steps. In A. Torre, & D. Gallaud (Eds.), Handbook of Proximity Relations (pp. 70-80). Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781786434784.00010
Krom, P., Piscicelli, L., & Frenken, K. (2022). Digital Platforms for Industrial Symbiosis. Journal of Innovation Economics & Management, 3(39), 215-240. https://doi.org/10.3917/jie.pr1.0124
Bunders, D. J., Arets, M., Frenken, K., & De Moor, T. (2022). The feasibility of platform cooperatives in the gig economy. Journal of Co-operative Organization and Management, 10(1), Article 100167. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcom.2022.100167
Bauwens, T., Vaskelainen, T., & Frenken, K. (2022). Conceptualising institutional complexity in the upscaling of community enterprises: Lessons from renewable energy and carsharing. Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions, 42, 138-151. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eist.2021.12.007
Bours, S. A. M. J. V., Wanzenböck, I., & Frenken, K. (2022). Small wins for grand challenges. A bottom-up governance approach to regional innovation policy. European Planning Studies, 30(11), 2245-2272. https://doi.org/10.1080/09654313.2021.1980502
Content, J., Cortinovis, N., Frenken, K., & Jordaan, J. (2022). The roles of KIBS and R&D in the industrial diversification of regions. Annals of Regional Science, 68(1), 29-64. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00168-021-01068-9
Vaskelainen, T., Münzel, K., Boon, W., & Frenken, K. (2022). Servitisation on consumer markets: entry and strategy in Dutch private lease markets. Innovation: Organization and Management, 24(1), 231-250. https://doi.org/10.1080/14479338.2021.1915791
Punt, M. B., Bauwens, T., Frenken, K., & Holstenkamp, L. (2022). Institutional relatedness and the emergence of renewable energy cooperatives in German districts. Regional Studies, 56(4), 548-562. https://doi.org/10.1080/00343404.2021.1890708
Dam, A. V., & Frenken, K. (2022). Variety, complexity and economic development. Research Policy, 51(8), Article 103949. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2020.103949

Professional publications

Susha, I., Schiele, J., & Frenken, K. (2022, Apr 26). Heat map of business opposition to B2G data sharing for public interest in the EU. Support Centre for Data Sharing. https://eudatasharing.eu/news/heat-map-business-opposition-b2g-data-sharing-public-interest-eu

2021

Scholarly publications

Andersen, A. D., Frenken, K., Galaz, V., Kern, F., Klerkx, L., Mouthaan, M., Piscicelli, L., Schor, J. B., & Vaskelainen, T. (2021). On digitalization and sustainability transitions. Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions, 41, 96-98. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eist.2021.09.013
Westskog, H., Julsrud, T. E., Kallbekken, S., Frenken, K., Schor, J., & Standal, K. (2021). The role of community sharing in sustainability transformation: case studies from Norway. Sustainability: Science, Practice, and Policy, 17(1), 334-348. https://doi.org/10.1080/15487733.2021.1969820
Capponi, G., & Frenken, K. (2021). On the sudden rise of Dutch science at the end of the nineteenth century: a core-periphery approach. Industry and Innovation, 28(9), 1175-1195. https://doi.org/10.1080/13662716.2021.1929867
Yegros-Yegros, A., Capponi, G., & Frenken, K. (2021). A spatial-institutional analysis of researchers with multiple affiliations. PLoS One, 16(6), Article e0253462. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0253462
Frenken, K., & Fuenfschilling, L. (2021). The rise of online platforms and the triumph of the corporation. Sociologica, 14(3), 101-113. https://doi.org/10.6092/issn.1971-8853/11715
Henry, M., Schraven, D., Bocken, N., Frenken, K., Hekkert, M., & Kirchherr, J. (2021). The battle of the buzzwords: A comparative review of the circular economy and the sharing economy concepts. Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions, 38, 1-21. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eist.2020.10.008
den Hamer, P., & Frenken, K. (2021). A network-based model of exploration and exploitation. Journal of Business Research, 129, 589-599. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2019.12.040

Professional publications

Petzer, B., Vaskelainen, T., Campman, A., & Frenken, K. (2021). Partnering for Shared Mobility: Recommendations for Upscaling Residential Carsharing in the Netherlands. Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development, Utrecht University. https://www.uu.nl/sites/default/files/geo-PfSM-report-final.pdf
Frenken, K., Hekkert, M., & Janssen, M. (2021). Betrek alle ministeries en samenleving bij aanjagen innovatie via missies. ESB, 106(4799), 322-325.
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/412592/Frenken_K._M._Hekkert_en_M._Janssen_2021_ESB_106_4799_322_325..pdf?sequence=1
Frenken, K. (2021). Geen herstel maar hervorming na deze crisis. Tijdschrift voor Sociale Vraagstukken. https://www.socialevraagstukken.nl/geen-herstel-maar-hervorming-na-deze-crisis/

Other output

Yegros, A., Capponi, G., & Frenken, K. (2021, Nov 9). Multiple-affiliation researchers as bridgebuilders in research systems. Leiden Madtrics Blog. https://leidenmadtrics.nl/articles/multiple-affiliation-researchers-as-bridgebuilders-in-research-systems
Frenken, K. (Author). (2021). The changing logics of scientific publishing. Web publication/site, Leiden Madtrics Blog. https://leidenmadtrics.nl/articles/the-changing-logics-of-scientific-publishing

2020

Scholarly publications

Wuestman, M., Frenken, K., & Wanzenböck, I. (2020). A genealogical approach to academic success. PLoS One, 15(12), Article e0243913. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0243913
Hoogstraaten, M. J., Boon, W. P. C., & Frenken, K. (2020). How product development partnerships support hybrid collaborations dealing with global health challenges. Global Transitions, 2, 190-201. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.glt.2020.09.002
Frenken, K. (2020). Geography of scientific knowledge: A proximity approach. Quantitative Science Studies, 1(3), 1007-1016. https://doi.org/10.1162/qss_a_00058
Wanzenböck, I., Wesseling, J. H., Frenken, K., Hekkert, M. P., & Weber, M. (2020). A framework for mission-oriented innovation policy: Alternative pathways through the problem-solution space. Science and Public Policy, 47(4), 474-489. https://doi.org/10.1093/scipol/scaa027
Wuestman, M., Hoekman, J., & Frenken, K. (2020). A typology of scientific breakthroughs. Quantitative Science Studies, 1(3), 1203-1222. https://doi.org/10.1162/qss_a_00079
Hoogstraaten, M. J., Frenken, K., & Boon, W. P. C. (2020). The study of institutional entrepreneurship and its implications for transition studies. Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions, 36, 114-136. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eist.2020.05.004
Koutsimpogiorgos, N., van Slageren, J., Herrmann, AM., & Frenken, K. (2020). Conceptualizing the Gig Economy and Its Regulatory Problems. Policy & Internet, 12(4), 525-545. https://doi.org/10.1002/poi3.237
Siler, K., & Frenken, K. (2020). The pricing of open access journals: Diverse niches and sources of value in academic publishing. Quantitative Science Studies, 1(1), 28-59. https://doi.org/10.1162/qss_a_00016
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/395613/qss_a_00016.pdf?sequence=1
Frenken, K., Vaskelainen, T., Fünfschilling, L. J., & Piscicelli, L. (2020). An Institutional Logics Perspective on the Gig Economy. In I. Maurer, J. Mair, & A. Oberg (Eds.), Theorizing the Sharing Economy: Variety and Trajectories of New Forms of Organizing (pp. 83-105). (Research in the Sociology of Organizations; Vol. 66). Emerald Publishing Limited. https://doi.org/10.1108/S0733-558X20200000066005
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/395625/logics.pdf?sequence=1
Wanzenböck, I., & Frenken, K. (2020). The subsidiarity principle in innovation policy for societal challenges. Global Transitions, 2, 51-59. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.glt.2020.02.002
Frenken, K., & Pelzer, P. (2020). Reverse Technology Assessment in the Age of the Platform Economy. Built Environment, 46(1), 22-27. https://doi.org/10.2148/benv.46.1.22, https://doi.org/10.2148/benv.46.1.22
Frenken, K., van Waes, A., Pelzer, P., Smink, M., & van Est, R. (2020). Safeguarding Public Interests in the Platform Economy. Policy & Internet, 12(3), 400-425. https://doi.org/10.1002/poi3.217
Münzel, K., Boon, W., Frenken, K., Blomme, J., & van der Linden, D. (2020). Explaining carsharing supply across Western European cities. International Journal of Sustainable Transportation, 14(4), 243-254. https://doi.org/10.1080/15568318.2018.1542756

Professional publications

Janssen, M. J. (Author), Hekkert, M. P. (Author), & Frenken, K. (Author). (2020). Missiegedreven innovatiebeleid: een nieuw perspectief op vernieuwing en vergroening. Web publication/site, Wetenschappelijk Bureau GroenLinks . https://wetenschappelijkbureaugroenlinks.nl/sites/default/files/missiegedreven_innovatiebeleid_groene_industriepolitiek_website.pdf

2019

Scholarly publications

Frenken, K., & Schor, J. (2019). Putting the sharing economy into perspective (reprint). In O. Mont (Ed.), A Research Agenda for Sustainable Consumption Governance (pp. 121-135). Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781788117814.00017
Siler, K., & Frenken, K. (2019). Hedonic pricing and the valuation of open access journals. In G. Catalano, C. Daraio, M. Gregori, H. F. Moed, & G. Ruocco (Eds.), 17th International Conference on Scientometrics and Informetrics, ISSI 2019 - Proceedings (Vol. 1, pp. 691-702). International Society for Scientometrics and Informetrics.
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/394065/Pages_from_ISSI_2019_Proceedings_VOLUME_I.pdf?sequence=1
Münzel, K., Piscicelli, L., Boon, W. P. C., & Frenken, K. (2019). Different business models – different users? Uncovering the motives and characteristics of business-to-consumer and peer-to-peer carsharing adopters in The Netherlands. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 73, 276-306. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2019.07.001
Boon, W. P. C., Spruit, K., & Frenken, K. (2019). Collective institutional work: the case of Airbnb in Amsterdam, London and New York. Industry and Innovation, 26(8), 898-919. https://doi.org/10.1080/13662716.2019.1633279
Janssen, M. J., & Frenken, K. (2019). Cross-specialisation policy: rationales and options for linking unrelated industries. Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society, 12(2), 195-212. https://doi.org/10.1093/cjres/rsz001
de Vaan, M., Frenken, K., & Boschma, R. (2019). The Downside of Social Capital in New Industry Creation. Economic Geography, 95(4), 315-340. https://doi.org/10.1080/00130095.2019.1586434
Content, J., Frenken, K., & Jordaan, J. A. (2019). Does related variety foster regional entrepreneurship? Evidence from European regions. Regional Studies, 53(11), 1531-1543 . https://doi.org/10.1080/00343404.2019.1595565
Arets, M. G. C., & Frenken, K. (2019). Zijn platformcoöperaties levensvatbaar? TPEdigitaal, 13(2), 1-14. https://www.tpedigitaal.nl/artikel/zijn-platformcooperaties-levensvatbaar
Wuestman, M. L., Hoekman, J., & Frenken, K. (2019). The geography of scientific citations. Research Policy, 48(7), 1771-1780. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2019.04.004
Meelen, T., Frenken, K., & Hobrink, S. (2019). Weak spots for car-sharing in The Netherlands? The geography of socio-technical regimes and the adoption of niche innovations. Energy Research and Social Science, 52, 132-143. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2019.01.023
Pelzer, P., Frenken, K., & Boon, W. P. C. (2019). Institutional entrepreneurship in the platform economy: How Uber tried (and failed) to change the Dutch taxi law. Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions, 33, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eist.2019.02.003

Professional publications

Koopmans, C., Annema, J. A., & Frenken, K. (2019). Weinig rendabele transportprojecten voor nationaal investeringsfonds. MeJudice. https://www.mejudice.nl/artikelen/detail/weinig-rendabele-transportprojecten-voor-nationaal-investeringsfonds
Janssen, M. J., Hekkert, M. P., & Frenken, K. (2019). Missiegedreven innovatiebeleid: Twee vliegen in één klap? MeJudice. http://www.mejudice.nl/artikelen/detail/missiegedreven-innovatiebeleid-twee-vliegen-in-een-klap

2018

Scholarly publications

Frenken, K., van Waes, A. H. M., Smink, M., & Van Est, R. (2018). Publieke belangen in de deel- en kluseconomie. Mens en Maatschappij, 93(3), 211-230. https://doi.org/10.5117/MEM2018.3.002.FREN
Hidalgo, C. A., Balland, P.-A., Boschma, R., Delgado, M., Feldman, M., Frenken, K., Glaeser, E., He, C., Kogler, D. F., Morrison, A., Neffke, F., Rigby, D., Stern, S., Zheng, S., & Zhu, S. (2018). The Principle of Relatedness. In A. J. Morales, C. Gershenson, D. Braha, A. A. Minai, & Y. Bar-Yam (Eds.), Unifying Themes in Complex Systems IX (pp. 451-457). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-96661-8_46
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/367925/Hidalgo2018_Chapter_ThePrincipleOfRelatedness.pdf?sequence=1
van Waes, A., Farla, J., Frenken, K., de Jong, J. P. J., & Raven, R. (2018). Business model innovation and socio-technical transitions. A new prospective framework with an application to bike sharing. Journal of Cleaner Production, 195, 1300-1312. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.05.223
Zeppini, P., & Frenken, K. (2018). Networks, Percolation, and Consumer Demand. Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation, 21(3), 1. https://doi.org/10.18564/jasss.3658
Tur, E. M., Zeppini, P., & Frenken, K. (2018). Diffusion with social reinforcement: The role of individual preferences. Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics, 97(2), Article 022302. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.97.022302
Querbes, A., & Frenken, K. (2018). Grounding the “mirroring hypothesis”: Towards a general theory of organization design in New Product Development. Journal of Engineering and Technology Management - JET-M, 47, 81-95. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jengtecman.2018.01.001
Münzel, K. L., Boon, W. P. C., Frenken, K., & Vaskelainen, T. (2018). Carsharing business models in Germany: characteristics, success and future prospects. Information Systems and e-Business Management, 16(2), 271-291. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10257-017-0355-x
Davids, M., & Frenken, K. (2018). Proximity, knowledge base and the innovation process: towards an integrated framework. Regional Studies, 52(1), 23-34. https://doi.org/10.1080/00343404.2017.1287349
Brenner, T., Capasso, M., Duschl, M., Frenken, K., & Treibich, T. (2018). Causal relations between knowledge-intensive business services and regional employment growth. Regional Studies, 52(2), 172-183. https://doi.org/10.1080/00343404.2016.1265104
Boschma, R. A., & Frenken, K. (2018). Evolutionary Economic Geography. In G. L. Clark, M. P. Feldman, M. S. Gertler, & D. Wójcik (Eds.), New Oxford Handbook of Economic Geography (pp. 213-229). (Oxford Handbooks). Oxford University Press.

Professional publications

Frenken, K. (Author), van Waes, A. H. M. (Author), Smink, M. (Author), & Van Est, R. (Author). (2018). Safeguarding public interests in the platform economy. Web publication/site, VoxEU. https://voxeu.org/article/safeguarding-public-interests-platform-economy
Frenken, K., & van Slageren, J. (2018). Kluseconomie is meer dan Uber en Deliveroo. ESB-Dossier, 103, 27-31. Article 47685.
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/376105/Frenken_van_Slageren_2018_ESB_4768S_026_031.pdf.pdf?sequence=1
Frenken, K. (2018). Laat onderzoekers zich niet langer uitkopen uit onderwijs. DUB. https://www.dub.uu.nl/nl/opinie/laat-onderzoekers-zich-niet-langer-uitkopen-uit-onderwijs
Frenken, K. (2018). Beleid in delen: het beschermen van publieke belangen in de deel- en kluseconomie. Me Judice. http://www.mejudice.nl/artikelen/detail/beleid-in-delen-het-beschermen-van-publieke-belangen-in-de-deel-en-kluseconomie

2017

Scholarly publications

Boschma, R. A., & Frenken, K. (2017). Why is economic geography not an evolutionary science? Towards an evolutionary economic geography (reprint). In Economy: Critical Essays in Human Geography (pp. 127-156). Taylor and Francis - Balkema. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781351159203
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/395239/10.4324_9781351159203_6.pdf?sequence=1
Frenken, K., van Waes, A. H. M., Smink, M. M., & van Est, R. (2017). A fair share: Safeguarding public interests in the sharing and gig economy. Rathenau Instituut. https://www.rathenau.nl/en/publication/fair-share%C2%A0%E2%80%93-safeguarding-public-interests-sharing-and-gig-economy
Frenken, K., Heimeriks, G. J., & Hoekman, J. (2017). What drives university research performance? An analysis using the CWTS Leiden Ranking data. Journal of Informetrics, 11(3), 859-872. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joi.2017.06.006
Frenken, K. (2017). A Complexity-Theoretic Perspective on Innovation Policy. Complexity, governance & networks, 3(1), 35-47. https://doi.org/10.20377/cgn-41
Frenken, K., van Waes, A. H. M., Smink, M. M., & van Est, R. (2017). Eerlijk delen: Waarborgen van publieke belangen in de deeleconomie en de kluseconomie. Rathenau Instituut. https://www.rathenau.nl/nl/publicatie/eerlijk-delen-waarborgen-van-publieke-belangen-de-deeleconomie-en-de-kluseconomie
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/351025/eerlijk.pdf?sequence=2
Frenken, K. (2017). Sustainability perspectives on the sharing economy. Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions, 23, 1-2. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eist.2017.04.004
Windrum, P., Frenken, K., & Green, L. (2017). The importance of ergonomic design in product innovation. Lessons from the development of the portable computer. Industrial and Corporate Change, 26(6), 953-971. https://doi.org/10.1093/icc/dtx006
Frenken, K. (2017). Political economies and environmental futures for the sharing economy. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 375(2095), 1-15. Article 20160367. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsta.2016.0367
Querbes, A., & Frenken, K. (2017). Evolving user needs and late-mover advantage. Strategic Organization, 15(1), 67-90. https://doi.org/10.1177/1476127016648498
Capasso, M., Frenken, K., & Treibich, T. (2017). Sectoral co-movements of employment growth at regional level. Economic Systems Research, 29(1), 82-104. https://doi.org/10.1080/09535314.2017.1281232
Frenken, K., & Schor, J. (2017). Putting the sharing economy into perspective. Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions, 23, 3-10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eist.2017.01.003
Boschma, R. A., Coenen, L., Frenken, K., & Truffer, B. (2017). Towards a theory of regional diversification: Combining insights from Evolutionary Economic Geography and Transition Studies. Regional Studies, 51(1), 31-45. https://doi.org/10.1080/00343404.2016.1258460
Annema, J. A., Frenken, K., Koopmans, C., & Kroesen, M. (2017). Relating cost-benefit analysis results with transport project decisions in the Netherlands. Letters in Spatial and Resource Sciences, 10(1), 109-127. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12076-016-0175-5

Professional publications

Frenken, K. (2017). Verbeter onduidelijke positie van platformwerkers. Zeggenschap/Tijdschrift over arbeidsverhoudingen, 4(2017), 8-12.
Frenken, K. (2017). Hoe kan de onduidelijke status van platformwerkers verhelderd worden? MeJudice. http://www.mejudice.nl/artikelen/detail/hoe-kan-de-onduidelijke-status-van-platformwerkers-verhelderd-worden
Frenken, K., & Hekkert, M. P. (2017). Innovatiebeleid in tijden van maatschappelijke uitdagingen. In Essaybundel "Sturen in een verweven dynamiek": Perspectieven op complexiteit en oriëntaties voor beleid (pp. 46-57). Ministerie van Economische Zaken. https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/documenten/publicaties/2017/04/06/essaybundel-sturen-in-een-verweven-dynamiek
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/362497/Innovatiebeleid.pdf?sequence=1

Popularising publications

Frenken, K. (2017). Koppel topsectorenbeleid niet aan maatschappelijke uitdagingen. Het Financieele Dagblad, Opinie & Dialoog; p. 9. https://fd.nl/opinie/1213789/koppel-topsectorenbeleid-niet-aan-maatschappelijke-uitdagingen

2016

Scholarly publications

Salimi, N., Bekkers, R., & Frenken, K. (2016). Success factors in university-industry PhD projects. Science and Public Policy, 43(6), 812-830. https://doi.org/10.1093/scipol/scv076
Heinisch, D., Nomaler, Ö., Buenstorf, G., Frenken, K., & Lintsen, H. (2016). Same place, same knowledge – same people? The geography of non-patent citations in Dutch polymer patents. Economics of Innovation and New Technology, 25(6), 553-572. https://doi.org/10.1080/10438599.2015.1081333
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/343175/Same.pdf?sequence=1
Capasso, M., Cefis, E., & Frenken, K. (2016). Spatial Differentiation in Industrial Dynamics. The Case of the Netherlands (1994–2005). Journal of Economic and Social Geography, 107(3), 316-330. https://doi.org/10.1111/tesg.12151
Frenken, K. (2016). Doorbraakinnovaties en ‘omgekeerde’ technologiebeoordeling: het geval van deeleconomie. Bestuurskunde, 4, 5-17. https://doi.org/10.5553/Bk/092733872016025004002
Content, J., & Frenken, K. (2016). Related variety and economic development: a literature review. European Planning Studies, 24(12), 2097-2112. https://doi.org/10.1080/09654313.2016.1246517
Frenken, K. (2016). Deeleconomie onder één noemer. Universiteit Utrecht.
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/328200/20160211_uu_oratie_frenken.pdf?sequence=1

2015

Scholarly publications

Frenken, K., & Boschma, R. A. (2015). Geographic Clustering in Evolutionary Economic Geography. In C. Karlsson, M. Andersson, & T. Norman (Eds.), Handbook of Research Methods and Applications in Economic Geography (pp. 291-302). Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9780857932679.00021
Frenken, K., Cefis, E., & Stam, E. (2015). Industrial Dynamics and Clusters: A Survey. Regional Studies, 49(1), 10-27. https://doi.org/10.1080/00343404.2014.904505
Hardeman, S., Frenken, K., Nomaler, Ö., & Ter Wal, A. L. J. (2015). Characterizing and comparing innovation systems by different ‘modes’ of knowledge production: A proximity approach. Science and Public Policy, 42(4), 530-548. https://doi.org/10.1093/scipol/scu070
Salimi, N., Bekkers, R., & Frenken, K. (2015). Does working with industry come at a price? A study of doctoral candidates’ performance in collaborative vs. non-collaborative Ph.D. projects. Technovation, 41–42, 51-61. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.technovation.2015.03.007
Salimi, N., Bekkers, R., & Frenken, K. (2015). Governance mode choice in collaborative Ph.D. projects. The Journal of Technology Transfer, 40(5), 840-858. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10961-014-9368-5
Vinciguerra, S., & Frenken, K. (2015). Path dependence and the geography of infrastructure networks: the case of the European fibre-optic network. Letters in Spatial and Resource Sciences, 8(2), 169-179. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12076-014-0122-2
Castaldi, C., Frenken, K., & Los, B. (2015). Related Variety, Unrelated Variety and Technological Breakthroughs: An analysis of US State-Level Patenting. Regional Studies, 49(5), 767-781. https://doi.org/10.1080/00343404.2014.940305
Balland, P. A., Boschma, R. A., & Frenken, K. (2015). Proximity and Innovation: From Statics to Dynamics. Regional Studies, 49(6), 907-920. https://doi.org/10.1080/00343404.2014.883598

Professional publications

Meelen, A. A. H., & Frenken, K. (2015). Stop saying Uber is part of the sharing economy. Fast Company. https://www.fastcompany.com/3040863/stop-saying-uber-is-part-of-the-sharing-economy
Frenken, K., Meelen, T., Arets, M., & van de Glind, P. (2015). Wat is nu eigenlijk deeleconomie. Me Judice. http://www.mejudice.nl/artikelen/detail/wat-is-nu-eigenlijk-deeleconomie
Frenken, K., Meelen, T., Arets, M., & van de Glind, P. (2015). Smarter regulation for the sharing economy. The Guardian. http://www.theguardian.com/science/political-science/2015/may/20/smarter-regulation-for-the-sharing-economy
Frenken, K., & Straathof, B. (2015). Online platforms op (en in plaats van) de arbeidsmarkt. In De match tussen mens en machine : Koninklijke Vereniging voor de Staathuishoudkunde Preadviezen 2015 (pp. 163-174). (Preadviezen van de Koninklijke Vereniging voor de Staathuishoudkunde). Joh. Enschede CY - Amsterdam.
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/387262/Online_platforms.pdf?sequence=1
Frenken, K. (2015). Reflecties op de deeleconomie. In Essaybundel RWS 'Imagine!': Hoe kan die nieuwe wereld van big data, veranderde mobiliteit, transformatie van netwerken en duurzame leefomgeving er fysiek uitzien? (pp. 87-104). Rijkswaterstaat, Programma Strategische Verkenningen. http://publicaties.minienm.nl/documenten/essaybundel-rws-imagine-hoe-kan-die-nieuwe-wereld-van-big-data-veranderde-mobiliteit-transformatie-van-netwerken-en-duurzame-leefomgeving-er-fysiek-uitzien
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/320399/pages.pdf?sequence=1

Popularising publications

Frenken, K. (2015). Deeleconomie leidt niet vanzelf tot meer gelijkheid (de Volkskrant). De Volkskrant.

2014

Scholarly publications

Frenken, K., & Hoekman, J. (2014). Spatial Scientometrics and Scholarly Impact: A Review of Recent Studies, Tools, and Methods. In Y. Ding, R. Rousseau, & D. Wolfram (Eds.), Measuring Scholarly Impact: Methods and Practice (pp. 127-146). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-10377-8_6
Nomaler, Ö., Frenken, K., & Heimeriks, G. (2014). On scaling of scientific knowledge production in U.S. metropolitan areas. PLoS One, 9(10), Article e110805. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0110805
Frenken, K. (2014). The evolution of the Dutch dairy industry and the rise of cooperatives: A research note. Journal of Institutional Economics, 10(1), 163-174. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1744137413000337
Capasso, M., Cefis, E., & Frenken, K. (2014). On the existence of persistently outperforming firms. Industrial and Corporate Change, 23(4), 997-1036. https://doi.org/10.1093/icc/dtt034
Vankan, A., Frenken, K., & Castaldi, C. (2014). Designing for a Living? Income Determinants Among Firm Founders in the Dutch Design Sector. Industry and Innovation, 21(2), 117-140. https://doi.org/10.1080/13662716.2014.896160
Zeppini, P., Frenken, K., & Kupers, R. (2014). Thresholds models of technological transitions. Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions, 11(June 2014), 54-70. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eist.2013.10.002

Professional publications

Frenken, K. (2014). De Lerende Economie van de WRR komt er alleen met nieuwe instituties. Me Judice. http://www.mejudice.nl/artikelen/detail/de-lerende-economie-van-de-wrr-komt-er-alleen-met-nieuwe-instituties
Frenken, K. (2014). WRR-rapport mist politieke analyse. DUB . http://www.dub.uu.nl/artikel/opinie/wrr-rapport-mist-politieke-analyse.html
Meelen, A. A. H., & Frenken, K. (2014). UberPop is geen voorbeeld van deeleconomie. Het parool. https://www.parool.nl/parool/nl/30700/OPINIE/article/detail/3765959/2014/10/10/UberPop-is-geen-voorbeeld-van-deeleconomie.dhtml
Frenken, K. (2014). Kwaliteitsimpuls nodig voor universitair onderzoek. Het Financieele Dagblad.
Frenken, K. (2014). Universitaire autonomie werkt het beste. Me Judice. http://www.mejudice.nl/artikelen/detail/universitaire-autonomie-werkt-het-beste

Other output

Frenken, K. (Author). (2014). De economie van delen. Web publication/site, Me Judice. http://www.mejudice.nl/video/detail/koen-frenken-over-de-economie-van-delen

2013

Scholarly publications

Hoekman, J., & Frenken, K. (2013). Proximity and Stratification in European Scientific Research Collaboration Networks: A Policy Perspective. In T. Scherngell (Ed.), Advances in Spatial Science: The Geography of Networks and R&D Collaborations (pp. 263-277). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-02699-2_14
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/429795/isu1304.pdf?sequence=1
Nomaler, O., Frenken, K., & Heimeriks, G. J. (2013). Do more distant collaborations have more citation impact? Journal of Informetrics, 7(4), 966-971. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joi.2013.10.001
Balland, P. A., Boschma, R., & Frenken, K. (2013). Proximity and innovation networks: an evolutionary approach. In P. Cooke (Ed.), Re-framing regional development. Evolution, innovation and transition (pp. 186-200). Routledge.
de Vaan, M., Boschma, R., & Frenken, K. (2013). Clustering and firm performance in project-based industries: The case of the global video game industry, 1972-2007. Journal of Economic Geography, 13(6), 965-991. https://doi.org/10.1093/jeg/lbs038
Hoekman, J., Scherngell, T., Frenken, K., & Tijssen, R. (2013). Acquisition of European research funds and its effect on international scientific collaboration. Journal of Economic Geography, 13(1), 23-52. Article lbs011. https://doi.org/10.1093/jeg/lbs011

Professional publications

Frenken, K. (2013). Brainport Eindhoven: van slimste regio naar mondiaal knooppunt. Me Judice. http://www.mejudice.nl/artikelen/detail/brainport-eindhoven-van-slimste-regio-naar-mondiaal-knooppunt

2012

Scholarly publications

Frenken, K., Izquierdo, L., & Zeppini, P. (2012). Branching innovation, recombinant innovation, and endogenous technological transitions. Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions, 4, 25-35. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eist.2012.06.001
Querbes, A., & Frenken, K. (2012). Why First Movers May Fail: Global Versus Sequential Improvement of Complex Technological Artefacts. In Proceedings of the European Conference on Complex Systems 2012 (pp. 751-755). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-00395-5_93
Safarzynska, K., Frenken, K., & van den Bergh, J. C. J. M. (2012). Evolutionary theorizing and modeling of sustainability transitions. Research Policy, 41(6), 1011-1024. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2011.10.014
Hoekman, J., Frenken, K., de Zeeuw, D., & Lambers-Heerspink, H. J. (2012). The Geographical Distribution of Leadership in Globalized Clinical Trials. PLoS One, 7(10), 1-7. Article e45984. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0045984
Frenken, K., & Mendritzki, M. (2012). Optimal modularity: A demonstration of the evolutionary advantage of modular architectures. Journal of Evolutionary Economics, 22(5), 935-956. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00191-011-0240-6
Frenken, K., & Boschma, R. A. (2012). Economic development as a branching process. In G. Buenstorf (Ed.), Evolution, organization and economic behavior (pp. 185-196). Edward Elgar Publishing.

Professional publications

Frenken, K. (2012). Autodelen verspreidt zich over heel Nederland. Me Judice. http://www.mejudice.nl/artikelen/detail/autodelen-verspreidt-zich-over-heel-nederland

2011

Scholarly publications

Boschma, R. A., & Frenken, K. (2011). Technological relatedness and regional branching. In H. Bathelt, M. P. Feldman, & D. F. Kogler (Eds.), Beyond Territory. Dynamic Geographies of Knowledge Creation, Diffusion and Innovation. (pp. 64-81). Routledge.
Wenting, R., & Frenken, K. (2011). Firm entry and institutional lock-in: An organizational ecology analysis of the global fashion design industry. Industrial and Corporate Change, 20(4), 1031-1048. https://doi.org/10.1093/icc/dtr032
Wenting, R., Atzema, O. A. L. C., & Frenken, K. (2011). Urban amenities and agglomeration economies? The locational behaviour and economic success of Dutch fashion design entrepreneurs. Urban Studies, 48(7), 1333-1352.
Boschma, R. A., & Frenken, K. (2011). The emerging empirics of evolutionary economic geography. Journal of Economic Geography, 11(2), 295-307.
Boschma, R. A., & Frenken, K. (2011). Technological relatedness, related variety and economic geography. In P. Cooke, B. Asheim, R. Boschma, R. Martin, D. Schwartz, & F. Todtling (Eds.), The Handbook of Regional Innovation and Growth. (pp. 187-197). Edward Elgar Publishing.
Vinciguerra, S., Frenken, K., Hoekman, J., & van Oort, F. G. (2011). European infrastructure networks and regional innovation in science-based technologies. Economics of Innovation and New Technology, 20(5), 517-537. https://doi.org/10.1080/10438599.2011.562358
Frenken, K., & Boschma, R. A. (2011). Notes on a complexity theory of economic development. In C. Antonelli (Ed.), Handbook on the Economic Complexity of Technological Change. (pp. 357-365). Edward Elgar Publishing.

2010

Scholarly publications

Vinciguerra, S., Frenken, K., & Valente, M. (2010). The geography of internet infrastructure: an evolutionary simulation approach based on preferential attachment. Urban Studies, 47(9), 1969-1984.
Hoekman, J., Frenken, K., & Tijssen, R. J. W. (2010). Research collaboration at a distance: Changing spatial patterns of scientific collaboration within Europe. Research Policy, 39(5), 662-673. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2010.01.012
Frenken, K., Ponds, R. H. F., & van Oort, F. G. (2010). The citation impact of research collaboration in science-based industries: a spatial-institutional analysis. Papers in Regional Science, 89, 351-371.
Frenken, K., Pyka, A., Verspagen, B., & Windrum, P. (2010). Innovation, qualitative change and economic development-Special issue in honour of Pier-Paolo Saviotti. Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, 21(1), 1-4. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.strueco.2009.12.002
Ponds, R. H. F., van Oort, F. G., & Frenken, K. (2010). Innovation, spillovers , and university-industry collaboration: an extended knowledge production function approach. Journal of Economic Geography, 10, 231-255.
Boschma, R. A., & Frenken, K. (2010). The spatial evolution of innovation networks. A proximity perspective. In R. Boschma, & R. Martin (Eds.), Handbook of Evolutionary Economic Geography. (pp. 120-125). Edward Elgar Publishing.

Professional publications

Frenken, K., Hoekman, J., & Hardeman, S. (2010). The globalisation of research collaboration. In World Social Science Report: Knowledge Divides (pp. 144-148). UNESCO.

2009

Scholarly publications

Ponds, R. H. F., van Oort, F. G., & Frenken, K. (2009). Internationalization and regional embedding of scientific research in the Netherlands. In A. Varga (Ed.), Universities and Regional Development (pp. 109-137). Edward Elgar Publishing.
Hoekman, J., Frenken, K., & van Oort, F. G. (2009). The geography of collaborative knowledge production in Europe. Annals of Regional Science, 43(3), 721-738. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00168-008-0252-9
Frenken, K. (2009). Proximity, social capital and the Simon-model of stochastic growth. In A. Reggiani, & P. Nijkamp (Eds.), Complexity and Spatial Networks: In Search of Simplicity (pp. 133-140). Springer.
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/387456/Proximity_Social_Capital_and_the_Simon_Model.pdf?sequence=1
Frenken, K., Hoekman, J., Kok, S., Ponds, R. H. F., van Oort, F. G., & van Vliet, J. (2009). Death of distance in science? A gravity approach to research collaboration. In A. Pyka, & A. Scharnhorst (Eds.), Innovation Networks - New Approaches in Modelling and Analyzing (pp. 46-60). Springer.
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/387455/Death_of_Distance_in_Science.pdf?sequence=1
Frenken, K., & Faber, A. (2009). Evolutionary methodologies for analyzing environmental innovations and the implications for environmental policy. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 76(4), 449-452. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2008.04.008
Needham, B., Boschma, R. A., Duhr, S., Fan, C., Frenken, K., Hassink, R., Tammarino, S., Lagendijk, A., van Oort, F. G., Oinas, P., Pike, A., & Vargas, A. (2009). Reaching out to new territories. Regional Studies, 43(1), 1-4. https://doi.org/10.1080/00343400802699981
Boschma, R. A., & Frenken, K. (2009). Some notes on institutions in evolutionary economic geography. Economic Geography, 85(2), 151-158. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1944-8287.2009.01018.x
Faber, A., & Frenken, K. (2009). Models in evolutionary economics and environmental policy. Towards an evolutionary environmental economics. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 76(4), 462-470. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2008.04.009
Frenken, K., Hardeman, S., & Hoekman, J. (2009). Spatial scientometrics: towards a cumulative research program. Journal of Informetrics, 3(3), 222-232. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joi.2009.03.005
Burger, M. J., van Oort, F. G., Frenken, K., & van der Knaap, B. (2009). Networks and economic agglomerations. Tijdschrift Voor Economische en Sociale Geografie, 100(2), 139-144. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9663.2009.00524.x
Alkemade, F., Frenken, K., Hekkert, M. P., & Schwoon, M. (2009). A complex systems methodology to transition management. Journal of Evolutionary Economics, 19(4), 527-543. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00191-009-0144-x
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/385277/Alkemade2009_Article_AComplexSystemsMethodologyToTr.pdf?sequence=1

Professional publications

Frenken, K. (2009). A Vision on the Mainports. A Contribution from Evolutionary Economic Geography. Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management.

2008

Scholarly publications

Saviotti, P. P., & Frenken, K. (2008). Trade variety and economic development of countries. Journal of Evolutionary Economics, 18(2), 201-218. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00191-007-0081-5
Heimeriks, G., van den Besselaar, P., & Frenken, K. (2008). Digital disciplinary differences: An analysis of computer mediated science and "Mode 2" knowledge production. Research Policy, 37(9), 1602-1615. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2008.05.012
Frenken, K., van Oort, F. G., & Verburg, T. (2008). Varieté, emploi et chomage aux Pays-Bas. Revue de l'Observatoire Français des Conjonctures Economiques, 104, 203-218. https://doi.org/10.3917/reof.104.0203
Weltevreden, J. W. J., Atzema, O. A. L. C., Frenken, K., de Kruif, K., & van Oort, F. G. (2008). The geography of internet adaption by independent retailers in the Netherlands. Environment and Planning B: Planning and Design, 35, 443-460. https://doi.org/10.1068/b33032
Boschma, R. A., & Frenken, K. (2008). Why is economic geography not an evolutionary science? Towards an Evolutionary Economic Geography (reprint). In R. Martin (Ed.), Contemporary Foundations of Space and Place - Economic: Critical Essays in Human Geography. Aldershot.
Boschma, R. A., & Frenken, K. (2008). Applications of Evolutionary Economic Geography (reprint). In R. Kumar Jain B, & K. Kishore Puranam (Eds.), Evolutionary Economics - An Introduction (pp. 215-243). ICFAI University Press.

Professional publications

Burgers, G., Doelman, A., Frenken, K., Hogeweg, P., van der Hommes, C., Maas, H., Mulder, B., van Stam, C., Van Steen, M., & Zandee, L. (2008). Complexity. Outline of the NWO strategic theme "Dynamics of Complex Systems". NWO. http://www.nwo.nl
van Kempen, R., van Aalst, I., Frenken, K., & Zoomers, E. B. (2008). Honderd jaar geografie in Utrecht: Over gebieden, actoren en stromen. Faculteit Geowetenschappen - Universiteit Utrecht.

2007

Scholarly publications

Van Den Besselaar, P., Heimeriks, G., & Frenken, K. (2007). Variety in web spheres between research fields: Content and function. In Proceedings of ISSI 2007 - 11th International Conference of the International Society for Scientometrics and Informetrics (pp. 85-94). Spanish Research Council.
Frenken, K., van Oort, F. G., & Verburg, T. (2007). Related variety, unrelated variety and regional economic growth. Regional Studies, 41(5), 685-697. https://doi.org/10.1080/00343400601120296
Frenken, K. (2007). Applied Evolutionary Economics and Economic Geography. Edward Elgar Publishing.
Frenken, K., & Fleming, L. (2007). The evolution of inventor networks in the Silicon Valley and Boston regions. Advances in Complex Systems, 10(1), 53-71. https://doi.org/10.1142/S0219525907000921
Frenken, K., & Silverberg, G. (2007). Empirical applications of complex systems methodologies in economics and geography. Advances in Complex Systems, 10(1), 1-4.
Frenken, K. (2007). Entropy statistics and information theory. In H. Hanusch, & A. Pyka (Eds.), The Elgar Companion to Neo-Schumpeterian Economics (pp. 544-555). Cheltenham, UK and Northhampton MA.
Ponds, R. H. F., van Oort, F. G., & Frenken, K. (2007). The geographical and institutional proximity of research collaboration. Papers in Regional Science, 86, 423-443. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1435-5957.2007.00126.x
Boschma, R. A., & Frenken, K. (2007). Applications of evolutionary economic geography. In K. Frenken (Ed.), Applied Evolutionary Economics and Economic Geography. (pp. 1-24). Edward Elgar Publishing.
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/387454/Applied_Evolutionary_Economics_and_Economic_Geogra..._1._Introduction_applications_of_evolutionary_economic_geography_.pdf?sequence=1
Boschma, R. A., & Frenken, K. (2007). A theoretical framework for evolutionary economic geography: industrial dynamics and urban growth as a branching process. Journal of Economic Geography, 7(5), 635-649. https://doi.org/10.1093/jeg/lbm018

Professional publications

Frenken, K., Hoekman, J., & van Oort, F. G. (2007). Towards a European Research Area. NAi Uitgevers/Ruimtelijk Planbureau.

2006

Scholarly publications

Murmann, J. P., & Frenken, K. (2006). Towards a systematic framework for research on dominant designs, technological innovations, and industrial change. Research Policy, 35, 925-952. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2006.04.011
Andersson, C., Frenken, K., & Hellervik, A. (2006). A complex network approach to urban growth. Environment and Planning A, 38(10), 1941-1964. https://doi.org/10.1068/a37418
Frenken, K., Saviotti, P. P., & Trommetter, M. (2006). Variety and economic development: conceptual issues and measurement problems. In U. Cantner, H. Hanusch, & S. Klepper (Eds.), Economic Evolution, Learning and Complexity (pp. 209-244). Physica Verlag.
Frenken, K., van Oort, F. G., & Verburg, T. (2006). Variety and regional growth: theory, measurement and outcomes. In A. Reggiani, & P. Nijkamp (Eds.), Spatial Evolution and Modelling (pp. 203-239). Edward Elgar Publishing.
Frenken, K. (2006). A fitness landscape approach to technological complexity, modularity, and vertical disintegration. Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, 17(3), 288-305. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.strueco.2006.01.001
Frenken, K. (2006). Technological innovation and complexity theory. Economics of Innovation and New Technology, 15(2), 137-155. https://doi.org/10.1080/10438590500141453
Frenken, K., & Hoekman, J. (2006). Convergence in an enlarged Europe: the role of network cities. Tijdschrift Voor Economische en Sociale Geografie, 97(3), 321-326. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9663.2006.00523.x
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/387398/Convergence_in_an_enlarged_Europe.pdf?sequence=1
Boschma, R. A., & Frenken, K. (2006). Why is economic geography not an evolutionary science? Towards an evolutionary economic geography. Journal of Economic Geography, 6(3), 273-302. https://doi.org/10.1093/jeg/lbi022
Frenken, K. (2006). Innovation, Evolution and Complexity Theory. Edward Elgar Publishing.

Professional publications

Ponds, R. H. F., van Oort, F. G., & Frenken, K. (2006). De regionale inbedding van kennisnetwerken in Nederland. Kwartaalschrift Economie, 3, 355-376.
Frenken, K., & Neffke, F. M. H. (2006). It's a small world: over netwerken en geografie. Geografie, 15(4), 28-31.
Faber, A., Frenken, K., & Idenburg, P. A. (2006). Environmental policy and modelling in evolutionary economics. Milieu en Natuur Planbureau.
Atzema, O. A. L. C., Boschma, R. A., & Frenken, K. (2006). De innovatieve regio is overal. AElementair, 5(2), 16-19.

2005

Scholarly publications

Weltevreden, J. W. J., Atzema, O. A. L. C., & Frenken, K. (2005). Evolution in city centre retailing: the case of Utrecht (1974-2003). International Journal of Retail Distribution Management, 30(11), 824-841. https://doi.org/10.1108/09590550510629419
Frenken, K. (2005). Local industrial clusters. Existence, emergence and evolution (book review). Journal of Evolutionary Economics, 15, 581-583. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00191-005-0258-8
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/387417/Frenken2005_Article_BookReview.pdf?sequence=1
Frenken, K., Hoelzl, W., & de Vor, F. (2005). The citation impact of research collaborations: The case of European biotechnology & applied microbiology (1988-2002). Journal of Engineering Management and Technology, 22(1-2), 9-30. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jengtecman.2004.11.002
Frenken, K., van Oort, F. G., & Verburg, T. (2005). Het gelijk van variëteit. Economisch Statistische Berichten, 90(4462), 247-249.
Frenken, K., & Leydesdorff, L. A. (2005). Scientometrics and the evaluation of European integration. In T. Brown, & J. Ulijn (Eds.), Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Culture: The interaction between technology, progress and economic growth (pp. 87-102). Edward Elgar Publishing.

2004

Scholarly publications

Frenken, K., & van Oort, F. G. (2004). The geography of research collaboration: theoretical considerations and stylised facts in biotechnology in Europe and the United States. In P. Cooke, & A. Piccaluga (Eds.), Regional Economies as Knowledge Laboratories (pp. 38-57). Edward Elgar Publishing.
Frenken, K., & Nuvolari, A. (2004). The early development of the steam engine: An evolutionary interpretation using complexity theory. Industrial and Corporate Change, 13(2), 419-450. https://doi.org/10.1093/icc/dth017
Frenken, K. (2004). Cooperation, networks and institutions in regional innovation systems (book review). Economic Systems Research, 16, 451-453. https://doi.org/10.1080/0953531042000304308
Frenken, K., & Nuvolari, A. (2004). Entropy statistics as a framework to analyse technological evolution. In J. Foster, & W. Holzl (Eds.), Applied Evolutionary Economics and Complex Systems (pp. 95-132). Edward Elgar Publishing.
Frenken, K., van Terwisga, S., Verburg, T., & Burghouwt, G. (2004). Airline competition at European airports. Tijdschrift Voor Economische en Sociale Geografie, 95(2), 233-242. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0040-747X.2004.00303.x
Frenken, K., Hekkert, M. P., & Godfroij, P. (2004). R&D portfolios in environmentally friendly automotive propulsion: variety, competition and policy implications. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 71(5), 485-507. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0040-1625(03)00010-6
Frenken, K., van Oort, F. G., Verburg, T., & Boschma, R. A. (2004). Variety and regional economic growth in the Netherlands. Ministry of Economic Affairs.
Frenken, K. (2004). Innovation and the growth of cities (book review). Journal of Evolutionary Economics, 361-364. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00191-004-0185-0
Frenken, K. (2004). History, state and prospects of evolutionary models of technical change: a review with special emphasis on complexity theory. In J. Casti (Ed.), Complexity Focus Exystence. http://www.complexityscience.org

2003

Scholarly publications

Boschma, R. A., & Frenken, K. (2003). Evolutionary economics and industry location. Review for Regional Research, 23, 183-200.
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/388618/BoschmaFrenken2003RRR.pdf?sequence=1

2002

Scholarly publications

Frenken, K. (2002). A new indicator of European integration and an application to collaboration in scientific research. Economic Systems Research, 14(4), 345-361. https://doi.org/10.1080/0953531022000024833
Frenken, K. (2002). Complex responsive processes in organizations. Learning and knowledge creation (book review). Organization Studies, 23(6), 983-985.
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/387412/Complex_responsive_processes.pdf?sequence=1
Frenken, K. (2002). Europeanisation of science. Tijdschrift Voor Economische en Sociale Geografie, 93(5), 563-569. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9663.00227
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/388615/Frenken_Europeanisation_of_science_TESG_2002.pdf?sequence=1
Boschma, R. A., Frenken, K., & Lambooy, J. G. (2002). Evolutionaire economie. Een inleiding. Coutinho.

Professional publications

Frenken, K., & Jager, de, W. (2002). Begrensde rationaliteit in model. Economisch Statistische Berichten, 87(4362), 412-414.
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/387408/Begrensde_rationaliteit_in_model.pdf?sequence=1
Hekkert, M. P., Frenken, K., & Godfroij, P. (2002). Producentstrategieen en transitiemanagement: de casus van autofabrikanten. Milieutijdschrift ArenA, 8(4), 58-60.

2001

Scholarly publications

Frenken, K. (2001). Industrial diversification and innovation. An international study of the aerospace industry (book review). Journal of Evolutionary Economics, 11, 385-388.
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/387405/Frenken2001_Article_BookReview.pdf?sequence=1
Frenken, K. (2001). Fitness landscapes, heuristics and technological paradigms: a critique on random search models in evolutionary economics. In D. Dubois (Ed.), Computing Anticipatory Systems: CASYS 2000 - Fourth International Conference (pp. 558-565). (AIP conference proceedings; Vol. 573). American Institute of Physics. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1388721

2000

Scholarly publications

Frenken, K., & Leydesdorff, L. A. (2000). Scaling trajectories in civil aircraft (1913-1997). Research Policy, 29(3), 331-348. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0048-7333(99)00037-2
Frenken, K. (2000). A complexity approach to innovation networks. Research Policy, 29(2), 257-272. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0048-7333(99)00064-5

1999

Scholarly publications

Frenken, K., Saviotti, P. P., & Trommetter, M. (1999). Variety and niche creation in aircraft, helicopters, motorcycles and microcomputers. Research Policy, 28(5), 469-488. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0048-7333(99)00008-6
Frenken, K., Marengo, L., & Valente, M. (1999). Interdependencies, nearly-decomposability and adaptation. In T. Brenner (Ed.), Computational Techniques for Modelling Learning in Economics (pp. 145-165). (Advances in Computational Economics; Vol. 11). Kluwer Academic Publishers. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-5029-7_6
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/388643/Frenken_Marengo_Valente_Trento_wp.pdf?sequence=1

1998

Scholarly publications

Frenken, K., & Verbart, O. (1998). Simulating paradigm shifts using a lock-in-model. In P. Ahrweiler, & N. Gilbert (Eds.), Computer dimulations in Science and Technology Studies (pp. 117-128). Springer.
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/388642/FrenkenVerbart1998.pdf?sequence=1

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