Dr. Martijn Smit

Vening Meineszgebouw A
Princetonlaan 8a
Kamer 6.88
3584 CB Utrecht

Dr. Martijn Smit

Assistant Professor
Economic Geography
+31 30 253 4528
m.j.smit@uu.nl

Highlighted publications

de Groot, H. L. F., Poot, J., & Smit, M. J. (2016). Which Agglomeration Externalities Matter Most and Why? Journal of Economic Surveys, 30(4), 756–782. https://doi.org/10.1111/joes.12112
Groot, S. P. T., de Groot, H. L. F., & Smit, M. J. (2014). Regional Wage Differences in the Netherlands: Micro-Evidence on Agglomeration Externalities. Journal of Regional Science, 54(3), 503-523. https://doi.org/10.1111/jors.12070
Smit, M. J. (2017). Cross-border agglomeration benefits. Letters in Spatial and Resource Sciences, 10, 375–383. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12076-017-0191-0
Smit, M. J. (2017). Innovation through new blood. Annals of Regional Science, 58(3), 543-578. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00168-017-0807-8

Publications

2023

Scholarly publications

Smit, M., Schutjens, V., & Brouwer, A. (2023). Not Going Back to the Office any Time Soon: Coworking Spaces in The Netherlands. In M. Akhavan, M. Hölzel, & D. Leducq (Eds.), European Narratives on Remote Working and Coworking During the COVID-19 Pandemic (pp. 63). (SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-26018-6_7
Feber, N. L., & Smit, M. J. (2023). Fashion Companies Pioneering with Eco-Innovations in the Swedish Fashion Industry: Motivations, Resources, and Cooperation. Circular economy and sustainability, 1-21. https://doi.org/10.1007/s43615-022-00246-x

Professional publications

Bolt, G., van Liempt, I., Smit, M., & de Pater, B. (2023). Steeds meer variatie in sociaal-geografische methoden. Geografie, 2023(6).

2022

Scholarly publications

Ng, B., Overbosch, O., Pronk, M., & Smit, M. (2022). Talent als voorwaarde voor succesvolle science parks. Real Estate Research Quarterly, 2022(1). https://files.vastgoedbibliotheek.nl/Server/getfile.aspx?file=docs/publicaties/site/RERQ/2022_1/Talent%20_als_voorwaarde_voor_succesvoll_science_parks.pdf
la Fleur, M., Smit, M., & Pais, I. (2022). Coworkers in the Netherlands during the COVID-19 pandemic. In I. Mariotti, M. Di Marino, & P. Bednář (Eds.), The COVID-19 Pandemic and the Future of Working Spaces (1 ed., pp. 165-187). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003181163-16
Brouwer, A., Westlund, H., & Smit, M. (2022). Perspectives on the dynamics of third spaces. In I. Mariotti, M. Di Marino, & P. Bednář (Eds.), The COVID-19 Pandemic and the Future of Working Spaces (1 ed., pp. 200-212). Routlege. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003181163-18
Roekel, G. V., & Smit, M. (2022). Herd behaviour and the emergence of clusters. Spatial Economic Analysis, 17(4), 499-519. https://doi.org/10.1080/17421772.2022.2061722
Smit, M. J. (2022). A Behavioural Theory of Economic Development: The Uneven Evolution of Cities and Regions, By RobertHuggins and PiersThompson, Oxford University Press, 2021, £75/$100 hb. 336 pp. ISBN: 978‐0‐19‐883234‐8. Papers in Regional Science, 101(3), 767-768. https://doi.org/10.1111/pirs.12673

2021

Professional publications

Smit, M. (2021). Van Brecht naar Bowie. Geografie, 2021(5), 45.

2020

Scholarly publications

Kleineick, J., Ascani, A., & Smit, M. J. (2020). Multinational investments across Europe: a multilevel analysis. Review of Regional Research, 40(1), 67-105. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10037-020-00139-2

2018

Popularising publications

Ascani, A., Prenzel, P. V., & Smit, M. J. (2018). Brexit en de Britse huizenmarkt. Geografie, 8.

2017

Scholarly publications

Smit, M. J. (2017). Cross-border agglomeration benefits. Letters in Spatial and Resource Sciences, 10, 375–383. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12076-017-0191-0
Smit, M. J. (2017). Urban Economics and Urban Policy: Challenging Conventional Policy Wisdom. Cheshire, Paul C., Nathan, Max and Overman, Henry G.. Cheltenham: Elgar, 2014. 256 pp. £67.50, hardback. ISBN 978-1-78195-251-1; and 2015. 256 pp. £20, paperback. ISBN 978-1-78347-525-4. Papers in Regional Science, 96(1), 221-222. https://doi.org/10.1111/pirs.12278
Smit, M. J. (2017). Innovation through new blood. Annals of Regional Science, 58(3), 543-578. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00168-017-0807-8

2016

Scholarly publications

de Groot, H. L. F., Poot, J., & Smit, M. J. (2016). Which Agglomeration Externalities Matter Most and Why? Journal of Economic Surveys, 30(4), 756–782. https://doi.org/10.1111/joes.12112

Professional publications

de Groot, H. L. F., van Oort, F. G., & Smit, M. J. (2016). Synergies between metropolitan, agglomeration, infrastructure and network policies in urban Europe: The case of the Lower Rhine Region. Regio Randstad.
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/362288/Synergies_161026.pdf?sequence=1
Benneker, K., de Maat, N., Rouwendal, H-J., van Zijl, M., & Smit, M. J. (2016). Het centrum ligt om de hoek. Geografie, 2016(5). https://geografie.nl/artikel/het-centrum-ligt-om-de-hoek

2015

Scholarly publications

Smit, M. J., van Leeuwen, E. S., Florax, R. J. G. M., & de Groot, H. L. F. (2015). Rural development funding and agricultural labour productivity: A spatial analysis of the European Union at the NUTS2 level. Ecological Indicators, 59, 6-18. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2015.05.061
Smit, M. J., Abreu, M. A., & de Groot, H. L. F. (2015). Micro-evidence on the determinants of innovation in the Netherlands: The relative importance of absorptive capacity and agglomeration externalities. Papers in Regional Science, 94(2), 249-272. https://doi.org/10.1111/pirs.12068

Professional publications

Smit, M. J., Möhlmann, J., Raspe, O., & de Groot, H. L. F. (2015). De Vaart der Volkeren: Buitenlandse bedrijven en hun werknemers in Amsterdam en de rest van Nederland. Planbureau voor de leefomgeving.
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/309781/PBL_2015_De_vaart_der_volkeren_1407_2.pdf?sequence=1

2014

Scholarly publications

Groot, S. P. T., de Groot, H. L. F., & Smit, M. J. (2014). Regional Wage Differences in the Netherlands: Micro-Evidence on Agglomeration Externalities. Journal of Regional Science, 54(3), 503-523. https://doi.org/10.1111/jors.12070

2013

Scholarly publications

Smit, M. J., & De Groot, H. L. F. (2013). Stocking Up: The Role of Temporal and Spatial R&D Stocks. European Planning Studies, 21(5), 637-665. https://doi.org/10.1080/09654313.2012.745266

Selected earlier publications, not included in the above list:

M.J. Smit (2010), “Agglomeration and Innovation: Evidence from Dutch Microdata”, PhD thesis VU University, 14 September 2010.

de Groot, H.L.F., J. Poot, & M.J. Smit (2009), "Agglomeration, Innovation and Regional Development: Theoretical Perspectives and Meta-Analysis", in R. Capello & P. Nijkamp (edd.), Handbook of regional growth and development theories, Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, pp. 256-281

Smit, M.J. (2008), "The City and Innovation: what perspective do we take?", conference presentation at RSA Annual International Conference, Prague, 27 May 2008

Smit, M.J. (2006), “Growth in Cities / Innovation in the City”, poster presentation at the Interdisciplinary Workshop “Regional Innovation”, Cambridge (UK), 10 June 2006