Welcome

I am a spatial economist employed at the department of Spatial Economics of the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. My recent research focuses on spatial interaction patterns (e,g., tourism, trade, migration and commuting), reproducibility (e.g., meta-analysis) and the application of Bayesian multilevel models in the domain of spatial economics.

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Going the distance? A meta-analysis of the deterring effect of distance in tourism
Annals of Tourism Research
Thomas de Graaff, Elisa Panzera, Henri L. F. de Groot
May, 2026

An urban overhead? Crime, agglomeration, and amenity
Journal of Housing Economics
Stuart Donovan, Thomas de Graaff, Henri L. F. de Groot, Aaron Schiff
Jun, 2024

Unraveling urban advantages—A meta-analysis of agglomeration economies
Journal of Economic Surveys
Stuart Donovan, Thomas de Graaff, Henri L. F. de Groot, Carl C. Koopman
Jan, 2024

Do regional economists answer the right questions?
This position paper revolves around two main propositions; namely, (i) regional (or spatial) economists are very restrictive in the tool set they apply, and consequently…
Thomas de Graaff
Jun, 2021

Stated choice experiments
Some additional material for students to use a stated choice experiment
Thomas de Graaff
Apr, 2021

European cultural heritage and tourism flows: The magnetic role of superstar World Heritage Sites
Papers in Regional Science
Elisa Panzera, Thomas de Graaff, Henri L. F. de Groot
Feb, 2021
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