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42
Citations
6556
World Ranking
2089
National Ranking
61

Overview

Jos van Ommeren is affiliated with Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Their research primarily spans the fields of social sciences, economics, econometrics and finance, and engineering. This multidisciplinary focus reflects a broad engagement with topics related to urban environments and transportation systems.

The scholar's work is characterized by a strong emphasis on transportation and urban economics. Their major subjects of study include transportation planning and optimization, urban transport and accessibility, housing market and economics, transportation and mobility innovations, aviation industry analysis and trends, smart parking systems research, and consumer market behavior and pricing.

Jos van Ommeren has published extensively, including research appearing in various academic journals and venues. Frequent platforms for publication include the SSRN Electronic Journal, with 13 publications, alongside multiple articles in the Journal of Economic Geography (4 publications) and the Journal of Urban Economics (3 publications). Other notable venues include Transportation Research Part B Methodological and Transportation Research Part A Policy and Practice.

Among their recent papers are these publications:

  • "Dedicated bus lanes, bus speed and traffic congestion in Rome" (2022), published in Transportation Research Part A Policy and Practice
  • "Short-term rentals and the housing market: Quasi-experimental evidence from Airbnb in Los Angeles" (2021), published in Journal of Urban Economics
  • "Citywide parking policy and traffic: Evidence from Amsterdam" (2021), published in Journal of Urban Economics
  • "The congestion relief benefit of public transit: evidence from Rome" (2020), published in Journal of Economic Geography
  • "A novel methodology to estimate cruising for parking and related external costs" (2021), published in Transportation Research Part B Methodological

Collaborations have been an important element of their work, with frequent co-authors including Hans Koster, Ismir Mulalic, Cheng Keat Tang, Antonio Russo, and Martin Adler.

Jos van Ommeren's research combines rigorous methodological approaches with applied topics in urban transport and economics. This includes studies on the effects of public transit and parking policies, housing market dynamics influenced by short-term rentals, and broader transportation innovations. Their work contributes to a deeper understanding of the interactions between transportation infrastructure, urban accessibility, and economic factors.

Best Publications

  • The firm relocation decision: An empirical investigation

    Aleid E. Brouwer;Ilaria Mariotti;Jos N. van Ommeren

  • Variable message signs and radio traffic information: an integrated empirical analysis of drivers' route choice behaviour

    Richard H.M. Emmerink;Peter Nijkamp;Piet Rietveld;Jos N. Van Ommeren

  • Job Moving, Residential Moving, and Commuting: A Search Perspective

    Jos van Ommeren;Piet Rietveld;Peter Nijkamp

  • Commuting: In Search of Jobs and Residences☆

    J.N. van Ommeren;P. Rietveld;P. Nijkamp

  • Are workers with a long commute less productive? An empirical analysis of absenteeism

    Jos N. van Ommeren;Eva Gutiérrez-i-Puigarnau

  • Empirical evidence on cruising for parking

    Jos N. van Ommeren;Derk Wentink;Piet Rietveld

  • New Evidence of the Effect of Transaction Costs on Residential Mobility

    Jos Van Ommeren;Michiel Van Leuvensteijn

  • The real price of parking policy

    Jos van Ommeren;Derk Wentink;Jasper Dekkers

  • Estimating the Marginal Willingness to Pay for Commuting

    Jos Van Ommeren;Gerard J. Van Den Berg;Cees Gorter

  • Consumer valuation of changes in driving range: A meta-analysis

    Alexandros Dimitropoulos;Piet Rietveld;Jos N. van Ommeren

  • Workers' marginal costs of commuting

    Jos Van Ommeren;Mogens Fosgerau

  • JOB MOBILITY, RESIDENTIAL MOBILITY AND COMMUTING: A THEORETICAL ANALYSIS USING SEARCH THEORY

    J.N. van Ommeren;P. Rietveld;P. Nijkamp

  • The On-Street Parking Premium and Car Drivers' Choice between Street and Garage Parking

    Martijn B.W. Kobus;Eva Gutiérrez-i-Puigarnau;Piet Rietveld;Jos N. Van Ommeren

  • What determines the size of the HR function? A cross‐national analysis

    Chris Brewster;G. Wood;M. Brookes;J. van Ommeren

  • Does public transit reduce car travel externalities? Quasi-natural experiments' evidence from transit strikes

    Martin Adler Adler;Jos van Ommeren Ommeren

  • Labour supply and commuting

    Eva Gutiérrez-i-Puigarnau;Jos N. van Ommeren

  • Spatial Moving Behaviour of Two-earner Households

    Jos N. Van Ommeren;Piet Rietveld;Peter Nijkamp

  • Wages and commuting: quasi-natural experiments' evidence from firms that relocate

    Ismir Mulalic;Jos N. Van Ommeren;Ninette Pilegaard

  • The commuting time paradox

    Jos Van Ommeren;Piet Rietveld

  • Short-term rentals and the housing market: Quasi-experimental evidence from Airbnb in Los Angeles

    Hans R.A. Koster;Jos van Ommeren;Nicolas Volkhausen

  • The effect of search imperfections on commuting behaviour: Evidence from employed and self-employed workers☆

    Jos N. van Ommeren;J. Willemijn van der Straaten;J. Willemijn van der Straaten

  • SPATIAL MOBILITY AND COMMUTING: THE CASE OF TWO-EARNER HOUSEHOLDS*

    Mette Deding;Trine Filges;Jos Van Ommeren

  • Does land use planning shape regional economies? A simultaneous analysis of housing supply

    Wouter Vermeulen;Wouter Vermeulen;Wouter Vermeulen;Jos van Ommeren;Jos van Ommeren

  • Employee share ownership and profit-sharing in the European Union: incidence, company characteristics, and union representation

    Andrew Pendleton;Erik Poutsma;Chris Brewster;Jos van Ommeren

Frequent Co-Authors

Piet Rietveld
Piet Rietveld Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Peter Nijkamp
Peter Nijkamp Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Erik T. Verhoef
Erik T. Verhoef Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Mogens Fosgerau
Mogens Fosgerau University of Copenhagen
Gerard J. van den Berg
Gerard J. van den Berg University of Groningen
Bert van Wee
Bert van Wee Delft University of Technology
Reinout E. de Vries
Reinout E. de Vries Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Jeroen C.J.M. van den Bergh
Jeroen C.J.M. van den Bergh Autonomous University of Barcelona

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