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STUART DONOVAN

SPATIAL, URBAN, AND TRANSPORT ECONOMICS


DR STUART DONOVAN

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

s.b.donovan@vu.nl

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ABOUT

MY RESEARCH INTERESTS

Hi! My name is Stuart, and I am a researcher whose interests include but are not
limited to spatial, urban, and transport economics; housing, labour, and energy
economics; and applied econometrics. I completed my PhD and MPhil at the Vrije
Universiteit and Tinbergen Institute in Amsterdam, respectively, and have
published several papers in top-tier academic journals. I also have experience
as a consultant working in Australia and New Zealand. To learn more about my
academic research and professional background, please feel free to browse my
resume, peruse my dissertation, and/or get in touch via email.

Education & Experience


QUALIFICATIONS

MY ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

2017-2023

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, PhD in Economics
Dissertation: 'Ties that bind and fray: Agglomeration economies and location
choice'.


EXPERIENCE

MY ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

2023-PRESENT

Research Fellow, Cities Research Institute, Griffith University, Brisbane

2018-PRESENT

2015-2017

Tinbergen Institute Amsterdam, MPhil in Economics
Thesis: 'Using commuting data to identify the effect of walking and cycling
travel-time on location choice in Australian cities'. Grade: 8.0

2010-2011

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, MSc. (STREEM)
Thesis: 'Agglomeration economies and spatial competition in New Zealand'. Grade:
8.0

Course Lecturer, Economics of Urbanisation, Department of Spatial Economics,
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. Note: I have also delivered variants of this short
course to audiences in Auckland, Wellington, Brisbane, and London.

2020-2022

Guest Lecturer, Urban Economics 374, Department of Economics, University of
Auckland

2005-2007

University of Auckland, Masters in Engineering (First Class Hons.)
Thesis: 'Whither the wind blows: Wind flow modelling and wind farm layout
optimisation'. Grade: A+


ACADEMIC  PUBLICATIONS

Unraveling urban advantages—A meta-analysis of agglomeration economies

Donovan, S., de Graaff, T., de Groot, Henri~L. F., & Koopmans, C. C. (In-press).
Unraveling urban advantages—A meta-analysis of agglomeration economies. Journal
of Economic Surveys.

CITIES WITH FORKING PATHS? AGGLOMERATION ECONOMIES IN NEW ZEALAND 1976–2018

Donovan, S., de Graaff, T., Grimes, A., de Groot, H. L., & Maré, D. C. (2022).
Cities with forking paths? Agglomeration economies in New Zealand 1976–2018.
Regional Science and Urban Economics, 95, 103799.

THE CONTRASTING IMPORTANCE OF QUALITY OF LIFE AND QUALITY OF BUSINESS FOR
DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL MIGRANTS

Grimes, A., Preston, K., Maré, D., Badenhorst, S., Donovan, S. (2021). The
Contrasting Importance of Quality of Life and Quality of Business for Domestic
and International Migrants. In: Cochrane, W., Cameron, M.P., Alimi, O. (eds)
Labor Markets, Migration, and Mobility. New Frontiers in Regional Science: Asian
Perspectives, vol 45. Springer, Singapore.

CHAPTER 9 - AUCKLAND. IN: PARKING: AN INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE

Nunns, P., Donovan, S. B., & Genter, J. A. (2020). Chapter 9 - Auckland, New
Zealand. In: Pojani, D., Corcoran, J., Sipe, N., Mateo-Babiano, I., & Stead, D.
(eds) Parking: An international perspective (pp. 147-167). Elsevier.

RIGHT TO THE CITY: APPLYING JUSTICE TESTS TO PUBLIC TRANSPORT INVESTMENTS

Adli, S. N., & Donovan, S. (2018). Right to the city: Applying justice tests to
public transport investments. Transport Policy, 66, 56-65.

URBAN AGGLOMERATION BENEFITS FROM PUBLIC TRANSIT IMPROVEMENTS: EXTENDING AND
IMPLEMENTING THE VENABLES MODEL

Hazledine, T., Donovan, S., & Mak, C. (2017). Urban agglomeration benefits from
public transit improvements: Extending and implementing the Venables model.
Research in Transportation Economics, 66, 36-45.

QUANTIFYING THE COSTS OF A RAPID TRANSITION TO ELECTRIC VEHICLES

Riesz, J., Sotiriadis, C., Ambach, D., & Donovan, S. (2016). Quantifying the
costs of a rapid transition to electric vehicles. Applied Energy, 180, 287-300.

WIND TURBINE INTERFERENCE IN A WIND FARM LAYOUT OPTIMIZATION MIXED INTEGER
LINEAR PROGRAMMING MODEL

Archer, R., Nates, G., Donovan, S., & Waterer, H. (2011). Wind turbine
interference in a wind farm layout optimization mixed integer linear programming
model. Wind Engineering, 35(2), 165-175.


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