Overman, Henry


Dr Henry Overman  

Department

Position held

Department of Geography and Environment

Reader in New Economic Geography

Centre for Economic Performance (CEP)

Experience keywords:

applied regional economics; international trade; applied urban economics

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Dr Overman's teaching focuses on applied spatial economic theory and policy. His current research interests include empirical tests of location theories, the evolution of city size distributions and the causes and consequences of urban sprawl. His research on clusters and urban sprawl has been published in leading economics journals (The Review of Economics Studies and The Quarterly Journal of Economics) while his work on city size distribution and the geography of UK trade has been published in leading economic geography journals (Environment and Planning A and The Journal of Economic Geography). He continues to publish in journals from both disciplines and, in August 2007, took over the joint-editorship of the inter-disciplinary Journal of Economic Geography. Dr Overman advises the UK's Department for Communities and Local Government on spatial economic policy, and the Department for Transport on transport policy. He is currently director of the MSc programme in Local Economic Development.

Countries and regions to which research relates:

Europe

Media experience:

RadioTV

Contact Points

LSE phone number:

+44 (0)20 7955 6581

Publications

The following references are sourced from LSE Research Online|. References that are linked lead to the full text.

2008

Leunig, Tim and Overman, Henry G. (2008) Spatial patterns of development and the British housing market. Oxford review of economic policy, 24 (1). pp. 59-78. ISSN 0266-903X

2007

Ioannides, Yannis M. and Overman, Henry G. and Rossi-Hansberg, Esteban and Schmidheiny, Kurt (2007) The effect of information and communication technologies on urban structure. CEPDP, 812. Centre for Economic Performance, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK

Overman, Henry G. and Rice, Patricia and Venables, Anthony J. (2007) Economic linkages across space. CEPDP, 805. Centre for Economic Performance, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK

Overman, Henry G. and Puga, Diego and Turner, Matthew A. (2007) Decomposing the growth in residential land in the United States. CEPDP, 778. Centre for Economic Performance, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK

2006

Eid, Jean and Overman, Henry G. and Puga, Diego and Turner, Matthew (2006) Fat city: the relationship between urban sprawl and obesity. CEPDP, 758. Centre for Economic Performance, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK

Duranton, Gilles and Overman, Henry G. (2006) Exploring the detailed location patterns of UK manufacturing industries using microgeographic data. CEPDP, 756. Centre for Economic Performance, London School of Economics and Political Sciences, London, UK

Duranton, Gilles and Gobillon, Laurent and Overman, Henry G. (2006) Assessing the effects of local taxation using microgeographic data. CEPDP, 748. Centre for Economic Performance, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK

Overman, Henry G. and Winters, L. Alan (2006) Trade shocks and industrial location : the impact of EEC accession on the UK. Centre for Economic Performance, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK

Overman, Henry G. and Burchfield, Marcy and Puga, Diego and Turner, Matthew (2006) Causes of sprawl: A portrait from space. Quarterly journal of economics, 121 (2). pp. 587-533. ISSN 0033-5533

2005

Duranton, Gilles and Overman, Henry G. (2005) Testing for localisation using micro-geographic data. Review of economic studies, 72 (4). pp. 1077-1106. ISSN 1467-937X

Duranton, Gilles and Overman, Henry G. (2005) Testing for localization using micro-geographic data. Review of economic studies, 72 (4). pp. 1077-1106. ISSN 1467-937X

Overman, Henry G. and Winters, L. Alan (2005) The geography of UK international trade. Environment and planning A, 37 (10). pp. 1751-1768. ISSN 0308-518X

Overman, Henry G. and Venables, Anthony J. (2005) Cities in the developing world. CEPDP, 695. Centre for Economic Performance, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK

Combes, Pierre-Philippe and Duranton, Gilles and Overman, Henry G. (2005) Agglomeration and the adjustment of the spatial economy. Centre for Economic Performance, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK

Overman, Henry and Winters, L Alan (2005) The port geography of UK international trade. Environment and planning A, 37 (10). pp. 1751-1768. ISSN 0308-518X

2004

Ioannides, Yannis and Overman, Henry G. (2004) Spatial evolution of the US urban system. Journal of economic geography, 4 (2). pp. 131-156. ISSN 1468-2710

Overman, Henry G. and Winters, L. Alan (2004) The geography of UK international trade. CEPDP, 606. Centre for Economic Performance, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK

Overman, Henry G. (2004) Can we learn anything from economic geography proper? Journal of economic geography, 4 (5). pp. 501-516. ISSN 1468-2710

Midelfart, Karen-Helene and Overman, Henry G. and Redding, Stephen (2004) The location of European industry. In: Dierx, Adriaan and Ilzkovitz, Fabienne and Sekkat, Khalid, (eds.) European integration and the functioning of product markets. Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, UK, pp. 113-170. ISBN 1843763931

Combes, Pierre-Philippe and Overman, Henry G. (2004) The spatial distribution of economic activities in the European Union. In: Henderson, V. and Thisse, J. F., (eds.) Handbook of regional and urban economics: cities and geography. North Holland, pp. 2845-2910. ISBN 9780444509673

2003

Midelfart-Knarvik, Karen Helene and Overman, Henry G. and Venables, Anthony (2003) Monetary union and the economic geography of Europe. Journal of common market studies, 41 (5). pp. 847-868. ISSN 1747-5244

Combes, Pierre-Philippe and Overman, Henry G. (2003) The spatial distribution of economic activities in the European Union. CEPDP, 587. Centre for Economic Performance, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK

Overman, Henry G. (2003) Can we learn anything from economic geography proper? CEPDP, 586. Centre for Economic Performance, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK

Ioannides, Yannis Menelaos and Overman, Henry G. (2003) Zipf’s law for cities : an empirical examination. Regional science and urban economics, 33 (2). pp. 127-137. ISSN 0166-0462

loannides, Yannis M. and Overman, Henry G. (2003) Zipf's law for cities: an empirical explanation. Regional science and urban economics, 33 (2). pp. 127-137. ISSN 0166-0462

Ioannides, Yannis M. and Overman, Henry G. (2003) Zipf's law for cities: an empirical examination. Regional science and urban economics, 33 (2). pp. 127-137. ISSN 0166-0462

Redding, Stephen and Midelfart-Knarvik, Karen Helene and Overman, Henry G. and Venables, Anthony J. (2003) Integration and specialization in the European Union. In: Basevi, G. and Donato, V. and O'Connell, A., (eds.) Real effects of regional integration in the European Union and the mercosur. University de Bologna en Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina, pp. 33-48.

Overman, Henry G. and Redding, Stephen and Venables, Anthony (2003) The economic geography of trade, production and income : a survey of empirics. In: Choi, E. Kwan and Harrigan, James, (eds.) Handbook of international trade. Blackwell Publishing, Malden, Massachussetts, pp. 353-387. ISBN 0631211616

2002

Midelfart-Knarvik, Karen Helene and Overman, Henry G. (2002) Delocation and European integration: is structural spending justified? Economic policy, 17 (35). pp. 321-359. ISSN 0266-4658

Overman, Henry G. (2002) The future of cities. Economic Review, 20 (1). pp. 2-4.

Duranton, Gilles and Overman, Henry G. (2002) Testing for localisation using micro-geographic data. CEPDP, 540. Centre for Economic Performance, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK

Overman, Henry G. and Puga, Diego (2002) Unemployment clusters across Europe's regions and countries. Economic policy, 17 (34). pp. 115-148. ISSN 0266-4658

Overman, Henry G. (2002) Neighbourhood effects in small neighbourhoods. Urban studies, 39 (1). pp. 117-130. ISSN 1360-063X

Overman, Henry G. (2002) Neighbourhood effects in large and small neighbourhoods. Urban studies, 39 (1). pp. 117-130. ISSN 0042-0980

Midelfart-Knarvik, Karen Helene and Overman, Henry G. and Redding, Stephen and Venables, Anthony J. (2002) Integration and industrial specialisation in the European Union. Revue economique, 53 (3). pp. 469-481. ISSN 0035-2764

Overman, Henry. G (2002) Globalisation and integration: implications for the location of economic activity across the EU. In: Tsoukalis, Loukas, (ed.) Globalisation and Regionalism: A Double Challenge for Greece. ELIAMIP, Athens : Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy, Athens, Greece. ISBN 9789607061881

2001

Overman, Henry G. and Redding, Stephen and Venables, Anthony J. (2001) The economic geography of trade, production, and income: a survey of empirics. Centre for Economic Performance, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK

Overman, Henry G. and Ioannides, Yannis Menelaos (2001) Cross-sectional evolution of the U.S. city size distribution. Journal of urban economics, 49 (3). pp. 543-566. ISSN 1095-9068

Overman, Henry G. and Ioannides, Yannis M. (2001) Cross-sectional evolution of the US city size distribution. Journal of urban economics, 49 (3). pp. 543-566. ISSN 0094-1190

Midelfart-Knarvik, Karen Helene and Overman, Henry G. and Venables, Anthony (2001) Comparative advantage and economic geography : estimating the determinants of industrial location in the EU. Centre for Economic Policy Research, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK

2000

Overman, Henry G. and Ioannides, Yannis (2000) Zipfs law for cities: an empirical examination. CEPDP, 484. Centre for Economic Performance, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK

Overman, Henry G. (2000) Neighbourhood effects in small neighbourhoods. CEPDP, 481. Centre for Economic Performance, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK

Ioannides, Yannis and Overman, Henry G. (2000) Spatial evolution of the US urban system. CEPDP, 482. Centre for Economic Performance, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK

Overman, Henry G. and Ioannides, Yannis (2000) Cross sectional evolution of the US city size distribution. CEPDP, 483. Centre for Economic Performance, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK

Overman, Henry G. and Heath, Alex (2000) The influence of neighbourhood effects on education decisions in a nationally funded education system : the case of Australia. Centre for Economic Performance, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK

1999

Overman, Henry G. and Puga, Diego (1999) Unemployment clusters across European regions and countries. CEPDP, 434. Centre for Economic Performance, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK

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