Overman, Henry


Professor Henry Overman  

Department

Position held

Spatial Economics Research Centre

Director

Centre for Economic Performance (CEP)

Department of Geography and Environment

Professor of Economic Geography

Experience keywords:

economics of planning; economics of regeneration; regional policy; economics of cities; urban policy; housing

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Henry Overman, BSc. (Bristol), Msc. (LSE), PhD. (LSE) is Professor in Economic Geography in the department of Geography and Environment at the London School of Economics and director of the Spatial Economics Research Centre.

His current research interests include the causes and consequences of spatial disparities and the impact of urban and regional policy. His research has been published in leading economics journals (The Review of Economics Studies and The Quarterly Journal of Economics) and leading economic geography journals (Environment and Planning and Journal of Economic Geography). He continues to publish in journals from both disciplines as well as editing the inter-disciplinary Journal of Economic Geography.

He has provided policy advice to, amongst others, the European Commission, Department for International Development, Department for Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, Department for Communities and Local Government and the Department for Transport. He is also affiliated with the Centre for Economic Performance and the Centre for Economic Policy Research.

Sectors and industries to which research relates:

Construction and Property

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.

2013

D'Costa, Sabine and Gibbons, Stephen and Overman, Henry G. and Pelkonen, Panu (2013) Agglomeration and labour markets: the impact of transport investments on labour market outcomes. In: Crescenzi, Riccardo and Percoco, Marco, (eds.) Geography, institutions and regional economic performance. Springer, pp. 263-280. ISBN 9783642333941

Overman, Henry G. (2012) Should we build on the greenbelt? Blog post from London School of Economics & Political Science

Overman, Henry G. (2012) Cities have largely rejected elected mayors: the focus should now be on further city deals. Blog post from London School of Economics & Political Science

Overman, Henry G. (2012) NHS competition: bad science or bad blogging? Blog post from London School of Economics & Political Science

Overman, Henry G. (2012) The National Trust’s report on land-use planning systems is two steps in the right direction, one step backwards. Blog post from London School of Economics & Political Science

Overman, Henry G. (2012) The impact of government grants: employment up, productivity down. Blog post from London School of Economics & Political Science

Overman, Henry G. (2012) Investing in the UK’s most successful cities is the surest recipe for national growth. Blog post from London School of Economics & Political Science

Gibbons, Stephen and Overman, Henry G. (2012) Mostly pointless spatial econometrics. Journal of regional science, 52 (2). pp. 172-191. ISSN 0022-4146

2011

Overman, Henry G. and Gibbons, Stephen (2011) In unequal Britain who you are is much more important than where you live in determining earnings. Blog post from London School of Economics & Political Science

Ball, Michael and Barker, Kate and Cheshire, Paul and Evans, Alan and Fernández Arrigoitia, Melissa and Gordon, Ian and Holman, Nancy and Leunig, Tim and Mace, Alan and Meen, Geoff and Monk, Sarah and Overman, Henry G. and Power, Anne and Scanlon, Kathleen and Rode, Philipp and Tonkiss, Fran and Travers, Tony and Whitehead, Christine M E (2011) The government’s planned National Planning Policy Framework is a step in the right direction, but policy makers must ensure they get the incentives right, and that decisions are made locally. Blog post from London School of Economics & Political Science

Overman, Henry G. and Gibbons, Stephen (2011) Unequal Britain: how real are regional disparities? Centrepiece, 17 (1). pp. 23-25. ISSN 1362-3761

Overman, Henry G. (2011) Ed Miliband’s plans to reward ‘good firms’ sounds good in theory but will be very difficult to implement in practice. Blog post from London School of Economics & Political Science

Duranton, Gilles and Gobillon, Laurent and Overman, Henry G. (2011) Assessing the effects of local taxation using microgeographic data. The economic journal, 121 (555). pp. 1017-1046. ISSN 0013-0133

Overman, Henry G. (2011) The government’s growth review shows the need for serious debate on planning reforms. Blog post from London School of Economics & Political Science

Overman, Henry G. (2011) Budget 2011: Enterprise zones: right diagnosis, wrong treatment? Blog post from London School of Economics & Political Science

Gibbons, Stephen and Overman, Henry G. and Resende, Guilherme (2011) Real earnings disparities in Britain. SERC Discussion Papers, SERCDP0065. Spatial Economics Research Centre (SERC), London School of Economics and Political Sciences, London, UK

2010

Gibbons, Steve and Overman, Henry G. (2010) Mostly pointless spatial econometrics? SERC Discussion Papers, SERCDP0061. Spatial Economics Research Centre (SERC), London, UK

Gibbons, Stephen and Overman, Henry G. and Pelkonen, Panu (2010) Wage disparities in Britain: people or place? SERC Discussion Papers, SERCDP0060. Spatial Economics Research Centre (SERC), London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK

Gibbons, Stephen and Lyytikainen, Teemu and Overman, Henry G. and Sanchis-Guarner, Rosa and Laird, James (2010) Evaluating the productivity impacts of road transport schemes: report on pilot study findings. Department for Transport

Overman, Henry G. (2010) LSE centre for economic performance: urban renewal and regional growth: muddled objectives and mixed progress. Blog post from London School of Economics & Political Science

Centre for Economic Performance, and Machin, Stephen and Van Reenen, John and Wadsworth, Jonathan and Marie, Olivier and McNally, Sandra and Cooper, Zack and McGuire, Alistair and Bell, Brian and Garicano, Luis and Petrongolo, Barbara and Cunningham, Tom and Ilzetzki, Ethan and Overman, Henry G. and Martin, Ralf (2010) CEP election analysis 2010: a series discussing the research evidence on some of the key battlegrounds of the 2010 General Election. Centre for Economic Performance, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK

Overman, Henry G. and Rice, Patricia and Venables, Anthony J. (2010) Economic linkages across space. Regional studies, 44 (1). pp. 17-33. ISSN 0034-3404

Overman, Henry G. (2010) Gis a job: what use geographical information systems in spatial economics. Journal of regional science, 50 (1). pp. 165-180. ISSN 0022-4146

Wrigley, N. and Overman, Henry G. (2010) The 10th year of the Journal of Economic Geography: a decade of high impact publication. Journal of economic geography, 10 (1). pp. 1-8. ISSN 1468-2702

2009

Overman, Henry G. and Gibbons, Stephen and D'Costa, Sabine and Mion, Giordano and Pelkonen, Panu and Resende, Guilherme and Thomas, Mike (2009) Strengthening economic linkages between Leeds and Manchester: feasibility and implications. The Northern Way, Newcastle upon Tyne

Overman, Henry G. and Gibbons, Stephen and D'Costa, Sabine and Mion, Giordano and Pelkonen, Panu and Resende, Guilherme and Thomas, Mike (2009) Strengthening economic linkages between Leeds and Manchester: feasibility and implications: full report. The Northern Way, Newcastle upon Tyne

Overman, Henry G. (2009) "Gis a job": what use geographical information systems in spatial economics? SERC Discussion Papers, SERCDP0026. Spatial Economics Research Centre (SERC), London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK

Overman, Henry G. and Gibbons, Stephen and Tucci, Alessandra (2009) The case for agglomeration economies. Manchester Independent Economic Review, Manchester, UK

Gibbons, Stephen and Overman, Henry G. (2009) Productivity in transport evaluation studies. Department for Transport

2008

Overman, Henry G. and Puga, Diego and Turner, Matthew A. (2008) Decomposing the growth in residential land in the United States. Regional science and urban economics, 38 (5). pp. 487-497. ISSN 0166-0462

Overman, Henry G. and Puga, Diego (2008) Labour pooling as a source of agglomeration: an empirical investigation. SERC Discussion Papers, SERCDP0006. Spatial Economics Research Centre (SERC), London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK

Ioannides, Yannis Menelaos and Overman, Henry G. and Rossi-Hansberg, Esteban and Schmidheiny, Kurt (2008) The effect of information and communication technologies on urban structure. Economic policy, 23 (54). pp. 201-242. ISSN 0266-4658

Eid, Jean and Overman, Henry G. and Puga, Diego and Turner, Matthew A. (2008) Fat city: questioning the relationship between urban sprawl and obesity. Journal of urban economics, 63 (2). pp. 385-404. ISSN 0094-1190

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

Duranton, Gilles and Overman, Henry G. (2008) Exploring the detailed location patterns of UK manufacturing industries using microgeographic data. Journal of regional science, 48 (1). pp. 213-243. ISSN 0022-4146

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

Burchfield, Marcy and Overman, Henry G. and Puga, Diego and Turner, Matthew (2006) Causes of sprawl: a portrait from space. Quarterly journal of economics, 121 (2). pp. 587-633. ISSN 0033-5533

2005

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 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 G. 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

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

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

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

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

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

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) Cross sectional evolution of the US city size distribution. CEPDP, 483. 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. (2000) Neighbourhood effects in small neighbourhoods. CEPDP, 481. Centre for Economic Performance, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK

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. 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

Midelfart-Knarvik, K-H and Overman, Henry G. and Redding, Stephen and Venables, Tony (2000) The location of European industry. European Commission, Directorate-General for Financial Affairs, Brussels

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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