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Jan Rouwendal graduated in spatial economics at Erasmus University Rotterdam in 1983 and received his PhD at VU Amsterdam in 1988 on a thesis about discrete choice models and housing market analysis. He is currently full professor at this university. He is also affiliated as a research fellow to the Tinbergen Institute and the Amsterdam School of Real Estate.
Research
Economic analysis of cultural heritage has been an important research area in recent years. For an overview (in Dutch) click here, a list of publications can be downloaded here. Current research concentrates on spatial aspects of property markets. One project aims at the construction of a price index for commercial real estate.
Teaching
Jan Rouwendal teaches courses on the Real Estate and Urban Planning (3rd year Bachelor), Regional and Urban Economics, Real Estate Economics and Real Estate Finance and Investment (Master's). He is coordinator of the minor Real Estate Economics and Finance.
Ancillary activities
- European Real Estate Association | Amsterdam | Bestuurder | 2024-07-05 - 2026-07-05
Ancillary activities are updated daily
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Measuring the rebound effect with micro data
de Borger, B., Mulalic, I. & Rouwendal, J., 2016, In: Journal of Environmental Economics and Management. 79, September, p. 1-17Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Redevelopment of industrial heritage: Insights into external effects on house prices
van Duijn, M., Rouwendal, J. & Boersema, R., 2016, In: Regional Science and Urban Economics. 57, March, p. 91-107Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Cultural heritage and the location choice of Dutch households in a residential sorting model
van Duijn, M. & Rouwendal, J., 2013, In: Journal of Economic Geography. 13, 3, p. 473-500Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Productivity and wage effects of an exogenous improvement in transport infrastructure: Accessibility and the Great Belt Bridge
De Borger, B., Mulalic, I. & Rouwendal, J., Sept 2025, In: Regional Science and Urban Economics. 114, p. 1-14 14 p., 104133.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Vintage effects in commercial real estate and the dynamics of the built environment
Rouwendal, J., Levkovich, O., Buitelaar, E. & Claassens, J., Sept 2025, In: Regional Science and Urban Economics. 114, 104131.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Courses
Projects
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Netspar grant: Home equity and long term care
Rouwendal, J. (Principal Investigator)
1/09/13 → 1/01/17
Project: Research
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Real Estate Research Quarterly (Journal)
Rouwendal, J. (Editor in chief)
2021 → …Activity: Peer review and Editorial work › Editorial work › Academic
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Het is niet al goud wat blinkt. Eigen huis, eigen vermogen en eigen bijdragen aan de langdurige zorg
Bockarjova, M. (Speaker), Rouwendal, J. (Speaker) & Polder, J. (Speaker)
8 Dec 2015Activity: Lecture / Presentation › Academic
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Eliciting Preferences of Elderly People for Housing and Care: a Stated Choice Study
Bockarjova, M. (Speaker), Rouwendal, J. (Speaker) & Polder, J. (Speaker)
12 Nov 2015Activity: Lecture / Presentation › Academic
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Growth and Change (Journal)
Rouwendal, J. (Member of editorial board)
2008 → 2014Activity: Peer review and Editorial work › Editorial work › Academic
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Do Museums Cooperate or Compete?
de Graaff, T. (Speaker), Rouwendal, J. (Speaker) & Boter, J. (Speaker)
27 Jun 2006Activity: Lecture / Presentation › Academic
Prizes / Grants
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Best Paper Award from 2004 to 2005; Employing Travel Time to Compare the Value of Competing Cultural Organizations, JCE 29 (1) (February 2005): 19-33
Boter, J. (Recipient), Rouwendal, J. (Recipient) & Wedel, M. (Recipient), 2008
Prize / Grant: Prize › Academic
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Grant for Evaluation Opening Noord-Zuidlijn
Verhoef, E. (Recipient), Koster, P. R. (Recipient), Koomen, E. (Recipient), Rouwendal, J. (Recipient) & Knockaert, J. S. A. (Recipient), 2017
Prize / Grant: Grant › Academic
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PhD project Broken Homes and Crime: Differential Effects of Parental Divorce, Parental Decease, and Out-of-Wedlock Birth on Criminal Involvement in Offspring
Bernasco, W. (Recipient), Liefboer, A. C. (Recipient), Rouwendal, J. (Recipient) & Kroese, J. H. (Recipient), 2017
Prize / Grant: Prize › Academic
Press/Media
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Investeren in erfgoed
Rouwendal, J. & van der Wielen, T.
30/08/25
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment