Robert Hassink is Professor of Economic Geography at Kiel University in Germany. He received his PhD in 1992 from the University of Utrecht, the Netherlands. He has worked as:
a research fellow
consultant
assistant
temporary professor
at several research institutes and universities in the Netherlands, Germany, Norway and South Korea.
Projects
Over the years, he has carried out various research projects on:
regional innovation policies
industrial restructuring
regional economic development
in Western Europe and East Asia, particularly South Korea.
Sponsors
Sponsors, among others, have included the:
European Science Foundation
German Research Foundation
Research Council of Norway
European Commission
World Bank
OECD
He works with CURDS researchers on industrial restructuring and regional economic development.