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Andrés Rodríguez-Pose

@rodriguez-pose.bsky.social

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Princesa de Asturias Chair & Professor of Economic Geography at the LSE. Past President Regional Science Association International. Editor, Economic Geography.

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Andrés Rodríguez-Pose is a professor of economic geography at the London School of Economics and Political Science and former head of its Department of Geography and Environment (2006-2009). .. more

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Andrés Rodríguez-Pose @rodriguez-pose.bsky.social · 18h

Euroscepticism sells freedom & prosperity but delivers stagnation.
My new working paper with Dijkstra & Dorati shows that #EU regions courting #Euroscepticism suffer lower #growth and weaker #productivity & #job creation.
Protest is a costly habit.
publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/h...

Paying for Euroscepticism

Over the past two decades, support for Eurosceptic parties has climbed from fringe to nearly one third of voters. Promising renewed prosperity through less European integration, these parties imply Eu...

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Andrés Rodríguez-Pose @rodriguez-pose.bsky.social · 1d

Congratulations to Dr Till Meißner (@tillytales.bsky.social) on a superb PhD, supervised by Riccardo Crescenzi & myself and a great discussion with examiners Nicola Coniglio & Thomas Farole during his defence.
Till's thesis traces how global value chains can empower African economies.

Andrés Rodríguez-Pose @rodriguez-pose.bsky.social · 2d

#Europe faces not a choice between #efficiency and #equity but the need to reconcile both if it wants to become more competitive.
As I argue in my new @regionalstudies.bsky.social paper, a more centralised #EU will thin its own strength by silencing its citizens' voices.
doi.org/10.1080/0034...

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Andrés Rodríguez-Pose @rodriguez-pose.bsky.social · 3d

Our society’s prosperity hinges on how we manage the #solitude epidemic.
Join me on Oct 30 at 7pm at @fundacionareces.bsky.social (in collaboration with LSE) as we explore how loneliness & aloneness shape #Europe’s economic future.
Don't miss it.
Register here: www.fundacionareces.es/fundacionare...

Andrés Rodríguez-Pose @rodriguez-pose.bsky.social · 6d

The @MayorofLondon is seeking fresh minds for the Young Professionals Panel—a rare chance to shape the city’s future.
Ideal for LSE LED, RUPS & IP wonks with skin in the game.
If you want to help improve #London, find out more and apply here:
www.london.gov.uk/programmes-s...

The Mayor's Young Professionals Panel

The next generation of infrastructure leaders supporting and informing the Mayor of London’s work on infrastructure

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Andrés Rodríguez-Pose @rodriguez-pose.bsky.social · 7d

#Brussels can’t roll out innovation like it does broadband.
According to Mehmet Pinar & Burhan Can Karahasan in Technology in Society, #innovation rewards regions already primed but bites in vulnerable areas. The North/West soar, the South/East stall.
doi.org/10.1016/j.te...

Reposted by Ron Boschma

Andrés Rodríguez-Pose @rodriguez-pose.bsky.social · 8d

Competitiveness thrives on cohesion, not concentration.
My brand new article in @regionalstudies.bsky.social makes the case for unlocking #Europe’s full potential, wherever it can be found, as #cohesion is the foundation of #competitivenes, not its antithesis.
doi.org/10.1080/0034...

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Reposted by Diane Coyle, Jiří Blažek, Nicolai von Ondarza

Andrés Rodríguez-Pose @rodriguez-pose.bsky.social · 9d

#Czechia re-elects #Babiš. The map tells the tale: #Prague holds out, towns & rural areas—where status, jobs & faith have faded—swing.
Brussels should invest in the places time forgot or brace for irrelevance.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... doi.org/10.1093/cjre...
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Reposted by Jennifer Clark

Andrés Rodríguez-Pose @rodriguez-pose.bsky.social · 10d

To hollow out #cohesion is to erode the #EU’s credibility from within.
In my brand new @regionalstudies.bsky.social paper, I argue that #Europe’s competitiveness and very viability depends less on emulating competitors and more on exploiting our latent potential.
DOI: doi.org/10.1080/0034...

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Andrés Rodríguez-Pose @rodriguez-pose.bsky.social · 11d

#Maps are the essence of #geography. Designed poorly, they silence data; designed well, they communicate powerfully and attract lots of attention.
Read @jakobeder.bsky.social @regstud.bsky.social blog on why graphicacy matters:
www.regionalstudies.org/rsa-blog/202...

Putting Graphicacy Back into Geography: Why it Matters How We Design Maps for Science Communication - RSA Main

Tools play a crucial role in research and the visual representation of regions. In this piece by Dr Jakob Eder, we explore mapping (graphicacy) and discuss its application and potential improvements f...

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Reposted by Lars P. Feld

Andrés Rodríguez-Pose @rodriguez-pose.bsky.social · 13d

Economists, unlike pop stars, seldom chart. Geographers only chart maps😀.
But I've slipped in at No.11 on @Favikon_ UK list; proof that algorithms reward the inexplicable.
A fleeting honour, but a reminder: #economics matters most when it speaks to place.
www.favikon.com/blog/top-eco...

Top 20 Economists in the UK in 2025 - Favikon

Top 20 Economists in the UK in 2025, recognized for redefining economic thought and shaping the future of policy, finance, and innovation.

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Andrés Rodríguez-Pose @rodriguez-pose.bsky.social · 15d

Innovation in #Europe’s periphery is less about #patents than practice. Progress comes from #firms that improvise, adapt, and share know-how in #networks of #trust as shown by Christoph Friedrich & Rolf Sternberg in their new Regional Science Policy & Practice article: doi.org/10.1016/j.rs...