Henk Folmer

Henk Folmer is a part-time Professor at the Faculty of Spatial Sciences, University of Groningen, with concurrent part-time roles at Wageningen University and Tilburg University. He serves as Editor-in-Chief for multiple journals including The International Review of Environmental and Resource Economics and Letters in Spatial and Resource Sciences, and holds advisory positions at institutions like the Regional Research Institute West Virginia University. His research spans environmental economics, spatial econometrics, and game theory.

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Research interests include:

• Environmental and resource economics
• Spatial econometrics and regional modeling
• Game-theoretic approaches to environmental problems
• Climate change policy and sustainable development
• Resource management in developing countries
• Methodological aspects of regional science

Recent publications focus on spatiotemporal forecasting models, Bayesian risk prediction for pandemics, environmental policy impacts, and applications to air quality in Jakarta and epidemiology in Indonesia. His scientific awards include a Fulbright Scholar grant, Honorary Doctorate from Gothenburg University, and Honorary Professorship in China.

Teaching includes courses in Microeconomic Theory, Environmental Economics, and Spatial Econometrics. He has supervised over 25 PhD theses on topics ranging from agricultural sustainability to climate policy and regional inequality. His professional service includes founding the European Association of Environmental and Resource Economics and advising the Dutch government on Wadden Sea policy.