Staff Biography

Biography:

Education:

• PhD London School of Economics, April 2000
• MSc London School of Economics, June 1995
• BSc University of Bristol, June 1993

Awards:

• Geoffrey J.D. Hewings Award for distinguished contributions to Regional Science research by scholars who have recently completed doctoral studies (2009).
• August Loesch Prize for outstanding research in the field of Regional Science (2006).

Affiliations/Professional activities with other institutions:

• Spatial Economics Research Centre - Director
• London School of Economics - Professor
• Centre for Economic Policy Research - Affiliate

Selected Publications:

• Ioannides, Y., H. G. Overman, E. Rossi Hansberg and K. Schmidheiny (2008) ‘The effect of information and communication technologies on urban structure’. Economic Policy, 54, 201-242.
  
  
• Duranton, G. and H. G. Overman (2005) ‘Testing for Localisation Using Micro-Geographic Data’ (with G. Duranton). The Review of Economic Studies 72(4), pp. 1077-1106.
  
  
• Duranton, G. and H. G. Overman (2005) ‘Testing for Localisation Using Micro-Geographic Data’ (with G. Duranton). The Review of Economic Studies 72(4), pp. 1077-1106.
  
  

CEP Publications:

• Britain's regional divide
  Henry Overman, March 2009
  Paper No' CEPCP277: Read Abstract | Full paper
  
  
• Labour Pooling as a Source of Agglomeration: An Empirical Investigation
  Henry Overman, Diego Puga, September 2008
  Paper No' SERCDP0006: Read Abstract | Full paper
  
  
• Resurgent Cities and Regional Economic Performance
  Henry Overman, Patricia Rice, June 2008
  Paper No' SERCPP001: Full paper
  
  
• The Effect of Information and Communication Technologies on Urban Structure
  Y Ioannides, Henry Overman, Esteban Rossi-Hansberg, Kurt Schmidheiny, July 2007
  Paper No' CEPDP0812: Read Abstract | Full paper
  
  
• Economic Linkages Across Space
  Henry Overman, Patricia Rice, Anthony J. Venables, June 2007
  Paper No' CEPDP0805: Read Abstract | Full paper
  
  
• Decomposing the Growth in Residential Land in the United States
  Henry Overman, Diego Puga, Matthew Turner, February 2007
  Paper No' CEPDP0778: Read Abstract | Full paper
  
  
• In brief: Fat City: Does Urban Sprawl Lead to Human Sprawl?
  Henry Overman, December 2006
  Paper No' CEPCP221: Read Abstract | Full paper
  This article summarises 'Fat City:The Relationship between Urban Sprawl and Obesity' by Jean Eid, Henry Overman, Diego Puga and Matthew Turner, CEP Discussion Paper No. 758
  
  
• Fat City: The Relationship Between Urban Sprawl and Obesity
  Jean Eid, Henry Overman, Diego Puga, Matthew Turner, November 2006
  Paper No' CEPDP0758: Read Abstract | Full paper
  
  
• Exploring the Detailed Location Patterns of UK Manufacturing Industries Using Microgeographic Data
  Gilles Duranton, Henry Overman, October 2006
  Paper No' CEPDP0756: Read Abstract | Full paper
  
  
• Assessing the Effects of Local Taxation Using Microgeographic Data
  Gilles Duranton, Laurent Gobillon, Henry Overman, August 2006
  Paper No' CEPDP0748: Read Abstract | Full paper
  
  
• Urban Sprawl
  Marcy Burchfield, Henry Overman, Diego Puga, Matthew Turner, June  2006
  Paper No' CEPCP197: Read Abstract | Full paper
  This paper has been published as:
  Marcy Burchfield, Henry Overman, Diego Puga and Matthew Turner, "Causes of Sprawl: A Portrait from Space", Quarterly Journal of Economics 121:2 (May 2006)
  
  
• Cities in the Developing World
  Henry Overman, Anthony J. Venables, July 2005
  Paper No' CEPDP0695: Read Abstract | Full paper
  
  
• Agglomeration and the Adjustment of the Spatial Economy
  Pierre-Philippe Combes, Gilles Duranton, Henry Overman, May 2005
  Paper No' CEPDP0689: Read Abstract | Full paper
  
  
• North and South
  Henry Overman, L. Alan Winters, October  2004
  Paper No' CEPCP163: Read Abstract | Full paper
  This article summarises 'Trade Shocks and Industrial Location: the Impact of EEC Accession on the UK', CEP Discussion Paper No. 588 and 'The Geography of UK International Trade', CEP Discussion Paper No. 606, both by Henry G Overman and L Alan Winters.
  
  
• The Geography of UK International Trade
  Henry Overman, L. Alan Winters, January 2004
  Paper No' CEPDP0606: Read Abstract | Full paper
  
  
• Trade Shocks and Industrial Location: the Impact of EEC Accession on the UK
  Henry Overman, L. Alan Winters, November 2003
  Paper No' CEPDP0588: Read Abstract | Full paper
  
  
• The Spatial Distribution of Economic Activities in the European Union
  Pierre-Philippe Combes, Henry Overman, October 2003
  Paper No' CEPDP0587: Read Abstract | Full paper
  
  
• Can We Learn Anything from Economic Geography Proper?
  Henry Overman, October 2003
  Paper No' CEPDP0586: Read Abstract | Full paper
  
  
• Testing for Localisation Using Micro-Geographic Data
  Gilles Duranton, Henry Overman, August 2002
  Paper No' CEPDP0540: Read Abstract | Full paper
  
  
• The Economic Geography of Trade, Production, and Income: A Survey of Empirics
  Henry Overman, Stephen Redding, Anthony J. Venables, September 2001
  Paper No' CEPDP0508: Read Abstract | Full paper
  
  
• Zipfs Law for Cities: An Empirical Examination
  Y Ioannides, Henry Overman, November 2000
  Paper No' CEPDP0484: Read Abstract | Full paper
  
  
• Cross Sectional Evolution of the US City Size Distribution
  Y Ioannides, Henry Overman, November 2000
  Paper No' CEPDP0483: Read Abstract | Full paper
  
  
• Spatial Evolution of the US Urban System
  Y Ioannides, Henry Overman, November 2000
  Paper No' CEPDP0482: Read Abstract | Full paper
  
  
• Neighbourhood Effects in Small Neighbourhoods
  Henry Overman, November 2000
  Paper No' CEPDP0481: Read Abstract | Full paper
  
  
• Unemployment Clusters Across European Regions and Countries
  Henry Overman, Diego Puga, August 1999
  Paper No' CEPDP0434: Read Abstract | Full paper