About me

Andrés Rodríguez-Pose holds the Princesa de Asturias Chair and is a Professor of Economic Geography at the London School of Economics (LSE). He currently directs the Cañada Blanch Centre at LSE and has previously served as Head of the Department of Geography and Environment. He chaired the European Union’s High-Level Group on the Future of Cohesion Policy, which is responsible for shaping the EU’s Cohesion Policy beyond 2027. Additionally, Rodríguez-Pose has held distinguished positions in regional science, including President and Vice-President of the Regional Science Association International (RSAI), as well as Vice-President and Secretary of the European Regional Science Association.

His research covers regional growth and inequality, fiscal and political decentralisation, institutions, discontent and populism, innovation, migration, and development strategies. His work is highly influential, frequently informing policy decisions, and he regularly advises international organisations and governments. He is also widely cited in academic circles. For the last three years, he has been recognised as the top scientist globally in urban and regional studies by the Stanford ranking, which identifies the top 2% of scientists across all disciplines. He has also appeared on Clarivate’s Web of Science list of Highly Cited Researchers for the past five years.

Among his many honours, Rodríguez-Pose received the 2018 ERSA Prize in Regional Science, considered the most prestigious accolade in the field. He also holds honorary doctorates from Utrecht University (Netherlands) and Jönköping University (Sweden).

Expertise Details

Regional growth and inequality; Fiscal and political decentralization; Institutions; Discontent and populism; Innovation; Migration; Development policies and strategies

Europe; North America; Latin America; China; Africa

Rodríguez-Pose, A., Terrero-Dávila, J., and Lee, N. (2023). Left-behind vs. unequal places: interpersonal inequality, economic decline, and the rise of populism in the US and Europe. Journal of Economic Geography, 23, 5, 951–977. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/jeg/lbad005.

Florida, R., Rodríguez-Pose, A. and Storper, M. (2023) Cities in a post-COVID world. Urban Studies, 60, 8, 1509-1531: DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/00420980211018072.

Burlina, C. and Rodríguez-Pose, A. (2023). Alone and lonely. The economic cost of solitude for regions in Europe. Environment and Planning A, in press.DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0308518X231169286.

Rodríguez-Pose, A. and Vidal-Bover, M. (2022). Unfunded mandates and the economic impact of decentralisation. When finance does not follow function. Political Studies, in press.DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/00323217221136666.

Diemer, A., Iammarino, S., Rodríguez-Pose, A. and Storper, M. (2022). The regional development trap in Europe. Economic Geography 98, 5, 487-509. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/00130095.2022.2080655

Rodríguez-Pose, A. and Ganau, R. (2022) Institutions and the productivity challenge for European regions. Journal of Economic Geography, 22, 1, 1-25. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/jeg/lbab003.

Rodríguez-Pose, A., Lee, N. and Lipp, C. (2021) Golfing with Trump. Social capital, decline, inequality, and the rise of populism in the US. Cambridge Journal of Regions Economy and Society 14, 3, 457–481: DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/cjres/rsab026

Rodríguez‐Pose, A. (2020) Institutions and the fortunes of territories. Regional Science Policy & Practice12, 3, 371-386. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/rsp3.12277.

Rodríguez-Pose, A. and Ketterer, T. (2020) Institutional change and the development of lagging regions in Europe. Regional Studies 54, 7, 974-986. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/00343404.2019.1608356.

Dijkstra, L., Poelman, H. and Rodríguez-Pose, A. (2020) The geography of EU discontent. Regional Studies 54, 6, 737-753. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/00343404.2019.1654603.

Iammarino, S., Rodríguez-Pose, A. and Storper, M. (2019) Regional inequality in Europe: evidence, theory and policy implications. Journal of Economic Geography 19, 2, 273-298. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/jeg/lby021.

Rodríguez-Pose, A. (2018) The revenge of the places that don’t matter (and what to do about it). Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society 11, 1, 189-209. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/cjres/rsx024.