Jan Oosterhaven is Professor Emeritus of Economics at the University of Groningen (The Netherlands). His research focuses on interregional input-output analysis, indirect effects of supply shocks, and integral cost-benefit analyses of all kind of spatial and infrastructure measures. He was Editor of Economic Systems Research (1994-1998), President and Vice-President of the International Input-Output Association (2001-2009), and won the European Regional Science Prize in 2015.