Michiel Nijdam
Erasmus School of Economics RHV bv
Erasmus University Rotterdam
The Netherlands
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Drs. Michiel Nijdam since 2001, works as a researcher in port and transport economics with the Erasmus School of Economics. He is active in teaching, contract research and academic research. He specializes in port economics and studied various aspects of ports and maritime transport.
He is the (co)author of several papers and books on port economics and management. Most of his research is related to the economic development of seaport regions, with specific attention to the role of companies. He works on a PhD thesis on the subject of ‘leader firms in the port of Rotterdam’; the thesis defence is planned for the end of 2010. With regard to contract research, he participated in research on seaport strategies, entrepreneurship in maritime industries, European policies and regulations in seaports and economic impact studies. Furthermore, he is responsible for the Dutch Port Monitor, a yearly research about the economic value of the Dutch seaports. Since 2006 he is also business director of RHV BV, a company that specialises in research on regional port and transport economics for a variety of clients from government and the private sector.
He is the (co)author of several papers and books on port economics and management. Most of his research is related to the economic development of seaport regions, with specific attention to the role of companies. He works on a PhD thesis on the subject of ‘leader firms in the port of Rotterdam’; the thesis defence is planned for the end of 2010. With regard to contract research, he participated in research on seaport strategies, entrepreneurship in maritime industries, European policies and regulations in seaports and economic impact studies. Furthermore, he is responsible for the Dutch Port Monitor, a yearly research about the economic value of the Dutch seaports. Since 2006 he is also business director of RHV BV, a company that specialises in research on regional port and transport economics for a variety of clients from government and the private sector.
- De Langen, P.W. and Nijdam, M.N. (2008). Charging systems for Waste Reception Facilities in Ports and the Level Playing Field: A Case from North-West Europe, Coastal Management, 36(1), pp.109-124.
- De Langen, Peter and Nijdam, Michiel (2008), Charging Systems for Waste Reception Facilities in Ports and the Level Playing Field: A Case from North-West Europe, Coastal Management, 36:1, 109 - 124
- Peter De Langen, Michiel Nijdam and Martijn Van Der Horst, (2007). New indicators to measure port Performance, Journal of Maritime Research, Vol. IV.No. 1, pp.23-36, 2007
- Michiel Nijdam & Peter de Langen, (2006), Leader firms en innnovatie in de Rotterdamse Haven-industriele cluster, Dutch University Press, Amsterdam
- M.H. Nijdam, P.W. de Langen, (2003), Leader Firms in de Nederlandse Maritieme Cluster, Delft University Press
- P.W. de Langen, M.H. Nijdam, (2002), Advances in maritime research, papers published by the Dutch ministry of transport.
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