Philip McCann
University of Groningen and University of Waikato, Affiliate
Philip is Professor of Economic Geography at the University of Groningen, and also Professor of Economics at the University of Waikato.
In 2002 he was given the Hewings Award for outstanding scholarship by the North American Regional Science Association, and Philip is the only non-North American to win the award. Professor McCann has published over ninety books, journal articles and book chapters in a range of economics, regional science, and engineering journals. His book Urban and Regional Economics, 2001, Oxford University Press is the world’s best-selling book in the field, is used in over twenty countries, and has already been translated three times. In addition, two other of Professor McCann’s books have been translated twice. In 2010, Philip was appointed as a Special Adviser to Johannes Hahn, the European Commissioner for Regional Policy.
Publications
McCann, Philip. 2009. "Economic geography, globalisation and New Zealand's productivity paradox," Motu Public Policy Seminar, December.
Roskruge, Matthew; Arthur Grimes, Philip McCann and Jacques Poot. 2010. "Social capital and regional social infrastructure investment: Evidence from New Zealand," Motu Working Paper 10-03.
Cochrane, William, Arthur Grimes, Philip McCann & Jacques Poot. "The Spatial Impact of Local Infrastructural Investment in New Zealand". Paper presented to North American Regional Science Conference, November 2009.
Cochrane, William; Arthur Grimes; Phillip McCann and Jacques Poot. 2010. "The Spatial Impact of Local Infrastructural Investment in New Zealand," Motu Working Paper 10-12.
Roskruge, Matthew, Arthur Grimes, Philip McCann & Jacques Poot. 2011. "Homeownership and Social Capital in New Zealand," Motu Working Paper 11-02
Grimes, Arthur, Jason Le Vaillant and Philip McCann. 2011. "Auckland's Knowledge Economy: Australasian and European Comparisons," MED Occasional Paper 11/02, Ministry of Economic Development, Wellington. Available online from http://www.med.govt.nz/templates/MultipageDocumentTOC____45870.aspx
Roskruge, Matthew, Arthur Grimes, Philip McCann and Jacques Poot. 2011. "Immigrant Integration and Social Capital Formation," New Zealand Association of Economists Annual Conference, Wellington, 29 June-1 July 2011. Available online from http://www.nzae.org.nz/conferences/2011/programme.html.