Centre for Regional Science at Umeå University

PhD from the Spatial Dynamics Laboratory at UCD. His research uniquely combines econometrics and network analysis, contributing to both interdisciplinary and specialised fields.

Director of CERUM. My research include regional growth and migration, local public expenditures-, investments and taxes, local labor markets, consumer behavior, and public procurement.

Researches mathematical methods and models to investigate social science problems. Teaches courses in mathematical modeling and project courses for civil engineering students.

Professor in Regional Economics

Mattias Näsmans’ research investigates how historical actors and processes have either created obstacles or facilitated the transition of society and the economy towards sustainability.

Ph.D. in Social and Economic Geography from Umeå University, Sweden. M.A. from University of Minnesota, USA. Major research interests lie in international student mobility and studying abroad.

Professor of Economic Geography with special interest in regional development, employment and structural change. Research leader at Cerum (Centre for regional science).

Postdoctoral Fellow at CERUM, Umeå University. My research interests include market competition, auction theory and sustainable public procurement.

I study regional economic resilience from the perspective of human agency. Particularly, my research focuses on peripheral areas of Scandinavia. 

PhD in economics, interested in combining evolutionary economic geography and network science: structural change, regional economic resilience, collaborative knowledge production and more.