Otto Raspe studied Economics at Tilburg University (1992-1997). After his graduation he worked as a researcher / consultant at The Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO), where he advised on the topics of (spatial) economic development, the impact of spatial investments (impact analysis, cost-benefit analysis), industry studies and (regional) economic benchmarks. Since mid 2002 he worked as senior researcher at The Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL); and it’s predecessor RPB, in The Hague. And since mid 2019 as Head RaboResearch Regions Innovation Sustainability & Entrepreneurship (RISE) at Rabobank. His focus is on the (impact of the rise of the) knowledge economy, innovation and entrepreneurship, regional development and sustainability. Otto successfully defended his dissertation on The Regional Knowledge Economy on December 14th 2009 (Utrecht University). He often gives lectures and (internationally) publishes on these topics. Otto's work has been published in several international refereed books and journals (see below under publications), like Economic Geography, Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, Journal of Economic Surveys, Urban Studies, The Annals of Regional Science, Journal of Regional Science and Policy, European Planning Studies, Journal of Economic and Social Geography.LATEST PUBLICATIONS:See https://economie.rabobank.com/auteurs/otto-raspe/Specialties: Knowledge Economy, Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Clusters, Neighborhood Economics, SustainabilityCitation profile on Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.nl/citations?user=PqWbu3gAAAAJ&hl=nl