Koen Frenken

Full Professor in Innovation Studies, Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development at Utrecht University

Koen Frenken is Full Professor in Innovation Studies at the Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development at Utrecht University from 2014 onwards. He previously held the chair of Economics of Innovation at Eindhoven University of Technology. He graduated in 2001 from the University of Grenoble (applied economics) and the University of Amsterdam (social sciences). Theoretical interests include evolutionary economics, institutional theory and complexity theory. His research currently concentrates on platform economy, economic geography and innovation policy. 

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VoxEU Column

Safeguarding public interests in the platform economy

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  • Competition Policy
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  • Frontiers of economic research
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  • Microeconomic regulation
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  • Productivity and Innovation