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Basic Information
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Brief Introduction
Yibo holds a Bachelor’s degree in Urban Planning from Zhejiang University, a Master’s degree in Urban-Rural Planning from Nanjing University, and a PhD degree in Economic Geography from Utrecht University under the supervision of Professor Ron Boschma, Dr. Andrea Morrison, Dr. Andrea Ascani, and Dr. Nicola Cortinovis. His research expertise lies at the intersection of industrial evolution and spatial planning. Especially, he focuses on applying econometrics, causal inference techniques, and qualitative methods to urban-rural development and spatial planning studies with an Evolutionary Economic Geography approach. He has published more than 20 articles on high-quality academic journals, including City Planning Review, Acta Geographica Sinica, Eurasian Business Review, Environment and Planning A: Economy and Space, Industry and Innovation, Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie, Science and Public Policy.
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Education Background
l2019/11-2023/01 PhD, Economic Geography, Utrecht University
l2020/11-2021/06 Visiting scholar, Economics, Bocconi University
l2016/09-2019/06 Master, Urban and Rural Planning, Nanjing University
l2009/09-2014/07 Bachelor, Urban Planning, Zhejiang University
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Courses
Undergraduate Courses: Comprehensive Planning, Joint Graduation Rural Planning and Design
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Honors and Awards
lOutstanding Work Prize of the 17th Chinese Young Planner Paper Competition, Urban Planning Society of China, 2022
lNomination Award of JIN Jingchang China Urban Planning Excellent Paper Selection, Urban Planning Society of China, 2021
lSecond Prize of the First Excellent Science and Technology Paper Award (Youth), Urban Planning Society of China, 2019
lExcellence Award of the 4th JIN Jingchang China Urban and Rural Planning Postgraduate Paper Competition, JIN Jingchang/DONG Jianhong Urban Planning Education Fund, 2019
lOutstanding Student by the Planning Alumni Association of Nanjing University, 2017
lSecond Prize of the 15th Chinese Young Planner Paper Competition, Urban Planning Society of China, 2017
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Key Publications
lQiao Yibo, Li Yingcheng. Unpacking the Role of Relatedness in Technological Diversification in the US Metropolitan Statistical Areas. Industry and Innovation, 2025.
lQiao Yibo, Ascani Andrea, Morrison Andrea. External linkages and regional diversification in China: The role of foreign multinational enterprises. Environment and Planning A: Economy and Space, 2024.
lQiao Yibo, Wu Di. Relatedness, Complexity, and Regional Diversification in the European Union: The Role of Co-inventor Networks. Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie, 2024.
lQiao Yibo, Cortinovis Nicola, Morrison Andrea. MNE Spillovers and Local Export Dynamics in China: The Role of Relatedness and Forward-Backward Linkages. Eurasian Business Review, 2024.
lQiao Yibo, Morrison Andrea, Ascani Andrea, Breschi Stefano. Returnees and Innovation: Evidence from Chinese Publicly Listed Firms. Science and Public Policy, 2024.
lQiao Yibo. External Linkages, Innovation, and Regional Diversification. Utrecht: Utrecht University, 2023. (ISBN:978-90-393-7538-9)
lWu Di, Qiao Yibo (corresponding author). Interwoven spaces: How interactions in physical space facilitate knowledge exchange and market transactions in virtual space. Geoforum, 2024.
