Research
Research at the Faculty of Economics and Business is conducted within seven research programmes of the FEB research school FEBRI (FEB Research Institute). Staff of the department of Economics, Econometrics and Finance (EEF) participate in the research programme of the same name.
Our staff engage in both theoretical and empirical research across a wide range of topics in economics, econometrics and finance. The areas of specialization are listed below, along with the staff members whose primary expertise lies in each field.
EEF also hosts a seminar series where researchers from both the research programme as well as renowned guest speakers from all over the world present their work.
For further information, please reach out to the scientific director of EEF,
Prof. Viola Angelini.
Research units EEF
Business Ethics and Corporate Sustainability
Our staff members in (primarily) this field of research:
| Name | Function |
|---|---|
| Bruin, prof. dr. B.P. (Boudewijn) de | Professor |
| Corver, F.M., MA | |
| Fazzo Cusan, M. | PhD candidate |
| Grefte, J.A.M. (Job) de | Assistant Professor Business Ethics and Sustainability |
| Mees, prof. dr. R.A.J. (Roland) | Professor of Practice of Business Ethics |
| Ong, H.H. (How Hwee) | Guest Researcher |
| Phlippen, prof. dr. S.M.W. (Sandra) | Endowed Professor of Sustainable Banking (NVB financing) |
| Vecellio Segate, R. (Riccardo), Dr | Postdoctoral Researcher |
| Vergara Fernandez, dr. S.M. (Melissa) | Assistant Professor |
| Wit, J.R. (Juliette) de, PhD | Assistant professor |
| Zaal, dr. R.O.S. (Raymond) | Assistant Professor |
Development Economics
Our staff members in (primarily) this field of research:
| Name | Function |
|---|---|
| Chen, Y. (Yu), MSc | PhD student |
| Czura, K. (Kristina), Dr | Associate Professor |
| Dongen, E.M.A. (Lisa van Dongen) van, MSc | PhD student |
| Febriady, A. (Ade), MSc | PhD student |
| Geis, A. (Alexandra) | PhD candidate |
| Grobler, A.J. | PhD student |
| Hamilton, C.G. (Calumn), MSc | |
| Langley, M.G. (Madeline) | PhD candidate |
| Lensink, prof. dr. B.W. (Robert) | Professor; Vice dean research |
| Mueller, A.M. (Annika), Dr | Associate Professor (with ius promovendi) |
| Saxena, K. (Kritika), PhD | |
| Shimu, A. A., MSc | |
| Stein, C.L. (Claire), MSc | Ph.D. candidate in Development Economics |
| Treurniet, dr. M. (Mark) | Assistant Professor |
| Wakoya, A.G., BA | PhD student |
| Wang, G., M | PhD student |
Econometrics, Actuarial Science, Data Science and Mathematics
Our staff members in (primarily) this field of research:
| Name | Function |
|---|---|
| Beek, S.G.H. van | |
| Berg, prof. dr. G.J. (Gerard J.) van den | Professor |
| Boot, dr. T. (Tom) | Associate Professor |
| Brock, E.O. (Bert) de | Emeritus Professor Business Information Modelling |
| Chau, K.W. (Ki Wai), Dr | Assistant professor |
| Chen, J. (Junyu), M | PhD student |
| Elhorst, prof. dr. J.P. (Paul) | Emeritus Professor of Spatial Econometrics |
| Fu, J., PhD | |
| Iftime, O.V. (Orest), Dr | Associate Professor (Applied Mathematics) |
| Klooster, dr. J. (Jens) | |
| Kong, L. (Lingwei), Dr | Assistant Professor of Econometrics |
| Koning, prof. dr. R.H. (Ruud) | Professor by special appointment, sports economics (Mulierinstituut) |
| Kramer, dr. E.L. (Bert) | Lecturer |
| Méder, Z.Z. (Zsombor), PhD | assistant professor |
| Osterhaus, M.K. (Maximilian), Dr | Assistant Professor |
| Pen, M.D. (Michael), MSc | PhD Candidate in Econometrics |
| Stephan, L.S. (Lisa Sanna), PhD | |
| Vuuren, prof. dr. A.P. (Aico) van | Professor in Econometrics |
| Werd, M.L. (Martijn) de | PhD Student |
| Zhu, W. (Wei), Dr | Assistant Professor, a.k.a. "Rock" |
Economic History
Our staff members in (primarily) this field of research:
| Name | Function |
|---|---|
| Bolt, prof. dr. J. (Jutta) | Professor of Global Economic History |
| Brufal de Melgarejo, O.L.R., BA | |
| De Vicq de Cumptich, A.P.E. (Amaury), Dr | Assistant professor |
| Jong, prof. dr. H.J. (Herman) de | professor emeritus of Economic History |
| Malinowski, M. (Mikołaj), PhD | |
| Milionis, P. (Petros), Dr | Associate Professor |
| Onderišinová, B. (Barbora) | PhD Candidate |
Energy, Environmental, and Resource Economics
Our staff members in (primarily) this field of research:
| Name | Function |
|---|---|
| Chehber, N. (Nihal) | PhD student |
| Elgersma, S.J. (Simon) | |
| Heijmans, dr. R.J.R.K. (Roweno) | Assistant Professor |
| Masciandaro, C. (Carlotta) | PhD student |
| Mulder, prof. dr. M. (Machiel) | Professor of Energy Economics |
| Veenstra, drs. A.T. (Arjen) | |
| Zhu, L. (Lingxiu), MSc | PhD Student |
Finance
Our staff members in (primarily) this field of research:
Health Economics
Our staff members in (primarily) this field of research:
| Name | Function |
|---|---|
| Annibali, C. (Claudio), MSc | PhD candidate |
| Dijk, H.H. (Hermien), PhD | Assistant Professor of Health Economics |
| Francês de Matos Duarte Soares, drs. M. | |
| Kamminga, M.A. (Lies) | PhD Candidate |
| Kiernan, C.K. (Caitlin) | PhD Candidate |
| Mierau, prof. dr. J.O. (Jochen) | Professor Public Health Economics |
| Mills, M.C. (Melinda), Prof | Professor of Data Science & Public Health Policy |
| Muhamed, T.A.S., MSc | |
| Ooijen, dr. R. (Raun) van | Assistant professor |
| Pichler, S. (Stefan), PhD | Associate Professor |
| Scotti Bentivoglio, G. (Giovanni) | PhD Student |
| Shui, A. (Ailun), MSc | |
| Tort Carrera, A., MSc | |
| Vaart, A.J. (Jeroen) van der | Lecturer and Post-Doc |
| Viluma, L. (Laura), PhD | Assistant Professor of Health Economics |
| Voloshyna, A.O. (Anastasiia) |
Industrial, Behavioral and Experimental Economics
Our staff members in (primarily) this field of research:
| Name | Function |
|---|---|
| Haan, prof. dr. M.A. (Marco) | Professor Industrial Organization |
| Heijnen, dr. P. (Pim) | Associate professor |
| Hiddink, A.W.P. (Wim-Paul), MSc | PhD student |
| Oldeniel, dr. M.M. (Mark) van | PhD candidate |
| Péter, A.N. (Noémi), Dr | Associate Professor |
| Romensen, dr. G.J. (Gert-Jan) | Assistant Professor |
| Schippers, dr. A.L. (Anouk) | Assistant professor |
| Schoonbeek, prof. dr. L. (Bert) | Emeritus professor (by special appointment) of applied game theory |
| Soetevent, prof. dr. A.R. (Adriaan) | Full professor of Microeconomics |
| Swank, L.M. (Lotte), MSc | PhD candidate and Lecturer |
| Xu, Y. (Yan), PhD | Assistant Professor |
| Zwart, dr. G.T.J. (Gijsbert) | Associate Professor |
Labor, Household and Public Economics
Our staff members in (primarily) this field of research:
| Name | Function |
|---|---|
| Achou, B.J.P. (Bertrand), PhD | Associate professor |
| Alessie, R.J.M. (Rob) | professor emeritus micro-econometrics |
| Angelini, V. (Viola), Prof | Professor, Aletta Jacobs Chair |
| Bergemann, A. (Annette), Dr | Associate Professor, Rosalind Franklin Fellow |
| Groneck, M. (Max), Dr | Associate Professor(with Ius Promovendi) |
| Jansen, L.J. (Laura) | PhD Student |
| Kantarci, T. (Tunga), Dr | Post-doctoral researcher and lecturer |
| Marchesi, D. (Daniele), MSc | |
| Nieuwenhuis, A.C. | |
| Postepska, A. (Agnieszka), PhD | Associate Professor, Program Director BSc EOR |
| See, S.G. (Sarah Grace), PhD | Assistant Professor |
| Voorintholt, L. (Lieke) | PhD student |
| Yin, A. (Ao), MSc | PhD Candidate |
Macroeconomics, Monetary Policy and Political Economy
Our staff members in (primarily) this field of research:
| Name | Function |
|---|---|
| Berk, prof. dr. J.M. (Jan Marc) | Full professor money and banking |
| Jacobs, dr. J.P.A.M. (Jan) | Associate Professor (with ius promovendi) |
| Kwaak, dr. C.G.F. (Christiaan) van der | Associate Professor |
| Marinkov, V.V. (Viktor), Dr | Assistant Professor of Macroeconomics |
| Peng, Y. (David), PhD | Assistant professor; Programme coordinator BSc E&BE (Business Economics track) |
| Sterken, prof. dr. E. (Elmer) | Professor of Monetary Economics |
Public Sector Economics
Our staff members in (primarily) this field of research:
| Name | Function |
|---|---|
| Allers, prof. dr. M.A. (Maarten) | Professor of Economics of Sub-National government |
| Bieleman, M. (Martin), MSc | PhD Student |
| Hoeben, dr. C. (Corine) | Research Associate |
| Jong, D.M.O. (Dylan), PhD | Assistant professor |
| Toolsema-Veldman, dr. L.A. (Linda) | Researcher (COELO) |
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