Subprogrammes:
Scholar, Population & Gender Economics, Social Inequality &
Direct Welfare Measurement
Programme director:
Prof.dr J. Hartog
Department: Economics
METIS code: uva/fee/res/hum/prog
JEL-classification:
I, J, L
VSNU-scores 1995-2000:
Quality: 3, Productivity: 4, Relevance: 4, Viability: 4
Website: www.ase.uva.nl/scholar
Starting date programme:
2001
11.1 MEMBERS OF THE RESEARCH GROUP AND RESEARCH IN FTES
Name Title Function
Total 2005 Total 2006 Total 2007 Total 2008 Dept. Funding Cornelisse-Vermaat, J.R. drs oz 0,00 0,00 - - AE 2 Dominguez Martinez, S dr ud - - 0,17 0,50 AE 1 Ewijk, R.J.G. drs phd - - - 0,00 AE 1 Ferrer-i-Carbonell, A. dr guest 0,00 - - - AE 1 Ferrer-i-Carbonell, A. dr oz - 0,84 0,67 - AE 2 Hartog, J. prof dr hgl 0,25 0,25 0,38 0,50 AE 1 Janys, L. dr guest - - - 0,00 AE 1 Jolivet, G. dr oz - 0,92 - - AE 3
Klaauw, B. van der dr guest 0,00 0,00 - - AE 1
Leuven, E. dr postdoc 1,00 0,90 0,90 0,60 AE 2 Maestri, V. dr oz - - 0,75 0,50 AE 3 Maximiano, S.M.S.N. msc phd 0,60 0,45 - - AE 1 Mazza, J. msc phd - - 0,50 0,60 AE 2 Naper, L. msc guest 0,00 0,00 - - AE 1 Oosterbeek, H. prof dr hgl 0,50 0,50 0,50 0,50 AE 1
Plug, E.J.S. dr postdoc 0,80 0,90 - - AE 2
Plug, E.J.S. dr hgl - - 0,90 0,45 AE 2
Plug, E.J.S. dr hgl - - - 0,25 AE 1
Praag, C.M. van dr uhd 0,31 - - - AE 1
Praag, C.M. van prof dr hgl - 0,25 0,25 0,25 AE/BS 1
Rønning, M. msc guest 0,83 0,17 - - AE 2
Rosero Moncayo, J.A. msc phd - - - 0,20 AE 1
Siemens, F.A von dr ud - - - 0,17 AE 1
Sloof, R. dr ud 0,50 - - - AE 1
Sloof, R. dr uhd - 0,50 0,50 0,50 AE 1
Sloof, R. prof dr hgl - - - 0,00 AE 1
Sluis, J. van der drs phd 0,60 0,40 - - AE 1
Stel, A.J. van dr oz - - - 0,21 AE 3
Valdenaire, M. dr oz - - 0,42 0,83 AE 3
Welie, E.A.A.M. van dr guest - - - 0,00 AE 1
IJsselstein, A. drs phd 0,58 0,60 0,20 - AE 1
Theeuwes, J. (ENCORE) prof dr hgl 0,30 0,40 - - AE 3
Name Title Function Total 2005 Total 2006 Total 2007 Total 2008 Dept. Funding Subprogramme TIER Booij, A.S. drs phd 0,60 0,60 0,20 - AE 2
Booij, A.S. dr guest - - - 0,00 AE 2
Groot, W. prof dr guest 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 AE 2
Haan, M. de msc phd 0,60 0,60 0,60 0,40 AE 2
Haan, M. de dr oz - - - 0,30 AE 2
Huang, J. msc phd 0,60 0,60 0,60 0,60 AE 2
Klaveren, C.P.B.J. van drs phd 0,60 0,30 - - AE 1
Klaveren, C.P.B.J. van drs guest - - 0,00 0,00 AE 1
Maassen van den Brink, H. prof dr hgl 0,50 0,50 0,50 0,51 AE 2
Mensink, J. dr guest - - - 0,00 AE 2
Webbink, D. dr guest 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 AE 2
Wolf, I.F. de dr guest 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 AE 2
Subprogramme Gender & Population Economics
Gustafsson, S.S. prof dr hgl 0,25 0,25 0,25 0,02 AE 1 Schreuder, K. drs phd 0,60 0,38 - - AE 2 Tijdens, K.G. dr oz 0,50 0,50 0,50 - AE 2 Tijdens, K.G. dr oz 0,30 0,30 0,30 - AE 1 Wetzels, C.M.M.P. dr postdoc 1,00 1,00 0,25 - AE 3 Yergou Worku, S. msc phd 0,60 0,15 - - AE 1
Subprogramme Social Inequality & Direct Welfare Measurement -
Cardoso, P. drs burs - - - AE 1
Cardoso, P. drs guest - AE 1
Ferrer-i-Carbonell, A. drs burs - AE 1
Odink, J.G. dr uhd 0,10 0,10 0,11 - AE 1
Praag, B.M.S. van prof dr hgl 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 CvB pm
Total 1st flow of funds 5,19 4,08 2,66 2,89
Total 2nd flow of funds 6,03 5,99 5,37 3,46
Total 3rd flow of funds 1,30 2,32 1,42 1,54
Total 1st f.o.f. excl. Ph.D.'s 2,21 2,18 2,46 2,69
Total all flows of funds 12,52 12,39 9,45 7,89
Ph.D. students 5,38 4,08 2,10 1,80
11.2 PROGRAMME DESIGN Mission
The Programme aims to improve the understanding of the economic role of human capital.
Motivation
Human capital is the key concept to describe, analyse and understand individual competencies in the labour market. They are vital for individuals’ welfare, for business performance and for aggregate economic performance. Understanding issues of definition, measurement, investment, obsolence, utilization and (market) valuation of human capital can contribute to a better understanding of the functioning of external and internal labour markets, and form the basis for solid advice on policy issues related to socio-economic questions of efficiency and distribution of economic welfare.
Techniques
Participants of the Programme apply techniques from microeconomics (including applied game theory), econometrics and experimental economics. The research orientation is both theoretical and empirical.
Subprogrammes and projects
In 2008, the program has been restructured. The Subprogram Comparative Gender and Population Economics was terminated; the program had been declining over time and with the departure of professor Gustafsson in February 2008, it became too small for continuation. Similarly, Social Inequality and Direct Welfare Measurement became too small and was also terminated.
SCHOLAR was succeeded by TIER. SCHOLAR, funded for many years by a large grant from NWO and then continued on internal FEB funding was highly successful, and TIER, Top Institute for Evidence
Based Education Research, started May 1, 2008, is a new recognition of the successful blend of scientific
quality and policy relevance. TIER is funded by a large 5-year grant from the Ministry of Education (and matching by participating universities), but the grant is fully administered by NWO. The Institute is joint with RU Groningen, RU Maastricht and CPB. Research will focus on the effectiveness of policy interventions in education.
Research in the Human Capital Program is focused on intergenerational transmission of inequality (Plug), on incentives, payment systems and internal organization of firms (Sloof), on entrepreneurship (C.M. van Praag), on immigration and on risk issues in schooling (Hartog). Van Praag’s work on entrepreneurship and schooling involves cooperation with the flourishing ACE, The Amsterdam Center of Entrepreneurship.
11.3 PROGRAMME EVALUATION
Human Capital continues to be a flourishing research program. Members generate a permanent flow of high quality research output and have a strong international reputation. Reputation is evident from invitations for (keynote) speeches, contributions to research volumes, journal guest editorship, and referee activities for the world’s leading journals. Research quality makes Human Capital attractive for visiting professors, post-docs and PhD students. Members are also frequently consulted on government policy issues (ad hoc and in institutions like Onderwijsraad (Education Council) and undertake commis- sioned research that fits their academic program. Within Human Capital, the focus on entrepreneurship is a growing activity, with increasing success. Within the Tinbergen Institute, labour economics is an active, lively research area, with substantial international exchange and Human Capital members play an important role here.
The relevance of research in the Human Capital program has drawn international attention, and there is active international cooperation. The emphasis on new methodological methods to detect causal effects of policy interventions has led to cooperation with government officials in Ecuador and with a large research program in health economics in Africa carried out by AIID (a joint institute of UvA and VU).
11.4 RESOURCES AND FUNDING
TIER is externally funded, with an earmarked grant from the Ministry of Education to NWO. All tenured researchers are now funded by FEB. One Ph.D. student is externally funded (NWO). Several visiting researchers participate in the program, without financial compensation. Researchers with external funding either have left or have switched to regular FEB funding.
11.5 OUTPUT
Key publications
Plug, E.J.S. & Vijverberg, W. (2003). Schooling, family background and adoption: is it nature or is it nurture? Journal of Political Economy, 111, 611-641.
Groot, W. & Maassen van den Brink, H. (2004). A direct method for estimating the compensating income variation for severe headache amd migraine. Social Science and Medicine, 58, 305- 314. Leuven, E. & Oosterbeek, H. (2004). Evaluating the effect of tax deductions on training. Journal of
Labor Economics, 22, 461-488.
Sloof, R., Sonnemans, J. & Oosterbeek, H. (2004). Specific investments, holdup, and the outside option principle. European Economic Review, 48, 1399-1410.
Hartog, J. & Zorlu, A. (2005). The effect of immigration on wages in three European countries.
Journal of Population Economics, 18, 113-151.
Parker, S.C. & Praag, C.M. van (2006). Schooling, Capital Constraints and Entrepreneurial Performance: The Endogenous Triangle. Journal of Business and Economic Statistics, 24, (4), 416- 431.
Forthcoming
Biesma, R., Pavlovka, M., Vaatstra, R., Van Merode, F., Czabanowska, K., Smith, T. & Groot, W. (2009.) Generic versus specific competencies of entry-level public health graduates: employer’s perceptions in Poland, the UK, and the Netherlands. Advances in Health Sciences Education.
Booij, A. & Van Praag, B.M.S. (2009). A simultaneous approach to the estimation of Risk Aversion and the Subjective Time Discount Rate. Journal of Economic Behavior and
Organization.
Furnee, G., Groot, W. & Maassen van den Brink.H. (2009). The health effects of education: a meta- analysis. European Journal of Public Health.
Groot, W. & Maassen van den Brink, H. (2009). The effects of education on crime. Applied Economics. Hartog, J. & Zorlu, A. (2009). How important is homeland education for refugees’ economic position in
The Netherlands ? Journal of Population Economics, 22 (), 219-246
Hartog, J. & Vijverberg, W. (2009). Characterising heterogeneity in labour demand, an analysis of the DOT data, Applied Economics .e-published Jan 10 2008
Hartog, J. & Zorlu, A. (2009). Ethnic segregation in The Netherlands. International Journal of Migration. Huang, J., Maassen van den Brink, H. & Groot, W. (2009). A meta-analysis of the effect of education on
social capital, Economics of Education Review.
Jacobs, B., Hartog, J. & Vijverberg, W. (2009). Self-selection bias in estimated wage premiums for earnings risk. Empirical Economics.
Oosterbeek, H. & Van den Broek, A. (2009). An empirical analysis of borrowing behaviour of higher education students in the Netherlands. Economics of Education Review.
Pavlova, A., Tsuacgrustas, A., Vermeaten, G. & Groot, W. (2009). Potential Bariers to the application of Multi-factor portfolio analysis in public hospitals: evidence from a pilot study in the Netherlands.
International Journal of Health Planning and Management.
Van Praag, C.M. (2009). Academic Entrepreneurship in Europe: A Different Perspective. In Acs, Z., Audretsch, D. & Strom, R. (eds) Entrepreneurship, Growth and Public Policy, Chapter 12 Cambridge: Cambridge University Press [A].
Human Capital 2008
1) Academic publications a) in refereed journals A 1
B 11 C 9 b) in other journals 5 c) book chapters A - B 2 C - Other 1 d) in proceedings Other 0 Total 29 2) Monographs A - B - C - Other 1 3) Ph.D. theses 1 4) Professional publications 5 5) Popular publications 32 6) Working papers 20 Total 88 3 1 21 Dissertations
De Haan, M. (2008, 4 December). Family background and children’s schooling outcomes. Universiteit van Amsterdam. [promotor prof. dr. E.J.S. Plug] [cat. I]
Academic publications (excluding publications in/of books) – refereed
A
Sloof, R.(2008). Price-setting power versus private information: An experimental evaluation of their impact on holdup. European Economic Review, 52, 469-486. [A]
B
De Clercq, D., Hessels, S.J.A. & Van Stel, A.J. (2008). Knowledge Spillovers and New Ventures Export Orientation. Small Business Economics,31 (3), 283-303. [B]
Dominguez-Martinez, S. (2008). In Defense of Boards. Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, 17(3), 667-682. [B]
Groot, W. & Maassen van den Brink, H. (2008). Health-adjusted life expectancy in Britain. Applied
Economics, 40, 1373-1386. [B]
Leuven, E. & Oosterbeek, H. (2008). An alternative approach to estimate the wage returns to private- sector training. Journal of Applied Econometrics , 23, 423-434. [B]
Leuven, E., Oosterbeek, H. & Roenning, M. (2008). Quasi-experimental estimates of the effect of class size on achievement in Norway. Scandinavian Journal of Economics (Special issue ′Economics of Education and
Human-Capital Accumulation′, A. Krueger and A. Björklund, eds.) [B]
Mueller, P., Van Stel, A.J. & Storey, D.J. (2008). The Effects of New Firm Formation on Regional Development over Time: The Case of Great Britain, Small Business Economics 30 (1), 59-71. [B]
Sloof, R. & Van Praag, C.M. (2008). Performance measurement, expectancy and agency theory: An experimental study. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 67(4), 794-809. [B]
Thurik, A.R., Carree, M.A., Van Stel, A.J. & Audretsch, D.B. (2008). Does Self-employment Reduce Unemployment? Journal of Business Venturing, 23 (6), 673-686. [B]
Van Praag, C.M. & Van Praag, B.M.S. (2008). First author determinants and the Benefits of Being Professor A (and not Z): An empirical analysis of non-alphabetic name ordering among economics authors. Economica, 75(300), 782-796 [B]
Van der Sluis, J., Van Praag, C.M. & Vijverberg, W. (2008). Education and Entrepreneurship selection and performance: a review of the empirical literature. Journal of Economic Surveys, 22(5), 795-841. [B]
Van Stel, A.J., &. Suddle, K.(2008). The Impact of New Firm Formation on Regional Development in the Netherlands. Small Business Economics, 30 (1), 31-47. [B]
C
Diaz Serrano, L., Hartog, J. & Skyt Nielsen, H. (2008). Compensating Wage Differentials for Schooling Risk in Denmark, Scandinavian Journal of Economics, Vol. 110, issue 4, 711-731
Furnee, C. W. Groot & H. Maassen van den Brink (2008), ‘The health effects of education: a meta- analysis’, European Journal of Public Health, 18, p. 417-421
Groot, W. & H. Maassen van den Brink (2008), ‘The Value of Health’, BMC Health Services Research, 8, p. 136
Hatzmann, J., Heymans, H.S.A., Ferrer-i-Carbonell, A. & Van Praag, B.M.S. (2008). Hidden consequences of success in pediatrics: parental Health Related Quality of Life. Results from the Care project. Pediatrics, November
Klaveren, C. van, Maassen van den Brink, H. & B.M.S. van Praag & (2008), ‘A Public Good Version of the Collective Household Model: An Empirical Approach with an Application to British Household Data’, Review of the Economics of the Household, 6/2, p. 169-191. [C]
Van Bilsen, P., Hamers, J., Groot, W. & Spreeuwenberg, C. (2008). The use of community-based social services by elderly people at risk of institutionalization: an evaluation. Health Policy, 87, 285-295. [C] Van Bilsen, P., Hamers, J., Groot, W. & Spreeuwenberg, C. (2008).Sheltered Housing compared to
independent housing in the community. Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences, 22, 265-274
Van Gelderen, M., Brand, M., Van Praag, C.M., Bodewes, W., Poutsma, E. & Van Gils, A. (2008). Explaining entrepreneurial intentions by means of the theory of planned behaviour. Career
Development International, 13(6), 539-559.
Van Praag, C.M. & Versloot, P. (2008). The economic benefits and costs of entrepreneurship. Foundations
and Trends in Entrepreneurship, 4(2), 65-154.
Academic publications (in/of books) – refereed
B
Golpe, A.A., & Van Stel, A.J. (2008). Self-Employment and Unemployment in Spanish Regions in the Period 1979–2001. In E. Congregado (ed.), Measuring Entrepreneurship: Building a Statistical System
(International Studies in Entrepreneurship series, Vol. 16). New York: Springer Science, 191-204. [B]
Hessels, S.J.A., & Van Stel, A.J. (2008). Global Entrepreneurship Monitor and Entrepreneurs Export Orientation’. In Congregado, E. (ed.), Measuring Entrepreneurship: Building a Statistical System (International
Studies in Entrepreneurship series, Vol. 16). New York: Springer Science, 265-278. [B] Academic publications (excluding publications in/of books) – non-refereed
Bosma, N.S., Van Stel, A.J. & Suddle, K. (2008). The Geography of New Firm Formation: Evidence from Independent Start-Ups and New Subsidiaries in the Netherlands. International Entrepreneurship
and Management Journal, 4 (2), 129-146.
Groot, W. (2009). Gezond gedrag bevorderd: samenvatting van het rapport van de werkgroep OBO preventie. Tijdschrift voor Gezondheidswetenschappen, 85, 411-412
Groot, W. & Maassen van den Brink, H. (2008). Begrenzen, prikkelen, Handhaven. Socialisme en
Democratie, vol. 5, p. 4, oct. 13
Jeurissen, P. & Groot, W. (2008). Een visie, twee speelwijzen. Zorgvisie, 38(5), 36-37.
Van Stel, A.J., Thurik, A.R., Verheul, I. & Baljeu, L.(2008). Entrepreneurship and Unemployment in Japan. Medium Econometrische Toepassingen, 16 (1), 18-23.
Academic publications (in/of books) –non-refereed
Plug, E. (2008). Zo vader, zo zoon. Oratiereeks. Vossiuspers UvA
Van Praag, B.M.S. (2008). Introduction to the New Edition of F. Berstein : The Social Roots of Discrimination : German title : Antisemitismus al seine Gruppenerscheinung (1928), 1-28,
Academic publications (working- and discussion papers)
Burke, A.E., Hartog, C.M., Van Stel, A.J. & Suddle, K. (2008). How Does Entrepreneurial Activity Affect the
Supply of Business Angels? EIM Research Report H200813. Zoetermeer: EIM Business and Policy
Research (a member of Panteia).
Burke, A.E.& Van Stel, A.J. (2008). The Entrepreneurial Adjustment Process in Disequilibrium: Entry and Exit
when Markets Under and Over Shoot, EIM Research Report H200809. Zoetermeer: EIM Business and
Policy Research (a member of Panteia).
Burke, A.E., Van Stel, A.J. & Thurik, A.R. (2008). Investigating Blue Ocean v. Competitive Strategy: A Statistical
Analysis of the Retail Industry, EIM Research Report H200801. Zoetermeer: EIM Business and Policy
Research (a member of Panteia).
Douhan, R. & Van Praag, C.M. (2008). Control and returns to education for entrepreneurs and employees
De Haan, M. (2008). The Effect of Parents' Schooling on Child's Schooling: A Nonparametric Bounds Analysis. Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper. Universiteit van Amsterdam
Folkeringa, M., Van Stel, A.J., Suddle, K. & Tan, S.Y.G.L. (2008). Measuring Business Dynamics Among
Incumbent Firms in The Netherlands, EIM Research Report H200816. Zoetermeer: EIM Business and
Policy Research (a member of Panteia).
Groot, W. & Maassen van den Brink, H. (2008). The value of health. BMC Health Services Research, 8, nr. 136
Hartog, J. & Zorlu, A. (2008). Employment assimilation of immigrants in The Nerherlands : Catching up and the irrelevance of education. Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper 2008-057-3
Hartog, J, Van Praag, C.M. & Van der Sluis, J. (2008). If you are so smart, why aren’t you an entrepreneur? Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper 2008-073-3
Hartog, J. & Zorlu, A. (2008). Employment assimilation of immigrants in The Nerherlands : Catching up and the irrelevance of education, IZA Bonn, 3534
Hartog, J,. Van Praag, C.M. & Van der Sluis, J. (2008). If you are so smart, why aren’t you an entrepreneur? IZA Bonn, 3648
Holmlund, H., Lindahl, M. & Plug, E. (2008). Estimating Intergenerational Schooling Effects: A Comparison of Methods. (August) IZA working paper series IZA DP 3630, Bonn Germany
Leuven, E., Booij, A.S. & Oosterbeek, H. (2008). The role of information in the take-up of student loans Mazza, J. & Hartog, J. (2008). Do they understand the benefits from education? Evidence on Dutch high school
students’ earnings expectations. Working Paper. Universiteit van Amsterdam.
Oosterbeek, H & Van Praag, C.M. (2008). The impact of entrepreneurship education on entrepreneurship competencies and intentions, Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper 08-038-3
Parker, S & Van Praag, C.M. (2008). Group status and entrepreneurship
Sloof, R. & Van Praag, C.M. (2008). The effect of noise in a performance measure on work motivation: A real effort laboratory experiment. Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper 08-074-1
Sloof, R. & Van Praag, C.M. (2008). The degradation of distorted performance measures: An application to residual income based measures like EVA. Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper 08-072-3
Sloof, R. & Sonnemans, J. (2008). The interaction between explicit and relational incentives: An experiment.
Wennekers, A.R.M., Van Stel, A.J., Carree, M.A. & Thurik, A.R. (2008). The Relation Between
Entrepreneurship and Economic Development: Is it U-shaped?, EIM Research Report H200824. Zoetermeer:
EIM Business and Policy Research (a member of Panteia).
Professional publications
Hartog, J. (2008). Participatie en circulatie. Economische Statistische Berichten, Dossier Werk in uitvoering, april. 93, 4533s-50-54
Van Praag, C.M. & Cardia F. (2008). Onderwijs en Ondernemerschap in Nederland, Entrepreneurship Update 4, ACE, Amsterdam, Amsterdam ISBN 978-90-78621-03-5
Van Praag, C.M. & Hoogendoorn S.M. (2008). Beta’s en Ondernemerschap (commissioned by FOM Fundamenteel Onderzoek der Materie)
Tsiachristas, A., Goudriaan, R. & Groot, W. (2008). De welvaartseffecten van innovatie
Economisch Statistische Berichten, 93(4530), 154-155
Popular publications
Groot, W. (2008). Columnist Financieel Dagblad.
Groot, W. (2008). Columnist Economisch Statistische Berichten Groot, W. (2008). Columnist Zorgvisie
Groot, W. (2008). Columnist Observant
Groot, W. & H. Maassen van den Brink (2008), Ser-advies ondoordacht, Zorgvisie, 7 mei 2008 Hartog, J. (2008, October). Liefde tot elke prijs? Zout, Corporate Magazine KPMG, p.34-42
Hartog, J. (2008, Herfst). Bevolkingspolitiek: Don Quichote tegen de windmolens, Christen Democratische
Verkenningen, pp. 141-147
Maassen van den Brink, H. (2008) Columnist Financieel Dagblad
Maassen van den Brink, H. (2008) Columnist Economische Statistische Berichten Maassen van den Brink, H. (2008) Columnist Zorgvisie
Maassen van den Brink, H. (2008), ‘Een tegenstrijdige, betweterige overheid’, Het Financieele Dagblad, 9 oktober 2008
Maassen van den Brink, H. (2008), ‘Sectorfondsen moeten bestaansrecht bewijzen’, Het Financieele Dagblad, 11 september 2008
Maassen van den Brink, H. (2008), ‘Health is wealth’, Zorgvisie, 1 september 2008
Maassen van den Brink, H. (2008), ‘Ideeën voor economische groei’, Het Financieele Dagblad, 14 augustus 2008
Maassen van den Brink, H. (2008), ‘Het falen van de bemoeizorg’, Het Financieele Dagblad, 17 juli 2 2008
Maassen van den Brink, H. (2008), ‘Mantellast’, Zorgvisie, 1 juli 2008
Maassen van den Brink, H. (2008), ‘Coherente willekeurigheid in de publieke sector’, Het Financieele Dagblad, 19 juni 2008
Maassen van den Brink, H. (2008), ‘Markmaffia bevordert kwaliteit op het werk’, Het Financieele Dagblad, 22 mei 2008
Maassen van den Brink, H. (2008), ‘Schotten’, Zorgvisie, 1 mei 2008
Maassen van den Brink, H. (2008), ‘NMa moet kritischer en strenger worden’, Het Financieele Dagblad, 24 april 2008
Maassen van den Brink, H. (2008), ‘Het grote rondpompen van geld’, Het Financieele Dagblad, 27 maart 2008
Maassen van den Brink, H. (2008), ‘Amerikaanse toestanden’, Zorgvisie, 1 maart 2008
Maassen van den Brink, H. (2008), ‘De professional op een voetstuk’, Het Financieele Dagblad, 28 februari 2008
Maassen van den Brink, H. (2008), ‘Opleiden zonder resultaat,’ Het Financieele Dagblad, 17 januari 2008 Maassen van den Brink, H. & W. Groot (2008), 'Bijsluiter moet begrijpelijker', Het Financieele Dagblad, 5
januari 2008
Maassen van den Brink, H. (2008), ‘Lang leve de WMO’, Zorgvisie, 1 januari 2008
Van Praag, C.M. (2008). Onderzoek nut van banenplan, NRC Handelsblad, opiniestuk, pp. 24-11 Van Praag, C.M. (2008). Training, column in Het Financieele Dagblad, p.14, 08-02
Van Praag, C.M. (2008). Jong geleerd…, column in Het Financieele Dagblad, p.14, 23-01 Van Praag, C.M. (2008). Cultuurverandering, column in Het Financieele Dagblad, p.12, 18-01 Van Praag, C.M. (2008). MKB laat groei lopen, column in Het Financieele Dagblad, p.14, 11-01 Van Praag, C.M. (2008). Prestatiebeloning, column in Het Financieele Dagblad, p.10, 04-01
Contributions to academic conferences, workshops and seminars
Booij, A.S. (2008, 2-5 July). Foundations and Applications of Utility, Risk and Decision Theory. Paper: A Parametric Analysis of Prospect Theory’s Functionals for the General Population, FUR Barcelona, Spain
Booij, A.S. (2008, 19-21 June). European Society for Population Economics. Paper: The role of information in the take-up of student loans, ESPE London
De Haan, M. (2008). COST Conference and training school; The evaluation of European labour market programmes, CREST, Paris, May 27-30
De Haan, M. (2008). 4th Conference of the Network: Economics of Education and Education Policy in Europe (EEEPE), University of Amsterdam, October 24-25
Hartog, J. (2008). Do students expect compensation for wage risk> Peking University, April 1
Hartog, J. (2008). Importing Talent? OECD/Dutch Authorities joint seminar on Managing highly skilled immigration, Amsterdam, June 18
Hartog, J. (2008). On schooling and risk, keynote address International conference on Economics of Education, Swiss Leading House Zurich, June 26
Hartog, J. (2008). If you’re so smart, why aren’t you an entrepreneur? Workshop on Innovation and entrepreneurship, University Rovira I Virgil, Reuss, Spain, July 3
Hartog, J. (2008). Risk attitude and wage growth, Honorary Conference for Niels Westergaard’s 60th Birthday, Nyborg, Denmark, August 21-22
Hartog, J. (2008). On schooling and risk, keynote address 2nd International Conference on Educational Economics, Athens, Greece, August 27-30
Hartog, J. (2008). Risk Attitude and wage growth: replication and reconstruction, EALE conference, Amsterdam, September 19-20(with S. Budria & A. Ferrer-i-Carbonell
Mazza, J. (2008, 20 September). Do they understand the benefits from education? Evidence on Dutch high school students’ earnings expectations. EALE Conference 2008. Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Plug, E. (2008 . EALE conference Amsterdam (September)
Plug, E. (2008). Intergenerational Mobility Workshop Edinburgh (June) Plug, E. (2008 ..Centraal Plan Bureau, seminar, The Hague (June) Plug, E. (2008). ESPE conference London (June),
Plug, E. (2008). University of Alicante, seminar (May);
Plug, E. (2008). Frontiers of Microeconometrics: Theory and Applications, Tokyo (March).
Sloof, R. (2008). Conference presentation, Conference on Human Relations, Reciprocity, and Incentives in the Workplace, Erasmus University, Rotterdam.
Sloof , R. (2008). Conference presentation, Meeting of the European Association of Labour Economists, Amsterdam.
Sloof, R. (2008). Seminar presentation at the SEO, Amsterdam
Van Praag, C.M. (2008). conference presentations at Babson conference,
Van Praag, C.M. (2008). conference presentation at ACE/Max Planck conference on the Cost and Benefit of Entrepreneurship in Amsterdam
Van Praag, C.M. (2008). invited seminar in Lisbon Instituto Superior Técnico, Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal
Van Praag, C.M. (2008). invited seminar in Antwerp, University of Antwerp, Belgium