November 2014-April 2015: Tilburg University Social innovation grant, 28,000, applicant and project leader; (“Reducing household waste and improving separation of household waste flows via social influence”);
January 2014-December 2017: EU 7th Framework Programme, €351,000, co–applicant (with Sjak Smulders); GLAMURS: “Green lifestyles, alternative models and upscaling regional sustainability";
April 2012–April 2014: European Commission, 345,000, co–applicant (with Sjak Smulders and Reyer Gerlagh; ENTRACTE: "Exploiting the full potential of economic instruments to contribute to achieving the EU's greenhouse gas emissions reduction objectives for 2050” February 2012–February 2014: Amsterdam Global Change Institute research grant, €200,000, applicant and project leader (Economics of natural resilience to global change);
April 2010–April 2014: Knowledge for Climate research grant (Theme 7), €400,000; co-applicant and subproject leader;
January 2006–January 2010: NWO Evolution and Behavior, €385,000 (The co–evolution of renewable natural resources and informal institutions, and the implications for government policy design); applicant and project leader;
January 2001–January 2004: Fifth EU Framework, €150,000 (BIOECON: The Economics of Biodiversity Conservation); co–applicant and co–project leader (with T. Swanson, A. Kontoleon and E.H. Bulte);
August 2000–August 2004: NWO/NOVEM Energy Research Program, €600,000 (Stimulating the adoption of energy–efficient technologies in energy–extensive industries); co–applicant (with H.L.F. de Groot) and co–subproject leader (with W. van Groenendaal).
CONSULTANCY
Netherlands’ Ministry of Health (VWS), “The impact of various health insurance schemes on the demand for health care” E. van der Heijden, 2014-2015)
OECD, “Why is the Market Share of Sustainably Produced Products so small? Inferences from an Economic Experiment in the Netherlands”,
Netherlands’ Ministry of Internal Affairs (BZK), “Improving energy efficiency in homes: An experimental economics analysis”, €46,000 (with Jan Potters and Eline van der Heijden, 2012);
Knowledge for Climate, “Analyzing the barriers for climate adaptation investments”, €32,000 (2012-2013);
Ministry of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation (ELI), “The role of economics in nature conservation in the Netherlands”, invited lecture delivered October 12, 2011 (€3,000);
Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency, “Preferences for and behavior in sustainability issues”, 2009–2010, budget €200,000 (with E. van der Heijden, H. Vollebergh and K. Vringer);
Netherlands Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment (VROM), “Social Cost Benefit Analyses for Environmental Policy Making”, 2007, €60,000 (with A. de Zeeuw and R. in ‘t Veld);
Netherlands Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment (VROM) and Ministry of Economic Affairs (EZ), “Optimal Design of Investment Subsidies”, 2004, budget €100,000 (with R. Aalbers, E. van der Heijden, G. van Lomwel, J. Nelissen, J. Potters and H. Vollebergh);
Netherlands Ministry of Economic Affairs (EZ), “Assessment of the Effectiveness of the EET Program”, 2000, €5,000 (subcontractor).