Professor of Applied Economics (from 2016 - from 2020 part-time)
Erasmus School of Economics, Erasmus University Rotterdam
Erasmus Centre for Applied Sports Economics (ECASE)
e-mail: janvanours-at-gmail.com & vanours-at-ese.eur.nl
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0144-9956
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Favorite football club: Feyenoord
Short cv
Year - place of birth 1954 - Stellendam (Netherlands)
Education:
PhD Economics: Erasmus University Rotterdam (20-03-1986)
Master Economics: Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam (1977-82)
Master Mining Engineering: Technical University Delft (1971-77)
Fellow European Association of Labour Economists
Research fellow: Tinbergen Institute (Amsterdam/Rotterdam), CEPR (London), IZA (Bonn), GLO
Author at VoxEU
Editorial work:
Associate Editor Labour Economics (from 2006)
Associate Editor Journal of the Economics of Aging (from 2012)
Awards:
Hicks-Tinbergen medal - European Economic Association 1996; joint with Geert Ridder.
Economic Journal Referee Prize 2012
Journal of Health Economics Certificate of Reviewing Excellence 2013
Labour Economics Certificate of Reviewing Excellence 2013 and 2014
Previous positions:
Head Department of Applied Economics Erasmus School of Economics (2018-2023)
Professorial fellow University of Melbourne (2007-2023)
Professor of Labor Economics Tilburg University (1998-2016)
Scientific Director CentER (Jan 1 - July 4, 2001),
Head Department of Economics Tilburg University (1999-2000),
Director Tinbergen Institute (1994-1997)
Professor of Economics, Erasmus University Rotterdam (1994-1997)
Associate Professor of Economics, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (1988-1994)
Staff member Organization for Labor Market Research (OSA; 1983-88)
Staff member Scientific Council for Government Policy (WRR; 1978-83).
Previous editorial work:
Editorial Board Covid Economics (2020-2021)
Managing Editor De Economist (2010-2022)
Subject editor IZA World of Labor (Jan-July 2014)
Managing editor Economic Policy (2007-2012)
Associate editor Journal of the European Economic Association (2003-2008)
Co-editor Labour Economics (1999-2004)
Associate editor European Economic Review (2001-2004)
Editorial board CPB Report (1998-2003)
Previous academic duties:
Member of the Supervisory Board of SEOR; 2020-2023
Academic council Faculty of Economics and Management, University of Cyprus; 2020-2023
President European Association of Labour Economists; 2011-2014
President European Society for Population Economics 2009
Council European Society for Population Economics (2006-2010)
Board European Association of Labour Economists (1998-2004)
Member Economic Policy Forum (2001-2003)
Member Jury Hennipman prize (1997-2001)
Research Director Institute for Labour Studies (OSA; 1998-2005)
Advisory Research Board Danish National Institute of Social Research (2003-2013).
Member Expert Group for the Review of the Greek Labor Market: 2016; see: http://www.ypakp.gr/uploads/docs/9946.pdf
Book: The Economics of Imperfect Labor Markets (with Tito Boeri)
First edition 2008
Second edition 2013
