ESB 2024: TOP20 most innovative Dutch economists (ESB Economenparade).

Netspar 2024:  Winne or Netspar Topiclity Grant “Lifetime mortgage combined with retirement”, with Casper van Ewijk, Marike Knoef and Jim Been.  

Netspar 2020: Netspar comparative grant “Private pension annuities out of savings or housing wealth? A comparative study of Italy and the Netherlands”.

Netspar 2019: Netspar Large Vision project “The effect of macroprudential policies on pensions and retirement preparation”. With S. Hochguertel. Project size: 500K.

Netspar 2016: Netspar Large Vision project “Uncertainty over the Life-cycle”. With R. Alessie and M. Knoef. Project size: 1000K.

President of the Italian Republic (2014): Knight in the Order of Knighthood of the Italian Star, “for supporting joint research between Italy and the Netherlands”.  

Netspar 2013: Netspar large vision project “A second and half Pillar for the self-employed”. Project size: 500K.

Netspar 2011: Pension Innovation Lab “Non-financial determinant of retirement” with D. van Vuuren and M. van Rooij. Project size: 250K.

National Academy of Social Insurance, Washington DC, 2005: Honorable Mention Winner of the John Heinz dissertation competition.