CV
Current Employment
Associate Professor of Economics / Universitair Hoofddocent 1
Faculty of Economics and Business
Universtity of Groningen / Rijksuniversiteit Groningen
Other positions
Lecturer - University College Groningen
Lecturer - University of Münster
Lecturer - FHR Lim A Po Institute for Social Studies
Member of the editorial board of the European Journal of Political Economy
Research affiliations
Previous positions
Coordinator of the Research Master in Economics and Business - SOM Graduate School - University of Groningen (2014-2016)
Lecturer - University of Freiburg (2015)
Assistant Professor of Economics - University of Groningen (2010-2015)
Post-doctoral Researcher - chair of Applied Macroeconomics - ETH Zürich (MTEC) (2009-2010)
Lecturer (Docent 3/4) - Faculty of Economics and Business - University of Groningen (2007-2009)
Researcher - project for the European Investment Bank / University of Groningen (2007-2009)
PhD. student - SOM Graduate School - Faculty of Economics and Business - University of Groningen (2003-2007)
Researcher (internship) - Centrale Bank van Suriname - (2002)
Research visits
CESifo Munich (2013)
University of Heidelberg (2012)
ETH Zürich (2006 / 2011 / 2012)
University of Konstanz / Thurgauer Wirtschaftsinstitut (2004)
Education
Ph.D. in Economics and Business - University of Groningen (2003-2008)
Doctoraal, Algemene Economie (drs.), honours, University of Groningen (1998-2003)
Voorbereidend Wetenschappelijk Onderwijs (VWO) - Kamerlingh Onnes College
Further Education/Workshops/Courses
NAKE, Netherlands Network of Economics, Graduate school (2003-2005)
Courses on: Monetary Policy; Technological Change; Empirics of Economic Growth; General Equilibrium Models; Political Economics; Econometric Methods
Workshop on Generational Accounting (by Laurence Kotlikoff)
Workshop on Empirical Strategies (by Joshua Angrist)
Workshop on Time series Econometrics (by Soren Johansen)
Workshop on Endogenous Growth Theory (by Phillipe Aghion)
Workshop on Panel Data Econometrics (by Badi Baltagi)
University of Groningen - Selected courses from the Msc. Econometrics (2003 - 2005)
George Mason University, Public Choice (Outreach conference)
Teaching education
Educational Leadership Program (2021 - 2022)
Senior Teaching Qualification (2017 - 2018)
University Teaching Qualification (2012)
Course: "Supervising Ph.D. Students" (2010)
Course: Basic Teaching Skills - UOCG (2009)
Workshop: "Solutions oriented interviewing skills" (2008)
Publications
List of publications can be found on the Research page. (link)
According to Web of Science, my work has been cited 646 times by 586 different articles. My H-Index = 10.
According to Google Scholar my work has been cited 2436 times. My H-Index = 19.
According to CitEc my work has been cited 826 times. My H-Index = 12
(last update, 14-2-2022)
Teaching
2022 Learning Community: de sociale winst van de dorpsondersteuner
2005 - present Macroeconomics (Undergraduate; text: Blanchard et al.; Mankiw)
2005 - present Political Economics (Articles)
2007 - 2013; present Public Finance (Undergraduate; text: Rosen and Gayer)
2019 Learning Community: Economists@Work
2018 Learning Community: Policy Research at De Nederlandsche Bank
2013; 2017 Statistics (Undergraduate; text: Moore et al.)
2016 -2017 Mathematics and Data Analysis (Undergradauate; text: Moore et al.)
2013 - 2016 Research in Economics and Business I - Presentation skills (Research Master)
2013 - 2016 Research in Economics and Business II - Writing skills (Research Master)
2013 - 2016 Research in Economics and Business III - Research Project (Research Master)
2015 The Economics of Political Instability (Graduate; Articles)
2012 - 2013 Empirical Macroeconomics (Graduate; Articles)
2007 - 2012 Advanced Political Economics (Graduate; Articles)
2007 - 2009 Econometrics and Research skills (Bachelor, text: Verbeek)
Ph.D. Student supervision
Shu Yu. Thesis: “Leaders, Regimes, and Political Instabilty”. Defended on: 27-11-2014.
Rasmus Wiese. Thesis: “Economic reforms and political ideology”. Defended on: 24-3-2016.
Maite Laméris. Thesis: “A new political divide? Political ideology and its economic implications”. Defended on: 14-2-2019.
Kailan Tian. Thesis: “Economic and environmental upgrading in an era of globalized and fragmented value chains." Defended on: 10-2-2022.
Harm Rienks. Thesis: "Does decentralization deliver?"
Oliver Herrmann. Thesis: "Behavioral voting models"
Bram Gootjes. Thesis: "Political economy of fiscal policy"
Refereeing for Academic Journals in Economics and Political Science
American Political Science Review
Bulletin of Economic Research
Constitutional Political Economy
Contemporary Economic Policy
De Economist
Defence and Peace Economics
Economic Systems
Economica
Economics & Politics
Economics Letters
Economics of Governance
European Economic Review
European Political Science
Empirical Economics
European Journal of Political Economy
European Journal of Political Research
International Review of Economics and Finance
FinanzArchiv/Public Finance Analysis
Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics
Journal of Macroeconomics
Journal of Money, Credit and Banking
Journal of Peace Research
International Journal of Sports Finance
Peace Economics, Peace Science and Public Policy
Public Choice
Regulation and Governance
Review of International Organizations
Scottish Journal of Political Economy
The Review of World Development
World Development.
Textbook reviewing: W.W. Norton publishers ; Macmillan education
Conference / summer school /seminar organization
Co-organizer of the PEG-DECH seminar of the Faculty of Economics and Business. 2019 - 2020
Workshop on the economics of identity and ideology. Centre for PPE, Groningen, 2018.
Conference: European Public Choice Society Meeting, Groningen, 2015
Summer school: Political Economics, 2014
Workshop: Beyond Basic Questions, Schiermonnikoog, 2012
Conference: Spring Meeting of Young Economists, Groningen, 2011
Workshop: Empirical Economics, Groningen, 2008
Invited Presentations
University of Groningen, Faculty of Economics and Business, Guest Lecture Bsc. course Labour Economics - "Taxi's, Tips, and Terror - February 2020.
WWU Münster, Münster, Germany - Turnout matters for referendum outcome: evidence from a natural experiment in the Netherlands. January 2020.
Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken / Provincie Groningen - "Evaluatie van de Dorpsondersteuner" - October 2019
University of Groningen - College Carrousel - April 2019
University of Groningen, Faculty of Economics and Business, Guest Lecture Bsc. course Labour Economics - "Taxi's, Tips, and Terror - March 2019.
OBS de Meander / University of Groningen, Faculty of Economics and Business, Guest Lecture for Groep 4 OBS Meander - "Wat is economie en wat is geld? - January 2019.
RUG, Faculty of Philosophy Winterschool: Freedom, Norms and Democracy - "The things they don't tell you about elections" - January 2019.
ProMemorie Congres, Groningen - "Hoe belangrijk is je identiteit?" - April 2018.
TedxGroningen - on Expressive (voting) behavior - October 2017
PVDA Groningen - on voter preferences during the general elections - April 2017
NIAS-KNAW, Wassenaar - on Expressive voting - March 2016
WU Wien, Vienna, Austria - on Political Survival and Political Leaders - April 2014
UNU-Merit, Maastricht University - on Economic growth accelarations - December 2013
CESIfo, Munich, Germany - on Political Survival and Political Leaders - January 2013
Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich, Guest lecture on Political survival and political leaders - January 2013
ETH Zurich / KOF Swiss Economic Institute, Zurich, Switerland - on Political Survival and Political Leaders - February 2012
University of Groningen - College Carrousel - on The economics of terrorism - April 2012
VVD/JOVD Groningen - on Markets and healthcare - April 2012
Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management, Brussels, Belgium - on Political leaders and economic growth - January 2011
WU Wien, Vienna, Austria - on Economic growth accelerations - June, 2010
University of Goettingen, Goettingen, Germany - on Market dominant minorities, globalisation and Ethnic Violence - December 2009
University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria - Market dominant minorities, globalisation and Ethnic Violence - October 2008
Universidad Internacional Menendez Pelayo, Seville - on business cycle synchronisation - November 2007.
ETH Zurich / KOF Swiss Economic Institute, Zurich, Switerland - on business cycle synchronisation - November 2006
(Other) Conference Presentations
2020. Public Choice Society Annual Meeting (Newport). European Public Choice Society Meeting (Lucern)
2019. Political Economy of Democracy and Dictatorship Conference (Münster), Public Choice Society Annual Meeting (Louisville), Workshop on Political Economy (Groningen)*, European Economic Association (Manchester)
2018. European Public Choice Society Meeting (Rome), Workshop on Identity and Ideology in Economics (Groningen)*
2017. European Public Choice Society Meeting (Budapest)
2016. Public Choice Conference (Ft. Lauderdale); NIAS-KNAW Workshop on Voting, Power and Decision-making (Wassenaar)
2015. International Conference on Macroeconomic Analysis and International Finance (Crete); Public Choice Conference (San Antonio); Political Economy of International Organizations (Berlin)
2014. European Public Choice Society Meeting (Cambridge); Workshop Beyond Basic Questions (Heidelberg); Spring Meeting of Young Economists (Vienna)
2013. European Public Choice Society Meeting (Zurich); Workshop on Institutions, Governance and Economic Development (Maastricht); Spring Meeting of Young Economists (Aarhus)
2012 World Congress of the Public Choice Societies (Miami); Spring Meeting of Young Economists (Mannheim); Nederlandse Economendag (Amsterdam)
2011 European Public Choice Society Meeting (Rennes)
2010. Workshop Beyond Basic Questions (Aarhus); European Public Choice Society Meeting (Izmir); Spring Meeting of Young Economists (Luxembourg); Workshop on Political Economy (Pontresina)
2009. European Economic Association (Barcelona); European Public Choice Society Meeting (Athens); Spring Meeting of Young Economists (Istanbul)
2008. CESifo area conference on Macro, Money and International Finance (Munich); European Investment Bank Conference of Economics and Finance (Luxembourg); European Public Choice Society Meeting (Jena); Jan Tinbergen European Peace Science Conference (Amsterdam); Ratio Colloquium for Young Social Scientist, (Stockholm)
2007. Crecimiento, comercio y politicas, macroeconomicas en la union europea (Seville); International Conference on Macroeconomic Theory and Policy (Rhethymno); Macroeconomic Research Meeting (Zurich); NAKE Day (Utrecht); World Congress of the Public Choice Societies (Amsterdam); SOM Ph.D Conference (Groningen); European Economic Association (Budapest)
2006. European Public Choice Society Meeting (Turku); NAKE Day (Utrecht); SOM Ph.D Conference (Groningen); Workshop on Political Economy (Silvaplana)
2005. European Public Choice Society Meeting (Durham); NAKE Day (Utrecht); SOM Ph.D. Conference (Groningen); International Conference on Macroeconomic Theory and Policy (Rhethymno); Workshop on Political Economy (Silvaplana).
2004. European Public Choice Society Meeting (Berlin)*; SOM Ph.D Conference (Groningen)
* Conference participation, but work presented by co-author
Committees/boards
Member of the scientific committee of the Nederlandse Economendag 2019.
Member of the Editorial Board of the European Journal of Political Economy (2018-2021)
Member of FEB Lab Committee - Faculty of Economics and Business - University of Groningen (2017 - 2019)
Member of Focus Group Continuing Professional Development - University of Groningen (2017)
Treasurer / board member of GVAV Rapiditas Triathlon (2013-2015)
Member of the Faculty Council - Faculty of Economics and Business - University of Groningen (2011-2015)
President of the Spring Meeting of Young Economists / European Association of Young Economists (2011-2013)
Board member of the European Public Choice Society (2010-2013)
Awards
Gratama subsidy for Learning Community: de sociale winst van de dorpsondersteuner - 2021
Fellowship for Innovation of Teaching award, University of Groningen - 2016
Outstanding Junior Researcher Award, SOM Graduate School - 2012
Fellow of Ubbo Emmius Colleghie, Groningen - 2011
Best Paper Award, RATIO Colloquium, Stockholm - 2008
Teacher of the semester, semester 1. 2007-2008, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Groningen.
Nutt cake award - Silvaplana Workshop on Political Economy - 2006
Nominations / honours
2020 Top 5 teacher Macroeconomics for Pre-Msc. (RUG/FEB)
2019 Top 5 teacher Macroeconomics for Pre-Msc. (RUG/FEB)
2018 Top 5 teacher Macroeconomics for Pre-Msc. (RUG/FEB)
2016 Top 5 teacher Research in Economics and Business II, (RUG/FEB)
2016 Top 5 teacher: Research in Economics and Business III, (RUG/FEB)
2014 Nomination Willem F. Duisenberg Fellowship Prize - NIAS/KNAW
2014 Top 5 teacher: Research in Economics and Business II, (RUG/FEB)
2014 Top 5 teacher: Research in Economics and Business I, (RUG/FEB)
Shortlisted ESB Prize 2012 - Nederlandse Economen Dag.
2012 Top 5 teacher: Public Finance, (RUG/FEB)
Runner-up “Outstanding Junior Researcher Award, 2011”, SOM Research School, University of Groningen.
Runner-up “Outstanding Junior Researcher Award, 2010”, SOM Research School, University of Groningen.
Nomination best paper award Spring Meeting of Young Economists 2010. (shortlisted last 7)
Nomination “Teacher of the Year Award”, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Groningen 2007-2008 (shortlisted last 5).
Runner-up Wicksell Prize Competition, EPCS Annual Meeting 2008, Jena, Germany.
2008 Nominee for the Teacher of the year award, (FEB)
2007 Best teacher of the semester, (FEB)
Miscellaneous
Speaker coach - TedX Youth Groningen (2018 - )
Columnist of Dutch Triathlon Magazines "Triathlon Sport" & "Transition" (2013-2017)
Certified Youth Soccer Coach (KNVB Academie, 1999)
Proud daddy of Enora & Vigo!!!