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I am a tenured Assistant Professor at the Utrecht School of Economics at Utrecht University.
My primary research focus lies in labor economics. My current research projects study the labor market effects of technological change, job polarization, and occupational tasks.
In 2025, I was awarded an NWO VENI grant for my project BRIDGE: Bargaining Rights, Institutions, Digitalization and Generating Workplace Equality. In this project, I will study how collective bargaining agreements, which include provisions like training and layoff protection, influence firms’ technology adoption decisions and the impact of technology on workers. By analyzing all Dutch agreements since 2000 and linking them to firm and worker data, the project explores through causal analysis whether Dutch collective bargaining agreements can protect workers amid technological change. The results will offer practical recommendations for unions, employers, and policymakers for building a more inclusive, worker-friendly future of work.
I am an affiliated researcher of Boston University's Technology and Policy Research Initiative (TPRI) and a guest researcher at the Institute for Employment Research (IAB). Part of my research receives financial support by Instituut Gak.
I have held visiting positions at Boston University's Technology and Policy Research Initiative (TPRI) and the University of California Los Angeles / California Center for Population Research, and the University of Trier / Institute for Labour Law and Industrial Relations in the European Union.
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I am the coordinator of a new master one-year Master’s programme Economics and Data Analysis at Utrecht University. The aim of the program is to bridge the worlds of economic theory and data analysis. Students will learn to turn complex data into clear insights for real-world impact. We summarize the programme in a nutshell in this video. Applications for Non-EU students are open until April 1st, and for EU students until June 1st 2026.
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