Empirical Microeconomics
Empirical microeconomics focuses on applied research in labor, health, education, crime, family, and development economics. The focus is on explaining individual behavior and evaluating public policy using a broad range of microeconometric techniques. The aim is to estimate causal effects achieved by credible identification using large administrative datasets or carefully designed and executed randomized experiments.
Empirical Microeconomics
Empirical microeconomics focuses on applied research in labor, health, education, crime, family, and development economics. The focus is on explaining individual behavior and evaluating public policy using a broad range of microeconometric techniques. The aim is to estimate causal effects achieved by credible identification using large administrative datasets or carefully designed and executed randomized experiments.
Researchers in this field
Fellows and Faculty
Fellows and Faculty
PhD Students
PhD Students
Key Publications
Biroli, P., Galama, T., \Von Hinke\, S., \van Kippersluis\, H., Rietveld, \CorneliusA.\ and Thom, K. (2026). The Economics and Econometrics of Gene–Environment Interplay Review of Economic Studies, 93(1):144--180.
Belot, M., Kircher, P. and Muller, P. (2026). Do the Long-term Unemployed Benefit from Automated Occupational Advice during Online Job Search? Economic Journal, 136(673):184--206.
\van der Klaauw\, B. and Ziegler, L. (2025). A field experiment on labor market speeddates for unemployed workers Journal of Human Resources, 60(1):259--288.
\Dias Pereira\, R., Rietveld, N. and \van Kippersluis\, H. (2025). The Interplay between Maternal Smoking and Genes in Offspring Birth Weight Journal of Human Resources, 60(2):400--433.
Currie, J. and Zwiers, E. (2025). Medication of Postpartum Depression and Maternal Outcomes: Evidence from Geographic Variation in Dutch Prescribing Journal of Human Resources, 60(4):1093--1125.
Discussion Papers
26-005/IV - Psychological Pressure and Team Performance
Date: February 05, 2026
25-069/V - Has Poverty Decline in India Faltered Since 2011/12?
Date: December 11, 2025
25-066/V - School choice, school switching, and optimal assignment
Date: November 27, 2025
25-067/V - University as a Melting Pot: Long-term Effects of Internationalization
Date: November 27, 2025
25-057/V - Intergenerational Education Persistence: Evidence from Molecular Genetic Data
Date: September 26, 2025
Upcoming events
Seminar
| Amsterdam | 16:00 - 17:00
Value Dissonance at Work
Alexia Delfino (Bocconi University, Italy)
- Labor Seminars
Seminar
| Rotterdam | 12:00 - 13:00
Does Matching Contribution incentivize informal workers to participate...
Noelia Bernal (Universidad del Pacifico, Peru)
- Health and Labor Seminars
Seminar
| Amsterdam | 16:00 - 17:00
Disruptive Effects of Natural Disasters: The 1906 San Francisco...
Hanna Schwank (University of Bonn, Germany)
- Labor Seminars
Seminar
| Rotterdam | 12:00 - 13:00
Insurance Choice and Private Information: Does Knowing Lead to...
Jannis Stockel (London School of Economics, United Kingdom)
- Health and Labor Seminars
Workshop
| Rotterdam | 12:00 - 22:00
Using Sports in Economics and Management Research
David Forrest (University of Liverpool, United Kingdom), Carlos Gomez-Gonzalez (University of Lausanne, Switzerland), Jing Guan (Loughborough University, United Kingdom), Carl Singleton (University of Stirling, United Kingdom), Angelos Theodorakopoulos (Aston University, United Kingdom), Elisa de Weerd (Erasmus University Rotterdam & Radboud University)
Academic Distinctions
October 23, 2025
An NWO Vidi grant (€850,000) has been awarded to Carlos Riumallo...
Carlos Riumallo Herl
September 17, 2025
Stanislav Avdeev awarded a Doctoral Research Grant for his work...
Stanislav Avdeev
July 04, 2025
NWO Open Competition SSH M Grant
Anne Gielen,Esmee Zwiers