5 PhD Theses

• 901 - Capital and Markets for the Missing Middle: Essays on Impact Investing and Agricultural Value Chains in Developing Economies

  Author: Philipp Kollenda

  Supervisors: Remco Oostendorp, Peter Lanjouw

  Defense date: September 23, 2026

  University: Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

• 892 - Shaping The Next Generation: How Family and Policy Influence Human Capital Formation

  Author: Sander de Vries

  Supervisors: Nadine Ketel, Maarten Lindeboom

  Defense date: April 01, 2026

  University: Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

• 890 - Essays on the Economics of Second Chances: Causal Evidence from Schools, Prisons, and Families

  Author: Maddalena Totarelli

  Supervisors: Erik Plug, Giuseppe Sorrenti

  Defense date: March 20, 2026

  University: University of Amsterdam

• 888 - Advanced Methods in Personalization for Marketing Decisions

  Author: Hong Deng

  Supervisors: Bas Donkers, Dennis Fok

  Defense date: February 27, 2026

  University: Erasmus University Rotterdam

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• 887 - Working under Pressure

  Author: Yang Zhong

  Supervisor: Thomas Buser

  Defense date: January 30, 2026

  University: University of Amsterdam

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