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
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.
Pereira, R.D., Rietveld, CorneliusA. and van Kippersluis, H. (2025). The Interplay between Maternal Smoking and Genes in Offspring Birth Weight Journal of Human Resources, 60(2):400--433.
Biroli, P., Galama, T., von Hinke, S., van Kippersluis, H., Rietveld, N. and Thom, K. (2025). The Economics and Econometrics of Gene-Environment Interplay Review of Economic Studies, :.
Belot, M., Kircher, P. and Muller, P. (2025). Eliciting Time Preferences When Income and Consumption Vary: Theory, Validation, and Application to Job Search American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, 17(1):130--170.
Koning, P., Lindeboom, M. and Godard, M. (2024). Application and Award Responses to Stricter Screening in Disability Insurance Journal of Human Resources, 59(5):1353--1386.
Discussion Papers
25-032/V - Gender and Performance in Collaboration: Evidence from Random Student Teams
Date: May 02, 2025
25-020/V - Labor Market Dynamics in a Highly Competitive Industry
Date: March 21, 2025
25-018/V - On Bogey Teams and Circular Triads: Psychological Factors in Team Performance
Date: March 14, 2025
25-019/V - Feedback, Confidence and Job Search Behavior
Date: March 14, 2025
25-014/V - Closing the Mismatch: Encouraging Jobseekers to Reskill for Shortage Occupations
Date: February 28, 2025
Upcoming events
Seminar
| Rotterdam | 12:00 - 13:00
Firms and Health
Vahid Moghani
- Brown Bag Seminars General Economics
Seminar
| Rotterdam | 12:00 - 13:30
Labor Facing Capital in the Workplace: The Role of Worker Representative
Thomas Breda (Paris School of Economics, France)
- Micro Seminars
PhD Defense
| Amsterdam | 17:00 - 18:30
Fertility and Family
Julius Ilciukas
- PhD Defense
Summer School
| Amsterdam | 09:00 - 16:00
Applied Public Policy Evaluation (CONFIRMED)
Faculty: Bas van der Klaauw and Pierre Koning
Summer School
| Amsterdam | 09:00 - 16:00
Gender in Society
Faculty: Klarita Gërxhani and Katharina Brütt
Academic Distinctions
June 14, 2025
Stanislav Avdeev wins Best Paper Award at the Annual Conference...
Stanislav Avdeev
May 19, 2025
Bastian Ravesteijn has been awarded NWO Open Competition SSH...
Bastian Ravesteijn
May 13, 2025
Stanislav Avdeev wins Best Paper Award at the CESifo/ifo Junior...
Stanislav Avdeev