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.
\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.
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
25-057/V - Intergenerational Education Persistence: Evidence from Molecular Genetic Data
Date: September 26, 2025
25-054/V - For What It's Worth: Outcome Bias in Managerial Decisions
Date: September 19, 2025
25-055/V - Good Vibrations: Outcome Bias in Consumer Demand
Date: September 19, 2025
25-044/V - Reaching Marginalized Job Seekers through Public Employment Services: Experimental Evidence from Ethiopia
Date: July 25, 2025
25-032/V - Gender and Performance in Collaboration: Evidence from Random Student Teams
Date: May 02, 2025
Upcoming events
Seminar
| Rotterdam | 12:00 - 13:00
The Mental Health Cost of Cheap Mobile Data: Evidence from Around...
Robin Verbeek
- Health and Labor Seminars
PhD Defense
| Amsterdam | 10:00 - 12:30
Migrants and Multinationals: Essays on the Local Effects of Globalization
Lisa Timm
- PhD Defense
Seminar
| Rotterdam | 11:30 - 12:30
Persistent Global Growth Differences and Euro Area Adjustment:...
Robert Kollmann (Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium)
- Research on Monday
Seminar
| Amsterdam | 15:30 - 16:30
The Quality of School Track Assignment Decisions by Teachers
Matthijs Oosterveen (University of Lisbon, Portugal)
- Labor Seminars
Seminar
| Rotterdam | 12:00 - 13:00
Patient Choice of Hospital and Quality of Care: Evidence from...
Luigi Siciliani (University of York, United Kingdom)
- Health and Labor Seminars
Academic Distinctions
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