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.
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.
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.
Discussion Papers
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
25-054/V - For What It's Worth: Outcome Bias in Managerial Decisions
Date: September 19, 2025
Upcoming events
Seminar
| Rotterdam | 12:00 - 13:00
Title to be announced
Miriam Wüst (University of Copenhagen, Denmark)
- Health and Labor Seminars
PhD Defense
| Amsterdam | 11:00 - 13:00
Working Under Pressure
Yang Zhong
- PhD Defense
Seminar
| Amsterdam | 16:00 - 16:45
Welfare effects of congestion in Luxembourg and the Greater Region
Raian Kudashev (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
- PhD Seminars
Seminar
| Online | 15:00 - 16:00
Title to be announced
Alex Imas (The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, United States)
- Research on Monday
Seminar
| Amsterdam | 15:30 - 16:30
Title to be announced
Martti Kaila (University of Glasgow, United Kingdom)
- Labor Seminars
Academic Distinctions
December 11, 2025
Max Coveney has been awarded an NWO Open Competition SSH XS grant...
Max Coveney
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