Macroeconomics
Modern Macroeconomics is firmly grounded in the principles of economic theory and allows for heterogeneity, frictions and incomplete markets. A lot of the research is quantitative and uses micro data. Specific topics include: optimal taxation with climate change, public and private insurance with information frictions, understanding the implications of wage rigidities and labor market sorting.
Macroeconomics
Modern Macroeconomics is firmly grounded in the principles of economic theory and allows for heterogeneity, frictions and incomplete markets. A lot of the research is quantitative and uses micro data. Specific topics include: optimal taxation with climate change, public and private insurance with information frictions, understanding the implications of wage rigidities and labor market sorting.
Researchers in this field
Fellows and Faculty
Fellows and Faculty
PhD Students
PhD Students
Key Publications
Sloof, R., Beetsma, R. and Steinweg, A. (2026). Debt Ceilings with Fiscal Intransparency and Imperfect Electoral Accountability International Economic Review, 67(1):97--125.
Douenne, T., Hummel, A.J. and Pedroni, M. (2026). Optimal Fiscal Policy in a Climate-Economy Model with Heterogeneous Households Economic Journal.
Timm, L.M., Giuliodori, M. and Muller, P. (2025). Tax Incentives for Migrants with Mid-level Earnings: Evidence from the Netherlands American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 17(3):42--79.
Chen, Y. and Ward, F. (2025). Output divergence in fixed exchange rate regimes Journal of International Economics, 157.
Cai, X., Gautier, P. and Wolthoff, R. (2025). Spatial search Journal of Economic Theory, 224:1--18.
Discussion Papers
26-088/VI - Tariffs, Employment and the Balance of Trade
Date: October 29, 2026
26-085/VI - Does Easy Money Win Elections?
Date: October 23, 2026
26-083/VI - Austerity and Productivity: Evidence from Euro Area Regions
Date: October 20, 2026
26-084/VI - Competitive Search for Bundles
Date: October 20, 2026
26-081/VI - Sorting in a Market for Lemons
Date: October 02, 2026
Upcoming events
Seminar
| Rotterdam | 11:30 - 12:30
Transparency as Trade Policy: The Value of Advance Notifications...
Irene Iodice (Bielefeld University, Germany)
- Spatial International and Macroeconomics
Seminar
| Amsterdam | 16:00 - 17:15
Optimal Income Redistribution
Arpad Abraham (University of Bristol, United Kingdom)
- Macro Seminars
Seminar
| Amsterdam | 16:00 - 16:45
Understanding Gender Differences in Earnings Risk: The Role...
Cam M. Nghiêm
- Brown Bag Seminars General Economics, PhD Seminars
Seminar
| Rotterdam | 11:30 - 12:30
Title to be announced
Mohammed Mardan (Norwegian School of Economics, Norway)
- Spatial International and Macroeconomics
Seminar
| 13:00 - 18:00
7th Tinbergen Institute Public Economics Workshop
Spencer Bastani (IFAU / Uppsala University, Sweden), Anne Brockmeyer (World Bank), Albert Jan Hummel (University of Groningen), and Marko Köthenbürger (ETH Zürich, Switzerland)
Academic Distinctions
February 06, 2026
Igo Dobbe was awarded the Jan Brouwer Scriptieprijs 2026
Igo Dobbe
December 11, 2025
Aksel Erbahar has been awarded an NWO Open Competition SSH XS...
Aksel Erbahar
July 04, 2025
NWO Open Competition SSH M Grant
Maarten Bosker