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
Gerritsen, A., Jacobs, B., Spiritus, K. and Rusu, A. (2025). Optimal taxation of capital income with heterogeneous rates of return Economic Journal, 135(665):180--211.
Cai, X., Gautier, P. and Wolthoff, R. (2025). Spatial search Journal of Economic Theory, 224:1--18.
Chen, Y. and Ward, F. (2025). Output divergence in fixed exchange rate regimes Journal of International Economics, 157:.
Sloof, R., Beetsma, R. and Steinweg, A. (2025). Debt Ceilings with Fiscal Intransparency and Imperfect Electoral Accountability International Economic Review, :.
Timm, L., 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.
Discussion Papers
25-043/VI - Should Carbon taxes be Pre-announced? On Irreversible Investment, Real Options and Carbon Taxes
Date: July 25, 2025
25-030/VI - Sea Level Rise and Optimal Flood Protection under Uncertainty
Date: April 25, 2025
25-001/VI - Soft Landing and Inflation Scares
Date: January 08, 2025
24-071/VI - Corporate Legacy Debt, Inflation, and the Efficacy of Monetary Policy
Date: November 26, 2024
24-054/VI - Competitive search with private information: Can price signal quality?
Date: August 30, 2024
Upcoming events
Seminar
| Rotterdam | 11:30 - 12:30
Aging and Regional Fiscal Multipliers in the Euro Area
Florian van Genderen , , (brownbag seminar)
- Research on Monday
Workshop
| 09:00 - 18:00
De Nederlandse Economendag (NED)
Keynote: Stefanie Stantcheva (Harvard University, United States)
Seminar
| Rotterdam | 11:30 - 12:30
Title to be announced
Clement Ballet (Erasmus University Rotterdam), brownbag seminar
- Research on Monday
Seminar
| Amsterdam | 16:00 - 17:15
Title to be announced
Hélène Rey (London Business School, United Kingdom)
- Macro Seminars
Workshop
| Rotterdam | 13:00 - 18:00
5th Tinbergen Institute Public Economics Workshop
Arun Advani (University of Warwick, United Kingdom), James R. Hines jr. (University of Michigan, United States), Laurence Jacquet (CY Cergy Paris University), and Johannes Spinnewijn (London School of Economics)
Academic Distinctions
July 04, 2025
NWO Open Competition SSH M Grant
Maarten Bosker
January 06, 2025
Felix Ward obtains NWO Open Competition SSH XS grant
Felix Ward
November 01, 2024
Yao Chen has been awarded an NWO Open Competition SSH-XS grant....
Yao Chen