Research fields and publications

Tinbergen Institute offers a research master program in economics, econometrics and finance as well as PhD opportunities under expert supervision by research fellows, selected researchers with excellent track records.

Behavioral Economics

Behavioral economics uses experimental methods to better understand individual behavior and decision making by incorporating insights from psychology.

Complexity

Complexity research focuses on the analysis and empirical validation of behavioral models under “bounded” rationality of agents.

Econometrics

Econometrics studies statistical methods to learn from data, such as machine learning, causal inference, time series and panel data regression.

Finance

Finance is the field within economics that studies how financial frictions affect economic outcomes.

Empirical Microeconomics

Empirical microeconomics focuses on applied research in labor, health, education, crime, family, and development economics.

Macroeconomics

Modern macroeconomics considers heterogeneity, frictions and incomplete markets when describing the consequences of public policy.

Organizations and Markets

Organization and markets considers two-sided markets to study topics like regulation, incentives, innovation, productivity and mechanism design.

Spatial Economics

Spatial economics uses theory and empirics for policy-orientated research in urban economics, land use, transportation and sustainable development.

Requirements for Tinbergen Institute Candidate and Research Fellows

As part of its mission to stimulate research, Tinbergen Institute defines quality standards for researchers.

Publications

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