We are hiring! VU Amsterdam (Dept of Spatial Economics) seeks AP in Urban and Real Estate Economics. Research fit: (spatial) general equilibrium + reduced-form work on land/housing, commuting, amenities, local public goods. RT. #UrbanEconomics #AcademicJobs workingat.vu.nl/vacancies/va...

Ever wondered what housing value proxy for sales prices to use? Long story (in our @cesifo.org DP) short: Assessed values are good for quantification of QSMs. List prices better for hedonic valuation using panel identification. www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/pu... @hans-koster.bsky.social

🏡🏗️ Solutions for the Housing Crisis: Adding Floors ('optoppen') and Side Extensions ('aanplakken')? 🔹 On Housing Lab, we discuss the pros and cons of this approach. 🔹 Today on RTL News and RTL Z, I discuss this further, alongside real-world applications, see www.rtl.nl/nieuws/rtl-z...

📢 Today, we are launching the Housing Lab at the symposium on "Investing in the Public Housing Sector", organized with CPB. 🏡 Housing Lab provides research-based insights to support policy decisions on housing markets. 🔎 More information: housinglab.nl #HousingLab #PublicHousing #UrbanEconomics

Yesterday on BNR Radio: Minister for Housing, Mona Keijzer, aims to ease regulations on housing construction, particularly by streamlining procedures for inner-city development. However, I am afraid this adjustment will not deliver the 100,000 homes the government promised for 2025.

Our research on #cycling is featured in de Volkskrant, De Telegraaf, and other media today! 🚲 Our study (with Tijl Hendrich, Nicole Loumeau, and Jos Van Ommeren) highlights how cycling makes #cities denser, reduces #congestion, and boosts overall #welfare. #UrbanMobility #SustainableCities

In #publichousing systems rents are below the market level, implying a #rationing problem. How do you then ensure that you allocate housing to the person who values it the most? We study the #efficiency of the allocation in the Dutch public housing system in our Journal of Public Economics paper.

Join #HousingLab & #CPB on 19 March to explore investing in affordable housing and bridge the gap between research and policy. 🗓️ 13:00-17:00 📍 CPB, The Hague 🌍 Dutch 🇳🇱 Topics: - Rental sector investment - Housing construction Register: [email protected] #Housing #Policy

An article in @fd.nl discusses Egypt’s new capital, including my quotes on how agglomeration economies and amenities affect the success of this project. The new capital risks increasing inequality between rich residents in the new city and poorer people left behind in a dysfunctional metropolis.

Netherlands-based researchers are invited to the inaugural Dutch Urban Economics and Trade (DUET) Workshop, taking place on 16 April 2025 at Erasmus University Rotterdam. All sessions are conducted in English. You can register here (forms.gle/nbedkCQagGGU...), which is open until 10 March 2025.

This weekend, Het Parool featured a discussion of my work with Daron Acemoglu and Ceren Ozgen: industrial #robots contribute to increased wage #inequality in the Dutch labour market between skilled and unskilled workers, while having minimal impact on #unemployment.

A 3-year postdoctoral position is available, focusing on the economics of housing affordability. Applicants with exceptional quantitative skills and a PhD in economics are highly encouraged to apply. The position will be co-supervised by Jos van Ommeren and myself. (Application deadline: 31/12/24)

Yesterday, I had the pleasure of being a guest on the #JortcastXL, where I engaged in a thought-provoking discussion with Jort Kelder and Emilie Rademakers. Our conversation delved into topics such as digital nomads, skill sorting in cities, and the evolving nature of work in the modern era.