We are proud to have contributions from our own department: @nadineketel.bsky.social , Wendy Janssens, Ana Popovici, @tinarozsos.bsky.social, Alessandro Zona Mattioli and (who will soon be joining us this fall)!More information: tinbergen.nl/tinbergen-in...

This summer @econom.bsky.social and I organise a summerschool in Amsterdam with a great line-up, including Amanda Agan, Giovanni Mastrobuoni and Paolo Pinotti. Come and join us in - then hopefully sunny - Amsterdam. Early-bird fee until April 12!

Raad van Rechtspraak over hogere straffen voor Marokkaanse Nederlanders: ‘Staat haaks op waar onze organisatie voor staat’

Veel hogere celstraffen voor Marokkanen na moord advocaat

"Dat discriminatie in alle gelederen van de samenleving voorkomt [...] blijkt uit een gezamenlijk onderzoek [...] van de Universiteit van Gothenburg, de Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam en de Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam." NOS besteedde aandacht aan ons onderzoek naar vooroordelen in de rechtspraak:

🗞️ Vandaag in NRC: een interview met mij over ons onderzoek naar vooroordelen binnen de Nederlandse rechtspraak (met @nadineketel.bsky.social @econom.bsky.social)

Very happy to see this out. Joint with @kyrahanemaaijer.bsky.social and @econom.bsky.social

We are pleased to announce the 9th Potsdam PhD Workshop in Empirical Economics, which will be held September 24–25, 2025. The workshop aims to allow talented young researchers to present and discuss their research. For details and the CfP, follow this link: www.uni-potsdam.de/en/cepa/even...

Dutch academics, please share - replication games are coming to Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam on July 19! If you live in the Netherlands, or want a good reason to visit, come take a day to network, hone your skills, and potentially coauthor a paper. Registration: www.surveymonkey.ca/r/Replicatio...

This year, keynotes and compact courses are offered by: * Nadine Ketel (@nadineketel.bsky.social), * Giovanni Mastrobuoni, * Wladislaw Mill (@econmill.bsky.social), and * Sven Hoeppner. And our timing connects us smoothly to TWEC'25 (organized by @annabindler.bsky.social & @chtraxler.bsky.social).

📣 Attention PhD-candidates & early postdocs! We host the 2nd Freiburg PhD-Workshop on the Economics of Criminal Behavior: 22-24/09 at csl.mpg.de. 👩‍🏫📊🎓 Discuss ideas, network with leading experts, and present your research. Apply by 22/06 & spread the word! 🗣️👂 tinyurl.com/FRECB25

Welcome! We are dedicated to shaping the next generation of sharp, well-rounded thinkers, while conducting relevant and rigourous economic research. Follow us to: 👥 Meet the team 📚 Explore our latest research 🎓 Get Academic Updates 📸 Get a peek behind the scenes

We are thrilled to welcome Kyra Hanemaaijer as a postdoc to our department! www.gu.se/en/news/meet... @kyrahanemaaijer.bsky.social @profhjalmarsson.bsky.social

🥳 The 16th #TWEC Transatlantic Workshop on the Economics of Crime is coming to Berlin in 2025! 🎓 @chtraxler.bsky.social and I are excited to host the workshop on 26-27 September, with keynotes by Paolo Pinotti and Marie Rosenkrantz Lindegaard. ⏱️ Deadline to submit your papers: 02 May 2025! More👇

Happy to share that @annabindler.bsky.social & I will organize the 16th #TWEC Transatlantic Workshop on the Economics of Crime in Berlin. Save the date: 26-27 September 2025. CfP follows next month #econsky

With the kids in Den Haag. “Doe het niet”

LET'S GOOOOO

Maandag, 13.00 uur, Malieveld, Den Haag - demonstratie tegen de bezuinigingen in het Hoger Onderwijs. Ik ben er bij! @woinactie.bsky.social

📢 New working paper with @nadineketel.bsky.social and @econom.bsky.social ⚖️ We exploit a shock in minority salience to test the vulnerability of decisions in all stages of the Dutch criminal justice system to biases. 📈Sentence length for minority increases by 79% [🧵1/7]

European Economic Association @eeanews.bsky.social just arrived 🇪🇺 #Econsky

Introducing 2024-2025 Job Market Candidates of Tinbergen Institute! All candidates & their personal websites can be viewed on our website: tinbergen.nl/job-market-c...

I put together a quick starter pack of people working on crime! Let me know if you'd like to be added or removed!

Good news - we are hiring!! 🥳 Are you an Applied Microeconomist on the job market & interested in policy-relevant research on crime, labor & inequality? Come work with us @diw.de & join our new team in a vibrant research environment - right in the center of Berlin. (1/2)

More good news – more jobs! 🥳 Do you have a master’s degree in economics or in a related field, are interested in policy-relevant research on crime, labor & inequality and looking for a temporary research position? Join us @diw.de and work with us in our new department! (1/2)

Join us in Amsterdam in October to discuss your newest field experiment!

The "Field Days - Experiments Outside the Lab" workshop is in Amsterdam this year! Check out the call for papers and submit your paper by May 31. 🗓️ Oct 17-18, 2024 📍 Tinbergen Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands 📄 CfP: tinbergen.nl/event/2024/1...

The deadline (February 28) of COMPIE 2024 is soon. Join us in Amsterdam June 24-26! Call for papers: knowledge4policy.ec.europa.eu/sites/defaul... COMPIE 2024 conference - (COunterfactual Methods for Policy Impact Evaluation) Local organization joint with @nadineketel.bsky.social

The deadline for COMPIE is approaching (28 Feb)! Join us in Amsterdam for a great event, with keynotes Martha Bailey and @cdechaisemartin.bsky.social Local organization with @basvdklaauw.bsky.social & supported by Tinbergen Institute Call for papers: knowledge4policy.ec.europa.eu/sites/defaul...

Call for papers!!! COMPIE 2024 conference - (COunterfactual Methods for Policy Impact Evaluation) - Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam 24-26 June, 2024 Call for papers: knowledge4policy.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/… Local organization with Bas van der Klaauw and supported by Tinbergen Institute.

New working paper out on the (in)importance of school assignment, see my coauthor @hesseloosterbeek.bsky.social for a thread. Also joint with @basvdklaauw.bsky.social and Sandor Sovago!