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Bas van der Klaauw @basvdklaauw.bsky.social · 4h

Dat het systeem van toeslagen is vastgelopen betekent niet dat basisinkomen een goed idee is.

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Bas van der Klaauw @basvdklaauw.bsky.social · 3d

Yep. We actually have part-time PhD students at @economics-vu.bsky.social and we have arrangements supporting it.

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Tinbergen Institute @tinbergeninstitute.bsky.social · Feb 19

☀️ Summer Course Spotlight - Applied Public Policy Evaluation (July 7-11, 2025)

Early Bird Fee until April 15: tinbergen.nl/applied-publ...

Faculty: Bas van der Klaauw & Pierre Koning
@basvdklaauw.bsky.social @pierrekoning.bsky.social @vusbe.bsky.social

#EconSky #SummerSchool #TinbergenInstitute

Summer School Applied Public Policy Evaluation

Apply now: July 7-July 11, 2025 in Amsterdam, Zuidas

tinbergen.nl

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Economics, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam @economics-vu.bsky.social · Jul 14

🎙️Media Spotlight

Over the last weeks, several major media outlets featured research by our PhD student Sander de Vries on inequality of opportunity in the Netherlands.

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Bas van der Klaauw @basvdklaauw.bsky.social · Apr 16

Afgelopen dagen heb ik gecollecteerd voor Nationaal Fonds Kinderhulp. Zij zorgen ervoor dat kinderen die opgroeien in armoede het net I ets leuker en makkelijker hebben. Met veel plezier gedaan, vooral omdat bijna iedereen geeft en positief is. Zie kinderhulp.nl

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Bas van der Klaauw @basvdklaauw.bsky.social · Apr 9

💡 Tinbergen Institute Summer School in Applied Public Policy Evaluation

🎓 Joint with Pierre Koning

⏰ July 7 - July 11 in Amsterdam

💸 Early bird fee until April 15

🖊️ More information and registration at tinbergen.nl/applied-publ...

@tinbergeninstitute.bsky.social

Summer School Applied Public Policy Evaluation

Apply now: July 7-July 11, 2025 in Amsterdam, Zuidas

tinbergen.nl

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Bas van der Klaauw @basvdklaauw.bsky.social · Feb 19

Join the Summer School that @pierrekoning.bsky.social and I teach in July at @tinbergeninstitute.bsky.social

Tinbergen Institute @tinbergeninstitute.bsky.social · Feb 19

☀️ Summer Course Spotlight - Applied Public Policy Evaluation (July 7-11, 2025)

Early Bird Fee until April 15: tinbergen.nl/applied-publ...

Faculty: Bas van der Klaauw & Pierre Koning
@basvdklaauw.bsky.social @pierrekoning.bsky.social @vusbe.bsky.social

#EconSky #SummerSchool #TinbergenInstitute

Summer School Applied Public Policy Evaluation

Apply now: July 7-July 11, 2025 in Amsterdam, Zuidas

tinbergen.nl

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Bas van der Klaauw @basvdklaauw.bsky.social · Feb 11

Many interesting Summer Schools at Tinbergen Institute:

Applied Public Policy Evaluation

Economics of Blockchain and Digital Currencies

Economics of Climate Change

Foundations of Machine Learning

From Preference to Choice

Gender in Society

Sustainable Finance

tinbergen.nl/summer-school/

Tinbergen Institute Summer School 2025

An academically rigorous program and a highly interactive learning environment.

tinbergen.nl

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Bas van der Klaauw @basvdklaauw.bsky.social · Dec 17

Mathijs, kan het statiegeld ooit hoger zijn dan de productiekosten van een flesje? Zo ja, hoe voorkomen we dat een slimme ondernemer lege fleshes gaat produceren en inleveren?

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Bas van der Klaauw @basvdklaauw.bsky.social · Dec 8

Prior to the seminar Guido Imbens will have lunch with our Research Master students at Tinbergen Institute and in Business Data Science to tell them everything the international academic community in Economics. He will emphasize the importance of always asking questions.

businessdatascience.nl/home

Admissions are open - Research Master program in Business Data Science

A joint initiative of the schools of economics and business of Erasmus University Rotterdam, University of Amsterdam and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

businessdatascience.nl

Bas van der Klaauw @basvdklaauw.bsky.social · Dec 8

Wednesday December 11 at Tinbergen Institute:

We host Nobel Prize laureate Guido Imbens for a seminar “Estimating Causal Effect with Panel Data”.

For more information: tinbergen.nl/event/2024/1...

@tinbergeninstitute.bsky.social

Estimating Causal Effects with Panel Data

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Bas van der Klaauw @basvdklaauw.bsky.social · Dec 7

In December 12 the IMF will come to Tinbergen Institute to present itself to PhD students and (Research) Master students from Tinbergen Institute, Business Data Science and the VU Amsterdam.

tinbergen.nl/event/2024/1...

@tinbergeninstitute.bsky.social @vuamsterdam.bsky.social

IMF Presentation

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Bas van der Klaauw @basvdklaauw.bsky.social · Dec 6

At Tinbergen Institute we have a webinar for all BSc and MSc students that want to know more about an academic career.

Event
Title: Discover Your Path: Exploring Academic Careers
Date: December 12, 2024
Time: 14:00 - 15:00

For more details and registrering:

tinbergen.nl/news/1067/di...

Discover Your Path: Exploring Academic Careers - December 12, 2024

Are you a motivated bachelor's or master's student with a passion for economics and business? Are you curious about what lies beyond your current studies? Join our webinar on academic careers and...

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Tinbergen Institute @tinbergeninstitute.bsky.social · Nov 14

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...

Tinbergen Institute Job Market Candidates 2024-2025

Tinbergen Institute is proud to support our PhD students in successfully preparing for the academic job market and promote their work.

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Bas van der Klaauw @basvdklaauw.bsky.social · Feb 20

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

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Bas van der Klaauw @basvdklaauw.bsky.social · Dec 7

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 Nadine Ketel and supported by Tinbergen Institute.

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Bas van der Klaauw @basvdklaauw.bsky.social · Nov 13

New working paper out on the (Un)Importance of school assignment. With @nadineketel.bsky.social @hesseloosterbeek.bsky.social and Sandor Sovago.

Hessel Oosterbeek @hesseloosterbeek.bsky.social · Nov 13

We have a new working paper: “The (Un)importance of School Assignment”. 1/9
www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/wuizq...

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