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Rising inequality slows as more women in lower-income groups join the labour force 18 January 2024
Behind the relatively stable income inequality in the Netherlands, big changes have been happening. Income inequality has increased over the past 40 y...
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Compelling unemployed people to widen their job search is often counterproductive 17 January 2024
Unemployed people often need not only a financial safety net but also a stimulus to look for work. PhD candidate Heike Vethaak researched the effects ...
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A trademark for those who pay their taxes fairly? 18 September 2023
Rewarding good behaviour, instead of punishing it – a proven pedagogical method. Would it also work in tackling tax avoidance? This question sparked t...
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Helen Pluut involved in interdisciplinary initiative that is awarded a Kiem grant 15 September 2023
Leiden University has made available Kiem (seed) grants of €10,000 - an initiative for developing new interdisciplinary, interfaculty research partner...
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Egbert Jongen appointed Professor of Economics and Socio-Economic Policy 12 September 2023
Egbert Jongen is appointed Professor of Economics and Socio-Economic Policy at Leiden University from 1 November 2023. His expertise is in the field o...
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Richard Karlsson Linnér: ‘I expect a future where a genetic test will be as much a no-brainer as getting X-rayed.’ 07 August 2023
Assistant Professor Karlsson Linnér, who works at the Department of Economics, is one of the recipients of a Veni grant. His research on the accuracy ...
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Veni grants for 16 Leiden researchers 03 August 2023
Sixteen researchers at Leiden University are to receive a Veni grant from the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO). These awards off...
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Recipients Meijers Grants 2023 06 July 2023
At least six people are off to a good start of the summer, because they are the recipients of a Meijers grant. For the next few years, these researche...
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Funding for research on distribution of wealth in the Netherlands 28 June 2023
Heike Vethaak and Egbert Jongen from the Department of Economics of Leiden Law School have been commissioned by the Dutch Trade Union Confederation (F...
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Four Comenius teaching awards for Leiden lecturers 27 June 2023
Two lecturers from Leiden University have received a Comenius teaching award of 100,000 euros as part of the Senior Fellows programme. And a further t...
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Briitta van Staalduinen receives Best Dissertation Award from the American Political Science Association 22 June 2023
Assistant Professor Briitta van Staalduinen has received the Best Dissertation Award from the American Political Science Association, Section on Class...
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Kimia Heidary and Helen Pluut win Best Paper Award 01 June 2023
Kimia Heidary and Helen Pluut received the Best Paper Award at the Munich Summer Institute for their paper on consumer perceptions and personalized pr...
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GLOBTAXGOV team meets Inter-American Center of Tax Administrations 09 May 2023
On 15 March 2023, the GLOBTAXGOV team at Leiden Law School met with the Inter-American Center of Tax Administrations (CIAT) to explore opportunities f...
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Philippe van Gruisen receives KNAW grant for interdisciplinary research on (labour) migration from a broad perspective on societal wellbeing 04 May 2023
The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) has awarded a KNAW Early Career Partnership 2023 to Philippe van Gruisen for interdisciplina...
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Tirza Cramwinckel wins 2023 Research Prize 04 May 2023
Tirza Cramwinckel, Assistant Professor in tax law, has won one of the 2023 Research Prizes awarded by the Praemium Erasmianum Foundation.