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What is happening on the shop floor? Executive Board visits the Institute of Tax Law and Economics13 March 2025Each scientific institute has its own dynamics. The Executive Board is visiting the different institutes to find out what is going on there. On 11 Mar...
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Smarter rules on pensions could mitigate financial risks16 January 2025Pensions not tailored to the self-employed, working mothers with stagnant salaries and people unable to find work due to incapacity. Pim Koopmans was ...
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Two new bachelor's programmes in The Hague explore crucial societal themes08 October 2024Leiden University is expanding its educational offering in The Hague with two Dutch-taught bachelor's programmes: Economie & Samenleving and Cybersecu...
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In Memoriam professor emeritus Victor Halberstadt (1939–2024)16 September 2024It is with great sadness that we have learned that Professor Victor Halberstadt passed away on Friday 13 September 2024. He was Professor of Public Se...
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Lieke Beekers wins Young Economist Award 202430 August 2024On 28 August 2024, Lieke Beekers won the Young Economist Award 2024.
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Grant worth millions for research on the socio-economic impact of hydrogen transition17 July 2024A consortium including economists, psychologists and public administration scholars from Leiden University will study public acceptance of the hydroge...
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Income differences in the Netherlands: it’s not as equal here as you might think25 June 2024Egbert Jongen researches income inequality in the Netherlands. Where are the differences and what can we do about them? This Professor of Economics an...
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How can we get dads to work less and do more around the house?24 June 2024Would more dads work fewer hours if other dads decided to do the same? Would paid parental leave prompt them to do more around the house? How do socia...
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Migrants cost European governments less than their native-born citizens do29 May 2024Migrants are far less of a burden on the budget of European countries than is often thought. In many cases, they make a more positive contribution tha...
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KNAW grant awarded for ‘People-centered constitutional law’ research project09 April 2024Recently, Wim Voermans, Professor of Constitutional and Administrative Law, and Jaroslaw Kantorowicz, Assistant Professor at the Institute of Security...
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Half of Dutch households unable to make ends meet or pay large unexpected bills25 March 202469% of young Dutch people are struggling financially. They’re more likely to take risks by gambling, investing in cryptocurrencies or paying on credit...
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Rising inequality slows as more women in lower-income groups join the labour force18 January 2024Behind 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 counterproductive17 January 2024Unemployed 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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Egbert Jongen appointed Professor of Economics and Socio-Economic Policy12 September 2023Egbert 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 2023Assistant Professor Karlsson Linnér, who works at the Department of Economics, is one of the recipients of a Veni grant. His research on the accuracy ...