Robert-jan de Rooij
Guestworker
- Name
- R.J.B. de Rooij MSc
- Telephone
- +31 71 527 2727
- r.j.b.de.rooij@fsw.leidenuniv.nl
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0001-9003-5124

Short CV
Robert-Jan is currently working on developing and validating a scale to measure financial inertia. This project aims to find out why people do not make financial decisions, when not doing so can often be seen as a poor decision in and of itself. Before starting this project, he completed the research master Social and Organisational Psychology and the master Methodology and Statistics in Psychology, and he worked as a data scientist at a municipality for close to two years.
Research
Robert-Jan is developing and testing a model for inertia in retirement decisions.
Guestworker
- Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
- Instituut Psychologie
- Soc., Econom. en Organisat Psych.
- Rooij R.-J. de, Dijk E. van & Zeelenberg M. (2025), Individuele verschillen in financiële inertie en pensioenbeslissingen: Een empirische studie onder Nederlandse respondenten no. 2025-04. Netspar Industry Paper. [working paper].
- Dijk E. van, Zeelenberg M., Bruine de Bruin W. & Rooij R.J.B. de (2023), What comes to mind when considering looking into and/or adjusting one’s pension: an empirical study among UK and US residents. Netspar Design Papers no. 231. Tilburg: Netspar.
- Cramwinckel F.M., Scheepers D.T., Wilderjans T.F. & Rooij R.J.B. de (2021), Assessing the effects of a real-life contact intervention on prejudice toward LGBT people, Archives of Sexual Behavior 50: 3035-3051.
- Putten M. van & Rooij R-J.B. de (2021), Wat is inertie?, Netspar Industry Paper Series: Design Paper 188: 4-38.