Jan van Ours - Curriculum Vitae#

Professor of Applied Economics Erasmus University Rotterdam, Professorial fellow University of Melbourne

Education: PhD Economics: Erasmus University Rotterdam (20-03-1986), Master Economics: Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam (1977-82), Master Mining Engineering: Technical University Delft (1971-77)

Research fellow: Tinbergen Institute (Amsterdam/Rotterdam), CES-Ifo (Munich), CEPR (London), CREAM (London), IZA (Bonn), GLO

Editorial work: Managing Editor De Economist (from 2010), Associate Editor Labour Economics (from 2006), Associate Editor Journal of the Economics of Aging (from 2012)

Academic duty: Member of the Centrale Plan-committee of CPB; from 2014

Award: Hicks-Tinbergen medal - European Economic Association 1996; joint with Geert Ridder. Economic Journal Referee Prize 2012. Journal of Health Economics Certificate of Reviewing Excellence 2013. Labour Economics Certificate of Reviewing Excellence 2013 and 2014

Previous positions:

• Professor of Labor Economics (1998-2016)
  
• Scientific Director CentER (Jan 1 - July 4, 2001),
  
• Head Department of Economics Tilburg University (1999-2000),
  
• Director Tinbergen Institute (1994-1997),
  
• Professor of Economics, Erasmus University Rotterdam (1994-1997)
  
• Associate Professor of Economics, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (1988-1994)
  
• Staff member Organization for Labor Market Research (OSA; 1983-88)
  
• Staff member Scientific Council for Government Policy (WRR; 1978-83).
  
  

Previous editorial work:

• Subject editor IZA World of Labor (Jan-July 2014)
  
• Managing editor Economic Policy (2007-2012)
  
• Associate editor Journal of the European Economic Association (2003-2008)
  
• Co-editor Labour Economics (1999-2004)
  
• Associate editor European Economic Review (2001-2004)
  
• Editorial board CPB Report (1998-2003)
  

Previous academic duties:

• President European Association of Labour Economists; 2011-2014
  
• President European Society for Population Economics 2009
  
• Council European Society for Population Economics (2006-2010)
  
• Board European Association of Labour Economists (1998-2004)
  
• Member Economic Policy Forum (2001-2003)
  
• Member Jury Hennipman prize (1997-2001)
  
• Research Director Institute for Labour Studies (OSA; 1998-2005)
  
• Advisory Research Board Danish National Institute of Social Research (2003-2013).
  
• Member Expert Group for the Review of the Greek Labor Market: 2016; see: http://www.ypakp.gr/uploads/docs/9946.pdf

Teaching: Labor Economics (Bachelor), Bachelor Honors Research Class (Bachelor), Research Topics in Health Economics (Master)