Research in the domain of Economics and Management
Erasmus School of Economics and RSM Erasmus University.
Research in the sphere of economics, business economics and business administration is anchored in the research schools Tinbergen Institute (TI) and the Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), both officially accredited by the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW). The mission of the Tinbergen Institute is to conduct and promote fundamental and applied economics research. ERIM came into being as the result of a joint venture involving the schools of Economics and Management. The aim of its research is to make a contribution to scientific research that enables organisations to assess and improve their business processes and to perform in a profitable and responsible manner Both schools also participate in the research school for transport, infrastructure and logistics, (TRAIL).
The Rotterdam School of Economics conducts research in the sphere of the economy and econometrics.
Among the subjects covered by its research programmes are operations research, macroeconomics, marketing, and theoretical and applied microeconomics. On the occasion of the most recent research review, the EUR's incentives and efficiency programme and the industrial economics programme have been assessed as excellent, and its programme on the UMTS auction and government contracts was cited as an example to others.
RSM Erasmus University conducts research in the sphere of business administration and management.
Examples of the subjects covered by its research programmes are strategic management, operations research, logistics, information management and financial management. Its academic marketing programme was assessed on the most recent research review as being one of the strongest in the Netherlands, making major contributions to top international journals.
