Erasmus School of Economics

Based in Rotterdam, the School has provided excellent education and produced excellent research for over a century
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Bachelor Open Day

Visit us on Saturday, 3 October 2026

Full lecture hall during Bachelor Open Day.

Master Open Day

Visit us on Saturday, 21 November 2026

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Economic Outlook Rotterdam 2026: City faces fundamental choices to future-proof its economy

Rotterdam's economy is entering a period of economic stagnation and structural change, this is one of the key findings of the Economic Outlook Rotterdam 2026.
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Skill gaps between non-Western migrants and natives shrink dramatically across generations

New research by Dinand Webbink provides encouraging evidence on the long-term economic prospects of non-Western migrants in Europe.
Dinand Webbink

Why multinational jobs pay off over the long run

Graduates who start their careers at multinationals often earn less than their peers at domestic firms. A decade later, those same workers earn up to 14% more.
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KidsRights Index 2026: Children increasingly targeted by armed conflict as global childhood obesity reaches epidemic levels

The report shows that progress in advancing children's rights is slowing or reversing across much of the world.
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Dating fraudsters gain your trust first, then your money

Dating fraudsters sometimes spend months building a fake relationship. 'Under the right circumstances, anyone can be vulnerable,’ explains Sophie van der Zee.
Sophie van der Zee

Hydration break advertising signals a lasting shift in global football

The introduction of advertising during World Cup hydration breaks is likely to become a permanent feature of international football, according to Thomas Peeters
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World Cup stadiums almost full despite high ticket prices, says sports economist Thomas Peeters

Despite criticism over record-high ticket prices, stadiums at the FIFA World Cup have proved to be almost completely full.
2026 World Cup Ticket prices

Additional parental leave most popular among middle-income groups

Additional parental leave in the Netherlands is strikingly underused by both low- and high-income groups, research by Coen van de Kraats shows.
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Strategic autonomy requires tailored policies by region and sector

The Netherlands and Europe need to align their strategic autonomy policies much more closely with the specific characteristics of individual regions and ...
Frank van Oort, Professor of regional and urban economics at Erasmus School of Economics

Student Jip Flinterman receives scholarship from Erasmus School of Economics alumnus

The award enables Jip to attend an intensive summer course at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).
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PhD defence Y. (Yadi) Yang

Motivated Retirement
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Identifying Multi-Hit Cancer Drivers Without Massive Parallelisation: A CP, MIP, and Column Generation Framework

Rick Willemsen (Singapore University of Technology and Design)
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Inaugural Lecture dr. C.A. (Niels) Rietveld

Talent and calling*
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EuHEA Conference 2026

The EuHEA Conference 2026 is set to take place in the vibrant and cosmopolitan city of Rotterdam, The Netherlands, from July 14 to July 17, 2026.
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Pre Academic Programme

Create a successful start of your Bachelor programme at Erasmus University Rotterdam!
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Bayesian Double Machine Learning for Causal Inference

Laura Liu (University of Pittsburgh)
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Policy Afternoon 'Tackling Place-Based Inequalities'

With presentations by Matthijs Korevaar, Sara Signorelli and Elisabeth Leduc.

FinEML Conference 2026

Financial Econometrics Meets Machine Learning
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Heuristics and Anchored Inflation: How do Different Types of Consumers Change Their Minds about Inflation?

Kevin Lee (University of Nottingham)
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Outrigger local polynomial regression

Richard Samworth (Cambridge)
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