Research in a Nutshell

This research by Elbert Dijkgraaf evaluates whether there are negative associations attached to the import of waste from an economic point of view.

Max Coveney and Matthijs Oosterveen focus on the effects of peer pressure in their research. How big is the impact of peer pressure on students and their lives?

Marcus Rösch elucidates on his research about whether beauty is a factor in voting decisions.

Kirsten Rohde, Professor at Erasmus School of Economics wrote an article for the Backbone Magazine on the intention-behaviour gap.

Associate Professor Anne Boring conducted research on effective policies for firms to increase the gender diversity in leadership positions.

Olivier Marie, Kyra Hanemaaijer and Marco Musumeci of Erasmus School of Economics looked into the effect of Ramadan observance on school exams.

Assistant Professor Matthijs Korevaar investigates to what extent fluctuations in the housing market result from changes in population and age structure.

Professor Dennis Huisman has developed mathematical models and algorithms to improve the railway operations during disruptions.

With a simple model Professor Philip Hans Franses of Erasmus School of Economics describes weekly box office revenues for 40 top movies in the USA.

The regional economic benefits of cruise calls in Rotterdam are much smaller than claimed by the city of Rotterdam and by Cruise Port Rotterdam (CPR).