Inclusive Prosperity and Equal Opportunities

Broad prosperity, in other words everything that people consider of value. In addition to material prosperity, it also encompasses issues such as health, education, living conditions and personal development. Our EUR scientists regularly conduct research on this topic.

Studio Erasmus - Researcher Daphina Misiedjan about climate inequality (in Dutch)

Daphina Misiedjan op de bank bij een interviewer.

Rotterdamlezing 2022 of Renske Keizer - Highlights

Happiness professor Ruut Veenhoven: "Whether something actually makes you happy is mainly a matter of trying it out"
81-year-old professor Ruut Veenhoven has been called the 'Godfather of Happiness Studies'. In an interview with Rijnmond, he looks back on his career.
- Monday 15 Jan 2024
- In the media
KidsRights Index: celebrating 10 years of making an impact on children’s lives worldwide
The annual KidsRights Index has become impossible for governments to ignore. Why is it that the league table has such an impact on children’s lives worldwide?
- Monday 16 Oct 2023
- General
A campus full of scientists-to-be during the Weekend of Science
Around 1,000 young researchers participated in workshops, a scavenger hunt and experiments during the first edition on our campus.
- Monday 9 Oct 2023
- General
NWO SGW Open competition grant for four researchers at Erasmus University Rotterdam
From diversity in leadership positions to platform workers and the parental burnout.
- Monday 15 May 2023
- General
Professor Lucas Meijs gives tips on getting started with volunteering
Many people want to volunteer, but feel a barrier to get started. How do you start it?
- Tuesday 2 May 2023
- In the media
New: tool for students to calculate actual study costs
The tool gives you an insight into what studying costs and the options for paying for studies.
- Wednesday 5 Apr 2023
- General
The abuse behind a cheap supermarket cucumber
Migrant workers often struggle in Dutch agriculture and horticulture. How can that be? Economist Karin Astrid Siegmann explains.
- Wednesday 22 Mar 2023
- General
The life of ghostworkers: doing online tasks from eight in the morning until eternity
You don't see them, yet they are present in your life every day: ghost workers. Professor Claartje ter Hoeven researches this invisible group.
- Friday 3 Mar 2023
- General
The Gross Volunteer Product of the Netherlands runs into billions
Professor of volunteering Lucas Meijs calculates for newspaper FD what volunteering brings to our country, and it runs into billions.
- Wednesday 14 Dec 2022
- In the media
Future generations at the centre of the 109th Dies Natalis
Resilient cities and societies for future generations were the focus of Erasmus University Rotterdam's 109th Dies Natalis.
- Wednesday 9 Nov 2022
- General

Bastian Ravesteijn

Bastian Ravesteijn - Assistant Professor Applied Economics at Erasmus School of Economics

We wanted to know to what extent opportunities for a good income are related to the family and the neighbourhood where children grow up.

Robby Roks

Dr. Robby Roks - Associate professor of Criminology, Erasmus School of Law

What ensures that at-risk youth do not end up in crime? We don’t know nearly as much about that yet, and that could be very useful information.

professor Frank van Oort

prof.dr. Frank van Oort - Professor of Urban and Regional Economics at the Erasmus School of Economics

Intangibles such as health, safety and clean air also contribute to the quality of life.

Professor Anne Gielen

Anne Gielen - Professor of Labour Economics and Policy at the Erasmus School of Economics

In short, I want to know: if father's or mother's benefits change, what are the consequences for the children and grandchildren?

Dynamics of Inclusive Prosperity

Working on sustainable prosperity

Erasmus Institute on Culture and Stratification

Research on Social conflits & group differences

Inclusive Prosperity and Equal Opportunities

Studio Erasmus - Researcher Daphina Misiedjan about climate inequality (in Dutch)

Rotterdamlezing 2022 of Renske Keizer - Highlights

Our experts on Inclusive Prosperity and Equal Opportunities

Happiness professor Ruut Veenhoven: "Whether something actually makes you happy is mainly a matter of trying it out"

KidsRights Index: celebrating 10 years of making an impact on children’s lives worldwide

A campus full of scientists-to-be during the Weekend of Science

NWO SGW Open competition grant for four researchers at Erasmus University Rotterdam

Professor Lucas Meijs gives tips on getting started with volunteering

New: tool for students to calculate actual study costs

The abuse behind a cheap supermarket cucumber

The life of ghostworkers: doing online tasks from eight in the morning until eternity

The Gross Volunteer Product of the Netherlands runs into billions