Erasmus School of Economics
Erasmus School of Economics

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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Master Open Day

Visit us on Saturday, 21 March 2026

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Bachelor Open Day

Visit us on Saturday, 3 October 2026

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Full lecture hall during Bachelor Open Day.

News

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Former MSc student Joshua Rooijakkers wins Jan Hemelrijk Award

The Dutch Society for Statistics and Operations Research (VVSOR) has awarded the Jan Hemelrijk Award to alumnus Joshua Rooijakkers for his master's thesis.
  • Tuesday 10 Mar 2026
  • General
Joshua Rooijakkers

Jens Klooster wins Willem R. van Zwet Award

Former PhD candidate Jens Klooster of Erasmus School of Economics, has been awarded the Willem R. van Zwet Award.
  • Tuesday 10 Mar 2026
  • General
Jens Klooster

Meet Ronald Huisman

Meet Ronald Huisman, Professor of Sustainable Energy Finance at Erasmus School of Economics
  • Monday 9 Mar 2026
  • General
Ronald Huisman in video Meet your Professor

Long-term impact of birth control access

Research of Olivier Marie suggests that religious beliefs can influence both the uptake of, and access to, the contraceptive pill.
  • Friday 6 Mar 2026
  • General

President of Estonia Alar Karis guest speaker at EFR Inspiration Days 2026

School association EFR of Erasmus School of Economics, is welcoming Alar Karis, the President of the Republic of Estonia on 9 April 2026 at Woudestein campus.
  • Thursday 5 Mar 2026
  • General
Alar Karis

‘Offshore wind isn't too expensive, we're looking at it the wrong way’

According to Ronald Huisman, the problem isn't just rising interest rates or higher construction costs.
  • Tuesday 3 Mar 2026
  • In the media
Ronald Huisman

Employees with health problems more likely to lose their jobs after private equity buyout

Incomes fall by almost 4% after a private equity buyout, with much larger losses for employees in poorer health, health and stress levels do not deteriorate.
  • Friday 27 Feb 2026
  • General
People sitting in office

Experts on taxation defend accrual-based capital gains tax in Box 3

Aart Gerritsen argues that the Netherlands should stick to an accrual-based capital gains tax as the core of the new Box 3 regime.
  • Friday 27 Feb 2026
  • In the media
Associate Professor Aart Gerritsen against a beige background

Decentralised approach to tackling inequality of opportunities may backfire

This argues Coen van de Kraats in a recent contribution to the Dutch economics journal ESB.
  • Thursday 26 Feb 2026
  • In the media
Portretfoto van Coen van de Kraats

Anne Gielen obtains an NWO Vici grant

Anne Gielen has been awarded a Vici grant worth up to €1.5 million by the Dutch Research Council (NWO).
  • Thursday 26 Feb 2026
  • General

Events

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Reviving Pseudo-Inverses for Large Dimensional Portfolio Selection

Nestor Parolya (TU Delft)
  • Thursday 12 Mar 2026, 12:00 - 13:00
  • Seminar
Campus Woudestein, showcasing the flags of the School's and Institutes.

Valedictory Lecture Prof.dr. M.N. (Martin) Hoogendoorn RA

Financial Reporting and Sustainability Reporting: Conflicting principles or a harmonious marriage? *
  • Friday 13 Mar 2026, 16:00 - 17:00
  • Valedictory lecture
Prod.dr. M. Hoogendoorne

Graph Joinings, Reversible Markov Chains, and Graph Isomorphism

Andrew Nobel (University of North Carolina)
  • Tuesday 17 Mar 2026, 11:30 - 12:30
  • Seminar
Image - Graph Statistics Stocks

AIC for many-regressor heteroskedastic regressions

Stanislav Anatolyev (CERGE-EI)
  • Thursday 19 Mar 2026, 12:00 - 13:00
  • Seminar

Master Open Day

Visit the Master Open Day at Erasmus University Rotterdam on Saturday 21 March 2026 and find the programme that suits you!
  • Saturday 21 Mar 2026, 10:00 - 16:00
  • Open day
Students sit in the lecture benches and listen intently.

Which Factors Drive Downside Risk in the U.S. Economy?

Christian Brownlees (LUISS Guido Carli)
  • Thursday 2 Apr 2026, 12:00 - 13:00
  • Seminar
American flag on a flagpole

Student for a Day International Bachelor Economics and Business Economics

Join an event with our students!
  • Wednesday 8 Apr 2026, 08:40 - 12:45
  • Student for a day

Erasmus Accounting Workshop

This event features the work of four researchers from top schools, and aims to foster and strengthen the network of scholars around the world.
  • Friday 24 Apr 2026, 09:00 - 21:00
  • Workshop
Campus Woudestein in the morning.

Labour in the Time of Digitalisation

Join us on April 30th for a one-day, interdisciplinary workshop on the challenges and possibilities that digitalisation presents for workers and organized labor
  • Thursday 30 Apr 2026, 09:30 - 18:30
  • Workshop

The Causal Interpretation of the AKM Estimand

Daniel Wilhelm (LMU Munich)
  • Thursday 7 May 2026, 12:00 - 13:00
  • Seminar
Campus Woudestein, showcasing the flags of the School's and Institutes.

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