Professor of Economics of Incentives and Performance
Full Professor Erasmus School of Economics Economics
- Location
- Burg. Oudlaan 50, Rotterdam
- Room
- E1-10
- Telephone
- 0104082159
- dur@ese.eur.nl
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Robert Dur is Professor of Economics in the Department of Economics at Erasmus University Rotterdam and a research fellow of the Tinbergen Institute, CESifo Munchen, and IZA Bonn. He held visiting positions at Bocconi Univerisity, the University of Munich, and the University of Vienna. His research interests include personnel economics, organizational economics, and behavioral economics. He works on both theory and empirics. Currently, he is undertaking a series of field experiments in companies and public-sector organizations on the effects of incentive pay and feedback on workers' performance and well-being. His work has been published in among others the American Economic Review, Economic Journal, Journal of Labor Economics, and Journal of Public Economics. He is an associate editor of the journal Economics of Governance.
- J. Delfgaauw, R. Dur, O.A. Onemu & J. Sol (2021). Team Incentives, Social Cohesion, and Performance: A Natural Field Experiment. Management Science, forthcomin.
- M.W.J.M. Buurman, J. Delfgaauw, R. Dur & R. Zoutenbier (2020). When Do Teachers Respond to Student Feedback? Evidence from a Field Experiment. Labour Economics, 65:101858. doi: 10.1016/j.labeco.2020.101858
- J. Delfgaauw, A.J. Dur & M. Souverijn (2020). Team incentives, task assignment, and performance: A field experiment. The Leadership Quarterly, 31 (3). doi: 10.1016/j.leaqua.2018.03.003 [go to publisher's site]
- A.J. Dur & H. Schmittdiel (2019). Paid to Quit. De Economist, 167 (4), 1-20. doi: 10.1007/s10645-019-09347-9 [go to publisher's site]
- A.J. Dur & M. van Lent (2019). Socially Useless Jobs. Industrial Relations, 58 (1), 3-16. doi: 10.1111/irel.12227 [go to publisher's site]
- A.J. Dur & B. Vollaard (2019). Salience of law enforcement: A field experiment. Journal of Environmental Economics & Management, 93, 208-220. doi: 10.1016/j.jeem.2018.11.011 [go to publisher's site]
- A.J. Dur & M. van Lent (2018). Serving the Public Interest in Several Ways: Theory and Empirics. Labour Economics, 51, 13-24. doi: 10.1016/j.labeco.2017.11.002 [go to publisher's site]
- C. Bradler, A.J. Dur, S. Neckermann & J.A. Non (2016). Employee Recognition and Performance: A Field Experiment. Management Science, 62 (11), 3085-3099.
- C. Bradler, A.J. Dur, S. Neckermann & J.A. Non (2016). Employee Recognition and Performance: A Field Experiment. Management Science, 62 (11), 3085-3099. doi: 10.1287/mnsc.2015.2291
- A.J. Dur & B. Vollaard (2015). The Power of a Bad Example - A Field Experiment in Household Garbage Disposal. Environment & Behavior, 47 (9), 970-1000. doi: 10.1177/0013916514535085
- A.J. Dur & J. Tichem (2015). Altruism and Relational Incentives in the Workplace. Journal of Economics and Management Strategy, 24 (3), 485-500. doi: 10.1111/jems.12099
- A.J. Dur & R. Zoutenbier (2015). Intrinsic Motivation of Public Sector Employees: Evidence for Germany. German Economic Review, 16 (3), 343-366. doi: 10.1111/geer.12056
- J. Delfgaauw, R. Dur, J.A. Non & W.J.M.I. Verbeke (2015). The Effects of Prize Spread and Noise in Elimination Tournaments: A Natural Field Experiment. Journal of Labor Economics, 33 (3), 521-569. doi: 10.1086/679670
- J. Delfgaauw, A.J. Dur, J.A. Non & W.J.M.I. Verbeke (2014). Dynamic Incentive Effects of Relative Performance Pay: A Field Experiment. Labour Economics, 28, 1-13.
- M. Dahm, A.J. Dur & A. Glazer (2014). How a Firm Can Induce Legislators to Adopt a Bad Policy. Public Choice, 159 (1-2), 63-82. doi: 10.1007/s11127-012-0016-z
- A.J. Dur & R. Zoutenbier (2014). Working for a Good Cause. Public Administration Review, 74 (2), 144-155. doi: 10.1111/puar.12183
- A.J. Dur & J.J. van der Weele (2013). Status-Seeking in Criminal Subcultures and the Double Dividend of Zero-Tolerance. Journal of Public Economic Theory, 15 (1), 77-93. doi: 10.1111/jpet.12010
- J. Delfgaauw, R. Dur, J. Sol & W.J.M.I. Verbeke (2013). Tournament Incentives in the Field: Gender Differences in the Workplace. Journal of Labor Economics, 32 (2), 305-326. doi: 10.1086/667996
- M.W.J.M. Buurman & A.J. Dur (2012). Incentives and the Sorting of Altruistic Agents into Street-Level Bureaucracies. The Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 114 (4), 1318-1345. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-9442.2012.01723.x
- M.W.J.M. Buurman, J. Delfgaauw, R. Dur & S. Van den Bossche (2012). Public Sector Employees: Risk Averse and Altruistic? Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 83 (3), 279-291. doi: 10.1016/j.jebo.2012.06.003
- A.J. Dur, J.A. Non & H.J. Roelfsema (2010). Reciprocity and Incentive Pay in the Workplace. Journal of Economic Psychology, 31 (4), 676-686.
- A.J. Dur & A. Glazer (2010). Editorial introduction. Economics of Governance, 11 (1), 1-2. doi: 10.1007/s10101-009-0072-0
- A.J. Dur & H.J. Roelfsema (2010). Social Exchange and Common Agency in Organizations. Journal of Socio-economics, 39 (1), 55-63. doi: 10.1016/j.socec.2009.07.011
- J. Delfgaauw & A.J. Dur (2010). Managerial Talent, Motivation, and Self-selection into Public Management. Journal of Public Economics, 94 (9-10), 654-660. doi: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2010.06.007
- A.J. Dur & J. Sol (2010). Social Interaction, Co-Worker Altruism, and Incentives. Games and Economic Behavior, 69 (2), 293-301. doi: 10.1016/j.geb.2009.10.013
- J. Delfgaauw & A.J. Dur (2009). From Public Monopsony to Competitive Market: More Efficiency but Higher Prices. Oxford Economic Papers, 61 (3), 586-602. doi: 10.1093/oep/gpn032
- A.J. Dur (2009). Gift Exchange in the Workplace: Money or Attention? Journal of the European Economic Association, 7 (2-3), 550-560. doi: 10.1162/JEEA.2009.7.2-3.550
- J. Delfgaauw & A.J. Dur (2008). Incentives and Workers: Motivation in the Public Sector. The Economic Journal, 118 (525), 171-191. doi: 10.1111/j.1468-0297.2007.02108.x
- A.J. Dur & A. Glazer (2008). The Desire for Impact. Journal of Economic Psychology, 29 (3), 285-300. doi: 10.1016/j.joep.2007.10.006
- A.J. Dur & K. Staal (2008). Local Public Good Provision, Municipal Consolidation, and National Transfers. Regional Science and Urban Economics, 38 (2), 160-173. doi: 10.1016/j.regsciurbeco.2008.01.005
- A.J. Dur & A. Glazer (2008). Subsidizing Enjoyable Education. Labour Economics, 15 (5), 1023-1039. doi: 10.1016/j.labeco.2007.09.002
- A.J. Dur & A. Glazer (2008). Optimal Contracts When a Worker Envies His Boss. Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, 24 (1), 120-137. doi: 10.1093/jleo/ewm037
- K.J. Beniers & A.J. Dur (2007). Politicians' motivation, political culture, and electoral competition. International Tax and Public Finance, 14, 29-54. doi: 10.1007/s10797-006-8878-y
- J. Delfgaauw & A.J. Dur (2007). Signaling and screening of workers' motivation. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 62, 605-624. doi: 10.1016/j.jebo.2005.04.017
- A.J. Dur & H.J. Roelfsema (2005). Why Does Centralisation Fail to Internalise Policy Externalities? Public Choice, 122 (3/4), 395-416. doi: 10.1007/s11127-005-5290-6
- A.J. Dur & O.H. Swank (2005). Producing and Manipulating Information. The Economic Journal, 115, 185-199. doi: 10.1111/j.1468-0297.2004.00965.x
- A.J. Dur, C.N. Teulings & T. Rens (2004). Should higher education subsidies depend on parental income? Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 20 (2), 284-397. doi: 10.1093/oxrep/grh016
- A.J. Dur (2001). Why do policy makers stick to inefficient decisions? Public Choice, 107 (3/4), 221-234.
- A.J. Dur (2001). Wage-setting institutions, unemployment, and voters' demand for redistribution policy. Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 48 (5), 517-531.
- A.J. Dur (2001). Explaining unemployment trends in the Netherlands. Journal of Policy Modeling, 23 (2), 161-168. doi: 10.1016/S0161-8938(00)00034-X
- A.J. Dur (2001). The credibility problem in unemployment insurance policy. Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics, 157 (4), 634-650. doi: 10.1628/0932456012974521
- O.H. Swank & A.J. Dur (2001). Why do policy makers give (permanent) power to policy advisers? Economics & Politics, 13 (1), 73-93.
- A.J. Dur (1999). Mismatch between unemployment and vacancies in the Dutch labour market. Applied Economics, 31 (2), 237-244.
- O.H. Swank, B.D. Peletier & A.J. Dur (1999). Voting on the budget deficit: comment. The American Economic Review, 1377-1381.
- A.J. Dur & O.H. Swank (1998). The role of governmental agreements in breaking political deadlock. European Journal of Political Economy, 14 (3), 561-572.
- A.J. Dur & J. Plantenga (1998). Arbeitszeitverkürzung in den Niederlanden - Entwicklungen in der Vergangenheit und Aussichten für die Zukunft. WSI-Mitteilungen, 51 (9), 607-614.
- A.J. Dur (1998). Arbeidsduurverkorting: wondermiddel of wanhoopsmedicijn? Tijdschrift voor Politieke Ekonomie, 20 (3), 78-94.
- A.J. Dur (1999). Arbeidsduurverkorting en overwerk. Economisch-Statistische Berichten, 84 (4187), 75-77.
- A.J. Dur & P.T. van der Schans (1999). Scheefgroei op de arbeidsmarkt? Economisch-Statistische Berichten, 84 (4216), 607-607.
- A.J. Dur (1998). De politieke economie van de arbeidsmarkt. Economisch-Statistische Berichten, 83 (4141), 177-177.
- A.J. Dur (1997). Creatief boekhouden. Economisch-Statistische Berichten, 82 (4120), 697-697.
- A.J. Dur (1997). Arbeidsduurverkorting en lonen in Nederland. Economisch-Statistische Berichten, 82 (4090), 71-73.
- A.J. Dur (1997). Uitkeringen, werkloosheid en inactiviteit. Economisch-Statistische Berichten, 82 (4104), 352-354.
- A.J. Dur & C.N. Teulings (2004). Are education subsidies an efficient redistribution device? In J. Agell, M. Keen & A. Weichenrieder (Eds.), Labor market, institutions and public regulation (pp. 123-161). Cambridge (MA): MIT Press.
- A.J. Dur & C.N. Teulings (2001). Onderwijs en inkomensverdeling. In R.H.J.M. Gradus, J.J.M. Kremers & J. van Sinderen (Eds.), Nederland kennisland? (pp. 163-179) Groningen: Stenfert Kroese
- A.J. Dur (2009). Motiveren, belonen en presteren in de publieke sector. Oratie (2009, oktober 8). Rotterdam: Erasmus Universiteit
- E. Kantorowicz-Reznichenko, R. Dur & C.W. Engel (2017). (Co)organized the bi-annual Workshop on Experiments at the Crossroads of Law and Economics.
- A.J. Dur (Ed.). (2017). Gedragseconomie en beleid; Koninklijke Vereniging voor de Staathuishoudkunde Preadviezen 2017. Amsterdam: ESB
- A.J. Dur (2000, februari 24). Political institutions and economic policy choice. Erasmus University Rotterdam (198 pag.) (Amsterdam: Thela - Thesis) Prom./coprom.: Prof.Dr. J.C. Siebrand.
Applied Microeconomics
- Title
- Applied Microeconomics
- Year
- 2020
- Year level
- bachelor 2, bachelor 2, pre-master, bachelor 2
Applied Microeconomics
- Title
- Applied Microeconomics
- Year
- 2020
- Year level
- bachelor 2, bachelor 2, pre-master
Topics in Behavioral Ec and Politics
- Title
- Topics in Behavioral Ec and Politics
- Year
- 2020
- Year level
- Master
Experimental Economics
- Title
- Experimental Economics
- Year
- 2020
- Year level
- Master
Seminar Recent Advances in Economics of
- Title
- Seminar Recent Advances in Economics of
- Year
- 2020
- Year level
- master
Economics of Governance
- Role
- Associate Editor
- Start date approval
- Jul/2012
Full Professor
- University
- Erasmus University Rotterdam
- School
- Erasmus School of Economics
- Department
- Economics
- Country
- The Netherlands
- Telephone
- 0104082159
