News and events of Tilburg School of Economics and Management
News
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Jean-Jacques Herings appointed as Professor of Quantitative Microeconomics
27th January 2022Tilburg University has appointed Prof. Jean-Jacques Herings as Professor of Quantitative Microeconomics in the Department of Econometrics and Operations Research at the Tilburg School of Economics and Management (TiSEM), effective March 1, 2022. Herings will carry out research in the field of economic theory and operations research.
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Call for applications: Research stay at ENGAGE.EU Think Tank
27th January 2022Are you looking for a platform where you can focus on your research and push your project forward together with fellow researchers? At the ENGAGE.EU Think Tank, you can exchange your ideas with new research groups, get together with long-standing colleagues, and learn from leading experts from industry, politics, and academia. This forum allows you to completely focus on a research project – away from everyday business. The ENAGAGE.EU Think Tank is at the University of Mannheim from 26 September to 2 October 2022.
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Netspar research: the new Dutch pension system delivers what it promises
18th January 2022The Tilburg University researchers examined the income effects at both the time of transition to this new scheme and in the longer run. The conclusion is that the new pension system does what it promises. The chance of higher pensions is much greater than the risk of a lower pension.
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Paper Els Gijsbrechts accepted for publication at the International Journal of Research in Marketing
13th January 2022The paper “The Dark Side of Innovation: How New SKUs Affect Brand Choice in the Presence of Consumer Uncertainty and Learning” by Els Gijsbrechts, co-authored with Bernadette van Ewijk, a former Tilburg PhD who is currently at the UvA and Jan-Benedict Steenkamp from UNC in Chapel Hill, has been accepted for publication at the International Journal of Research in Marketing.
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New publication: Online Academic Education: What to Keep and What to Drop?
13th January 2022The fourth volume in Tilburg Series in Academic Education has been published, entitled: 'Online Academic Education: What to Keep and What to Drop?' This issue examines the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic for education within our university.
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25th anniversary Centerdata: Interview with Arie Kapteyn and Marcel Das
13th January 2022Centerdata was launched twenty-five years ago. Since 1997, this independent non-profit research institute, established on the Tilburg University campus, has provided input for answers to research questions in the field of the Humanities and Social Sciences. There is a strong connection between Centerdata and Tilburg University. Time for an interview with founder Arie Kapteyn and curent director Marcel Das on Centerdata then and now.
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Tilburg School of Economics and Management ranks high in Economists Top 40
11th January 2022As in previous years, the researchers of the Tilburg School of Economics and Management (TiSEM) do well in the Economists Top 40. In the 2021 edition, Tilburg University ranks second, just like last year, after Erasmus University Rotterdam, and TiSEM takes the lead again in its output of high-impact articles.
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Four major European grants for Tilburg researchers
10th January 2022Prestigious grants from the European Research Council for four researchers at Tilburg University.
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Best Retail & Pricing Paper Award for Kristopher Keller
07th January 2022The 2020 publication at the Journal of Marketing Research by our former PhD candidate Kristopher Keller (currently working at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill), together with his two advisors, Inge Geyskens and Marnik Dekimpe on: “Opening the Umbrella: The Effects of Rebranding Multiple Category-Specific Private-Label Brands to One Umbrella Brand” just received the Best Retail & Pricing Paper Award from the AMA’s Retail and Pricing SIG.
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Paper Hans Haans accepted for publication in the International Journal of Logistics Management
07th January 2022The paper by Hans Haans (together with Néomie Raassens from the Eindhoven University of Technology and Shantanu Mullick from Coventry University) on: “Surviving the hectic early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative study to the supply chain strategies of food service firms in times of a crisis” has been accepted for publication at the International Journal of Logistics Management.
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Tilburg University to launch multidisciplinary expertise center on support for EU policy
16th December 2021Tilburg University will set up a Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence for European Values (CoEV) to more fully understand popular support for EU policy. Research, educational, and public events will be developed regarding six political domains, such as the new green deal, the digital society, and protecting democracy.
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The Crisis podcast: Kenny Meesters on corona as a humanitarian crisis
13th December 2021The Corona crisis must be approached as a humanitarian crisis. The fixed structures in the Netherlands are not suitable for a major cross-border crisis. We should not try to put a square peg through a round hole. That is the statement of Kenny Meesters, lecturer and researcher in crisis management at Tilburg University and active in international aid for the EU and United Nations.
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Just launched: The Emerging Market Retail Podcast
13th December 2021Prof. Jan Fransoo and Rafael Escamilla from Tilburg University and Camilo Mora-Quiñones from Tecnológico de Monterrey) initiated the The Emerging Market Retail Podcast. The first episode has just been released.
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Harald Benink: government's purchasing power picture no longer valid due to inflation
10th December 2021The ghost of inflation has started to haunt us again, the prices of energy and goods are rising rapidly. What should the government do? Prof. Harald Benink argues for a more active European stance by the government to reduce dependence of essential products on China.
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Social responsibility central theme of winners Tilburg University Challenge 2021
10th December 2021The Tilburg University Challenge 2021 has awarded all three prizes for the best business plan proposed by student teams to socially responsible ideas. During a livestream event on December 9th the Ideation Award went to Anouk van Anrooij and Daniel Gelsing for their healthy and fruity drink that is also sustainable. The Business Ready Award and the Audience Award went to Freek van Litsenburg, who, with Bigger Picture Clothing, sells clothing that is both sustainable in production and has a large social impact.
