prof. dr. Arthur van Soest

Bio

Arthur van Soest is professor of econometrics at Tilburg University since 1995. He also works for Netspar, coordinating their empirical micro research on financial well-being of the elderly, labour market issues of older workers, and pension savings and communication. Arthur has a PhD in econometrics from Tilburg in 1990, with studies on labor supply, minimum wages, and consumer demand. From 2003 until 2007, he had a (part-time) job at the RAND corporation in California, Arthur’s recent research focus on applied econometric studies on labour supply, time use, and retirement. economics of ageing, health, and well-being, risk attitudes and household savings and portfolio choices. He has published in many major journals in economics and statistics. He teaches several courses on introductory and advanced econometrics at the bachelor and master’s and research master’s level. He is editor in chief of Labour Economics, editor of Empirical Economics, and  coeditor of De Economist .

Expertise

economics of aging, applied micro-econometrics, empirical economics, labor economics

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Courses

• Mathematical Analysis 2
• Econometrics 1 (CentER)
• Panel Data Analysis of Microeconomic Decisions
• Introduction Econometrics
• Statistics

Recent publications

1. Subjective inheritance expectations and economic outcomes

   Basiglio, S., Rossi, M. C., & van Soest, A. (2022). Subjective inheritance expectations and economic outcomes. The Review of Income and Wealth.

2. Asking about social circles improves election predictions even with m…

   Bruine de Bruin, W., Galesic, M., Baath, R., de Bresser, J., Hall, L., Johansson, P., Strandberg, T., & van Soest, A. (2022). Asking about social circles improves election predictions even with many political parties. International Journal of Public Opinion Research, 34(1), [006].

3. Pension communication, knowledge, and behaviour

   Debets, S., Prast, H., Rossi, M., & Soest, A. V. (2022). Pension communication, knowledge, and behaviour. Journal of Pension Economics and Finance, 21(1), 99-118.

4. Joint retirement behaviour and pension reform in the Netherlands*

   Garcia, A. N., & van Soest, A. (2022). Joint retirement behaviour and pension reform in the Netherlands*. Journal of the Economics of Aging, 23, [100401].

5. Hoe de tevredenheid in het pensioenstelsel langzaam afbrokkelt

   van Dalen, H. P., Henkens, K., & van Soest, A. (2022). Hoe de tevredenheid in het pensioenstelsel langzaam afbrokkelt. Tijdschrift voor pensioenvraagstukken, (2), [14].