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

• Econometrics 1 (CentER)
• RM in Economics: Thesis
• Statistics 1 for IBA
• Mathematical Analysis 2
• Introduction Econometrics
• Statistics for Econometrics
• Panel Data Analysis of Microec.Decisions

Recent publications

1. The added worker effect - Evidence from adisability insurance reform

   Bernasconi, M., Kantarci, T., van Soest, A., & van Sonsbeek, J.-M. (2024). The added worker effect: Evidence from adisability insurance reform. Review of Economics of the Household. Advance online publication.

2. Subjective inheritance expectations and economic outcomes

   Basiglio, S., Rossi, M. C., & van Soest, A. (2023). Subjective inheritance expectations and economic outcomes. Review of Income and Wealth, 69(4), 1088-1113.

3. 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), Article 006.

4. Pension communication, knowledge, and behaviour

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

5. 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 Ageing, 23, Article 100401.