prof. dr. Marcel Das

Bio

Marcel Das has been the director of Centerdata since September 2000. He graduated (cum laude) in Econometrics / Statistics at Tilburg University and later received his PhD from the same university.

He worked as a researcher following his PhD and later as a senior research at CentER Applied Research – an institute for applied economic research affiliated with Tilburg University.

Marcel has led a large number of national and international research projects and published scientific articles in international journals in the field of statistical and empirical analyses of survey data and methodological issues in web-based surveys. He has been professor of Econometrics and Data Collection at the Department of Econometrics and Operations Research at the Tilburg School of Economics and Management since 2009. Currently he is member of several (inter)national scientific advisory boards of large-scale data infrastructures.

Expertise

Econometrics, Statistics, Survey Methodology, (Innovative) Methodology for Online Surveys, (Online) Panel Surveys, Survey Software, Linking Survey Data with Administrative Data, Project Management

Recent publications

1. Digital technologies and the future of social surveys

   Das, M., & Emery, T. (2023). Digital technologies and the future of social surveys. In J. Skopek (Ed.), Research Handbook on Digital Sociology (pp. 87-100). (Research Handbooks in Sociology series). Edward Elgar Publishing Limited.

2. Hoe gangbare veronderstellingen tot verkeerde conclusies kunnen leiden

   Das, M., & van der Velden, P. G. (2023). Hoe gangbare veronderstellingen tot verkeerde conclusies kunnen leiden. Centerdata.

3. The impact of pre- and post-trauma financial problems on posttraumati…

   van der Velden, P. G., Contino, C., Muffels, R., Verheijen, M. S., & Das, M. (2023). The impact of pre- and post-trauma financial problems on posttraumatic stress symptoms, anxiety and depression symptoms, and emotional support: A prospective population-based comparative study. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 96, Article 102714.

4. The prevalence of anxiety and depression symptoms (ADS), persistent a…

   Van der velden, P. G., Contino, C., De vroege, L., Das, M., Bosmans, M., & Zijlmans, J. (2023). The prevalence of anxiety and depression symptoms (ADS), persistent and chronic ADS among the adult general population and specific subgroups before and during the COVID-19 pandemic until December 2021. Journal of Affective Disorders, 338, 393-401.

5. Differences in mental health problems, coping self-efficacy and socia…

   van der Velden, P. G., Contino, C., Das, M., Leenen, J., & Wittmann, L. (2022). Differences in mental health problems, coping self-efficacy and social support between adults victimised before and adults victimised after the COVID-19 outbreak: Population-based prospective study. British Journal of Psychiatry, 220(5), 265-271.