Utrecht University School of Economics
Wiljan van den Berge
Assistant Professor of Economics. I study labour markets, technology, and social insurance — using Dutch administrative microdata and causal research designs to answer what happens to workers when work changes.

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All research →Domestic Outsourcing and Worker Outcomes: Evidence from Staffing Firms
Maarten Goos, Anna Salomons, Bas Scheer, Wiljan van den Berge
R&R, Review of Economics and Statistics · 2025
What Happens to Workers at Firms that Automate?
James Bessen, Maarten Goos, Anna Salomons, Wiljan van den Berge
Review of Economics and Statistics 107(1), 125–141 · 2025
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Technological Change, Job Loss and Disability Insurance
Wiljan van den Berge, Bram Wouterse
2026
Domestic Outsourcing and Worker Outcomes: Evidence from Staffing Firms
Maarten Goos, Anna Salomons, Bas Scheer, Wiljan van den Berge
R&R, Review of Economics and Statistics · 2025
The Effect of Adverse Life-Events on Income Trajectories
Simon Rabaté, Maxime Tô, Julie Tréguier, Willem van der Wal, Wiljan van den Berge
CPB Discussion Paper · 2025
What Happens to Workers at Firms that Automate?
James Bessen, Maarten Goos, Anna Salomons, Wiljan van den Berge
Review of Economics and Statistics 107(1), 125–141 · 2025