About
Economic change rarely lands evenly. My research asks who absorbs the cost.
I study how technology and labor market institutions shape workers’ lives. In my work on automation, I examine why technological change can lead to persistent earnings losses for some workers. The same concern motivates my research on minimum wages, flexible employment, and disability insurance: understanding how economic forces and public policies affect workers’ opportunities and economic security.
Using administrative data that links Dutch workers and firms over time, I investigate the long-run effects of technology and public policy on employment, earnings, and health. I aim to generate evidence that improves the design of labor market and social insurance policies.
I am an Assistant Professor at Utrecht University School of Economics and a part-time researcher at the CPB Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis. I am also affiliated with IZA and the Boston University Technology & Policy Research Initiative. I received my PhD in Economics from Erasmus University Rotterdam.