Research
Published articles and work in progress on labour markets, technology, and social insurance.
Working papers
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
Published
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
The Young Bunch: Youth Minimum Wages and Labor Market Outcomes
Emiel van Bezooijen, Wiljan van den Berge, Anna Salomons
ILR Review 77(3), 428–460 · 2024
The Effects of a Tax Deduction for Lifelong Learning Expenditures
Wiljan van den Berge, Egbert Jongen, Karen van der Wiel
International Tax and Public Finance 30(3), 729–756 · 2023
Firm-Level Automation: Evidence from the Netherlands
James Bessen, Maarten Goos, Anna Salomons, Wiljan van den Berge
AEA Papers and Proceedings 110, 389–393 · 2020
Automation: A Guide for Policymakers
James Bessen, Maarten Goos, Anna Salomons, Wiljan van den Berge
Brookings Institution · 2020
Labour Market Effects of Job Displacement for Prime-Age and Older Workers
Anja Deelen, Marloes de Graaf-Zijl, Wiljan van den Berge
IZA Journal of Labor Economics 7(3) · 2018
Bad Start, Bad Match? The Early Career Effects of Graduating in a Recession for Vocational and Academic Graduates
Wiljan van den Berge
Labour Economics 53, 75–96 · 2018
Work in progress
Introducing an Hourly Minimum Wage
Wiljan van den Berge, Ruben van Loon
2026
The Costs of Waiting: Health Effects of Waiting for Disability Insurance
Wiljan van den Berge
2026
The Effect of Minimum Wage Increases on Youth Crime and Economic Independence
Wiljan van den Berge, Ruben van Loon, Timo Verlaat
2026
Wage Subsidies for Minimum Wage Workers
Wiljan van den Berge
2026