Eric Bartelsman (1960) is Professor of Economics at Vrije Universiteit (VU) Amsterdam. He holds a BS from MIT and a PhD from Columbia University. Prior to his appointment at VU in 2000, he served as economist at the Federal Reserve Board in Washington DC, as advisor to CPB Netherlands, and as Head of Economic Research at the Ministry of Economic Affairs in the Netherlands. In 2007 and 2008 he was a member of the Netherlands Council of Economic Advisors (REA), in 2012-13 he was non-resident Fellow of DG ECFin and from 2013-17 he was a Research Visitor at the ECB. From 2017 through 2024 he was General Director of the Tinbergen Institute. His teaching ranges from first-year lectures to PhD seminars. His research interests are in the area of productivity growth, both from a micro and macro vantage point, and have led to publications in top journals. Bartelsman is a Fellow of the Tinbergen Institute and IZA Bonn.

Determinants of Productivity
Firm dynamics and factor (re)allocation

Intermediate Macro (EBE); Advanced Macro (AUC); Macro and Policy (PPE); Frictions and Resource Allocation (TI)

• De Nederlandsche Bank | Amsterdam | Lid Bankraad | 2024-09-15 - present
• Raad van State | Den Haag | Expertisekring Miljoenennota | 2025-05-15 - 2028-05-16

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