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Personal profile
Personal information
Erik Ansink is Associate professor at the Department of Spatial Economics, research fellow at the Tinbergen Institute, faculty member of Amsterdam University College, and editor-in-chief of Journal of Water Economics. He obtained his PhD in environmental economics at Wageningen University (2009) on the topic of "Game-theoretic models of water allocation in transboundary river basins"
Research
His research is on cooperation and conflict in the management and conservation of water, nature and climate. He uses a variety of research methods including tools and models from game theory, political economy, and experimental economics.
Teaching
He teaches in several programs at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and Amsterdam University College including the BSc programme "Aarde, Economie en Duurzaamheid" and the MSc program "Spatial and Applied Economics".
Ancillary activities
- Cambridge University Press | Cambridge | Redacteur | 2023-03-13 - 2027-12-31
- Journal of Water Economics | Waterloo | Redacteur | 2025-11-01 - 2030-12-31
Ancillary activities are updated daily
User created Keywords
- Environmental economics
- Water management
- Game theory
- Conflict
- Cooperation
- Experimental economics
- Transboundary rivers
- Conservation
- Coalition theory
- Water pricing
- Water markets
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation
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Shifting the reference point in environmental regulation: From polluter-pays to beneficiaries-compensate
Gudmundsson, J., Hougaard, J. L. & Ansink, E., 5 Jun 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Scandinavian Journal of Economics. p. 1-30 30 p.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Bridging the nexus: Policy and welfare dimensions in hydro-economic models
Bremer, L., Ansink, E., Baccour, S., Twohig, C., Henao, J. P., Sala, P., Rubio Martín, A. & Vrachioli, M., 2026, In: Water Resources Management. 40, 23 p., 501.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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New wine in a new bottle: Continuing to serve our growing global community in the Journal of Water Economics
Ansink, E. & Brouwer, R., 2026, In: Journal of Water Economics. 53, p. I-IIIResearch output: Contribution to Journal › Editorial › Academic
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Tier count in traffic-light eco-labels
Ansink, E. & Klapwijk, F., 2026, Tinbergen Insttute, (Tinbergen Discussion Paper; no. 26-019).Research output: Working paper / Preprint › Working paper › Professional
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Agreeing on public goods or bads
Ansink, E. & Weikard, H. P., Mar 2025, In: Journal of Environmental Economics and Management. 130, p. 1-12 12 p., 103123.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Open Access
Courses
Projects
- 3 Active
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HE-EU - Watergrid: Nature Based Smart Water Grids for Integrated water and drougth management
Ansink, E. (Project Researcher) & Surve, A. (Project Researcher)
1/09/25 → 31/08/29
Project: Research
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RETOUCH NEXUS
van der Grijp, N. (Project Researcher), van Tongeren, P. (Project Researcher), Ansink, E. (Project Researcher) & Bremer, L. (Project Researcher)
1/01/23 → 31/12/26
Project: Research
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Horizon Europe: REsilienT water gOvernance Under climate CHange within the WEFE NEXUS
van der Grijp, N. (Project Researcher), Petrovics, D. (Project Researcher), van Tongeren, P. (Project Researcher), Ansink, E. (Principal Investigator), Luxardo, C. (Project Researcher), Negacz, K. (Project Researcher) & Ansink, E. (Principal Investigator)
1/01/23 → 31/12/26
Project: Research
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Journal of Water Economics (Journal)
Ansink, E. (Editor in chief)
2025 → 2030Activity: Peer review and Editorial work › Editorial work › Academic
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Cambridge Prisms. Water (Journal)
Ansink, E. (Member of editorial board)
2023 → 2025Activity: Peer review and Editorial work › Editorial work › Academic
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Climate-proofing international water cooperation
Ansink, E. (Examiner)
4 Dec 2020Activity: PhD thesis Examination › PhD thesis examination
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Water Resources and Economics (Journal)
Ansink, E. (Editor in chief)
2020 → 2025Activity: Peer review and Editorial work › Editorial work › Academic
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The Social Dimension in Valuation and Financing Public Environmental Goods
Bouma, J. A. (Organiser), Koetse, M. (Organiser) & Ansink, J. H. (Organiser)
7 Nov 2017Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Workshop › Academic
Press/Media
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Technische ingrepen om drinkwatertekort tegen te gaan
Ansink, E. & Bremer, L.
4/12/24
2 Media contributions
Press/Media: Expert Comment
Datasets
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Market power in California's water market
Tomori, F. (Creator), Ansink, E. (Creator), Houba, H. (Creator), Hagerty, N. (Creator) & Bos, C. (Creator), Wiley, 2023
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ajae.12434 and one more link, https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/action/downloadSupplement?doi=10.1111%2Fajae.12434&file=ajae12434-sup-0001-Supplementary_Material.zip (show fewer)
Dataset / Software: Dataset
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Crowdfunding conservation (and other public goods)
Ansink, E. (Creator), Koetse, M. (Creator), Bouma, J. A. (Creator), Hauck, D. (Creator) & van Soest, D. P. (Creator), DataverseNL, 2021
DOI: 10.7910/DVN/PB9DUS
Dataset / Software: Dataset