Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Personal information
Pierre Koning (1971) is full professor "Economics of social insurance and the Labor Market" at the Vrije Universiteit of Amsterdam. Pierre is an affiliate of HERA (Health Economics Research Amsterdam), IZA and Tinbergen Institute. Until December 2015, Pierre was employed as a Chief Science Officer at the Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment in the Netherlands, and before that as a policy economist at CPB Netherlands Bureau of Economic Policy Analysis. Pierre obtained his PhD at the Vrije Universiteit of Amsterdam – with his thesis focusing on job search models for the labor market. His special interest lies in the field of health and work, welfare-to-work services and public economics – here most of his international publications are also focused on. Pierre's chair is partly sponsored by Instituut Gak.
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Research
labor economics, health and work, public sector performance and incentives
Fields: Labor, health
Teaching
Economics of the Welfare State (MSc), Human Capital (BSc), Quantitative Research Methods (BSc), Methods for PPE II.
Ancillary activities
- Stichting TPEditgitaal | Amsterdam | Bestuurder | 2024-01-01 - present
- UWV, klankbordgroep Verbeterplan UWV | Amsterdam | Adviseur | 2024-12-01 - 2025-12-31
Ancillary activities are updated daily
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):
Keywords
- HJ Public Finance
- disability
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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The Rise and Fall of Disability Enrollment in the Netherlands
Koning, P. W. C. & Lindeboom, M., 2015, In: Journal of Economic Perspectives. 29, 2, p. 151-172Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Ranking the schools: How school-quality information affects school choice in the Netherlands
Koning, P. W. C. & van der Wiel, K., 2013, In: Journal of the European Economic Association. 11, 2, p. 466-493Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Selective exercise of discretion in disability insurance awards
Garcia-Gomez, P., Koning, P., O'Donnell, O. & Riumalló-Herl, C., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Policy Analysis and Management.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Application and Award Responses to Stricter Screening in Disability Insurance
Koning, P., Lindeboom, M. & Godard, M., 2024, In: Journal of Human Resources. 59, 5, p. 1353-1386Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Workers' moral hazard and private insurer effort in disability insurance
Koning, P. & van Lent, M., 2024, In: Journal of Risk and Insurance. 91, 4, p. 1049-1088Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Open Access
Courses
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GAK project: Sociale zekerheid en veranderingen in (mentale) gezondheid
Campana, C. (PhD candidate) & Koning, P. (Principal Investigator)
1/09/23 → 31/08/27
Project: Research
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NWO Project: Geschikt of ongeschikt voor arbeid? Analyse van de effecten van arbeidsongeschiktheidshervormingen
Koning, P. (Principal Investigator), Prudon, R. (PhD candidate) & Muller, P. (Project Researcher)
1/05/18 → 30/06/23
Project: Research
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Instituut GAK: project: Leren Re-integreren
de Groot, N. (Project Researcher) & Koning, P. (Principal Investigator)
1/04/13 → 1/05/17
Project: Research
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De Economist (Journal)
Koning, P. (Associate editor)
2022 → …Activity: Peer review and Editorial work › Editorial work › Academic
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Ministerie van Sociale Zaken en Werkgelegenheid (External organisation)
Lindeboom, M. (Member) & Koning, P. (Member)
2022 → 2024Activity: Membership › Societal
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Intended and Unintended Effects Disability Insurance Experience Rating: The Case of the Netherlands
Koning, P. (Speaker)
26 Nov 2021Activity: Lecture / Presentation › Professional
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Women's adverse health events and labor market participation
Koning, P. W. C. (Examiner)
Oct 2019Activity: PhD thesis Examination › PhD thesis examination
Press/Media
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‘Nederlandse aanpak van ziekteverzuim biedt belangrijke lessen voor VK’
6/01/25 → 13/01/25
3 Media contributions
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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De directeur en de schoonmaakster zijn allebei ziek. Hij krijgt een uitkering, zij niet. ‘Ons stelsel is te ingewikkeld’
29/02/24
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
Datasets
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SES differences in waiting times for use of long-term care
Portrait, F. R. M. (Creator), Schouwenaar, C. (Creator), Krabbe-Alkemade, Y. (Creator) & Koning, P. (Creator), Statistics Netherlands, 31 Dec 2011
Dataset / Software: Dataset
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Replication data for: The Rise and Fall of Disability Insurance Enrollment in the Netherlands
Koning, P. (Contributor) & Lindeboom, M. (Contributor), openICPSR, 1 Jan 2015
DOI: 10.3886/e113947, https://www.openicpsr.org/openicpsr/project/113947
Dataset / Software: Dataset
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Data for: The impact of scoring weights on price and quality outcomes: An application to the procurement of Welfare-to-Work contracts
Koning, P. (Contributor), Unknown Publisher, 9 Dec 2016
DOI: 10.17632/jth53t5gh5.1, https://data.mendeley.com/datasets/jth53t5gh5
Dataset / Software: Dataset
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Replication data for: The Rise and Fall of Disability Insurance Enrollment in the Netherlands
Koning, P. (Contributor) & Lindeboom, M. (Contributor), Unknown Publisher, 1 Jan 2015
DOI: 10.3886/e113947v1, https://www.openicpsr.org/openicpsr/project/113947/version/V1/view
Dataset / Software: Dataset