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Remco Oostendorp (PhD Harvard) is Professor of International Economics. He is also a Research Fellow of the Tinbergen Institute (TI), Fellow of the Amsterdam Institute for International Development (AIID), and Resource Person for the African Economic Resource Consortium (AERC). He has worked as an international consultant for the World Bank, ADB, ILO, UNDP, USAid, IDRC, among others.
Research
His main research interests are in development and international economics, specifically the effects of globalization, integration of labor markets, firm performance, and agricultural intensification.
Teaching
BSc: International Trade, Growth and Development, Development of Macroeconomic Thought.
Msc/ PhD: Microeconomics for Development, Development Economics
Ancillary activities
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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):
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SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Risk Coping by Firms during the Crisis
Guimbert, S. & Oostendorp, R. H., 2016, In: Economic Development and Cultural Change. 65, 1-October, p. 87-118Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Measuring True Sales and Underreporting with Matched Firm-Level Survey and Tax-Office Data
Zhou, F. & Oostendorp, R. H., 2014, In: Review of Economics and Statistics. 96, 3, p. 563-576Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Globalization and the gender wage gap
Oostendorp, R. H., 2009, In: World Bank Economic Review. 23, 1, p. 141-161 20 p.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Risk Sharing in Labour Markets
Gunning, J. W., Bigsten, A., Collier, P., Dercon, S., Fafchamps, M., Gauthier, B., Oduro, A., Oostendorp, R. H., Pattillo, C., Söderbom, M., Teal, F. & Zeufack, A., Dec 2003, In: World Bank Economic Review. 17, 4, p. 349-366 17 p.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Inventories and Risk in African Manufacturing
Fafchamps, M., Gunning, J. W. & Oostendorp, R. H., 2000, In: Economic Journal. 110, p. 861-893 32 p.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic
Courses
Projects
- 3 Finished
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NWO: Using Climate-Smart Financial Diaries for Scaling in the Nyando Basin, Kenya
van Wesenbeeck, L. (Project Researcher) & Oostendorp, R. (Principal Investigator)
1/11/17 → 1/07/21
Project: Research
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NWO: Productive Employment in the Segmented Markets of Fresh Produce
Oostendorp, R. (Project Researcher) & Pradhan, M. (Project Researcher)
1/09/14 → 1/01/18
Project: Research
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NWO: Economics and Political Violence
Child, T. (PhD candidate) & Oostendorp, R. (Principal Investigator)
1/09/13 → 1/07/17
Project: Research
Activities
- 1 Lecture / Presentation
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Productive Employment in Segmented Market of Fresh Produce (PRESM) - Avocado Interim Findings
Oostendorp, R. H. (Speaker)
15 Sept 2016Activity: Lecture / Presentation › Academic
Prizes / Grants
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CEPR/DFID Private Enterprise Development for Low-Income Countries (PEDL) Exploratory Grant
Oostendorp, R. H. (Recipient), 2014
Prize / Grant: Grant › Academic
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Grant: Productive Employment in the Segmented Markets of Fresh Produce
Oostendorp, R. H. (Recipient), 2016
Prize / Grant: Grant › Academic
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Grant for project: Matched Employee-Employer Panel Data for Labour Market Analysis in Zimbabwe
Oostendorp, R. H. (Recipient), 2016
Prize / Grant: Grant › Academic
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NWO/WOTRO Productive Employment Grant
Oostendorp, R. H. (Recipient), 2014
Prize / Grant: Grant › Academic
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ZA/DFID Growth and Labour Markets in Low Income Countries Programme (GLM/LIC) Grant
Oostendorp, R. H. (Recipient), 2014
Prize / Grant: Grant › Academic
Datasets
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Occupational Wages around the World (OWW) Database
Oostendorp, R. (Creator), NBER, 2022
https://www-nber-org.vu-nl.idm.oclc.org/research/data/occupational-wages-around-world-oww-database
Dataset / Software: Dataset