Labor Economist Assistant Prof @ Utrecht University, researcher at CPB and IZA affiliate. Based in Utrecht, NL. Dad, partner, cycling enthusiast. www.wiljanvandenberge.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/wiljanvandenberge.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/wiljanvandenberge.com/post/3liwppmfdok2cVery sad to hear that @iza.org is closing down at the end of the year. IZA is amazing in supporting and facilitating labor research and careers of (young) researchers. I still have fond memories of all the conferences and especially the summer school. My heart goes out to the people working there.24 Feb 2025 15:59 +0000at://did:plc:m4u55f4cufzwwhtftbqrfvrz/app.bsky.feed.post/3liwppmfdok2chttps://bsky.app/profile/wiljanvandenberge.com/post/3li273eow2s23New WP out! We measure the insurance value of the Dutch tax&transfer system for various life events and find that across events and subgroups, the reduction in disposable income is remarkably consistent at around 10%, despite large differences in impacts on labor income. https://www.cpb.nl/sites/default/files/omnidownload/CPB-Discussion-Paper-Nr-460-The-Effect-Of-Adverse-Life-Events-On-Income-Trajectories.pdf13 Feb 2025 07:46 +0000at://did:plc:m4u55f4cufzwwhtftbqrfvrz/app.bsky.feed.post/3li273eow2s23https://bsky.app/profile/wiljanvandenberge.com/post/3lfmjdsbbic2aProud and happy to see our paper on the impacts of automation on workers in the current issue of REStat! https://direct.mit.edu/rest/article-abstract/107/1/125/114750/What-Happens-to-Workers-at-Firms-that-Automate Workers at automating firms (beyond robots!) on avg suffer a 5-yr cumulative wage loss of 9% of a year's earnings, mostly driven by non-employment margin.13 Jan 2025 10:22 +0000at://did:plc:m4u55f4cufzwwhtftbqrfvrz/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfmjdsbbic2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/wiljanvandenberge.com/post/3ld6naxthds27Well, that ended poorly. The small Christian parties co-signed the far right assault on science and education for some crumbs in return. 🟥 [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Dec 2024 11:05 +0000at://did:plc:m4u55f4cufzwwhtftbqrfvrz/app.bsky.feed.post/3ld6naxthds27https://bsky.app/profile/wiljanvandenberge.com/post/3lblzjyizrc2kGood to see the opposition from left to right uniting against disastrous budget cuts on education by the far right government in NL. This could make it more difficult to pass the cuts in Dutch senate, where the gov has no majority. https://www.volkskrant.nl/politiek/oppositie-wil-na-btw-verhoging-ook-bezuinigingen-op-onderwijs-blokkeren~be0d3ae7/23 Nov 2024 07:59 +0000at://did:plc:m4u55f4cufzwwhtftbqrfvrz/app.bsky.feed.post/3lblzjyizrc2k