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Working Papers

2008

1. Financing lifelong learning
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations
2. Incentives Versus Sorting in Tournaments: Evidence from a Field Experiment
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) (2008)
3. Quasi-Experimental Estimates of the Effect of Class Size on Achievement in Norway
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) View citations
   Also in Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (2008)
   See also Journal Article in Scandinavian Journal of Economics (2008)
4. The Impact of Cash Transfers on School Enrollment: Evidence from Ecuador
   Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute
   Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2008) View citations
5. The Impact of Entrepreneurship Education on Entrepreneurship Competencies and Intentions
   Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute
6. The Impact of Entrepreneurship Education on Entrepreneurship Competencies and Intentions: An Evaluation of the Junior Achievement Student Mini-Company Program
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
   Also in Jena Economic Research Papers in Economics, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Max-Planck-Institute of Economics, Thueringer Universitaets- und Landesbibliothek (2008) View citations
7. The Role of Information in the Take-up of Student Loans
   Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute

2006

8. Assessing the returns to studying abroad
   CPB Discussion Papers, CPB Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis View citations
9. Expanding Schooling Opportunities for 4-Year-Olds
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) View citations
10. Rent-seeking versus Productive Activities in a Multi-task Experiment
    Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute
11. The effect of financial rewards on students' achievement: Evidence from a randomized experiment
    Artefactual Field Experiments, The Field Experiments Website
    Also in HEW, EconWPA (2004) View citations
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2003) View citations

2004

12. Cultural differences in ultimatum game experiments: Evidence from a meta-analysis
    Experimental, EconWPA View citations
    See also Journal Article in Experimental Economics (2004)
13. New evidence on the effect of time in school on early achievement
    HEW, EconWPA View citations
14. The Effect of Extra Funding for Disadvantaged Pupils on Achievement
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) View citations
    Also in Working Paper Series, Swedish Institute for Social Research (2004) View citations
    See also Journal Article in The Review of Economics and Statistics (2007)

2002

15. A New Approach to Estimate the Wage Returns to Work-Related Training
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) View citations
    Also in Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute (2002) View citations
16. Evaluating the effect of tax deductions on training
    Labor and Demography, EconWPA
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Labor Economics (2004)

2000

17. A Review of Estimates of the Schooling/Earnings Relationship, with Tests for Publication Bias
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    Also in Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Industrial Relations Section. (1999) View citations
    Working Papers, College Dublin, Department of Political Economy- (1999) View citations
    See also Journal Article in Labour Economics (1999)
18. The Returns to Education: A Review of Evidence, Issues and Deficiencies in the Literature
    CEE Discussion Papers, Centre for the Economics of Education, LSE View citations

1998

19. Explaining International Differences in Male Wage Inequality by differences in Demand and Supply of Skill
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE

1997

20. Demand and Supply of Work-Related Training: Evidence from our Four Countries
    Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute View citations
21. Health, Wealth and Happiness: Why pursue a Higher Education?
    Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute View citations
    See also Journal Article in Economics of Education Review (1998)
22. Is there a Hidden Technical Potential
    Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute View citations
23. Returns to Computer Use: A Simple Test on the Productivity Interpretation
    Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute

Journal Articles

2009

1. An empirical analysis of borrowing behaviour of higher education students in the Netherlands
   Economics of Education Review, 2009, 28, (2), 170-177 View citations

2008

2. An alternative approach to estimate the wage returns to private-sector training
   Journal of Applied Econometrics, 2008, 23, (4), 423-434 View citations
3. Quasi-experimental Estimates of the Effect of Class Size on Achievement in Norway
   Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2008, 110, (4), 663-693 View citations
   See also Working Paper (2008)

2007

4. Does Making Specific Investments Unobservable Boost Investment Incentives?
   Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, 2007, 16, (4), 911-942 View citations
5. On the Importance of Default Breach Remedies
   Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics (JITE), 2007, 163, (1), 5-22
6. Promotion Rules and Skill Acquisition: An Experimental Study
   Economica, 2007, 74, (294), 259-297 View citations
7. The Effect of Extra Funding for Disadvantaged Pupils on Achievement
   The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2007, 89, (4), 721-736 View citations
   See also Working Paper (2004)
8. Wage effects of an extra year of basic vocational education
   Economics of Education Review, 2007, 26, (4), 408-419 View citations
9. Who should invest in specific training?
   Journal of Population Economics, 2007, 20, (2), 329-357 View citations

2006

10. Breach remedies, reliance and renegotiation
    International Review of Law and Economics, 2006, 26, (3), 263-296 View citations

2005

11. Worker Reciprocity and Employer Investment in Training
    Economica, 2005, 72, (285), 137-149 View citations

2004

12. Cultural Differences in Ultimatum Game Experiments: Evidence from a Meta-Analysis
    Experimental Economics, 2004, 7, (2), 171-188 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2004)
13. Evaluating the Effect of Tax Deductions on Training
    Journal of Labor Economics, 2004, 22, (2), 461-488 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2002)
14. Explaining international differences in male skill wage differentials by differences in demand and supply of skill
    Economic Journal, 2004, 114, (495), 466-486 View citations
15. Specific investments, holdup, and the outside option principle
    European Economic Review, 2004, 48, (6), 1399-1410 View citations

2003

16. An Experimental Comparison of Reliance Levels under Alternative Breach Remedies
    RAND Journal of Economics, 2003, 34, (2), 205-22 View citations
17. The Returns to Education: Microeconomics
    Journal of Economic Surveys, 2003, 17, (2), 115-156 View citations
18. The need for marriage contracts: An experimental study
    Journal of Population Economics, 2003, 16, (3), 431-453 View citations

2002

19. The Causal Effect of Class Size on Scholastic Achievement: Distinguishing the Pure Class Size Effect from the Effect of Changes in Class Composition
    Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 2002, 64, (1), 17-38 View citations

2001

20. Firm-Specific Human Capital as a Shared Investment: Comment
    American Economic Review, 2001, 91, (1), 342-347 View citations
21. On the Relation between Asset Ownership and Specific Investments
    Economic Journal, 2001, 111, (474), 791-820 View citations

2000

22. Introduction to special issue on overschooling
    Economics of Education Review, 2000, 19, (2), 129-130 View citations
23. Schooling choices: Preferences, discount rates, and rates of return
    Empirical Economics, 2000, 25, (1), 15-34 View citations

1999

24. A review of estimates of the schooling/earnings relationship, with tests for publication bias
    Labour Economics, 1999, 6, (4), 453-470 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2000)

1998

25. Health, wealth and happiness: why pursue a higher education?
    Economics of Education Review, 1998, 17, (3), 245-256 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1997)
26. Unravelling Supply and Demand Factors in Work-Related Training
    Oxford Economic Papers, 1998, 50, (2), 266-83 View citations

1997

27. Returns from computer use: A simple test on the productivity interpretation
    Economics Letters, 1997, 55, (2), 273-277 View citations

1996

28. A Decomposition of Training Probabilities
    Applied Economics, 1996, 28, (7), 799-805 View citations

1995

29. Choosing the optimum mix of duration and effort in education
    Economics of Education Review, 1995, 14, (3), 253-263 View citations
30. Firm-Size Wage Differentials in the Netherlands
    Small Business Economics, 1995, 7, (3), 173-82 View citations
31. Stochastic reservation and offer wages
    Labour Economics, 1995, 2, (1), 107-107
    Also in Labour Economics, 1994, 1, (3-4), 383-390 (1994) View citations

1994

32. Costs and Revenues of Investment in Enterprise-Related Schooling
    Oxford Economic Papers, 1994, 46, (4), 658-75 View citations
33. Earnings Effects of Different Components of Schooling: Human Capital versus Screening
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 1994, 76, (2), 317-21 View citations

1993

34. Evidence on screening: a comment
    Economics of Education Review, 1993, 12, (1), 89-90 View citations
35. Public and private sector wages in the Netherlands
    European Economic Review, 1993, 37, (1), 97-114 View citations

1992

36. Further evidence on the wage curve
    Economics Letters, 1992, 38, (3), 355-359 View citations
37. Optimal investment in human capital under uncertainty
    Economics of Education Review, 1992, 11, (1), 41-49 View citations
38. Study duration and earnings: A test in relation to the human capital versus screening debate
    Economics Letters, 1992, 40, (2), 223-228

1990

39. Education and earnings in the Netherlands: an empirical analysis
    European Economic Review, 1990, 34, (7), 1353-1375 View citations

1988

40. Education, allocation and earnings in the Netherlands: 0verschooling?
    Economics of Education Review, 1988, 7, (2), 185-194 View citations

Chapters

1994

1. Returns to Within-Company Schooling of Employees: The Case of the Netherlands
   A chapter in Training and the Private Sector, 1994, pp 299-308