Married to Hanneke Sassenburg (daughters: Doris, Vera and Eva)

Date of birth: April 14, 1959 (in Heesch, Netherlands)

2009 Inaugural address (oratie) Institute of Social Studies, I come to bury globalization, not to praise it (also published as On the Brink of Deglobalization Edward Elgar 2010).

1999 Inaugural address (oratie) Erasmus University Rotterdam Systeemschokken: Staat de econoom echt met lege handen? (also published as: EMU, the term structure and the Lucas critique, Kyklos, 2001 pp 547-556)

1990 Ph.D. Groningen University. Dissertation: Handel en diplomatie (also published as: Economic Diplomacy, Trade and Commercial Policy, Edward Elgar, 1994).

1986 M.A. in Economics Erasmus University Rotterdam

1978 Gymnasium- Marnix Gymnasium Rotterdam

Experience

2009 Professor International Economics,and Macroeconomics Institute of Social Studies, The Hague (tenure 2011)

2009 Deputy Director CERES, University of Utrecht (0.2 FTE) 

2006 Chief trade economist Ministry of Economic Affairs and advisor Economic Policy Directorate

2001 Economic Counsel (Raadsadviseur), Dutch Competition Authority NMa

1999 Director UBS Group Economic Research, Zürich Switzerland

1999 -2001 Visiting Professor Monetary Policy (EIW University of Zurich) (0.2 FTE)

1998 -2004 Professor of Economic Policy in the Research Centre for Economic Policy at Erasmus University Rotterdam (0.2 FTE)

1997 Head Monetary and economic policy department (afdelingsdirecteur), De Nederlandsche Bank NV (Central Bank), Amsterdam

1992 Senior Economist, Economic Policy Directorate, Ministry of Economic Affairs, The Hague

1990 Senior Economist, International Economic Relations Directorate, Ministry of Economic Affairs

1988 Assistant Professor International Economics Groningen University

1985 Economist, ABN Bank NV, Amsterdam