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Name :

Dinand Webbink

Sector :

 Groei, kennis en structuur

Telephone :

+31 70 33 83 411 

Fax :

+31 70 33 83 350 

E-mail :

h.d.webbink@cpb.nl

Current activities

Research interests

Professional experience

1999-2000

Social and Economic Council (SER) (Advisory board of Dutch government on social and economic matters

1997-1999

Dutch Educational Council (Onderwijsraad) (Advisory council of Dutch Ministry of Education)

1989-1997

Research manager on education and labor market at Foundation of Economic Research (SEO), University of Amsterdam

1988-1989

Statistics Netherlands

Education

1999

Ph. D in Economics at University of Amsterdam; Subject: Student Decisions and Consequences; Promotor: Prof. Dr. J. Hartog (UVA)

1988

MA. Economics and MA. in Sociology at University of Groningen

Publications

Refereed journals

  • Does education reduce the probability of being overweight, Journal of Health Economics, 2010, 29, 29–38 (with N. Martin and P. Visscher)
  • Do teacher strikes harm student achievement?, LABOUR: Review of Labour Economics and Industrial Relations,2010, forthcoming (with M. Belot)
  • Expanding schooling opportunities for 4-year-olds, Economics of Education Review, 2010, 29 319–328 (with E. Leuven, M. Lindahl and H. Oosterbeek)
  • Should the government intervene in the market for scientist and engineers? Applied Economics Letters,2010, forthcoming (with J. Noailly and B. Jacobs)
  • Compensation for earnings risk under worker heterogeneity, Southern Economic Journal, 2010, 76(3), 762–790 (with J. Hartog and P. Berkhout)
  • Does teenage childbearing reduce investment in human capital? Journal of Population Economics, 2009, forthcoming (with N. Martin and P. Visscher)
  • Do inspections improve primary school performance? Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis,2009, 31 (3), 221-237, (with R. Luginbuhl, and I. de Wolf)
  • Does studying abroad induce a brain drain? Economica, 2009, forthcoming, (with H. Oosterbeek)
  • Does teenage childbearing increase smoking, drinking and body size? Journal of Health Economics, 2008, 27 888–903, (with N. Martin and P. Visscher)
  • Do twins have lower cognitive ability than singletons? Intelligence, 2008, 36, 539–547 (with D. Posthuma, D. Boomsma, J. de Geus and P. Visscher)
  • The effect of local calamities on educational achievement, Disasters, 2008, 32(4), 499-515
  • The effect of extra funding for disadvantaged students on achievement, Review of Economics and Statistics, 2007, 89(4), 721-736 (with E. Leuven, M. Lindahl and H. Oosterbeek)
  • Returns to University Education: Evidence from a Dutch Institutional Reform, Economica, 2007,74 (293),113-134
  • Wage effects of an extra year of basic vocational education, Economics of Education Review, 2007,26, 408-419 (with H. Oosterbeek)
  • Does sharing the same class in school improve cognitive abilities of twins?, Twin Research and Human Genetics, 2007, 10(4), 573-580 (with D. Hay and P.M. Visscher)
  • Does reducing student support affect scholastic performance? Evidence from a Dutch reform, Empirical Economics, 2007,32 (2), 261-275 (with M. Belot and E. Canton)
  • Identification of Twin Pairs from large population-based samples, Twin Research and Human Genetics, 2006, 9 (4), 496-500, (with J. Roeleveld and P. Visscher)
  • Causal effects in education, Journal of Economic Surveys, 2005, 19 (4), p. 535-560
  • Can Students Predict their Starting Salary? Yes!, Economics of Education Review, 2004, 23, no. 2, p. 103-113 (with J. Hartog)
  • Is there a hidden technical potential? De Economist, 145 (1997), nr. 2, 159-177 (with H. Oosterbeek)
  • Enrolment in higher education in the Netherlands, De Economist, 143 (1995), nr. 3, 367-380 (with H. Oosterbeek). Awarded with the Hennipman Prize for best article in 1995-1996
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    Book contributions

  • Labour Market Forecast and Choice of Education. In: H. Heijcke and L. Borghans (eds) (1998) Towards a transparent labour market for education decisions, ROA, Ashgate, Alderhot, UK
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    Working papers

  • The effect of accountability policies in primary education in Amsterdam,CPB Discussion Paper, 2010, no. 144 (with V. Chorny)
  • The effect of education on smoking behaviour,CPB Discussion Paper, 2010, no. 139 (with P. Koning and N. Martin)
  • The effect of early tracking on enrolment in higher education, CPB Document, 2009, no. 182 (with M. van der Steeg and R. van Elk)
  • Did the 2006 covenants reduce school dropout in the Netherlands?, CPB Document, 2008, no. 177 (with M. van der Steeg and R. van Elk)
  • Why are criminals less educated than non-criminals,CPB Discussion Paper, 2008, no. 114 (with S. Vujic, P. Koning and N. Martin)
  • The effect of childhood conduct disorder on human capital, CPB Discussion Paper, 2008, no. 113 (with S. Vujic, P. Koning and N. Martin)
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    Other recent publications

  • Het effect van de lerarenbeurs op scholingsdeelname docenten,CPB Document,2010, nr. 205 (met M.van der Steeg en R. van Elk)
  • Excellence for productivity, CPB Bijzondere Publicatie 69, 2007(met B.Minne, M. Rensman en B.L.K. Vroomen)
  • Rendement onderwijs blijft stijgen, ESB, 2006, 4492, 405-407(met B. Jacobs)
  • Kansrijk kennisbeleid, CPB Document, 2006, nr. 124 (met M. Cornet, F. Huizinga en B. Minne)
  • Voortijdig schoolverlaten in Nederland: omvang, beleid en resultaten, CPB Document, 2006, nr. 107 (met M. van der Steeg)
  • Causale effecten van beleid: nieuwe methoden en onderzoek, Justitiele Verkenningen, 2005, 8, p. 72-84
  • Nederlands onderwijs en onderzoek in internationaal perspectief, CPB Document, 2005, nr. 88 (met P. Anterbrink, K. Burger, M. Cornet en M. Rensman)
  • Een Open Bestel in het middelbaar beroepsonderwijs en het hoger onderwijs, CPB Document, 2004, nr. 70 (met K. Burger en A. Hoen)
  • Private bijdragen voor hoger onderwijs, Profiteren van het profijtbeginsel, CPB Document, 2004, nr. 61 (met E. Canton en M. Belot)
  • Prestatieprikkels in het Nederlandse onderwijs. Wat kunnen we leren van recente buitenlandse ervaringen?, CPB Document, 2004, nr. 49, (met E. Canton)
  • Towards evidence based policy, CPB Document, 2004, nr. 48b, (with M. Cornet)
  • De pijlers onder de kenniseconomie, opties voor institutionele vernieuwing, CPB Bijzondere Publicatie, 2002, nr. 35, Den Haag
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