Homepage Bas Straathof
Personal data
| Name : | Bas Straathof | ![]() |
| Sector : | International Economics | |
| Telephone : | +31 70 33 83 382 | |
| Fax : | +31 70 33 83 350 | |
| E-mail : | S.M.Straathof@cpb.nl |
Research interests
- Globalization and the theory of the firm
- Economic integration, international trade, and specialization
- Labor economics, superstars
- European innovation policy
- Theories of long term economic growth
- Index number theory
Publications and working papers
2008
| Gravity with Gravitas: Comment, CPB Discussion Paper 111. |
| with Gert-Jan Linders, Arjan Lejour, and Jan Möhlmann, The Internal Market and the Dutch economy: implications for trade and economic growth, CPB Document 168. |
| with Albert van der Horst and Arjan Lejour, "Why European Innovation Policy", in Gelauff, G., Grilo, I., and A. Lejour (eds.), Subsidiarity and Economic Reform in Europe, 2008, Springer, pp. 143-156. |
2007
| Wim Suyker et al., India and the Dutch economy; stylised facts and prospects, CPB Document 155. |
| CPB and SCP, Marketplace Europe: Fifty years public opinion and market integration in the European Union, European Outlook 5 (in Dutch). Technical appendix. |
| Shannon's entropy as an index of product variety, Economics Letters, 94 (2), 297-303. |
2006
| Schooling inequality and the rise of research, CPB Discussion Paper 74. |
| with Albert van der Horst and Arjan Lejour, Innovation policy; Europe or the member states?, CPB Document 132. |
| CPB and SCP, Diverse Europe: Public opinion on the European Union & Cultural diversity, economics and policy, European Outlook 4 (Dutch version). |
2005
| Product Variety and Economic Growth: The Counteracting Effects of Scale and Idiosyncrasy. UPM, Maastricht. (PhD. thesis). |
| with Rifka Weehuizen: "Technological substitution, job stress and burnout," in: The Economics of the Digital Society, ed. by Luc Soete & Bas ter Weel. |
Work experience
| 2006- | Researcher at the sector International Economics of the CPB |
| 2005-2006 |
Postdoc at ECIS, Technische Universiteit Eindhoven |
| 2004-2005 | Lecturer Department of Economics, University of Maastricht |
| 2000-2005 | Graduate student at MERIT, University of Maastricht |
Education
- PhD Economics, 2005, University of Maastricht
- MSc Development Economics, 1999, Erasmus University Rotterdam

