Roel Beetsma

Roel Beetsma is a Professor of Economics at the Amsterdam School of Economics, University of Amsterdam. His research examines public debt sustainability, fiscal policy design, and European economic integration.

His current work focuses on intergenerational aspects of public debt management, conditionality mechanisms for European public goods provision, and the functioning of sovereign debt markets. Recent publications analyze defense spending as a European public good, pension system reforms, and yield determinants in sovereign debt markets.

Research emphases include: 40% on EU fiscal integration frameworks, 30% on public debt dynamics, 20% on pension system sustainability, and 10% on defense economics. His work consistently addresses policy-relevant challenges in European economic governance.