Stan Vermeulen

Stan Vermeulen is an active Researcher at Maastricht University's School of Business and Economics, affiliated with ROA (Research Centre for Education and the Labour Market) focusing on health, skills, and inequality. His work centers on intergenerational transmission of skills, educational outcomes, and labor market dynamics.

His research interests span Intergenerational Transmission, Education Economics, and Cognitive Skills Development, with particular emphasis on STEM education pathways, skill formation across generations, and educational assessment systems. His fingerprint reveals strong connections to causal impacts on student outcomes and comparative skill advantages in labor markets.

Analysis of his 22 publications (2016-2024) shows consistent focus on how cognitive skills transmit across generations and influence educational and labor market trajectories, with increasing attention to STEM fields and policy interventions since 2021. His work combines quantitative analysis of large datasets with practical policy implications for educational systems.

Vermeulen actively contributes to the ROA research group through conference presentations and collaborative projects like the Intergenerational Transmission of Skills (ITS) initiative. He has participated in 6 academic activities since 2018, including conference presentations and event organization related to educational quality and teacher training.

His recent work addresses critical Dutch educational challenges, particularly teacher training admissions (pabo systems) and vocational education monitoring, demonstrating strong engagement with national policy debates through both academic publications and media commentary.