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Albert Jan Hummel is an Assistant Professor in Economics at the University of Amsterdam, affiliated with the Macro and International Economics (MInt) research group. His research centers on public economics, macroeconomics, and labor economics, with a strong focus on policy design to address fiscal policy, labor market dynamics, and public finance challenges.
His educational background includes:
- Research Masters' degree from the Tinbergen Institute
- PhD from Erasmus University Rotterdam under Bas Jacobs' supervision
Hummel's research integrates theoretical modeling with empirical validation to analyze policy impacts. He examines how labor unions interact with tax systems, how food subsidies affect income distribution in developing economies, and how tax curvature influences labor supply elasticity. His work emphasizes general equilibrium effects and behavioral responses in policy evaluation.
His 2023 publications in the Journal of Public Economics reveal critical insights: labor unions increase redistribution costs and are undesirable under optimized taxation; food subsidies in China yield only marginal welfare gains; and optimal marginal tax rates decline rapidly at low incomes due to labor supply elasticity effects. These studies consistently highlight the necessity of accounting for market structures in fiscal policy design.
As part of the Macro and International Economics research group, Hummel contributes to collaborative projects on macroeconomic theory and policy analysis, leveraging his expertise in public finance and labor economics to address real-world economic challenges.
