Bas Jacobs

Prof. Bas Jacobs is a Full Professor of Public Economics at the School of Business and Economics, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam since 2022. Previously, he held the Sijbren Cnossen Chair at Erasmus University Rotterdam from 2018. His research spans public finance, optimal taxation, welfare economics, macroeconomics, human capital theory, and labor economics. He is a research fellow at the Tinbergen Institute and CESifo, and serves on advisory boards for institutions like the Norwegian Center of Taxation and the International Institute for Public Finance.

Education: PhD in Economics from the University of Amsterdam (2002). Collaborations include work with prominent economists like Robin Boadway, James Heckman, and Albert Jan Hummel.

Research interests focus on taxation design, fiscal policy impacts, environmental taxation, and education policy. Notable recent work addresses optimal capital taxation, trade policy under Trump, and fiscal sustainability in aging societies.

Ancillary roles include advisory positions at the Norwegian Center of Taxation, ING Pensioenfonds, and columnist for EW Magazine. Active in public policy debates via media contributions (BNR, MeJudice).

Grants and advising: Extensive involvement in policy design, including taxation reforms and pension fund advisement. No specific grants mentioned but active in multiple institutional collaborations.

Labs/teams: Not explicitly mentioned, but collaborates widely with institutions like the Tinbergen Institute and CESifo.