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Carl Koopmans is a Full Professor of Policy Evaluation at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam's School of Business and Economics, specializing in Spatial Economics. He also serves as Research Director at SEO Economic Research in Amsterdam, focusing on social cost-benefit analysis (SCBA), particularly for infrastructure and policy evaluation. His expertise includes transport economics, energy economics, and environmental policy analysis. He co-authored the Netherlands' SCBA guidelines for infrastructure projects and has advised on major national initiatives like road pricing and housing market policies.
Prof. Koopmans has held leadership roles, including Director of the Netherlands Institute for Transport Policy Analysis (KiM) (2006–2009) and Head of Transport and Energy at CPB Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis. His academic background includes a PhD in informal labor economics from SEO Economic Research (1989) and a master's in econometrics from Erasmus University Rotterdam. He teaches courses on public sector economics and applied spatial economics.
His research spans cost-benefit analysis applications in transport, energy, and environmental projects, emphasizing policy evaluation and accessibility. Recent work explores project implementation factors, sustainability transitions, and urban agglomeration effects. Koopmans is active in media commentary on transport, climate, and economic policy issues, contributing to debates on OV nationalization, pandemic economic strategies, and regional airport viability.
He collaborates with national and international institutions, sits on policy advisory boards (e.g., Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs), and publishes extensively on infrastructure valuation, public investment, and decision-making frameworks. His datasets on environmental valuation in transport projects are widely referenced in policy contexts.
