Eric Bartelsman

Eric Bartelsman is a Full Professor at the Faculty of Economics and Business at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, with a PhD from Columbia University and a BS from MIT. He contributes to research on productivity growth through micro and macroeconomic lenses, focusing on:

• Firm dynamics and factor (re)allocation
• ICT impact on productivity
• Labor market policies and tax avoidance mechanisms
• European economic growth frameworks

His work spans longitudinal firm-level studies and policy-oriented projects, including a major 2019-2022 EU growth initiative. Articles show specialization in productivity measurement, ICT diffusion, and reallocation efficiency, often leveraging microdata infrastructure.

Scientific Awards:

• NWO Open Competition Grant (2021)
• Fellow, Tinbergen Institute (2000-present)
• Fellow, IZA Bonn (2000-present)

He supervises PhD research, contributes to datasets like the CompNet microdata, and serves in editorial roles at Industrial and Corporate Change (2008-2017) and Tijdschrift voor Openbare Financiën (2012-present). Current ancillary roles include advisor to the Halle Institute for Economic Research and board member at De Nederlandsche Bank.