Florian Sniekers

Florian Sniekers is an Associate Professor in the Department of Economics at Tilburg School of Economics and Management, Tilburg University. His research examines coordination, dynamics, and organizational behavior in labor, housing, and goods markets, with emphasis on self-employment, unemployment fluctuations, housing transactions, and policy impacts. He teaches courses including Business Cycles and Frictions, Macroeconomic Institutions and Policies, and Macro 3: Dynamic Models & Policy.

Research Focus: Sniekers investigates how market frictions and policy interventions shape economic outcomes. Key themes include:

• Labor market dynamics: Declining search frictions, self-employment growth, and unemployment persistence.
• Housing economics: Transaction sequencing, price volatility, and borrowing constraints.
• Macroeconomic policy: COVID-19 lockdown effects, Keynesian demand management, and efficiency in insurance design.

Awards:

• Hicks-Tinbergen Award 2022 for research on housing market transactions (with Moen and Nenov).