Gerard J. van den Berg

Professor Gerard J. van den Berg is affiliated with the Faculty of Economics and Business at the University of Groningen (Department of Economics, Econometrics and Finance) and the Faculty of Medical Sciences (Department of Epidemiology). He conducts interdisciplinary research bridging econometrics, labor economics, and health economics.

• Labor Market Dynamics
• Unemployment and Social Insurance
• Health Determinants and Epidemiology
• Causal Inference and Policy Evaluation

His recent publications focus on labor market policies, minimum wage effects, and early-life economic impacts on health, employing advanced econometric methods. Awards include Fellow of the Econometric Society and membership in the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. He collaborates globally with institutions like J-PAL (MIT) and ZEW Mannheim.

• Labor Economics
• Epidemiology
• Econometrics
• Health Economics
• Policy Evaluation
• Behavioral Economics

He has supervised research projects and contributed to public discourse through media appearances, including comments on unemployment policies and health economics.