Jaap Abbring

Jaap Abbring is a Professor of Econometrics at Tilburg University, specializing in structural econometrics, computational economics, and dynamic choice/game theory. He leads the Structural Econometrics Group and serves as Managing Editor of Econometrica and The Econometrics Journal.

• Key affiliations: Fellow of the Econometric Society, CEPR, and IAAE
• Editorial leadership: Managing Editor roles in top journals

His research bridges econometric theory and computational methods to analyze dynamic economic decision-making. Publications focus on:

• Structural modeling of intertemporal choices
• Markov-perfect equilibrium in industrial dynamics
• Duration analysis with unobserved heterogeneity

Scientific recognition includes:

• Journals: Econometric Society Fellow (2000), CEPR Fellow
• Academies: Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KHMW) membership