Jan Jacobs

Dr. Jan Jacobs is an Associate Professor at the University of Groningen's Faculty of Economics and Business, Department of Economics, Econometrics and Finance. He holds ancillary positions as a Research Associate at the Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis (Australian National University) and an Associate Fellow at CIRANO (Montréal). His research focuses on empirical macroeconomics, health economics, and econometric business cycle analysis, with specializations in seasonal adjustment techniques, currency crisis modeling, and financial cycle analysis.

Education: M.Sc. in Econometrics (University of Groningen, 1983) and Ph.D. in Econometrics (University of Groningen, 1998).

Research Interests: Empirical macroeconomics, health economics, econometric business cycle analysis, seasonal adjustment methodologies, currency crisis modeling, financial cycle dynamics, and multivariate time series analysis. His work addresses topics like output gap coherence in the euro area, global financial cycle measurement, and real-time data challenges in macroeconomic forecasting.

Recent Research Trends: Jacobs' publications from 2024 emphasize fiscal impacts of climate anomalies, coherence of euro area business cycles, and multivariate decomposition models. Earlier work (2011–2022) explored currency crises, teleradiology cost-benefit analysis, and data revision methodologies.

Honors/Awards: Not explicitly listed in provided materials.

Teaching & Grants: Not detailed in provided text, but his long-term affiliation with the University of Groningen (since 1983) suggests active teaching and research leadership roles.

Labs/Teams: Affiliated with the CCSO (Centre for Economic Research) and collaborates with international institutions like the Australian National University and CIRANO.