Jochem de Bresser

Jochem de Bresser is Associate Professor of Econometrics at Tilburg University, specializing in empirical microeconomics. His research examines retirement planning, subjective expectations, and preference measurement through innovative survey methods.

Research focuses on:

• Retirement savings behavior and expenditure goals
• Measurement of subjective survival probabilities
• Preferences for income redistribution policies
• Long-term care insurance design

Publications develop methodological approaches for modeling life-cycle decisions under uncertainty. Recent work in the Review of Economic Studies demonstrates how heterogeneous expectations significantly improve retirement behavior predictions.

Teaches courses in statistics and microeconometrics. Research utilizes combined survey-administrative datasets to analyze economic shocks and behavioral responses.