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Dr. Jolanda Hessels is an Associate Professor at Erasmus School of Economics, serving as Head of the Strategy Economics group and Deputy Director of the Department of Applied Economics. She is a Research Fellow at the Tinbergen Institute and a member of ERIM. As academic director of the Master Specialization in Strategy Economics, she focuses on entrepreneurship, including entry, exit, and performance dynamics influenced by institutional factors, firm characteristics, and individual traits. Her work explores how career trajectories and startup strategies impact entrepreneurial success, and investigates declining entrepreneurship rates linked to large firm strategies. With over 11,000 citations and an H-index of 33, her research emphasizes the interplay between entrepreneurship, health, labor markets, and policy.
She serves as Editor of Small Business Economics (Impact Factor 6.5) and advises ZEW’s Startup Panel. Her recent projects analyze startup performance through founders' prior careers and the effects of workforce demographics. Hessels bridges entrepreneurship with development economics, exploring global policy implications and socioeconomic outcomes.
- Key Roles: Academic Director (Master Strategy Economics), Editor (Small Business Economics), Research Fellow (Tinbergen Institute)
- Research Themes: Entrepreneurship drivers, self-employment well-being, institutional impacts
- Notable Achievements: 11,000+ citations, H-index 33, leadership in international entrepreneurship networks
