Mauro Mastrogiacomo

Mauro Mastrogiacomo is an Associate Professor at the Department of Economics, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, and an economist at the Nederlandsche Bank (DNB). He holds a PhD from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (2004). His research focuses on pension systems, labor economics, and household financial behavior. He has supervised PhD candidates including Kim Y and Li Y.

Key research areas include the impact of pension policies, mortgage investments by pension funds, and the interplay between financial regulations and savings behavior. His work has been supported by grants from Netspar and others, addressing topics like macroprudential policies and retirement preparation.

He has contributed to policy discussions through media engagements, including commentaries on mortgage debt and retirement savings. His research outputs span academic journals and central bank working papers, emphasizing empirical analysis of economic decision-making in turbulent environments.