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1 CURRICULUM VITAE ROB ALESSIE PERSONAL DATA Name: Robertus Jacobus Maria Alessie Date of birth: January 14, 1958 Place of birth: Overveen Nationality: Dutch EDUCATION Secondary education (year of completion): Gymnasium-β (1976) Doctoral exam in Econometrics (cum laude) Department of Econometrics University of Amsterdam year of completion: 1983 Ph.D. in Economics CentER, Tilburg University title dissertation: Some Empirical Studies on Consumer Behaviour date dissertation: December 22, 1994 Adviser: Arie Kapteyn PROFESSIONAL CAREER November 1980-November 1982: October 1983-August 1987: September 1987-December 1998 January 1999-December 2002 September 2002-August 2008 September Student assistant Department of Economics University of Amsterdam Ph.D. student Department of Economics Tilburg University Research Fellow Economics Institute Tilburg Associate Professor Free University Amsterdam Full Professor Econometrics Utrecht School of Economics, Utrecht University Full Professor Micro-econometrics Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Groningen VISITING RESEARCH POSITIONS January 1989-March 1989: Department of Economics University College London Research project: Structural Adjustment and Labour supply in the Ivory Coast (in collaboration with P. Baker, R. Blundell, C. Heady and C. Meghir). CREST-INSEE, Paris and ICER, Turin. February 1996-April Regular visits (once a year) to Dartmouth College. October 1999-November 1999 European University Institute, Florence (visiting professor) July 2000 Fundaçao Getulio Vargas, Sao Paulo September 2000-October 2000 European University Institute, Florence (visiting professor) Research project: Consumer credit: evidence from Italian micro data, (in collaboration with S. Hochguertel and G. Weber).

2 FELLOWSHIPS Program coordinator of Netspar ( ) Theme coordinator of the Netspar project Pensions, Savings and Retirement Decisions (jointly with Arthur van Soest) April 2007-April 2010 Theme coordinator of the Netspar project Pensions, Savings and Retirement Decisions II (jointly with Adriaan Kalwij) October 2010-October 2013 CentER for Economic Research, Tilburg University, the Netherlands (extramural fellow) SOM fellow, University of Groningen (2008-) Editorial Board De Economist (2005-) PUBLICATIONS IN REFEREED JOURNALS 1. Alessie, R., B. Melenberg and G. Weber (1988), Consumption, leisure and earnings-related liquidity constraints: a note, Economics Letters, 27, pp Alessie, R., and A. Kapteyn (1988), Preference Formation, incomes and the distribution of welfare, Journal of Behavioral Economics, 17, pp Alessie, R., A. Kapteyn and B. Melenberg (1989), The effects of liquidity constraints on consumption: estimation from household panel data, European Economic Review, 33, pp Alessie, R., R. Gradus and B. Melenberg (1990), The problem of not observing small expenditures in a consumer budget survey, Journal of Applied Econometrics, 5, pp Alessie, R., and A. Kapteyn (1991), Habit formation and preference interdependence in the Almost Ideal Demand System, Economic Journal, 101, pp Alessie, R., P. Baker, R. Blundell, C. Heady and C. Meghir (1992), The working behaviour of young people in rural Cote d Ivoire, The World Bank Economic Review, 6, pp Alessie, R., A. Lusardi and A. Kapteyn (1995), Saving and wealth holdings of the elderly, Ricerche Economiche, 49, pp Alessie, R., A. Lusardi and T. Aldershof (1997), Income and wealth over the life cycle: evidence from panel data, Review of Income and Wealth, 43, pp Alessie, R., M. Devereux and G. Weber (1997), Intertemporal consumption, durables and liquidity constraints: a cohort analysis, European Economic Review, 41, pp (runner-up for the Hicks-Tinbergen medal for the best paper in the European Economic Review in 1996/7). 10. Alessie, R., and A. Lusardi (1997), Saving and income smoothing: evidence from panel data, European Economic Review, 41, pp Alessie, R., and A. Lusardi (1997), Consumption, saving and habit formation, Economics Letters, 55, pp Alessie, R., A. Kapteyn and F. Klijn (1997), Mandatory pensions and personal savings in the Netherlands,

3 De Economist, 145, no. 3, pp Hochgürtel, S., R. Alessie and A. van Soest (1997), Household portfolio allocation in the Netherlands: saving accounts versus stocks and bonds, Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 99, pp Kalwij, A., R. Alessie, and P. Fontein (1998), Household commodity demand and demographics in the Netherlands: a micro-econometric analysis, Journal of Population Economics.,11, pp Alessie, R., A. Lusardi and A. Kapteyn (1999), Saving after retirement: evidence based on three different savings measures, Labour Economics, vol. 6, pp Alessie, R. and A. Kapteyn (2001), Savings and pensions in the Netherlands, Ricerche Economiche, 55(1), pp Alessie, R. and A. Kapteyn (2001), New data for understanding saving, Oxford Review for Economic Policy, 17(1), pp Alessie, R., P. van Els and L. Hoogduin (2003), The role of wealth in the economy: summary of the 2002 annual meeting papers of the Royal Netherlands Economic Association, de Economist, 151(1), pp (Notes and communications). 19. Alessie, R, S. Hochguertel and A. van Soest (2004), Ownership of stocks and mutual funds: a panel data analysis, the Review of Economics and Statistics, vol. 86, no. 3, pp Alessie, R. and H. Bloemen (2004), Premium differentiation in the Unemployment Insurance system and the demand for labor, the Journal of Population Economics, vol. 17, no. 4, pp , 21. Mastrogiacomo, M., R. Alessie and M. Lindeboom (2004), Retirement Behaviour of Dutch Elderly Households: Diversity in Retirement Patterns across Different Household Types, the Journal of Applied Econometrics., vol. 19, no. 6, pp Alessie, R., S. Hochguertel and G,. Weber (2005), Consumer credit: evidence from Italian micro data, Journal of the European Economic Association, vol. 3, pp Kapteyn, A., R. Alessie and A. Lusardi (2005), Explaining the wealth holdings of different cohorts: productivity growth and social security, the European Economic Review, vol 49, pp Alessie, R, S. Hochguertel and A. van Soest (2006), Participation in Tax-Favored Savings Plans: Are Household Portfolios Optimal?, Journal of Economic Psychology, vol. 27, no. 4, pp Schors, A., R. Alessie and M. Mastrogiacomo (2007), Home and Mortgage Ownership of the Dutch Elderly: Explaining Cohort, Time and Age Effects, De Economist, vol. 155, no. 1, pp Kalwij, A.S, and R. Alessie (2007), Permanent and transitory wages of British men, : year, age and cohort effects", the Journal of Applied Econometrics, vol. 22, no. 6, pp Belloni, M. and R. Alessie (2009), The Importance of Financial Incentives on Retirement Choices, Labour Economics, vol. 16(5), pp

4 28. Alessie, R.J.M. and J. de Ree (2009), Explaining the Hump in Lifecycle Consumption Profiles, de Economist, vol. 157(1), pp Alessie, R. and F. Teppa (2010), Saving and Habit Formation: Evidence from Dutch Panel Data, Empirical Economics, vol. 38(2), pp Portrait, F., R. Alessie, and D. Deeg (2010), Do Early Life and Contemporaneous Macro-conditions explain Health at Older Ages?, TI discussion paper /3, Tinbergen Institute, Amsterdam, the Journal of Population Economics, 23(2), pp Portela, M., R. Alessie and C. Teulings (2010), Measurement Error in Education and Growth Regressions, Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 112(3), pp Rooij, M. van, A. Lusardi and R. Alessie (2011), Financial literacy and stock market participation, Journal of Financial Economics, 101(2), pp Rooij, M. van, A. Lusardi and R. Alessie (2011), "Financial literacy and retirement planning in the Netherlands", Journal of Economic Psychology, 32(4), pp De Ree, J., and R. Alessie (2011), Life satisfaction and age: Dealing with underidentification in age-period-cohort models, Social Science and Medicine, 73(1), pp Alessie, R., M. Van Rooij and A. Lusardi (2011), Financial literacy ad retirement preparation in the Netherlands, Journal of Pension Economics and Finance, 10(4), pp Rooij, M. van, A. Lusardi and R. Alessie (2012), "Financial Literacy, Retirement Planning, and Household Wealth", Economic Journal, vol. 122 (560), pp Van Santen, P., R. Alessie and A. Kalwij (2012), Probabilistic survey questions and incorrect answers: Retirement income replacement rates, Journal of Economic Behavior& Organization, 82(1), pp Kalwij, A.S., R. Alessie and M. Knoef (2013), The Association between Individual Income and Remaining Life Expectancy at the Age of 65 in the Netherlands, Demography. 50(1), pp De Ree, J., R. Alessie and M. Pradhan (2013), The price and welfare dependence of equivalence scales: evidence from Indonesia, Journal of Public Economics, vol. 97, pp Belloni, M. and R. Alessie (2013), Retirement choices in Italy: what an option value model tells us, forthcoming in: Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics. 41. Kalwij, A., R. Alessie and M. Knoef (2013), Pathways to Retirement and Mortality Risk in the Netherlands, forthcoming in: European Journal of Population. 42. Knoef, M., R. Alessie and A. Kalwij (2013), "Changes in the income distribution of the Dutch elderly between : a dynamic microsimulation", forthcoming in: Review of Income and Wealth.

5 BOOK CHAPTERS 1. Alessie, R., F. von Dewall, A. Kapteyn and R. Koster (1987), De invloed van demografie op bestedingen en besparingen (the effect of demography on consumption and savings), preadviezen van de Koninklijke Vereniging van Staathuishoudkunde, Stenfert Kroese, Leiden. 2. Alessie, R., and A. Kapteyn (1989), Consumption, savings and demography, in A. Wenig and K.F. Zimmermann (eds.), Demographic change and economic development, Springer Verlag, Berlin. 3. Alessie, R., A. Kapteyn, J.B. van Lochem and T. Wansbeek (1989), Individual effects in utility consistent models, in J. Hartog, G. Ridder and J. Theeuwes (eds.), Panel data and labor market studies, Elsevier. 4. Alessie, R., H. Camphuis, A. Kapteyn, F. Klijn and Th. Verhallen (1993), De spaarder: rationeel of irrationeel; voorspelbaar of grillig? in Financiële advisering aan de consument: fictie of realiteit?, NIBE, Amsterdam. 5. Kapteyn, A., R. Alessie and A. Lusardi (1997), Wij zijn allemaal hetzelfde, in P. Ester, J. Geurts and M. Vermeulen (eds.), De makers van de toekomst: over nut en noodzaak van toekomstverkenningen voor beleidsonderzoek, Tilburg University Press. 6. Alessie, R., S. Hochgürtel and A. Van Soest (2002), Household portfolios in the Netherlands, chapter 9 in L. Guiso, M. Haliassos, and L. Jappelli (eds,.), Household portfolios, MA: MIT press, pp Alessie, R. and A. Kapteyn (2002), Huizenprijzen en besparingen, in R. Alessie, P. Van Els en L. Hoogduin (eds), De rol van vermogen in de economie, preadviezen van de Koninklijke Vereniging van Staathuishoudkunde, pp Alessie, R., P. van Els and L. Hoogduin (2002), Economie en vermogen: inleiding tot de preadviezen, in R. Alessie, P. Van Els en L. Hoogduin (eds), De rol van vermogen in de economie, preadviezen van de Koninklijke Vereniging van Staathuishoudkunde, pp Alessie, R, and S. Hochguertel (2002), Stockholding in the Netherlands, to appear in: L. Guiso, M. Haliassos, and L. Jappelli (eds,.), Stockholding: a European comparison, Palgrave Publishers, Hampshire, United Kingdom. 10 Alessie, R. and A. Kapteyn (2003), Savings and Pensions in the Netherlands, in A. Boersch-Supan (ed.), Life cycle savings and public policy: a cross-national study of six countries, Academic press, London. 11. Alessie, R. (2005), Does Social Security crowd out private savings?, in P de Gijsel and H. Schenk (eds.), Multidisciplinary economics: the birth of a new economics faculty in the Netherlands, Springer publishers, Dordrecht, ISBN X, pp Alessie, R., A. Brugiavini and G. Weber (2006), Saving and cohabitation: The economic consequences of living with one s parents in Italy and the Netherlands, in Clarida et al (Eds) NBER International Seminar on Macroeconomics 2004, Cambridge: the MIT Press, M.G. Knoef, J. Been, R.J.M. Alessie, C.L.J. Caminada, K.P. Goudswaard and A. Kalwij (2013), De toereikendheid van pensioeninkomens in Nederland. Een meerpijlerbenadering, in W. Asbeek Brusse en C.J. van Montfort (Eds) Wonen, zorg en pensioenen: hervormen en verbinden, WRR, Den Haag, pp

6 PUBLICATIONS IN NON-REFEREED JOURNALS 1. Alessie, R., K. de Vos and A. Zaidi (1997), Beloning in de publieke sector, Economisch Statistische Berichten, 82, pp De Vos, K., R. Alessie and P. Fontein (1998), Pensioenpreferentie, Economisch Statistische Berichten, 83, no. 4152, pp Bloemen, H.G. and R.J.M. Alessie (2000), Premiedifferentiatie leidt tot meer werk, Economische Statistische Berichten, 85, n , pp Knoef, M.G., R. Alessie and A. Kalwij (2010), De inkomensverdeling van toekomstige ouderen in Nederland, Economisch Statistische Berichten, 95, no. 4582, pp Kalwij, A.S., R. Alessie and M.G. Knoef (2010), Gezondheid en de uittreedroutes van oudere werknemers Economisch Statistische Berichten, 95, no. 4593, pp Rooij, M. van, R. Alessie and A. Lusardi (2011), Pensioenakkoord vereist financieel inzicht, Economisch Statistische Berichten, 96, no. 4616, pp Knoef, M., R. Alessie and A. Kalwij (2012), De inkomensverdeling en levensverwachting van ouderen: Implicaties voor pensioenhervormingen en solidariteit, Netspar design paper no. 8, Netspar, Tilburg University. WORKING PAPERS 1. Alessie, R., A. Kapteyn, and B. Melenberg (1991), Subjective poverty definitions and reference groups, mimeo, Tilburg University, under revision for the Journal of Population Economics. 2. Alessie, R., H. Camphuis and P. Krishnan (1992), Household wealth and the composition of portfolios, mimeo, Tilburg University. 3. Alessie, R. and C. Zandvliet (1993), Measurement of household saving obtained from first differencing wealth estimates, CentER-VSB savings project, progress report no. 13, Tilburg University. 4. Alessie, R., M. Pradhan and C. Zandvliet (1993), An exploratory analysis of the socio-economic panel data with regard to the financial position of households, CentER-VSB savings project, progress report no. 14, Tilburg University. 5. Aldershof, T., R. Alessie and A. Kapteyn (1997), Female labour supply and the demand for Housing, CentER discussion paper, no. 9746, under revision for the Journal of Regional Science and Urban Economics. 6. Alessie, R. a nd A. Kapteyn (1999), Wealth and savings: data and trends in the Netherlands, Research memorandum , Free University Amsterdam 7. Rouwendal, J., and R. Alessie (2002), House prices, second mortgages and household savings: an empirical investigation for the Netherlands, TI discussion paper /3, Tinbergen Institute, Amsterdam. 8. Portrait, F., D. Deeg and R. Alessie (2003), Examining the Dutch disability trends in the nineteen-nineties: age,

7 cohort and period effects, mimeo 9. Alessie, R., A. Brugiavini and G. Weber (2005), Saving and cohabitation: The economic consequences of living with one s parents in Italy and the Netherlands, NBER working paper no Alessie, R., T.F. Crossley and W. Hildenbrand (2006), Estimating a collective household model with survey data on financial satisfaction, IFS working paper W06/19, Institute for Fiscal Studies. 11. Alessie, R. and J. de Ree (2008), Home production and the allocation of time and consumption over the life cycle, Netspar discussion paper DP 07/ Knoef, M., R. Alessie and A.S. Kalwij (2009), Changes in the income distribution of the Dutch elderly between 1989 and 2020: a microsimulation, Netspar discussion paper DP 09/ , to be revised for Demography 13. Belloni, M. and R. Alessie (2010), Retirement choices in Italy: what an option value model tells us, mimeo, University of Groningen. 14. Portela, M., R. Alessie and C. Teulings, Economic cross-country spillovers of education, mimeo, University of Minho 15. Mastrogiacomo, M. and R. Alessie (2010), The Precautionary Saving Motive and Wealth Accumulation, CPB discussion paper no Alessie, R., V. Angelini and G. Pasini (2011), Is it true love? Altruism versus exchange-motivated intervivos transfers, Netspar discussion paper DP 02/ Alessie, R., M. van Rooij and A. Lusardi (2011), Financial Literacy, Retirement Preparation and Pension Expectations in the Netherlands, mimeo, University of Groningen 18. Bucher-Koenen, T., A. Lusardi, R. Alessie and M. van Rooij (2012), How financially literate are women? Some new perspectives on the gender gap, Netspar Panel Paper Belloni M., R. Alessie, A. Kalwij and C. Marinacci, Lifetime income and old age mortality risk in Italy over two decades, Netspar discussion paper DP 08/ Kalmijn M. and R. Alessie (2008), Life course changes in income: An exploration of age- and stage effects in a 15-year panel in the Netherlands, Netspar Panel paper 10. OTHER PUBLICATIONS (CONTRACT RESEARCH) 1. Alessie, R., A. Kapteyn and W. de Freytas (1985), De invloed van demografische factoren op consumptieve uitgaven (The effects of demographic factors on consumption), mimeo, Tilburg University (contract research commissioned by Nederlandse Middenstandsbank, NMB). 2. Alessie, R., E. van Elderen and A. Kapteyn (1989), Inkomens van ouderen (Income of elderly people ), Economics Institute Tilburg (contract research commissioned by the Dutch Ministry of Welfare, Health and Cultural Affairs).

8 3. Alessie, R., H. Camphuis, A. Kapteyn and Th. Nijman (1989), Afschattingen van het sociale risico percentage, Economics Institute Tilburg (contract research commissioned by the Dutch Ministry of Education and Sciences). 4. Alessie, R., H. Camphuis and A. Kapteyn (1990), Een simulatiemodel ter berekening van het sociale risico: eindverslag, Economics Institute Tilburg (contract research commissioned by the Dutch Ministry of Education and Sciences). 5. Alessie, R., D. van Dongen, J. Helderman, M. Pradhan, H. Senders, L. Spruit, H. Vermeulen and B. Werker (1992), Arbeidsmarktraming van leraren primair en voortgezet onderwijs: verbeteringen van de informatiebestanden en de ramingsmethodiek. Deel I: primair onderwijs, Institute for Labor Market Research (IVA)/ Economics Institute Tilburg (EIT) (contract research commissioned by the Dutch Ministry of Education and Sciences). 6. Alessie, R., D. van Dongen, J. Helderman, M. Pradhan, H. Senders, L. Spruit, H. Vermeulen and B. Werker (1992), Arbeidsmarktraming van leraren primair en voortgezet onderwijs: verbeteringen van de informatiebestanden en de ramingsmethodiek. Deel II: voortgezet onderwijs, Institute for Labor Market Research (IVA)/ Economics Institute Tilburg (EIT) (contract research commissioned by the Dutch Ministry of Education and Sciences). 7. Fontein, P., R. Alessie, D. van Dongen and M. Vermeulen (1992), Arbeidsmarktraming van leraren primair onderwijs, Institute for Labor Market Research (IVA)/ Economics Institute Tilburg (EIT) (contract research commissioned by the Dutch Ministry of Education and Sciences). 8. Fontein, P., R. Alessie, M. Vermeulen, D. van Dongen and J. Helderman (1993), Arbeidsmarktramingen voor leraren in het primaire onderwijs: een uitgebreide samenvatting, Institute for Labor Market Research (IVA), Economics Institute Tilburg (EIT), ISBN (contract research commissioned by the Dutch Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment). 9. Alessie, R., P. Fontein and A. Kalwij (1994), Bestedingsmogelijkheden van lage inkomens , VUGA,The Hague (ISBN ) (contract research commissioned by the Dutch Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment). 10. Alessie, R., A. Bots, H. Camphuis and A. Kapteyn (1995), Dataverzameling voor economisch onderzoek, EIT report (contract research commissioned by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO)). 11. Bots, A., P. Fontein, R.Alessie and A. Kapteyn (1995), Op weg naar een data-archief voor economen, Economics Institute Tilburg, Tilburg, ISBN (contract research commissioned by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO)). 12. Bots, A., P. Fontein, R. Alessie and A. Kapteyn (1995), Data guide for economists, Steinmetz Archive/Economics Institute Tilburg, Tilburg, ISBN X (contract research commissioned by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO)). 13. Alessie, R., K. de Vos, and A. Zaidi., (1996), Terms of employment in public service in European perspective, final report. Tilburg: Economics Institute Tilburg (contract research commissioned by the Dutch Ministry of Home affairs).

9 14. Vos, K. de, R. Alessie, and P. Fontein (1996), Leengedrag en Schuldopbouw in de WSF., Economics Institute Tilburg (contract research commissioned by the Dutch Ministry of Education and Sciences). 15. Zaidi, A., and R. Alessie (1996), Comparison of public service and market sector wages in the Netherlands ( ), Economics Institute Tilburg (contract research commissioned by the Dutch Ministry of Home affairs). 16. Alessie, R., A. Kapteyn and S. van Keulen (1997), Risicoperceptie, Economics Institute Tilburg. 17. Zaidi, A., and R. Alessie (1997), Een vergelijking tussen lonen in de publieke dienstensector en lonen in de marktsector, Nederland ( ), Economics Institute Tilburg (contract research commissioned by the Dutch Ministry of Home affairs). 18. Bloemen, H., R. Alessie, and A. Kapteyn (1997), Koopkrachtige vraag naar nieuwe vormen van bejaardenzorg, Economics Institute Tilburg (contract research commissioned by the Brentano Foundation). 19. Alessie, R., B. Dellaert, P. Fontein and A. Kapteyn (1998), Model gemeentelijke bijstandsuitgaven, Economics Institute Tilburg (contract research commissioned by the Dutch Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment). 20. Alessie, R., and A. Hoogendoorn (1999), Een vergelijking van de lonen bij de overheid met de lonen in de marktsector (contract research commissioned by the Dutch Ministry of Home affairs). 21. Zant, W., R. Alessie, R. Oostendorp and M M. Pradhan (2000), Flexibiliteit op de Nederlandse arbeidsmarkt, contract research commissioned by OSA. 22. Alessie, R., H. Bloemen, R.H. van der Kaar en R. Knegt (2000), Nieuwe financieringsvormen van de WW, Ministerie van Sociale Zaken en Werkgelegenheid (contract research commissioned by the Dutch Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment). 23. Kapteyn, A., C. Panis, L. Guiso, and R. Alessie (2001), The size and composition of wealth holdings in the United States, Italy, and the Netherlands, interim report prepared for the U.S. Department of Labor, Pensions and Welfare Benefits Administration. CONFERENCES AND SEMINARS many REFEREE WORK: JOURNALS American Economic Review, European Economic Review, Economica, Communications in Statistics, Kwantitatieve Methoden, Economic Journal, Journal of Applied Econometrics, Journal of Economic Behaviour and Organisation, Journal of Econometrics, Review of Income and Wealth, Journal of Population Economics, Review of Economics and Statistics, Journal of Income Distribution, Oxford Economic Papers, Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, Journal of Macro-Economics, Labour Economics, Journal of Economic Psychology, Journal of the European Economic Association, Journal of Human resources. REFEREE WORK: INSTITUTIONS

10 National Science Foundation (NSF) Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) The Dutch Ministry of Education Flemish Organisation for Scientific research (IWT, SBO) THESES AND RESEARCH REPORTS SUPERVISED Ph.D. Dissertations Promotor for Federica Teppa, CentER, Tilburg University, the Netherlands, jointly with Arie Kapteyn, January 2003 Title dissertation: Estimating preference parameters in individual decision making Promotor for Mauro Mastrogiacomo, Free University Amsterdam, jointly with Maarten Lindeboom, June Title dissertation Retirement, expectations and realizations Promotor for Peter Foldvari, Utrecht University, jointly with Jan Luiten van Zanden, March Title dissertation: The economic impact of the European Integration on the Netherlands Promotor for Miguel Portela, University of Amsterdam, jointly with Coen Teulings Title dissertation Four Essays on Education, Growh and Labour Economics, 2007 Promotor for Maarten Van Rooij, Utrecht University, jointly with Lex Hoogduin Title dissertation: Financial literacy, retirement provisions and household portfolio behavior, 9 January 2009 Promotor for Hannah Kiiver, Utrecht University, jointly with Brigitte Unger Title dissertation: Schooling in Germany: Structural Deficiencies, 15 January 2010 Promotor for Joppe de Ree, Utrecht University, jointly with Wolter Hassink and Harry Garretsen Title dissertation: Four studies of economic behavior: integrating revealed, and stated preferences data, 14 April 2010 Promotor for Martijn Droes, Utrecht University Title dissertation: House Price Uncertainty in the Dutch Owner-Occupied Housing Market, 30 May 2011 Promotor for Marike Knoef, Tilburg University, jointly with Adriaan Kalwij and Arthur Van Soest Title dissertation: Essays on Labor Force Participation, Aging, Income and Health, 2 September 2011 Promotor for Thomas van Huizen, Utrecht University, jointly with Janneke Plantenga Title dissertation: Behavioural assumptions in labour economics: Analysing social security reforms and labour market transitions, April Promotor for Arjan Soede, Groningen University, jointly with Flip de Kam and Cok Vrooman Title dissertation: Tevreden met Pensioen, December Promotor for Peter van Santen, Groningen University, jointly with Adriaan Kalwij Title dissertation: Precautionary Saving, Wealth Accumulation and Pensions, Januari Co-promotor, for Stefan Hochgürtel (Ph.D. student), CentER, Tilburg University, the Netherlands Co-promotor, for Trea Aldershof (Ph.D. student), CentER, Tilburg University, the Netherlands Ph.D. committee, member, for Marcel Das, CentER, Tilburg University, the Netherlands Ph.D. committee, member, for Adriaan Kalwij, CentER, Tilburg University, the Netherlands Ph.D. committee, member, for Bas Donkers, CentER, Tilburg University, June Ph.D. committee, member, for Rosalia Vazquez-Alvarez, CentER, Tilburg University, June PhD committee, member, for Akwasi Mensah-Bonsu, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Novermber 2003 PhD committee, member, for Grzegorz Jan Kula, Erasmus University Rotterdam, February 2004 PhD committee, member, for Adriaan Soetevent, Groningen University, June 2004 PhD committee, member, for Brigitte Slot, Delft University, November 2004 PhD committee, member, for Ti Qin, Tilburg University, May 2005 PhD committee, member, for Michael Koetter, Utrecht University, June 2005 PhD committee, member, for Wendy Janssens, Free University Amsterdam, May 2007

11 PhD committee, member, for Bas van Leeuwen, Utrecht University, June 2007 External examiner for Giacomo Pasini, Venice University, 2007 External examiner for Viola Angelini, University of York, January 2008 PhD committee for Hein Roelfsema, Utrecht University, 2007 PhD committee for Maarten Bosker, Utrecht University, 2008 PhD committee for Methodij Hadzi-Vaskov, Utrecht University, 2008 PhD committee for Suncica Vucic, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, 2009 PhD committee for Chris van Klaveren, University of Amsterrdam, June2009 PhD committee for Pham Le Tham, Universty of Groningen, November 2009 PhD committee for Karen van der Wiel, Tilburg University, December 2009 PhD committee for Jonneke Bolhaar, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, March 2010 PhD committee for Bastian Westbrock, Utrecht University, November PhD committee for Hannah Vonkova, Tilburg University, May PhD committee for Ryan van Lamoen, Utrecht University, May PhD committee for Janneke Pieters, University of Groningen, November PhD committee for Luc Bissonnette, Tilburg University, January PhD committee for Tristan Kohl, Groningen University, September PhD committee for Marc Kramer, Groningen University, December Supervision PhD thesis, Ryanne van Dalen with Marco Haan Wim Siekman with Marco Haan Raun van Ooijen with Adriaan Kalwij Vesile Kutlu with Adriaan Kalwij Eelco Zandberg with Laura Spierdijk TEACHING EXPERIENCE , : Teaching undergraduate courses Statistics for economists : course quantitative economics (book of Deaton and Muellbauer (1980)) : Introductory microeconomics : Applied micro-econometrics (master course Tinbergen Institute) : Doctoral course in development economics : Microeconomic Models of Consumption, Savings and Retirement (Tinbergen Institute) July 2000: Applied micro-econometrics (master cource Fundaçao Getulio Vargas Sao Paulo) : Introductory econometrics, USE : Undergraduate course Mathematics and Statistics, USE : Graduate course econometrics, USE : Micro economic models of lifecycle behavior (this is a Msc course in the Netspar Economics and Finance of Aging ( Tilburg University (Netspar) 2009: Empirical microeconomics (Msc Economics), University of Groningen : Applied Econometrics, University of Groningen (Msc econometrics) (vakcode: EBM847B10), University of Groningen : Introduction to Econometrics (Bachelor econometrics) (vakcode: EBB828A05), University of Groningen OTHER ACTIVITIES 1. Member of the monitoring mission of the INAS-project. The purpose of the INAS project was to improve the National accounts statistics of Pakistan. The INAS project was carried out by the Statistics division and the

12 Federal Bureau of Statistics in Islamabad and was organized under the auspices of the Institute of Social Studies Advisory Services. Other members of the monitoring mission were: prof dr. F. van der Ploeg, drs. R. Picavet and drs. F. van der Bosch. Mission reports: Conclusions and recommendations of the monitoring mission of the INAS project: vol. 1: October 1989 vol. 2: January 1991 vol. 3: March 1992 vol. 4: December Organization of the TMR conference on Savings and Pensions, CentER, Tilburg University, July 3-5, Organization of the TMR conference on Savings and Pensions, in Evian,, August 22-23, Member of bachelor committee of the economics department of the VU. The committee has to design the bachelor program in economics 5. Editor of the 2002 preadviezen van de Koninklijke Vereniging van de Staathuishoudkunde. Member Adviesraad sociale statistieken, Statistics Netherlands ( ) Member Adviesraad prijsstatistieken, Statistics Netherlands ( ) Interim director graduate school USE (October 2004-August 2005) Member of the SHARE country team, Member of the editorial board of de Economist, Director of the Tjalling C. Koopmans Institute (this is the research institute of USE), September 2007-August 2008.