Jan C. van Ours

Research Fellow

Erasmus University Rotterdam

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Jan van Ours (1954) is professor of Applied Economics at the Department of Applied Economics, Erasmus University Rotterdam. He is also professorial fellow at the Department of Economics, University of Melbourne, CentER Fellow and CEPR Fellow. Jan van Ours studied mining engineering at the Technical University in Delft and economics at Erasmus University Rotterdam, where he also got his Ph.D. He has published in journals like American Economic Review, Journal of Political Economy, Review of Economic Studies, Journal of Labor Economics, Economic Journal, European Economic Review, Journal of Economic History, Journal of Public Economics, Journal of Health Economics, and Health Economics. Currently he is managing editor of De Economist.

In 1996 he was awarded with the Hicks-Tinbergen medal of the European Economic Association (joint with Geert Ridder).

In 2009 he was President of the European Society of Population Economics. From 2011-2014 he was President of the European Association of Labour Economists.

Jan van Ours joined IZA as a Research Fellow in October 1999.

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IZA Publications

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16431
The Impact of High Temperatures on Performance in Work-Related Activities
Matteo Picchio, Jan C. van Ours
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15530
Do Early Episodes of Depression and Anxiety Make Homelessness More Likely?
Julie Moschion, Jan C. van Ours
published in: Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2022, 202, 654-674
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15521
International Assortative Matching in the European Labor Market
Thomas Peeters, Jan C. van Ours
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15455
The Impact of Absent Coworkers on Productivity in Teams
Sam Hoey, Thomas Peeters, Jan C. van Ours
IZA Discussion Paper No. 12791
The Mental Health Effects of Retirement
Matteo Picchio, Jan C. van Ours
revised version published in: De Economist, 2020, 168, 419-452
IZA Discussion Paper No. 12516
Symbolism Matters: The Effect of Same-Sex Marriage Legalization on Partnership Stability
Shuai Chen, Jan C. van Ours
published in: Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2020, 178, 44-58.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 11043
Subjective Well-Being and Partnership Dynamics: Are Same-Sex Relationships Different?
Shuai Chen, Jan C. van Ours
published in: Demography, 2018, 55 (6), 2299-2320.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10771
U.S. Immigration Reform and the Dynamics of Mexican Migration
Khulan Altangerel, Jan C. van Ours
published in: De Economist, 2017, 165 (4), 463-485.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10488
Early Cannabis Use and School to Work Transition of Young Men
Jenny Williams, Jan C. van Ours
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10333
The Wage Penalty of Dialect-Speaking
Yuxin Yao, Jan C. van Ours
published as 'Dialect Speech and Wages' in: Economics Letters, 2019, 177, 35 - 38
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10174
Effects of a Red Card on Goal-Scoring in World Cup Football Matches
Jakub Cerveny, Jan C. van Ours, Martin A. van Tuijl
published in: Empirical Economics, 2018, 55 (2), 883-903.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10121
Temporary Jobs and the Severity of Workplace Accidents
Matteo Picchio, Jan C. van Ours
published in: Journal of Safety Research, 2017, 61, 41-51
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9815
Revisiting Okun's Relationship
Robert Dixon, Guay C. Lim, Jan C. van Ours
published in: Applied Economics, 2017, 49 (28), 2749-2765
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9800
The Educational Consequences of Language Proficiency for Young Children
Yuxin Yao, Asako Ohinata, Jan C. van Ours
published in: Economics of Education Review, 2016, 54, 1-15
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9472
Labor Supply Effects of Winning a Lottery
Matteo Picchio, Sigrid Suetens, Jan C. van Ours
published in: Economic Journal, 2018, 128 (611), 1700-1729
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9470
Gender and the Effect of Working Hours on Firm-Sponsored Training
Matteo Picchio, Jan C. van Ours
published in: Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2016, 125, 192-211
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9248
Bad Behavior: Delinquency, Arrest and Early School Leaving
Shannon Ward, Jenny Williams, Jan C. van Ours
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8221
The Effect of Shocks to Labour Market Flows on Unemployment and Participation Rates
Robert Dixon, Guay C. Lim, Jan C. van Ours
published in: Applied Economics, 2015, 47 (24), 2523-2539
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8188
How to Stimulate Single Mothers on Welfare to Find a Job: Evidence from a Natural Experiment
Marike Knoef, Jan C. van Ours
published in: Journal of Population Economics, 2016, 29, 1025-1061.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7919
Immigration: What about the Children and Grandchildren?
Arthur Sweetman, Jan C. van Ours
Published as: Sweetman, Arthur and Jan C. van Ours. 2015. “Immigration: What about the Children and Grandchildren?” chapter 21 in B.R. Chiswick and P.W. Miller (eds). Handbook of the Economics of International Migration, Vol. 1b, Amsterdam: Elsevier/North-Holland, 1141-93.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7720
Spillover Effects of Studying with Immigrant Students: A Quantile Regression Approach
Asako Ohinata, Jan C. van Ours
published as 'Quantile Peer Effects of Immigrant Children at Primary Schools' in: Labour, 2016, 30 (2), 135 - 157
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7598
Unemployment of Non-western Immigrants in the Great Recession
Jakub Cerveny, Jan C. van Ours
published in: De Economist, 2013, 161, 463-480.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7416
Reading to Young Children: A Head-Start in Life?
Guyonne Kalb, Jan C. van Ours
published in: Economics of Education Review, 2014, 40, 1-24
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7400
Seek and Ye Shall Find: How Search Requirements Affect Job Finding Rates of Older Workers
Patrick Hullegie, Jan C. van Ours
published in De Economist, 2014, 162 (4), 377 - 395
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6950
Labor Market Effects of Unemployment Insurance Design
Konstantinos Tatsiramos, Jan C. van Ours
published in: Journal of Economic Surveys, 2014, 28 (2), 284 - 311
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6817
Young Immigrant Children and their Educational Attainment
Asako Ohinata, Jan C. van Ours
published in: Economics Letters, 2012, 116, 288-290.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6387
Run for Fun: Intrinsic Motivation and Physical Performance
Antonio Filippin, Jan C. van Ours
revised version published as 'Positive Assortative Matching: Evidence from Sports Data', in: Industrial Relations, 2015, 54 (3), 401-421
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6320
Unhappiness and Job Finding
Anne C. Gielen, Jan C. van Ours
published in: Economica, 2014, 81, 544–565
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6212
How Immigrant Children Affect the Academic Achievement of Native Dutch Children
Asako Ohinata, Jan C. van Ours
published in: Economic Journal, 2013, 123 (570), F308-F331
IZA Discussion Paper No. 5688
Recessions Are Bad for Workplace Safety
Jan Boone, Jan C. van Ours, Jean-Philippe Wuellrich, Josef Zweimüller
published in: Journal of Health Economics, 2011, 30 (4), 764-773
IZA Discussion Paper No. 5591
Retaining through Training: Even for Older Workers
Matteo Picchio, Jan C. van Ours
published in: Economics of Education Review, 2013, 32 (1), 29-48
IZA Discussion Paper No. 5055
Carrot and Stick: How Reemployment Bonuses and Benefit Sanctions Affect Job Finding Rates
Bas van der Klaauw, Jan C. van Ours
published in: Journal of Applied Econometrics, 2013, 28 (2), 275–296
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4988
Market Imperfections and Firm-Sponsored Training
Matteo Picchio, Jan C. van Ours
published in: Labour Economics, 2011, 18 (5), 712-722
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4970
Country-Specific Goal-Scoring in the "Dying Seconds" of International Football Matches
Jan C. van Ours, Martin A. van Tuijl
published in: International Journal of Sport Finance, 2011, 6 (2), 138-154
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4765
Age, Wage and Productivity
Jan C. van Ours, Lenny Stoeldraijer
published as 'Age, Wage and Productivity in Dutch Manufacturing' in: De Economist, 2011, 159 (2) , 113-137
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4691
How Changes in Unemployment Benefit Duration Affect the Inflow into Unemployment
Jan C. van Ours, Sander Tuit
published in: Economics Letters, 2010, 109 (2), 105-107
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4686
Part-Time Jobs: What Women Want?
Alison L. Booth, Jan C. van Ours
published in: Journal of Population Economics, 2013, 26 (1), 263-283
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4681
Incentive Effects of Unemployment Insurance Savings Accounts: Evidence from Chile
Gonzalo Reyes Hartley, Jan C. van Ours, Milan Vodopivec
published in: Labour Economics, 2011, 18 (6), 798-809
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4523
Why Is There a Spike in the Job Finding Rate at Benefit Exhaustion?
Jan Boone, Jan C. van Ours
published in: De Economist, 2012, 160 (4), 413-438
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4509
How Effective Are Unemployment Benefit Sanctions? Looking Beyond Unemployment Exit
Patrick Arni, Rafael Lalive, Jan C. van Ours
revised version (including technical online appendix) published in: Journal of Applied Econometrics, 2013, 28 (7), 1153–1178
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4264
Will You Still Need Me – When I'm 64?
Jan C. van Ours
published in: De Economist, 2009, 157(4), 441-460
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4079
How a Mandatory Activation Program Reduces Unemployment Durations: The Effects of Distance
Brian Krogh Graversen, Jan C. van Ours
published as 'An Activation Program as a Stick to Job Finding' in: Labour, 2011, 25 (2), 167 - 181
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3723
How Working Time Reduction Affects Employment and Earnings
Pedro Raposo, Jan C. van Ours
published in: Economics Letters, 2010, 106 (1), 61-63
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3308
How Interethnic Marriages Affect the Educational Attainment of Children: Evidence from a Natural Experiment
Jan C. van Ours, Justus Veenman
published in: Labour Economics, 2010, 17 (1), 111-117
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3020
Job Satisfaction and Family Happiness: The Part-time Work Puzzle
Alison L. Booth, Jan C. van Ours
published in: Economic Journal, 2008, 118 (526) , F77–F99
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2504
How to Help Unemployed Find Jobs Quickly: Experimental Evidence from a Mandatory Activation Program
Brian Krogh Graversen, Jan C. van Ours
published in: Journal of Public Economics, 2008, 92 (10-11), 2020-2035
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2211
Performance Related Pay and Labor Productivity
Anne C. Gielen, Marcel Kerkhofs, Jan C. van Ours
published in: Journal of Population Economics, 2010, 23 (1), 291-301
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2171
Shortening the Potential Duration of Unemployment Benefits Does Not Affect the Quality of Post-Unemployment Jobs: Evidence from a Natural Experiment
Jan C. van Ours, Milan Vodopivec
revised version published as 'Does reducing unemployment insurance generosity reduce job match quality?' in: Journal of Public Economics, 2008, 92 (3-4), 684-695
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2165
Why Do Worker-Firm Matches Dissolve?
Anne C. Gielen, Jan C. van Ours
published as 'Layoffs, quits and wage negotiations' in: Economics Letters, 2010, 109 (2), 108-111
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1884
Hours of Work and Gender Identity: Does Part-Time Work Make the Family Happier?
Alison L. Booth, Jan C. van Ours
published in: Economica, 2009, 76 (301), 176-196
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1670
Age-Specific Cyclical Effects in Job Reallocation and Labor Mobility
Anne C. Gielen, Jan C. van Ours
published in: Labour Economics, 2006, 13 (4), 493-504
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1363
How Changes in Financial Incentives Affect the Duration of Unemployment
Rafael Lalive, Jan C. van Ours, Josef Zweimüller
published in: Review of Economic Studies, 2006, 73 (4), 1009-1038
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1335
Effective Active Labor Market Policies
Jan Boone, Jan C. van Ours
published as 'Bringing Unemployed Back to Work: Effective Active Labor Market Policies' in: De Economist, 2007, 157 (3), 293-313
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1181
How Changes in Benefits Entitlement Affect Job-Finding: Lessons from the Slovenian "Experiment"
Jan C. van Ours, Milan Vodopivec
published in: Journal of Labor Economics, 2006, 24 (2), 351-378
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1000
Experiments on Unemployment Benefit Sanctions and Job Search Behavior
Jan Boone, Abdolkarim Sadrieh, Jan C. van Ours
published in: European Economic Review, 2009, 53 (8), 937-951
IZA Discussion Paper No. 898
Nonparametric Estimation of a Dependent Competing Risks Model for Unemployment Durations
Gerard J. van den Berg, Gijsbert van Lomwel, Jan C. van Ours
published in: Empirical Economics, 2008, 34 (3), 477-491
IZA Discussion Paper No. 649
From Parent to Child: Early Labor Market Experiences of Second-Generation Immigrants in the Netherlands
Jan C. van Ours, Justus Veenman
published in: De Economist, 2004, 152 (4), 473-490
IZA Discussion Paper No. 627
Cyclical Fluctuations in Workplace Accidents
Jan Boone, Jan C. van Ours
revised version published as 'Are recessions good for workplace safety? ' in: Journal of Health Economics, 2006, 25 (6), 1069-1093
IZA Discussion Paper No. 527
The Locking-in Effect of Subsidized Jobs
Jan C. van Ours
published in: Journal of Comparative Economics, 2004, 32 (1), 37-55
IZA Discussion Paper No. 473
A pint a day raises a man's pay; but smoking blows that gain away
Jan C. van Ours
published in: Journal of Health Economics, 2004, 23 (5), 863-886
IZA Discussion Paper No. 469
The Effect of Benefit Sanctions on the Duration of Unemployment
Rafael Lalive, Jan C. van Ours, Josef Zweimüller
published in: Journal of the European Economic Association, 2005, 3 (6), 1386-1417
IZA Discussion Paper No. 401
Optimal Unemployment Insurance with Monitoring and Sanctions
Jan Boone, Peter Fredriksson, Bertil Holmlund, Jan C. van Ours
published in: Economic Journal, 2007, 117 (518), 399-421
IZA Discussion Paper No. 399
Using Employer Hiring Behavior to Test the Educational Signaling Hypothesis
James Albrecht, Jan C. van Ours
published in: Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2006, 108 (3), 361-372
IZA Discussion Paper No. 297
The Educational Attainment of Second Generation Immigrants in The Netherlands
Jan C. van Ours, Justus Veenman
published in: Journal of Population Economics, 2003, 16 (4), 739-753
IZA Discussion Paper No. 202
Gender Wage Differentials in a Competitive Labor Market: The Household Interaction Effect
Patrick Francois, Jan C. van Ours
IZA Discussion Paper No. 149
The Impact of Active Labor Market Programs and Benefit Entitlement Rules on the Duration of Unemployment
Rafael Lalive, Jan C. van Ours, Josef Zweimüller
published in: Economic Journal, 2008, 118 (525), 235–257
IZA Discussion Paper No. 147
Does the Recent Success of Some OECD Countries in Lowering their Unemployment Rates Lie in the Clever Design of their Labour Market Reform?
Michèle Belot, Jan C. van Ours
published in: Oxford Economic Papers, 2004, 56 (4), 621-642
IZA Discussion Paper No. 121
Do Active Labor Market Policies Help Unemployed Workers to Find and Keep Regular Jobs?
Jan C. van Ours
published in: Michael Lechner and Friedhelm Pfeiffer (eds.), Econometric Evaluation of Labour Market Policies, Physica-Verlag (2001), 125-152
IZA Discussion Paper No. 108
Modeling Financial Incentives to Get Unemployed Back to Work
Jan Boone, Jan C. van Ours
published in: Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics, 2006, 162 (2), 227-252
IZA Discussion Paper No. 107
Fast Track or Failure: A Study of the Completion Rates of Graduate Students in Economics
Jan C. van Ours, Geert Ridder
published as 'Fast track or failure: a study of the graduation and dropout rates of Ph D students in economics' in: Economics of Education Review, 2003, 22 (2), 157-166
IZA Discussion Paper No. 102
Labor Supply and Matching Rates for Welfare Recipients: An Analysis Using Neighborhood Characteristics
Bas van der Klaauw, Jan C. van Ours
published in: Journal of Public Economics, 2003, 87 (5), 957-985
IZA Discussion Paper No. 80
The Netherlands: Old Emigrants - Young Immigrant Country
Jan C. van Ours, Justus Veenman
published in: K. Zimmerman (ed.) European Migration: What Do We Know? Oxford: OUP, 2005
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