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Pierre Koning
Pierre Koning
Research Fellow
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
p.w.c.koning@vu.nl External Homepage CV

Pierre Koning is full professor of Labour Economics at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. Until, December 2015, Pierre was employed as Chief Science Officer at the Ministry of Social Affairs. Pierre obtained his PhD at the VU University of Amsterdam – with his thesis focusing on job search models for the labor market. Pierre's special interest lies in the field of welfare-to-work services and disability insurance – here most of his international publications are also focused on. Amongst others, he has published in the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, the Journal of the European Economic Association, the Journal of Applied Econometrics, the Journal of Urban Economics, the International Review of Law and Economics, Labour Economics and the Journal of Economic Perspectives.

He joined IZA as a Research Fellow in February 2010.

IZA Publications

IZA Discussion Paper No. 18264
Sick or Unemployed? Examining Transitions into Sickness Insurance at Unemployment Benefit Exhaustion
Pierre Koning, Roger Prudon
IZA Discussion Paper No. 17839
Deter and Deteriorate: The Effects of Application Processing Times on Welfare Receipt and Employment
Heike Vethaak, Ernst-Jan de Bruijn, Marike Knoef, Pierre Koning
IZA Discussion Paper No. 16336
Debt Relief for the Financially Vulnerable: Impact on Employment, Welfare Receipt, and Mental Health
Ernst-Jan de Bruijn, Heike Vethaak, Pierre Koning, Marike Knoef
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15928
Selective Exercise of Discretion in Disability Insurance Awards
Pilar Garcia-Gomez, Pierre Koning, Owen O'Donnell, Carlos Riumallo Herl
published in: Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2025, 44 (3), 816-835
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15173
Why Do Temporary Workers Have Higher Disability Insurance Risks Than Permanent Workers?
Pierre Koning, Paul Muller, Roger Prudon
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15164
Workers' Moral Hazard and Insurer Effort in Disability Insurance
Pierre Koning, Max van Lent
published in: Journal of Risk and Insurance, 2024, 91 (4), 1049 - 1088
IZA Discussion Paper No. 13971
Do Disability Benefits Hinder Work Resumption after Recovery?
Pierre Koning, Paul Muller, Roger Prudon
published in: Journal of Health Economics, 2022, 82, 102593
IZA Discussion Paper No. 12775
Decomposing Employment Trends of Disabled Workers
Pierre Koning, Heike Vethaak
published in: B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2021, 21 (4), 20210010
IZA Discussion Paper No. 12343
Targeting Disability Insurance Applications with Screening
Mathilde Godard, Pierre Koning, Maarten Lindeboom
IZA Discussion Paper No. 11471
Graded Return-To-Work as a Stepping Stone to Full Work Resumption
Lieke Kools, Pierre Koning
published in: Journal of Health Economics, 2018, 65, 189-209
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