I am a scientist who researches topics that are relevant to society. Also during my time as Head of Research at De Nederlandsche Bank (2009-2020), I held a part-time appointment as a professor. I am convinced that scientific insights can contribute to solutions for social problems and policy issues. 


Many social debates are characterised by a lack of depth and knowledge. Jakob de Haan's mission is to offer a different perspective based on insights from scientific research and my experience, and to encourage people to think more deeply about certain questions.

SOME TITLES OF HIS LECTURES:

Monetary policy in Europe: doomed to failure?
Explaining the advent of the euro and European Central Bank policy, and the main problems facing monetary policy: low interest rates and the grip on public finances.
Fiscal policy in a period of low interest rates: no worries about public debt? Explaining fiscal policy in broad terms, the desirability of budget standards such as the Zalm standard and the need to keep government debt sustainable so that we are best prepared for the next crisis.

Trust in the financial sector and the central bank
What is the state of public confidence in the financial sector and the central bank? What has been the impact of the corona crisis? What can institutions do to improve trust?

Corona crisis: public health versus economics?
What can we learn from economic research on the coronas crisis? What measures work best? How could the government better communicate about coronas?

The state of the Dutch economy
How well or badly is the Dutch economy doing? In which areas are we doing better or worse than other countries? What can we do about it?

BOOKS
IJ. de Haan (ed.), History of the Bundesbank: Lessons for the ECB, Routledge, 2000.
S.C.W. Eijffinger and J. de Haan, European Monetary and Fiscal Policy, Oxford University Press, 2000.

B. Volkerink and J. de Haan, Tax ratios: A Critical Survey, OECD, OECD Tax Policy Studies, no. 5, 2001.

J. de Haan, S.C.W. Eijffinger and S. Waller, The European Central Bank: Centralization, Transparency and Credibility, MIT Press, 2005.
J. de Haan, S. Oosterloo and D. Schoenmaker, European Financial Markets and Institutions, Cambridge University Press, 2009.

J. de Haan and H. Berger (eds.), The European Central Bank at Ten, Springer, 2010.
Y-W. Cheung and J. de Haan (eds.), The Evolving Role of China in the World Economy, MIT Press, 2012.
J. de Haan, S. Oosterloo and D. Schoenmaker, Financial Markets and Institutions: A European Perspective, Cambridge University Press, 2012.
A.J. Kellermann, J. de Haan and F. de Vries (eds.), Financial Supervision in the 21st Century, Springer, 2013.
J. de Haan, S. Oosterloo and D. Schoenmaker, Financial Markets and Institutions: A European Perspective (third edition), Cambridge University Press, 2015.
J. de Haan and J. Parlevliet (eds.), Structural Reforms - Moving the Economy Forward, Springer, 2018.

J. de Haan, D. Schoenmaker and P. Wierts, Financial Markets and Institutions: A European Perspective (fourth edition), Cambridge University Press, 2020.
J. de Haan (ed.), Institutions and Economic Development, Edward Elgar, 2020.

Timeline:

2009-2020
Head of Research at De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB)

[2019-present]
President of SUERF

[2021]
Inclusion in the top 5% of IDEAS global ranking of economists.

[....-present]
Member of the editorial board of several scientific journals

1994-present
Professor of political economy at the University of Groningen (NL) at the age of 34

1989
Doctorate on a dissertation on "Government debt

1984
"Graduated "Cum laude

1981-1982
Youth representative, Dutch delegation to the United Nations in New York