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Dr. W.E. Romp (Ward) Assistant Professor Phone:+31 (0)20 525 7344 Fax:+31 (0)20 525 4254 Office: J/K 1.59 Email: W.E.Romp@uva.nl |
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Macroeconomics MSc, BScResearch interests
Macroeconomics of pensions and ageingShort Bio
Ward's current research focuses on the interaction between pension funds and the business cycle. His current position is financed by Netspar and he particpates in the Netspar theme 'multi-pillar pension schemes and macroeconomic performance'. Ward holds an PhD from the University of Groningen. He graduated in February 2007 on the project 'Essays on Dynamic Macroeconomics: The Role of Demographics and Public Capital' under the supervision of Ben Heijdra and Jakob de Haan.Key publications
- "Funded pensions and intergenerational and international risk sharing in general equilibrium", 2011, International Journal of Money and Finance, Vol. 30, pp. 1516-1534 (with R.M.W.J. Beetsma and A.L Bovenberg)
- "Retirement, Pensions, and Ageing" , 2009, Journal of Public Economics, Vol. 93, pp. 568-604 (with B.J. Heijdra), (Appendix)
- "Human capital formation and macroeconomic performance in an ageing small open economy", forthcoming, Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control (with B.J. Heijdra), (Appendix)
- "A Life-Cycle Overlapping-Generations Model of the Small Open Economy", 2008, Oxford Economic Papers, Vol. 60, pp. 89-122 (with B.J. Heijdra)