Hessel Oosterbeek

Hessel Oosterbeek

Emeritus Professor of Economics, University of Amsterdam · Researcher, VU Amsterdam

Hessel Oosterbeek is Emeritus Professor of Economics at the University of Amsterdam and a researcher at VU University Amsterdam.

His main research interests focus on the economics of education, development economics, and impact evaluation.

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Recent work

Forthc.
The anatomy of competitiveness

Journal of the Economic Science Association · with Thomas Buser

2026
Students' School Preferences and Outcomes: Evidence from Admission Lotteries

Revise and resubmit, Economic Journal · with Nadine Ketel and Sándor Sóvágó and Bas van der Klaauw

2026
Early childhood interventions and their impact on poor children and their mothers: Evidence from Ecuador

Working paper · with José Rosero

2026
Can competitiveness predict education and labor market outcomes? Evidence from incentivized choice and survey measures

Review of Economics and Statistics 108 · with Thomas Buser and Muriel Niederle