In-use stocks of products can be considered as intermediaries between human needs and the physical world.

Material circularity and energy efficiency are highly relevant and intertwined issues for the transition towards a carbon-neutral and circular built environment. In the Netherlands, the building sector has been rendered a priority towards a circular and low-carbon society.

In this work, we investigate the minute circular dichroism effects of single nanoparticles.To this aim, we apply photothermal imaging with a polarization-modulated heating beam.

Food waste is a defining inefficiency of the modern food system, with profound implications for resource use, climate change, and circular economy transitions. This dissertation examines food waste through two complementary lenses: the prevention of avoidable food waste and the valorization of unavoidable…

Begrijp hoe de economie werkt en maatschappelijke vraagstukken beïnvloedt

To conclude, this thesis provides valuable methodological insights to address data gaps and improve environmental impact assessments within the circular economy, with a particular focus on product reuse and sharing practices. Through empirical analysis and innovative approaches, it aims to support informed…

De specialisatie Economics and Governance van de Master Public Administration leert je probleemoplossende benaderingen te formuleren voor concrete beleidskwesties die zich bevinden op het snijvlak van economie en openbaar bestuur, met specifieke aandacht voor welvaartsstaten en markten. Deze specialisatie…

The Economics and Governance specialisation of the Master in Public Administration teaches you to formulate problem-solving approaches to concrete policy issues found at the intersection between economics and public administration. This specialisation is a unique joint offering of the Department of…

De minor Economie en Beleid van de Universiteit Leiden leert je oplossingen te vinden voor problemen waar het Nederlandse openbaar bestuur elke dag aan werkt.

Courses in English.

Promotores: G.R. de Snoo, W.T. de Groot, Co-promotor: C.J.M. Musters

A sustainable resource management is an essential aspect to satisfy the current human needs without compromising the needs of future generations.

To limit the effects of climate change, global average temperature since pre-industrial measurements are to be kept well below 2 °C preferably even at 1.5 °C.

Op 1 oktober 2019 verdedigde Emile Cammeraat zijn proefschrift 'Economic Effects of Social Protection'. Het promotieonderzoek is begeleid door promotoren prof.dr. K.P. Goudswaard en prof.dr. P.W.C. Koning.

Bij Cambridge University Press (CUP) verscheen onlangs van Ingrid Leijten het boek Core Socio-Economic Rights and the European Court of Human Rights. Het boek maakt onderdeel uit van de serie Cambridge Studies in European Law and Policy en heeft als onderwerp de bescherming van sociaaleconomische rechten…

The role of material production as a driver of environmental impacts is increasing, which calls for a better understanding of global material flows. This thesis explores the role of in-use stocks of products, buildings and infrastructure as a key driver of global material demand and discusses the implications…

Indonesia is experiencing various environmental challenges related to its fast economic growth. Therefore, it is necessary to have measurable and applicable indicators to obtain accurate data and information regarding the costs of adverse environmental impacts arising from economic activities to support…

Promotor: G.A. Persoon, Co-promotor: H.H. de Iongh

In times of hardships or crisis, local people know how to deal with it using their resourcefulness. Although efforts are sometimes made by the government to help them, they are fully aware that community support is at least equally important.

New master specialisation: Economics and Governance

The expanding population and economic activity are driving up global energy consumption. Simultaneously, there is an urgent need to transition from fossil fuels to renewable sources to mitigate the climate crisis, primarily caused by fossil fuel combustion.

This thesis addresses the challenge of sustainable urban development by analyzing the interplay between green and grey infrastructure to optimize resource use and ecosystem services.

Hoe beinvloedt economisch verval de democratische waarden en verhoudingen tussen groepen in Africa?

Jaroslaw Kantorowicz and Rok Spruk onderzoeken de bijdrage van institutionele hervormingen aan economische groei.

In dit artikel onderzoeken Madeleine O. Hosli en Wen Pan hoe intergouvernementele dynamieken het Europees Stabiliteitsmechanisme vormgaven, waarbij ze Liberale Intergouvernementalisme gebruiken om onderhandelingsfasen, de invloed van grote lidstaten en de geldigheid van theoretische aannames te anal…

This thesis aims to address offshore wind energy (OWE)-related environmental impacts.

Decarbonizing the building stock is critical for realizing the climate-neutral target for the Netherlands.

Op woensdag 15 september promoveert Jinxian Wang op haar proefschrift: Trends in social assistance, minimum income benefits and income polarization in an international perspective.

Miles Kellerman, universitair docent aan de Universiteit Leiden, stelt dat overheden financiële criminaliteit beter kunnen opsporen door Licensed Detection Agents in te zetten, een soort bounty hunters die structurele tekortkomingen in bestaande detectiesystemen moeten oplossen.

Masterdag vrijdag 4 november 2016

Waarom zijn transnationale en interculturele agenten zoals Henrich Carloff en Willem Leyel belangrijk voor de studie van de vroegmoderne expansie?

Dit proefschrift gaat over de bescherming van sociaaleconomische belangen onder de klassiek geformuleerde grondrechten die zijn neergelegd in het Europees Verdrag voor de Rechten van de Mens (EVRM; Verdrag).

Promotor: J.W. van Holten

Lecture and Masterclass with Alexandra Sapoznik (King's College London) Connecting economic and environmental histories in the pre-modern world 12 and 13 May 2025, Universiteit van Amsterdam. Deadline for submissions: 29 April 2025, 13:00

Wednesday 16 November 2016, 12.30-14.00

The Saxo Institute, Faculty of Humanities, University of Copenhagen (UCPH) invites applicants for a tenure-track assistant professorship in economic history

Iris Houben en Hetty ten Oever hebben een bijdrage geschreven voor het boek Socio-Economic Human Rights in Essential Public Services Provision. In hun bijdrage onderzoeken zij de relatie tussen de verplichtingen inzake publieke dienstverlening in de EU wetgeving (PSO’s) en de mensenrechten.

Op 12 november verdedigde Clare Fenwick het proefschrift 'The political economy of immigration and welfare state reform: a collection of comparative political and economic essays on human mobility and social protection'. Het promotieonderzoek is begeleid door Olaf van Vliet en Kees Goudswaard.