2026 Roel M. W. J. Beetsma: Economics and Finance Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Economics and Finance	45	1756	1578	49	45	311	8787

Roel M. W. J. Beetsma publication distribution in Economics and Finance in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Economics and Finance in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Roel M. W. J. Beetsma sits on this spectrum.

42 publications 521+

This scientist: 311 publications — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 521 publications or more.

Roel M. W. J. Beetsma D-index placement in Economics and Finance in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Economics and Finance scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Roel M. W. J. Beetsma sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index 101+

This scientist: 45 D-Index — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 101 D-Index or more.

Overview

Roel M. W. J. Beetsma is affiliated with the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Their research primarily lies within the broad field of Economics, Econometrics and Finance, with a significant focus on Economics and Econometrics as well as Finance. Occasionally, their work intersects with General Health Professions, Political Science and International Relations, and Accounting.

The main topics examined in their publications include:

Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth
Fiscal Policies and Political Economy
Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis
Monetary Policy and Economic Impact
Global Health Care Issues
Economic theories and models
Economic Policies and Impacts

The scholar has contributed to various journals and publication venues, with frequent appearances in:

SSRN Electronic Journal
Harvard Dataverse
Economic Policy
European Journal of Political Economy
Journal of European Public Policy

Recent papers authored by Roel M. W. J. Beetsma include:

What kind of EU fiscal capacity? Evidence from a randomized survey experiment in five European countries in times of corona, 2022, published in Economic Policy
Revenue- versus spending-based fiscal consolidation announcements: Multipliers and follow-up, 2021, published in Journal of International Economics
The political economy of fiscal transparency and independent fiscal councils, 2022, published in European Economic Review
OECD pension reform: The role of demographic trends and the business cycle, 2022, published in European Journal of Political Economy
Closer during crises? European identity during the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russian invasion of Ukraine, 2024, published in Journal of European Public Policy

Frequent collaborators include:

Francesco Nicoli
Brian Burgoon
Anniek de Ruijter
Frank Vandenbroucke
Ward E. Romp

Their research addresses multifaceted aspects of fiscal policy and its economic and political implications. Additionally, they explore pension systems and demographic influences, as well as broader economic theories and models relevant to public policy and governance. Their work contributes to understanding fiscal transparency, consolidation strategies, and the effects of fiscal capacity in the European context.

Best Publications

Why pay more? Corporate tax avoidance through transfer pricing in OECD countries

Eric J. Bartelsman;Roel M.W.J. Beetsma

845
Citations
An analysis of the Stability and Growth Pact.

Roel Beetsma;Harald Uhlig

531
Citations
Monetary and fiscal policy interactions in a micro-founded model of a monetary union

Roel M.W.J. Beetsma;Henrik Jensen

457
Citations
Monetary union without fiscal coordination may discipline policymakers

R.M.W.J. Beetsma;A.L. Bovenberg

384
Citations
THE EFFECTS OF PUBLIC SPENDING SHOCKS ON TRADE BALANCES AND BUDGET DEFICITS IN THE EUROPEAN UNION

Roel Beetsma;Massimo Giuliodori;Franc Klaassen

371
Citations
Trade spill-overs of fiscal policy in the European Union: a panel analysis

Roel Beetsma;Massimo Giuliodori;Franc Klaassen

299
Citations
The Macroeconomic Costs and Benefits of the EMU and Other Monetary Unions: An Overview of Recent Research

Roel Beetsma;Massimo Giuliodori

275
Citations
THE EFFECTS OF GOVERNMENT PURCHASES SHOCKS: REVIEW AND ESTIMATES FOR THE EU*

Roel Beetsma;Massimo Giuliodori

272
Citations
Measuring Risk Attitudes in a Natural Experiment: Data from the Television Game Show Lingo

Roel M. W. J. Beetsma;Peter C. Schotman

242
Citations
Planning to cheat: EU fiscal policy in real time

Roel Beetsma;Massimo Giuliodori;Massimo Giuliodori;Peter Wierts

215
Citations
Does monetary unification lead to excessive debt accumulation

Roel M.W.J. Beetsma;A.Lans Bovenberg

209
Citations
Spread the news: The impact of news on the European sovereign bond markets during the crisis

Roel Beetsma;Massimo Giuliodori;Frank de Jong;Daniel Widijanto

192
Citations
Central bank independence and public debt policy

Roel M.W.J. Beetsma;A.Lans Bovenberg

145
Citations
The new stability and growth pact: A first assessment

Roel M.W.J. Beetsma;Xavier Debrun

135
Citations
Inflation targets and contracts with uncertain central banker preferences

Roel M. W. J. Beetsma;Henrik Jensen

134
Citations
Fiscal Adjustment to Cyclical Developments in the OECD: An Empirical Analysis Based on Real-Time Data

Roel Beetsma;Massimo Giuliodori

132
Citations
The Optimality of a Monetary Union without a Fiscal Union

R.M.W.J. Beetsma;A.L. Bovenberg

127
Citations
Open-Economy Ination Targeting

Lars E.O. Svensson;Roel Beetsma;Kathryn Dominguez;Charles Freedman

107
Citations
Monetary and Fiscal Policy Interactions in a Micro-Funded Model of a Monetary Union

Roel M. W. J. Beetsma;Henrik Jensen;Henrik Jensen

101
Citations
Trade Spillovers of Fiscal Policy in the European Union: A Panel Analysis

Roel Beetsma;Massimo Giuliodori;Franc Klaassen

5
Citations
Central Bank independence and public debt policy

A.L. Bovenberg;Roel Beetsma

3
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Xavier Debrun National Bank of Belgium

Brian Burgoon University of Amsterdam

Alex Cukierman Tel Aviv University

Eric J. Bartelsman Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Sylvester C. W. Eijffinger Tilburg University

Carlo A. Favero Bocconi University

Harald Uhlig University of Chicago

Frederick van der Ploeg University of Oxford

Haroon Mumtaz Queen Mary University of London

Sweder van Wijnbergen University of Amsterdam

External Links

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