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Roel M. W. J. Beetsma

Roel M. W. J. Beetsma

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Economics and Finance

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45
Citations
8787
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1756
National Ranking
49

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

  • An analysis of the Stability and Growth Pact.

    Roel Beetsma;Harald Uhlig

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

    Roel M.W.J. Beetsma;Henrik Jensen

  • Monetary union without fiscal coordination may discipline policymakers

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

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

    Roel Beetsma;Massimo Giuliodori;Franc Klaassen

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

    Roel Beetsma;Massimo Giuliodori;Franc Klaassen

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

    Roel Beetsma;Massimo Giuliodori

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

    Roel Beetsma;Massimo Giuliodori

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

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

  • Planning to cheat: EU fiscal policy in real time

    Roel Beetsma;Massimo Giuliodori;Massimo Giuliodori;Peter Wierts

  • Does monetary unification lead to excessive debt accumulation

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

  • 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

  • Central bank independence and public debt policy

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

  • The new stability and growth pact: A first assessment

    Roel M.W.J. Beetsma;Xavier Debrun

  • Inflation targets and contracts with uncertain central banker preferences

    Roel M. W. J. Beetsma;Henrik Jensen

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

    Roel Beetsma;Massimo Giuliodori

  • The Optimality of a Monetary Union without a Fiscal Union

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

  • Open-Economy Ination Targeting

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

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

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

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

    Roel Beetsma;Massimo Giuliodori;Franc Klaassen

  • Central Bank independence and public debt policy

    A.L. Bovenberg;Roel Beetsma

Frequent Co-Authors

Alex Cukierman
Alex Cukierman Tel Aviv University
Sylvester C. W. Eijffinger
Sylvester C. W. Eijffinger Tilburg University
Harald Uhlig
Harald Uhlig University of Chicago
Carlo A. Favero
Carlo A. Favero Bocconi University
Frederick van der Ploeg
Frederick van der Ploeg University of Oxford
Stefan Gerlach
Stefan Gerlach EFG International
Lars E.O. Svensson
Lars E.O. Svensson Stockholm School of Economics
Joop Hartog
Joop Hartog University of Amsterdam
Haroon Mumtaz
Haroon Mumtaz Queen Mary University of London
Sweder van Wijnbergen
Sweder van Wijnbergen University of Amsterdam

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