In the media
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Dutch election points to return to political centre04 November 2025Dutch election signals a return to the political centre, with voters seeking practical solutions both at home and across Europe. Bernard Steunenberg, ...
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Dutch election shows renewed support for pro-european politics04 November 2025Dimiter Toshkov, Associate Professor at the Institute of Public Administration, told CGTN Europe that the Dutch election outcome reflects growing supp...
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Weighing the pros and cons of labour migrationIn the media 31 October 2025Political parties want to reduce labour migration, but without harming the Dutch economy. Is that actually possible? Olaf van Vliet, Professor of Econ...
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How can The Hague get a grip on labour migration?In the media 14 October 2025Labour migration is an important theme in the Dutch general election to be held this month. Olaf van Vliet, Professor of Economics, spoke to public br...
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Immigrants earn less than their Dutch colleaguesIn the media 22 July 2025A recent study shows that immigrants in the Netherlands earn 15 per cent less on average than their colleagues without a migrant background. Olaf van ...
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Why is the formation process in Belgium so complex?12 November 2024The Belgian elections are over. Now it is up to the formateur to form a cabinet, but that appears to be difficult. Fauke Deceuninck, program leader of...
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Mark Rutte: The ideal candidate to preserve NATO unity25 June 2024What can we expect from Mark Rutte as NATO's Secretary General? Lars Brummel, postdoctoral researcher at the Institute of Public Administration, expla...
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Olaf van Vliet discusses rise in self-employment on NU.nl19 March 2024The number of self-employed people has risen over the past few years. Professor of Economics Olaf van Vliet explains this development in Dutch online ...
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Olaf van Vliet in Trouw on temporary extra money to people on social assistance14 July 2023What would happen if families with little money were to receive an extra amount every month with no conditions attached? Would it help with their wors...
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Olaf van Vliet on migrant workers and general welfare07 February 2023
What would happen if there were fewer migrant workers in the Netherlands? Olaf van Vliet, Professor of Economics, discussed this question on Dutch new...
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Olaf van Vliet and Eduard Suari Andreu in NRC about research on migrants and social security13 September 2022EU migrants receive less frequent and lower benefits and allowances than Dutch citizens. This is according to research by Leiden economists Olaf van V...
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Rising staff shortages despite fear of recession – Olaf van Vliet in NRC18 August 2022
Economists are warning for a contraction of the economy during the second half of this year. The United States are already facing a ‘technical recessi...
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Olaf van Vliet discusses staff shortages on Omroep West: Untapped labour potential and higher wages17 August 2022
All of society is having to deal with the effects of staff shortages. Hospitals are unable to fill their duty rosters, primary schools are having to c...
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Arco Timmermans in BNR Lobbypanel about lobby strategics22 April 2022Arco Timmermans, Bijzonder Hoogleraar Public Affairs, sprak deze week in het BNR Lobbypanel over verschillende lobbys, de lobby voor de kortere zomerv...
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Johan Christensen for the Global Blog about experts in global governance04 January 2022Recently, Johan Christensen, Assistant Professor at the FGGA, contributed to the commentary series on technocracy and democracy in global governance t...