Egbert Jongen is Professor of Economics and Socio-Economic Policy in the Department of Economics at Leiden University.

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Egbert Jongen is Professor of Economics and Socio-Economic Policy in the Department of Economics at Leiden University.

Egbert Jongen conducts research and provides education in the fields of inequality, labor economics, and public sector economics. In doing so, he focuses on mapping inequality and its underlying causes on the one hand, and on the effectiveness and fairness of socio-economic policy aimed partly at reducing inequality on the other. 

Education 

• PhD, Department of Economics, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
• MSc General Economics, Maastricht University

Main Positions 

• Professor of Economics and Socio-Economic Policy
• Chair interfaculty theme Inequality (2026)
• Program Manager Research Programme Reform of Social Legislation
• Project Manager Research Project  "Ongelijkheid in Primaire Inkomens" (Inequality in Primary Incomes) (commissioned by the Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment, 2025-2027)
• Project Manager Research Project Causes and Consequences of Retirement: the Role of Employers (commissioned by Instituut Gak, 2026-2029)

Selection of other positions 

• Chair Expert Group Income and Wealth, Statistics Netherlands (CBS)
• Associate Editor Fiscal Studies
• Member of the Advisory Board of SEO

Fellow 

• Visiting Scholar MIT (January– May 2001)
• Visiting Scholar IMAD (2004)
• Research Fellow Leiden Law School (2015-)
• Research Fellow IZA (2017-)
• Research Associate IFS (2023-)
• Research Fellow CESifo (2025-)

Education

• Research Methods: Applied Empirical Economics
• Public Finance MEPS
• Public Finance Tax Law
• Economic Policy Advice
• Master's Theses MEPS

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Activities