Max van Lent
Assistant professor
- Name
- Dr. M. van Lent
- Telephone
- +31 71 527 1571
- m.van.lent@law.leidenuniv.nl
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0001-5533-6167

Max van Lent is an Assistant Professor of Economics at Leiden University. He obtained his MSc in Economics degree from Erasmus University Rotterdam, and defended his PhD thesis in October 2017 at the same university. His research interests include behavioral, and experimental economics.
Personal website
For more details about his research, see: https://sites.google.com/site/maxvlent/
Teaching
- Micro-economics / LUC The Hague (coordination)
- Behavioural Economics (coordination)
- Reform of Social Legislation
- Research Methods - Empirical Economics
Assistant professor
- Faculty of Law
- Institute of Tax Law and EconomicsĀ
- Economics
- Koopmans P.L., Lent M. van, Knoef M.G. & Woelderen S. van (2025), Pensionering verbetert positie financieel kwetsbaren, Economisch Statistische Berichten 110(4845): 203-205.
- Koopmans P.L., Lent M. van & Knoef M.G. (2025), The impact of retirement on household finances: causal evidence from transaction data. Netspar Academic Series no. AP 2025-10. Tilburg: Netspar. [working paper].
- Suari Andreu E. & Lent M. van (2025), Time to give: poor health as a trigger for inter-vivos transfers. Netspar Academic Series no. AP 2025-04. Tilburg: Netspar. [working paper].
- Lent M. van (2025), Peer creativity and academic achievement, Economics of Education Review 106: 102649.
- Meekes J. & Lent M. van (2025), The impact of neighbour, colleague, and family peers on parental labour supply. IZA Discussion Paper Series no. 18148. Bonn: IZA – Institute of Labor Economics. [working paper].
- Koning P.W.C. & Lent M. van (2024), Workers' moral hazard and private insurer effort in disability insurance, Journal of Risk and Insurance 91(4): 1049-1088.
- Koopmans P.L., Lent M. van & Been J. (2024), Child penalties and the gender gap in home production and the labor market. IZA Discussion Paper Series no. 16871. Bonn: Institute of Labor Economics. [discussion paper].
- Lent M. van (2024), Creatieve studenten verbeteren studieprestaties van medestudenten, Economisch Statistische Berichten 109(4836): 354-356.
- Lent M. van (2022), Nuttig werk en de energietransitie, De Helling: Tijdschrift voor linkse politiek : .
- Lent M. van (2022), Geoormerkt ouderschapsverlof verhoogt het welzijn van ouders, Tijdschrift voor Sociale Vraagstukken : .
- Lent M. van (2022), Fathering Daughters and Personality. IZA Discussion Paper Series no. 15012. Bonn: IZA - Institute of Labor Economics.
- Korsgren P. & Lent M. van (2022), Earmarked Paternity Leave and Well-Being. IZA Discussion Paper Series no. 15022. Bonn: IZA - Institute of Labor Economics. [discussion paper].
- Korsgren P. & Lent M. van (2022), Earmarked paternity leave increases parental wellbeing, VoxEU.org – CEPR’s policy portal : .
- Koning P.W.C. & Lent M. van (2022), Workers' Moral Hazard and Insurer Effort in Disability Insurance. IZA Discussion Paper Series no. 15164. Bonn: IZA Institute of Labor Economics.
- Suari-Andreu E., Schwartz T., Lent M. van & Knoef M. (2022), Job insecurity and health: evidence from older European workers. IZA Discussion Paper Series no. 15735. Bonn: IZA Institute of Labor Economics. [working paper].
- Koning P.W.C. & Lent M. van (2022), Hiaatverzekeringen voor arbeidsongeschiktheid leiden niet tot minder werk, Economisch Statistische Berichten 107(4811): 322-325.
- Dur R., Fleming D., Garderen M. van & Lent M. van (2021), A social norm nudge to save more: a field experiment at a retail bank, Journal of Public Economics 200: 104443.
- Koopmans P.L., Knoef M.G. & Lent M. van (2021), The Demand for Retirement Products: The Role of Withdrawal Flexibility and Administrative Burden (De vraag naar pensioenproducten: de rol van flexibele opname en administratieve lasten) Netspar Industry Paper Series: Design Paper no. 197. Tilburg: Netspar.
- Dur R. & Lent M. van (2020), Beloning en motivatie van werknemers bij de overheid en in de marktsector, WERKcongres 2020: alles over werken in en aan overheidsorganisaties. WERKcongres 2020: alles over werken in en aan overheidsorganisaties 19 March 2019 - 19 March 2019. Den Haag: Ministerie BZK.
- Dur R. & Lent M. van (2020), Vrouwelijke en mannelijke leidinggevenden in de publieke sector: wat zeggen hun medewerkers over hen?, WERKcongres 2020: alles over werken in en aan overheidsorganisaties. WERKcongres 2020: alles over werken in en aan overheidsorganisaties 19 March 2019 - 19 March 2019. Den Haag: Ministerie BZK.
- Lent M. van & Souverijn M. (2020), Goal setting and raising the bar: A field experiment, Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics 87(101570): 1-16.
- Lent M. van (2019), Goal Setting, Information, and Goal Revision: A Field Experiment, German Economic Review 20(4): e949-e972.
- Dur R., Fleming D., Garderen M. van & Lent M. van (2019), A Social Norm Nudge to Save More: A Field Experiment at a Retail Bank. Tinbergen Institute Discussion paper no. TI 2019-063/I. Rotterdam: Tinbergen Institute.
- Dur R. & Lent M. van (2019), Corrigendum: [Dur and van Lent (2019) Industrial Relations: a journal of economy and society 58(1): 3-16.], Industrial Relations 58(3): 543-546.
- Dur R. & Lent M. van (2019), Socially Useless Jobs, Industrial Relations 58(1): 3-16.
- Dur R. & Lent M. van (2018), Serving the public interest in several ways: Theory and empirics, Labour Economics 51: 13-24.
- Blom M., Dur R., Fleming D., Garderen M. van & Lent M. van (2018), Een zetje in de richting van meer sparen, Economisch Statistische Berichten 103(4766S): 67-69.
- Dur R. & Lent M. van (2018), Socially Useless Jobs. IZA Discussion Paper Series no. 11927. Bonn: IZA – Institute of Labor Economics.
- Lent M. van (2017), Stellen van doelen verbetert studieresultaten, Economisch Statistische Berichten 102(4756): 574-575.
- Lent M. van (27 October 2017), Essays on Intrinsic Motivation of Students and Workers (Dissertatie. Economics, Erasmus School of Economics, Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam) Tinbergen Institute Research Series no. 697. Rotterdam: Erasmus University Rotterdam. Supervisor(s) and Co-supervisor(s): Dur A.J., Delfgaauw J.
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