Pierre Koning
Associate Professor
- Name
- Prof.dr. P.W.C. Koning
- Telephone
- +31 71 527 7879
- p.w.c.koning@law.leidenuniv.nl
Pierre Koning (1971) holds a chair in Labour Economics that is sponsored by Instituut Gak and is associate professor of economics at Leiden University.
Short bio
Pierre Koning (1971) holds a chair in Labour Economics that is sponsored by Instituut Gak and is associate professor of economics at Leiden University. Until December 2015, Pierre was employed as a Chief Science Officer at the Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment in the Netherlands. Pierre obtained his PhD at the VU University of Amsterdam – with his thesis focusing on job search models for the labor market. Pierre's special interest lies in the field of welfare-to-work services and disability insurance – here most of his international publications are also focused on. Currently, Pierre supervises a large research program ‘Able or disabled?’ that assesses the effects of Disability Insurance reforms in the Netherlands. Amongst others, he has published in the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, the Journal of the European Economic Association, the Journal of Applied Econometrics, the Journal of Urban Economics, the International Review of Law and Economics, Labour Economics and the Journal of Economic Perspectives.
Research interests
- Labor economics
- Health and work
- Applied microeconometrics
- Public sector performance and incentives
Education
- Ph.D. in Economics: VU University Amsterdam, July 1998. Thesis: Structural Empirical Analysis of Labor Market Frictions, Job Search and Wage Formation. Promotors: prof. dr. G. Ridder and prof. dr. G.J. van den Berg
- M.Sc.: VU University Amsterdam, October 1993. Supervisor: prof .dr. F.A.G. den Butter
Current positions
- Associate Professor, Leiden University (2015-)
- Professor Labor market and welfare state, VU Amsterdam (2011-)
Fellow
- IZA: Institute of the Study of Labor, Bonn (2010-)
- Tinbergen Institute (2013-)
- Research fellow Leiden Law School (2016-)
- Visiting scholar at Institute for Research on Poverty, University of Wisconsin-Madison (2009)
Other functions
- Chair of the Data and Ethics committee of Leiden Law School (2018-)
- Academic Partner CPB Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis (2017-)
- Member Policy Evaluation Committee of the Ministry of Economic Affairs (2017-)
- Associate Editor De Economist (2014-)
- Member of board TPEdigitaal (2011-)
Teaching
- Policy economics
- Welfare State Economics MPA / EG
- Research Methods Applied Empirical Economics
- Theses
Miscellaneous
Associate Professor
- Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
- Instituut Fiscale en Economische vakken
- Economie
- Kools L. & Koning P. (2019), Graded Return-to-Work as a Stepping Stone to Full Work Resumption, Journal of Health Economics 65: 189-209.
- Godard M., Koning P. & Lindeboom M. (2019), Targeting Disability Insurance Applications with Screening. IZA Discussion Paper Series no. 12343. Bonn: IZA Institute of Labor Economics.
- Koning P.W.C. (2019), Verleden, heden en toekomst van de arbeidsongeschiktheid, Economisch Statistische Berichten 104(4772): 151-153.
- Deursen C. van, Koning P.W.C., García Gomez P. & Riumallo Herl C. (2019), Op de drempel van arbeidsongeschiktheid. De gevolgen voor werk en inkomen van wel of geen uitkering. UWV kennisverslag no. 2019-01: Kenniscentrum UWV.
- Koning P.W.C. & Vethaak H.T. (2019), Decomposing Employment Trends of Disabled Workers IZA Discussion Paper Series no. 12775. Bonn: IZA Institute of Labor Economics. [Working paper].
- Koning P.W.C. (12 October 2018), Contactloos UWV maakt uitkeringsfraude makkelijker: ESB [blog entry].
- Koning P.W.C. (24 August 2018), Echte banen tellen. Op naar de 100.000 banen! voor mensen met een arbeidsbeperking [blog entry].
- Koning P.W.C. (10 July 2018), Terug van nooit weggeweest: loondoorbetaling bij ziekte: ESB [blog entry].
- Cammeraat E., Jongen E.L.W. & Koning P.W.C. (2018), Investeren in jongeren tijdens de Grote Recessie, Economisch Statistische Berichten 103(4761).
- Koning P.W.C. (16 April 2018), Ongelijke gelijke rechten voor arbeidsgehandicapten: ESB [blog entry].
- Koning P.W.C. (27 March 2018), Goede raad is duur: ESB [blog entry].
- Koning P.W.C. (2 February 2018), Internationalisering als ABC-tje: ESB [blog entry].
- Koning P.W.C. (3 January 2018), De Wet van Moorlag: ESB [blog entry].
- Hassink W.H.J., Koning P.W.C. & Zwinkels W. (2018), Do Firms with Low Disability Risks Opt Out from Public to Private Insurance?, The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy 18(1): 20170022.
- Kools L. & Koning P.W.C. (2018), Graded Return-to-Work as a Stepping Stone to Full Work Resumption IZA Discussion Paper Series no. 11471. Bonn: IZA – Institute of Labor Economics.
- Hullegie P. & Koning P.W.C. (2018), How disability insurance reforms change the consequences of health shocks on income and employment, Journal of Health Economics 62: 134-146.
- Marimpi M. & Koning P.W.C. (2018), Youth minimum wages and youth employment, IZA Journal of Labor Policy 7(art. 5): 1-18.
- Cammeraat E., Jongen E.L.W. & Koning P.W.C. (2017), Preventing NEETs During the Great Recession - The Effects of a Mandatory Activation Program for Young Welfare Recipients CPB Discussion Papers no. 365: CPB Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis.
- Koning P.W.C. & Sonsbeek J.-M. van (2017), Actief arbeidsmarktbeleid tussen theorie en praktijk, Sociaal Bestek 2017(juni/juli): 11-12.
- Kok L., Tempelman C., Koning P.W.C., Kroon L. & Berden C. (2017), Do Incentives for Municipalities Reduce the Welfare Caseload? Evaluation of a Welfare Reform in the Netherlands, De Economist 165(1): 23–42.
- Koning P.W.C., Vogels E. & Lange M. de (2017), De onderkant van de arbeidsmarkt en actief arbeidsmarktbeleid in internationaal perspectief, TPEdigitaal 11(1): 1-16.
- Groot N. de & Koning P.W.C. (2017), Leidt premiedifferentiatie voor werkgevers tot minder arbeidsongeschiktheid?, TPEdigitaal 11(2): 64-82.
- Koning P.W.C. & Sonsbeek J.M. van (2017), Making Disability Work? The Effect of Financial Incentives on Partially Disabled Workers, Labour Economics 47: 202-215.
- Koning P.W.C. (2017), Moeite met mismatch, Economisch Statistische Berichten 102(4749): 216.
- Koning P.W.C. (2017), Sociale zekerheid en arbeidsmarkt in het Regeerakkoord, TPEdigitaal 11(3): 11-15.
- Faber R.P. & Koning P.W.C. (2017), Why not fully spend a conditional block grant?, International Tax and Public Finance 24(1): 60-95.
- Groot N. de & Koning P.W.C. (2016), Assessing the effects of disability insurance experience rating. The case of The Netherlands, Labour Economics 41: 304–317.
- Groot N. de & Koning P.W.C. (2016), Assessing the Effects of Disability Insurance Experience Rating. The Case of the Netherlands. IZA Discussion Paper Series no. 9742. Bonn: Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit (IZA).
- Koning P.W.C. (2016), Decent Work: een nieuw perspectief voor de onderkant van de arbeidsmarkt. In: Jaarverslag van Instituut GAK 2015. Hilversum: Instituut Gak. 6-12.
- Koning P.W.C. (2016), De markt voor re-integratie van werklozen en arbeidsgehandicapten, De Actuaris 23(5): 18-19.
- Koning P.W.C. (2016), Lageropgeleiden zijn in 2025 nog slechter af, Sprank* 2016(4): 10-11.
- Koning P.W.C. & Sonsbeek J.M. van (2016), Making Disability Work? The Effect of Financial Incentives on Partially Disabled Workers. IZA Discussion Paper Series no. 9624. Bonn: Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit (IZA).
- Koning P.W.C. & Sonsbeek J.M. van (2016), Making Disability Work? The Effect of Financial Incentives on Partially Disabled Workers. Tinbergen Discussion Paper no. 2016-001-V. Amsterdam: Tinbergen Institute.
- Koning P.W.C. (2016), Privatizing sick pay: Does it work? Employer provision of sickness/disability benefits reduces take-up but may also have unintended effects IZA World of Labor no. 324. Bonn: IZA.
- Koning P.W.C. (2016), Werken aan de onderkant van de arbeidsmarkt: een kwestie van kiezen, TPEdigitaal 10(1): 1-9.
- Koning P.W.C. (2015), Beleidsevaluaties: we kunnen het wél leuker maken, Tijdschrift voor Openbare Financiën 47(2): 86-92.
- Koning P.W.C., Sonsbeek J.M. van & Zwijsen S. (2015), De prikkelbaarheid van arbeidsgehandicapten, Dossier: Activerende Sociale Zekerheid, Economisch Statistische Berichten 100(4706S): 26-31.
- Hullegie P. & Koning P.W.C. (2015), Employee Health and Employer Incentives. IZA Discussion Paper Series no. 9310. Bonn: Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit (IZA).
- Hassink W.H.J., Koning P.W.C. & Zwinkels W. (2015), Employers Opting Out of Public Disability Insurance: Selection or Incentive Effects? IZA Discussion Paper Series no. 9181. Bonn: Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit (IZA).
- Koning P.W.C. & Giezen A. van der (2015), Essay: De noodzaak van kennis over beleid en uitvoering op regionaal niveau, Dossier: Activerende Sociale Zekerheid, Economisch Statistische Berichten 100(4706S): 80-83.
- Koning P.W.C. (2015), Hoe prikkelbaar zijn gemeenten? Lessen uit tien jaar Wet Werk en Bijstand, Tijdschrift voor Arbeidsvraagstukken 31(2): 147-159.
- Koning P.W.C. (2015), Making Work Pay for the Indebted? Assessing the Effects of Debt Services on Welfare Recipients, Labour Economics 34: 152-161.
- Koning P.W.C., Webbink D. & Martin N.G. (2015), The Effect of Education on Smoking Behavior. New Evidence from Smoking Durations of a Sample of Twins, Empirical Economics 48(4): 1479-1497.
- Koning P.W.C. & Lindeboom M. (2015), The Rise and Fall of Disability Insurance Enrollment in the Netherlands, Journal of Economic Perspectives 29(2): 151-172.
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