Wimar Bolhuis is an academic lecturer of Economics at the department of Economics.

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Wimar primarily works at TNO, as director of TNO Vector – Center for Social Innovation and Strategy. In addition, he works as a lecturer at the economics department and teaches in The Hague. Wimar has master’s degrees in economics, public administration and social psychology and obtained his doctorate in 2018 with the manuscript ‘Van Woord tot Akkoord; Een analyse van de partijkeuzes in CPB-doorrekeningen van verkiezingsprogramma’s en regeerakkoorden, 1986-2017’. In 2017 he published the book ‘De Rekenmeesters van de Politiek’ about his doctoral research with publisher Van Gennep and in 2018 the book ‘Elke formatie faalt; Verkiezingsbeloftes die nooit wordt waargemaakt’ with publisher Brooklyn. Together with Flip de Kam and Jasper Lukkezen, he wrote the 16th (2021) and 17th (2024) editions of the textbook Overheidsfinanciën – Economie van de Publieke Sector at publisher Noordhoff.

His secondary positions include member of the supervisory board of the Platform Groene Chemie, Nieuwe Economie (GCNE), member of the supervisory board of HVP Zorg, member of the supervisory board of Our New Economy (ONE) and member of the Hague Sports Advisory Council. Wimar previously worked as Chief Economist of Ecorys Nederland, aspiring board member of pension fund ABP, deputy director of social affairs at the Social and Economic Council, political assistant to the State Secretary for Social Affairs and Employment, senior inspector at the Inspectorate of the Public Budget at the Ministry of Finance, and socio-economic policy officer at the Dutch House of Representatives for the Labour Party (PvdA).

Teaching

• Financial Economic Policy (coordination)
• Economics for Policy Makers (coordination)
• Internship supervision (EBM) (coordination)

Publications