Stijn Hoorens
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Education
Overview
Biography
Stijn Hoorens is the head of RAND's Brussels Office and is a research leader with RAND Europe. He is also a professor at the Pardee RAND Graduate School. Hoorens has extensive experience in designing, conducting and managing policy analysis research for a range of international clients in the private and public sector. His research interests range from reproductive behaviour and population ageing to innovation policy and technology foresight. Prior to joining RAND ten years ago, Hoorens held research positions at Delft University of Technology and at the Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO). Hoorens received his M.Sc. and B.Sc. in systems engineering, policy analysis, and management from Delft University of Technology.
Research Focus
Recent Projects
- Low Fertility in Europe: Is there still reason for concern?
- The demographic, economic and wider impact of assisted reproductive technologies
- Development of a methodology to measure counterfeiting and piracy in the EU
- Modeling the macro-economic impact of malaria prevention
- Labour force participation and income inequality in the EU
Selected Publications
Christian van Stolk, Stijn Hoorens, et al., Life after Lisbon Europe's Challenges to Promote Labour Force Participation and Reduce Income Inequality, RAND (MG-1068), 2011
Stijn Hoorens et al., Low fertility in Europe: Is there still reason to worry? RAND (MG-1080), 2011
MP Connolly, S Hoorens, GM Chambers, "The costs and consequences of assisted reproductive technology: an economic perspective," Human Reproduction Update, 16(6):603-613, 2010
Beau Kilmer and Stijn Hoorens (eds), Understanding illicit drug markets, supply-reduction efforts, and drug-related crime in the European Union, RAND (TR-755), 2010
MP Connolly, MS Pollard, S Hooren, BR Kapalan, SP Oskowitz, SJ Silber, "Long-term economic benefits attributed to IVF conceived children: A lifetime tax calculation. American Journal of Managed Car," The American Journal of Managed Care, 14(9):598-604, 2008
S Hoorens et al., "Should ART be included in population policies? A preliminary assessment of the demographic and economic impact of assisted reproductive technologies," Human Reproduction, 22(9):2471-2475, 2007
J Grant and S Hoorens, "The New Pronatalism? The Policy Consequences of Population Ageing," Public Policy Research, 13(1):479-496, 2006
J Grant, S Hoorens et al., "Trends in European Fertility - Should Europe try to increase its fertility rate ... or just manage the consequences?" International Journal of Andrology, 29:17-24, 2006
Honors & Awards
- RAND President's Award 2008, RAND Corporation
Languages
Dutch, GermanRecent Media Appearances
Interviews: BBC Five Live, VPRO De Ochtenden, France24
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