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Arie KapteynSanta Monica Office Director, RAND Labor and Population; Director, Population Research Center; Economist EducationPh.D. in economics, Leiden University; M.A. in econometrics, Erasmus University Rotterdam; M.A. and B.A. in agricultural economics, State Agricultural University Wageningen; B.A. in econometrics, State Agricultural University Wageningen |
Research Focus
New data for social sciences; retirement; disability; savings; retirement policies; financial provision for old age; Social Security provision in developing countries
RAND Research Areas
Recent Projects
- Financial provision for old age
- Social Security provision in developing countries
- Multi-Disciplinary Facility for Measurement and Experimentation in the Social Sciences MESS, Ministry of Education, Netherlands
- Health and Economic Determinants of Retirement, NIA
- A study of the Dynamics and Drivers of Drinking Behavior in 18-25 Year Olds in Ireland, University College Dublin
Selected Publications
Arie Kapteyn and Jelmer Ypma, "Measurement Error and Misclassification: A Comparison of Survey and Administrative Data", Journal of Labor Economics, 25 513-551, 2007
Arie Kapteyn, Mick Couper, Matthias Schonlau and Joachim Winter, "Noncoverage and Nonresponse in an Internet Survey", Social Science Research, 36(1) 131-148, 2007
Arie Kapteyn and Klaas de Vos, Simulation of Pension Reforms in The Netherlands, in: Social Security Programs and Retirement around the World: Fiscal Implications of Reform, University of Chicago Press, 2007
Arie Kaptyen, Jim Smith and Arthur van Soest, "Vignettes and Self-Reports of Work Disability in the United States and the Netherlands", American Economic Review, 97(1) 461-473, 2007
Arie Kapteyn, R.J.M. Alessie and A. Lusardi, "Explaining the Wealth Holdings of Different Cohorts: Productivity Growth and Social Security", European Economic Review, 49(5) 1361-1391, 2005
A. Kapteyn et al., "The Myth of Worksharing", Labour Economics, 11, 2004
A. Kapteyn et al., "Evaluation Periods and Asset Prices in a Market Experiment", Journal of Finance, 58, 2003
Research Focus
Applied econometrics; consumption and saving; labor supply; aging; retirement; economics of aging
RAND Research Areas
Recent Projects
- Internet Interviewing and the HRS
- Health and Economic Determinants of Retirement
- RAND Roybal Center for Financial Decision Making
- American Life Panel
Selected Publications
Arie Kapteyn, Jim Smith, Arthur van Soest, "An International Comparison of Work Disability", American Economic Review, 97(1) 461-473, 2007
Arie Kapteyn, "Measurement Error and Misclassification: A Comparison of Survey and Administrative Data", Journal of Labor Economics, 25 513-551, 2007
A. Kapteyn , A. Kalwij and A. Zaidi, "The Myth of Worksharing", Labour Economics, 11 293-313, 2004
U. Gneezy, A. Kapteyn, J.J.M. Potters, "Evaluation Periods and Asset Prices in a Market Experiment", Journal of Finance, 58 821-837, 2003
Michael Hurd, Arie Kapteyn, "Health, Wealth, and the Role of Institutions", Journal of Human Resources, 28 386-415, 2003
Arie Kapteyn, Federica Teppa, "Hypothetical Intertemporal Consumption Choices", The Economic Journal, 113 140-152, 2003
Arie Kapteyn, James P. Smith and Arthur van Soest, "Dynamics of Work Disability and Pain", Journal of Health Economics, 27(2) 496-509
Hans Bloemen, Arie Kapteyn, "The Estimation of Utility Consistent Labor Supply Models by Means of Simulated Scores", Journal of Applied Econometrics, 23(4) 395-422
Research Focus
Demographics, savings, wealth, and retirement
Recent Projects
- Work disability
Previous Positions
Professor of Economics and Director, CentER, the business and economics research institute of Tilburg University, the Netherlands; President of the European Society for Population EconomicsSelected Publications
"The Myth of Worksharing," A. Kapteyn et al., Labour Economics, Vol. 11, 2004
"Evaluation Periods and Asset Prices in a Market Experiment," A. Kapteyn et al., Journal of Finance, Vol. 58, 2003
"Health, Wealth, and the Role of Institutions," Arie Kapteyn and Michael Hurd, Journal of Human Resources, Vol. 28, 2003
"Hypothetical Intertemporal Consumption Choices," Arie Kapteyn and Federica Teppa, The Economic Journal, Vol. 113, 2003
"Explaining the Wealth Holdings of Different Cohorts: Productivity Growth and Social Security," Arie Kapteyn et al., European Economic Review, 2003
Recent Media Appearances
Interviews: Employee Benefit News
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