Arthur van Soest

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Affiliated Researcher
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Education

Ph.D. in economics, Tilburg University

Overview

Concurrent Non-RAND Positions

Professor of Econometrics, Tilburg University

Recent Projects

  • Vignettes and self-reported work disability
  • Obesity among the 50+ population in Europe and the US
  • Stated preferences for retirement
  • The effect of abolishing the earnings test on retirement expectations

Selected Publications

S. Bhalotra and A. van Soest, "Birth Spacing, Fertility and Neonatal Mortality in India: Dynamics, Frailty and Fecundity," Journal of Econometrics (forthcoming)

A. Kapteyn, J.P. Smith, and A. van Soest, "Dynamics of work disability and pain," Journal of Health Economics (forthcoming)

Michaud, P.-C., A. van Soest and T. Andreyeva, "Cross-Country Variation in Obesity Patterns among Older Americans and Europeans," Frontiers of Health Economics and Policy, 10(2):001-30, 2007

A. Kapteyn, J.P. Smith and A. van Soest, "Vignettes and Self-reports of Work Disability in the US and The Netherlands," American Economic Review, 97(1):461-473, 2007

Gong, X., A. van Soest and P. Zhang, "The effects of the gender of children on expenditure patterns in rural China: a semiparametric analysis," Journal of Applied Econometrics, 20:509-527, 2005

Dustmann, C. and A. van Soest, "An analysis of speaking fluency of immigrants using ordered response models with classification errors," Journal of Business and Economic Statistics, 22(3):312-321, 2004

Gong, X., A. van Soest and E. Villagomez, "Mobility in the urban labor market: a panel data analysis for Mexico," Economic Development and Cultural Change, 53(1):001-36, 2004

Alessie, R., S. Hochguertel and A. van Soest, "Ownership of stocks and mutual funds: a panel data analysis," Review of Economics and Statistics, 86(3):783-796, 2004

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