Arthur van Soest

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Education

Ph.D. in economics, Tilburg University

Overview

Research Focus

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

Publications

Anchoring Vignettes and Response Consistency - 2011

Are Americans Really Less Happy With Their Incomes? - 2011

Comparing Life Satisfaction - 2009

Mode and Context Effects in Measuring Household Assets - 2009

Work Disability, Work, and Justification Bias in Europe and the U.S. - 2009

Are 'Webographic' or Attitudinal Questions Useful for Adjusting Estimates From Web Surveys Using Propensity Scoring? - 2007

Cross-Country Variation in Obesity Patterns among Older Americans and Europeans - 2007

How did the Elimination of the Earnings Test above the Normal Retirement Age affect Retirement Expectations? - 2007

Intertemporal Consumption with Directly Measured Welfare Functions and Subjective Expectations - 2007

Labor Market Status and Transitions during the Pre-Retirement Years: Learning from International Differences - 2007

Self Reported Disability and Reference Groups - 2007

Validating the Use of Vignettes for Subjective Threshold Scales - 2007

Dynamics of Work Disability and Pain - 2006

Effects of Attrition and Non-Response in the Health and Retirement Study - 2006

Selection Bias in Web Surveys and the Use of Propensity Scores - 2006

Using Stated Preferences Data to Analyze Preferences for Full and Partial Retirement - 2006

Birth Spacing and Neonatal Mortality in India: Dynamics, Frailty, and Fecundity - 2005

Obesity and Health in Europeans Ages 50 and Above - 2005

Work Disability is a Pain in the *****, Especially in England, The Netherlands, and the United States - 2005

A Test for Anchoring and Yea-Saying in Experimental Consumption Data - 2004

Health and Wealth of Elderly Couples: Causality Tests Using Dynamic Panel Data Models - 2004

International Comparisons of Work Disability - 2004

Models for Anchoring and Acquiescence Bias in Consumption Data - 2004

Self-reported Work Disability in the US and The Netherlands - 2004