Willem F. Duisenberg Fellowship

The Willem F. Duisenberg Fellowship is an invitational fellowship for researchers from abroad who have an outstanding record in the field of applied monetary economics, macro-economics or public finance. The Fellows deliver a special lecture on their research topic to a wider audience.
The Fellowship was set up in 2007 in honour of Willem F. Duisenberg and builds on NIAS's successful Jelle Zijstra Fellowship programme.

Willem Duisenberg (1935-2005) succeeded Jelle Zijlstra (1918 - 2001) as President of De Nederlandsche Bank (the Dutch Central Bank) in 1981. During his career Duisenberg worked at the International Monetary Fund, as Professor of Macro-Economics at the University of Amsterdam, as Minister of Finance, as President of De Nederlandsche Bank, and from 1998 to 2003 as first President of the European Central Bank. In this latter capacity he was instrumental in the introduction of the European Monetary Union and the Euro.

The Willem F. Duisenberg Fellowship is sponsored by De Nederlandsche Bank, the Dutch Ministry of Finance and several major Dutch financial institutions: the ING Group, Rabobank Nederland, ABN-AMRO and AEGON.

This residential fellowship is awarded to scholars who have an outstanding record in the field of applied monetary economics, applied macroeconomics or public finance. He/she will carry out his/her research project as part of the NIAS academic community, give one public lecture and will be encouraged to meet with Dutch academics, policy makers and bankers to debate current issues.

The Fellowship is for a period of three to five months and carries a monthly stipend of € 10,000. The fellowship includes a private study, research facilities, a research assistant, accommodation and travel expenses.

Selection

Suitable candidates are approved by the Advisory Board, the Chair of the Willem F. Duisenberg Board and the Rector of NIAS. Selected candidates are invited by the Rector of NIAS to accept a Willem F. Duisenberg Fellowship and are requested to submit the following documents electronically to Nomination@nias.knaw.nl :

• Outline of the proposed research project (1-2 pages) in the field of applied monetary, economics, applied macroeconomics or public finance
• Short CV with a link to the personal webpage

Department Chairs or Deans can also put forward candidates to NIAS for review by submitting the above documents together with a letter of recommendation to Nomination@nias.knaw.nl

If you have any questions please contact Petry Kievit-Tyson

Willem F. Duisenberg Fellows

G. Corsetti	Monetary Economics	2011/12
M. Burda	Economics	2009/10
T. Boeri	Labour Economics	2007/08