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Daan van Soest

prof.dr.

 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3100-1810

  • Warandelaan 2, Koopmans Building, room K 348

    5037 AB Tilburg

    Netherlands

1993 …2026

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Personal profile

Research interests

Daan van Soest is an environmental economist who focuses on using behavioral insights and (field-) experimental methods to assess and improve the effectiveness of environmental policy making – in developed countries, and also in developing countries. 

Career

Appointments:

  • Since September 2013: Professor of Environmental Economics, Tilburg University;
  • January 2009 - August 2013: Professor of Environmental Economics at VU University Amsterdam (0.6 fte);
  • June 2006 - August 2013: Associate Professor, Tilburg University (0.4 fte from Jan. 1, 2009, onwards);
  • July 1998 - May 2006: Assistant Professor at Tilburg University (tenured since Jan. 1, 2004);
  • October 1997 - June 1998:Economic Advisor to the General Secretary of ATIBT, Association Technique des Bois Tropicaux, Paris. Coordination of sustainable forest management projects in tropical rainforests;
  • September 1993 - September 1997: Ph.D. student at the Faculty of Economics at Groningen University (The Netherlands).

 

Management:

  • Co-head of department, Department of Economics, Tilburg University (2021-);
  • Academic director, Tilburg Sustainability Center (2013-2020);
  • Chair (2006–2010) and member (2003–2006), Educational Board of the BSc and MSc of Economics, and of the BSc and MSc of International Economics and Finance, Tilburg University.

 

Editorial services:

  • Member, Scientific Advisory Board, Resource and Energy Economics (2015–);
  • Member, Scientific Advisory Board, Environmental and Resource Economics (2013–);
  • Co–editor–in–chief, Resource and Energy Economics (January 2012 – August 2015);
  • Co–editor, Environmental and Resource Economics (2007–2013).

Current courses

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PhD supervision

(Co)supervisor of PhD theses:

  • Mirthe Boomsma (with B. Vollaard; defended September 8, 2021);
  • Julius Rüschenpöhler (with P.S. Dalton; defended January 14, 2019);
  • Rahel Kitessa (with E.C.M. van der Heijden; May 22, 2018);
  • Justin Dijk (with J.H. Ansink; July 2, 2015);
  • Haki Pamuk (with E,H. Bulte; September 9, 2014);
  • Jan Stoop (with Ch. Noussair; March 16, 2011);
  • Andries Richter (with J. Grasman; March 4, 2011);
  • Jetske Bouma (with A.J. de Zeeuw and E.H. Bulte; February 1, 2008).

External positions

Teaching and research (Wageningen University and Research)

1 Sept 2020 → 31 Dec 2024

External advisor (Raad van State)

1 Aug 2018 → 10 Mar 2025

Advice and economic research (Netherlands Bureau of Economic Policy Analysis)

1 Sept 2017 → …

Joint research (Cambridge university, department of land economy)

1 Sept 2016 → …

Council of advisors regarding the energy transition (MidPoint Brabant)

1 Sept 2013 → 27 Sept 2024

Keywords

  • Environmental Economics
  • Behavioral Economics
  • Sustainability
  • Sustainable Development
  • Experimental Economics
  • Development Economics

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  1. SDG 1 - No Poverty
    SDG 1 No Poverty
  2. SDG 2 - Zero Hunger
    SDG 2 Zero Hunger
  3. SDG 6 - Clean Water and Sanitation
    SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation
  4. SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
    SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
  5. SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
    SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
  6. SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
    SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
  7. SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
    SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
  8. SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
    SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
  9. SDG 13 - Climate Action
    SDG 13 Climate Action
  10. SDG 14 - Life Below Water
    SDG 14 Life Below Water
  11. SDG 15 - Life on Land
    SDG 15 Life on Land
  12. SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
    SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
  13. SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals
    SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals

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