Personal profile
Research interests
I am an economist working on taxation, pensions, public finance, and macroeconomics. Being an associate professor, I lecture public finance and tax economics at the department Tax Economics, Fiscal Institute Tilburg at Tilburg University. Being a senior researcher, I work on public finance at the CPB Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis. I am a research fellow at Netspar.
Career
Associate Professor, Tilburg University, Tilburg, The Netherlands, Aug 2016- Present
Senior Researcher, CPB, The Hague, The Netherlands, Nov 1998-present
Associate Professor, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Feb 2012-Aug 2016
Author, Economen kunnen niet rekenen, The Hague, 2014
Blogger, http://edwesterhout.nl, Jan 2013- present
Teaching
Ed Westerhout teaches the bachelor courses public finance 1 for tax economists and public finance for tax law.
PhD supervision
Richard Jaimes Bonilla, "Essays in macroeconomic theory and natural resources", 2020
Gabriella Massenz, "On the behavioral effects of tax policy", 2023
Jessica Warren, "Combining retirement savings and real estate ownership in the Netherlands", 2026
Current courses
Click here for my courses.
Education/Academic qualification
Economics University of Tilburg (cum laude), Tilburg, The Netherlands, 1988
PhD University of Amsterdam (cum laude), Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 1997
External positions
Assessment (Maastricht University)
1 Feb 2022 → 31 Mar 2022
Courses, lectures, readings (Varia)
1 Jan 2022 → 31 Dec 2999
Research (Centraal Planbureau)
5 Jul 2016 → …
Courses, books (Rekenen aan Vergrijzing)
5 Jul 2016 → …
Keywords
- Public Finance
- Pension Economics
- Ageing
- Health Economics
- Macroeconomics
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):
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SDG 1 No Poverty -
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Ageing and Health Care Expenditure Growth
Westerhout, E., 22 Sept 2025, Tilburg: CentER, Center for Economic Research, p. 1-31, (CentER Discussion Paper; vol. 2025-013).Research output: Working paper › Discussion paper › Other research output
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Population Ageing Threatens Fiscal Sustainability - Whether r > g or r < g
Westerhout, E., 17 Nov 2025, Tilburg: CentER, Center for Economic Research, p. 1-46, (CentER Discussion Paper; vol. 2025-015).Research output: Working paper › Discussion paper › Other research output
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Fiscale wetgeving en de fiscale rommelzolder
Translated title of the contribution :Tax lawmaking and the complicated tax system Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Professional
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Ondoorzichtige inkomensheffingen
Translated title of the contribution :Nonsalient income taxes Research output: Online publication or Non-textual form › Web publication/site › Professional
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Reforming the Dutch pension system to ensure sustainability
Westerhout, E., Ponds, E. & Zwaneveld, P., 30 Sept 2024, In: International Social Security Review. 77, 3, p. 99-122 24 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Open Access
Activities
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Economic and policy implications of population change
Westerhout, E. (Speaker)
20 Nov 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk › Professional
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Capital (Income) Tax Reform
Westerhout, E. (Speaker)
1 Nov 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation › Professional
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Capital (Income) Tax Reform
Westerhout, E. (Speaker)
27 Oct 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation › Professional
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Tilburg Law School (Organisational unit)
Westerhout, E. (Chair)
1 Jan 2023 → …Activity: Membership types › Membership of committee › Professional
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30 Years of Generational Accounting: A Critical Review
Westerhout, E. (Speaker)
19 Aug 2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation › Scientific
Projects
- 1 Finished
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Connecting Organizations
Bekker, S. (Researcher), Bomer, A. (Researcher), Borghouts, I. (Researcher), De Pietro, C. (Researcher), Dusarduijn, S. (Researcher), Elsweier, F. (Researcher), Essers, P. (Researcher), Garcia Anton, R. (Researcher), Gribnau, H. (Researcher), Gubbels, N. (Researcher), Hoogeveen, M. (Researcher), Houwerzijl, M. (Researcher), Kaufmann, W. (Researcher), Kemmeren, E. (Researcher), Lafarre, A. (Principal Investigator), Lejour, A. (Researcher), Li, J. (Researcher), Loth, M. (Researcher), Mc Cahery, J. (Researcher), Montebovi, S. (Researcher), Peters, C. (Researcher), Rombouts, B. (Researcher), Russo, R. (Researcher), Staats, G. (Researcher), Starink, B. (Researcher), Steegmans, M. (Researcher), Stevens, S. (Researcher), Stevens, T. (Researcher), Sumner, I. (Researcher), Tjong Tjin Tai, E. (Researcher), Tzankova, I. (Researcher), Verbruggen, P. (Researcher), Vermeulen, E. (Researcher), Westerhout, E. (Researcher), Weterings, W. (Researcher), Wibier, R. (Researcher), Xu, D. (Researcher), Zegveld, C. (Researcher), Zekić, N. (Researcher), van Gulijk, S. (Researcher), van Hout, D. (Researcher), van Hulten, M. (Researcher), van Kempen, T. (Researcher), van Kesteren, H. (Researcher), van Vijfeijken, I. (Researcher), Van der Elst, C. (Researcher), Van der Sangen, G. (Researcher), Öner, C. (Researcher), Kryla-Cudna, K. (Researcher), Mak, V. (Researcher), Smit, D. (Researcher), Op Heij, D. (Researcher), Onţanu, E. A. (Researcher), Salah, O. (Researcher), Wijntjens, L. (Researcher), van Norden, G.-J. (Researcher), Vereijken-van den Bosch, S. (Researcher), Fernandez de Aranguiz Chueca, A. (Researcher), Diamant, Y. (Researcher), Geiregat, S. (Researcher), van der Burgt, B. (Researcher), Hofman, A. (Researcher) & Groeneveld-Tijssens, N. (Researcher)
1/01/19 → 31/12/23
Project: Research project
Press/Media
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a-new-pension-system-what-will-it-look-like-and-will-there-still-be-something-left-for-younger-generations
2/11/21
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Other
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with-a-third-wave-i-cant-rule-out-the-possibility-that-more-and-more-companies-will-fail
8/03/21
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Other