Personal profile
Research interests
Herman Vollebergh is professor of Empirical Tax Economics at Tilburg University (Tax Economics – Department of Economics, Tilburg Sustainability Centre and CentER), Senior Researcher at the CPB (Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy), and CESifo Research Fellow in München. His teaching, research and consulting interests cover a broad range of topics including the design and effects of incentive mechanisms to steer major transitions such as the net zero ambition for 2050, He extensively studied the use of (green) taxation, subsidies, tradeable permits and standards in the energy, waste and car market, cost-benefit analysis and social discounting, the long run relationship between emissions and income, and the effect of environmental policy on technological change. He has worked together with the policy community at the OECD, IMF, Coalition of Finance Ministers, European Union and the Dutch government. Recently he completed studies on the role of car standards in green innovation, fossil fuel subsidies, optimal second best corrective pricing and international climate finance.
For my research publications see: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=1782710 or https://ideas.repec.org/e/pvo45.html#details
Career
- Since 2025 Senior Researcher CPB Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy
- Since 2024 Professor Empirical Tax Economics, Tilburg University
- Since 2013 Network Research Fellow CESifo
- Since 2010 Research Fellow Tilburg Sustainability Centre
- Since 2010 Associated Fellow CentER, Tilburg School of Economics
- 2016-2024 Professor Economics and Environmental Policy, Tilburg University
- 2007-2024 Senior Research Fellow PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Institute
- 2005-2009 Research Fellow Tinbergen Institute Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR)
- 1989-2007 Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, EUR
- 1992-2004 Research Fellow, Research Center for Economic Policy (OCFEB), EUR
- 1995-1997 Visiting Assistant Professor Environmental Economics, Tilburg University
- 1986-1989 University Teacher, Department of Social Sciences, EUR
PhD supervision
Rik Rozendaal (2020-2024)
Victor Mylonas (2022-2026)
Current courses
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External positions
Senior Researcher (Centraal Planbureau)
1 Jan 2025 → …
Member Economenpanel (Ministerie Klimaat en Groene Groei)
1 Jan 2024 → …
Member of Ringland Academie (Ringland)
1 Jan 2021 → …
Keywords
- Environmental Economics
- Behavioral Economics
- Environmental Policy
- Economics Of Innovation
- Applied Econometrics
- Energy Economics
- Environmental Taxation
- Renewable Energy
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 7 Affordable and Clean Energy -
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure -
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production -
SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 15 Life on Land -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions -
SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Actualisering Monetaire Milieuschade: Een Verkenning Naar de Welvaartsverliezen door Milieuvervuiling in Nederland in 2022
de Bruyn, S., Vollebergh, H. & de Vries, J., 19 Jun 2025, Den Haag: Planbureau voor de Leefomgeving. 57 p.Research output: Book/Report › Report
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CO2-heffing past prima in Nederlands klimaatbeleid
Vollebergh, H., Jul 2025, In: Economisch Statistische Berichten. 110, 4847, p. 297-299 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific
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Groene innovatie vooral bij grote bedrijven in Brabant en Randstad
Rozendaal, R. & Vollebergh, H., Mar 2025, In: Economisch Statistische Berichten: Algemeen Weekblad voor Handel, Nijverheid, Financiën en Verkeer. 110, 4843, p. 114-117Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific
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Opinie: Windenergie op de Noordzee is onze kans
Vollebergh, H. & de Vries, L., 24 Jul 2025, In: Dagblad Trouw.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Popular
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Policy-induced innovation in clean technologies: Evidence from the car market
Rozendaal, R. & Vollebergh, H., May 2025, In: Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists. 12, 3, p. 565-598 34 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Open AccessFile9 Downloads (Pure)
Activities
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Dag van de Brede Welvaart
Vollebergh, H. (Contributor) & van Hulten, M. (Participant)
10 Nov 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference › Scientific
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Tweede Kamer Commissie Inftrastructuur en Waterstaat
Vollebergh, H. (Speaker)
18 Dec 2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk › Professional
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Tweede Kamer Commissie voor Buitenlandse Zaken en Ontwikkelingssamenwerking
Vollebergh, H. (Speaker)
11 Dec 2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk › Professional
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Nederland Circulair in 2050: De (on)mogelijkheden van beprijzen voor de circulaire economie
Vollebergh, H. (Speaker)
14 Mar 2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk › Professional
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BEED Brussel: Steering transitions: complexity, government policy and technological change
Vollebergh, H. (Speaker)
7 Feb 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk › Scientific
Projects
- 1 Finished
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SHIFT: Policy shift for the low-carbon transition in a globally embedded economy
Vollebergh, H. (Principal Investigator)
1/06/17 → 30/04/20
Project: Research project
Press/Media
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NOS: Vraagtekens bij klimaatwinst Tata door miljardensubsidie Nederlandse Staat
29/01/26
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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NOS 20u Journaal: Vraagtekens bij klimaatwinst Tata door miljardensubsidie Nederlandse Staat
29/01/26
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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BESTE ID: Een ingebed klimaatbeleid van en voor de toekomst
5/12/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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NPO: Het verlengen van de accijnsverlaging op brandstof is oliedom
28/08/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
Datasets
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Replication Data for "Policy-induced innovation in clean technologies: Evidence from the car market"
Rozendaal, R. (Creator) & Vollebergh, H. (Creator), Harvard Dataverse, 8 Jun 2024
DOI: 10.7910/DVN/1ZGBZG, https://dataverse.harvard.edu/dataset.xhtml?persistentId=doi:10.7910/DVN/1ZGBZG
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