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Wiljan Van den Berge

Utrecht University

Vredenburg 138

Utrecht, 3511 BG

Netherlands

CPB Netherlands Bureau of Economic Policy Analysis

P.O. Box 80510

2508 GM The Hague, 2585 JR

Netherlands

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

4

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“  I am an Assistant Professor at Utrecht School of Economics. I also hold a part-time position at the CPB Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis and am affiliated to IZA and the Boston University Technology & Policy Research Initiative. My research interests are in labor economics. In particular: - The effects of technology on the labor market - Minimum wages, wage setting and flexible work arrangements - Disability and Health www.wiljanvandenberge.com  ”

Scholarly Papers (4)

1.

Automatic Reaction - What Happens to Workers at Firms that Automate?

Boston Univ. School of Law, Law and Economics Research Paper
Number of pages: 95 Posted: 05 Feb 2019 Last Revised: 22 Jan 2022
James E. Bessen, Maarten Goos, Anna Salomons and Wiljan Van den Berge
Technology & Policy Research Initiative, BU School of Law, Utrecht University - School of Economics, Utrecht University - School of Economics and Utrecht University
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Automation, Technological Change, Displacement

2.

Do Parents Work More When Children Start School? Evidence from the Netherlands

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12207
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 21 May 2019 Last Revised: 05 May 2023
Lisette Swart, Wiljan Van den Berge and Karen van der Wiel
Tinbergen Institute, Utrecht University and CPB Netherlands Bureau of Economic Policy Analysis
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starting school, labor supply, child care

3.

Using Tax Deductions to Promote Lifelong Learning: Real and Shifting Responses

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10885
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 31 Jul 2017 Last Revised: 05 May 2023
Wiljan Van den Berge, Egbert Jongen and Karen van der Wiel
Utrecht University, CPB Netherlands Bureau of Economic Policy Analysis and CPB Netherlands Bureau of Economic Policy Analysis
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tax deduction, lifelong learning, RKD, RDD

4.

Domestic Outsourcing and Worker Outcomes: Evidence from Staffing Firms

IZA Discussion Paper No. 18228
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 06 Nov 2025
Maarten Goos, Anna Salomons, Bas Scheer and Wiljan Van den Berge
Utrecht University - School of Economics, Tilburg University, CPB Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis and Utrecht University
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non-standard work arrangements, outsourcing, staffing companies, labor contracts