This was the national wo-day 2025
"We shouldn't teach our students the ability to hold two opposing ideas in the mind at the same time and still be able to function. They should do so 𝙞𝙣 𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙚𝙧 to be able to function." With these words - a nod to The Great Gatsby (original by F. Scott Fitzgerald, with a twist of [...]
This was the national college day 2025
Where different perspectives collide, learning emerges: that was the focus of the NewBee Fest at the national higher education day of Economics Education Week. As many as 180 teachers and researchers gathered at Avans University of Applied Sciences to explore the future of higher economic education. The new Manifesto Future-oriented Business and Economics Education formed the [...]
It takes broadly educated financial economists to help tackle the climate crisis
As long as financial economists are trained primarily with a one-sided view of returns, the connection between economics and society remains underexposed. Yet financial economists can play a major role in shaping a future in which well-being, broad prosperity and planetary boundaries are central. In this argument in ESB, Karen Maas (associate professor of Accounting [...]
Longread WUR: Another view of the economy
The way we think about economics is in need of change, argue three economists from Wageningen University & Research. A longread shows how Eveline van Leeuwen (professor of Urban Economics), Fransisco Alpízar (chair of the Environmental Economics and Natural Resources Group) and Hans van Meijl (chief economist) argue for a shift in focus from economic growth to [...]
The End of Democracy As We Know It!? - Arjen van Witteloostuijn
In The End of Democracy As We Know It? professor Arjen van Witteloostuijn analyzes the effects of overregulation, inequality and media polarization on democracy. Van Witteloostuijn is director of the economic faculty of the University of Amsterdam and affiliated with the University of Antwerp. His book is a stimulating essay in which he discusses the [...]
Dutch Economics Education Review 2024
For many years, economics education has been the subject of debate, given its vital function: educating our society's most powerful technocrats. As James J. Heckman writes, it is therefore of great importance that economics students be educated with a broad perspective and that they know how to contribute effectively as economists in [...]
DEB Impact Day 2024: Creating value for social transitions within economy and business
On November 13, the Deansoverleg Economie en Bedrijfskunde (DEB) and ScienceWorks are organizing an Impactdag for the third time, this time in the center of Utrecht. The program consists of two parts: in the morning the presentation of the Impact Awards, followed by the Impact Forum in the afternoon. The morning program starts with plenary contributions by Peter Verhoef [...]