Prof Dr J. Muysken
Joan Muysken is Honorary Professor of Economics at the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Universiteit Maastricht. Until recently, he has been Full Professor of Economics. He had many administrative positions at the Faculty, amongst which dean of the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration. He studied quantitative economics at the University of Groningen and obtained his PhD degree from the University of Groningen on the aggregation of production functions. Joan was a visiting researcher at the University of Oslo, SUNY Buffalo (USA), the Catholic University of Louvain-la-Neuve (Belgium), the University of Newcastle (Australia) and the Centre of European Studies, Australian National University, Canberra. He is also Director of CofFEE-Europe. Joan published in international journals and books on various aspects of labour economics, unemployment and wage formation and theories of economic growth.
Education
1966-1972: Economics, University of Groningen
7 July 1972: Msc (drs.) Quantitative Economics
Majors: Mathematical Economics
Macroeconomics
5 April 1979: PhD in Economics, cum laude
University of Groningen
Thesis: Aggregation of putty-clay production functions
Career data
1972-1984: Assistant and Associate Professor in Economics
University of Groningen
since April 1984: Full Professor in Economics
University of Maastricht
Administrative functions
1992 – 1994: Dean of Faculty of Economics and Business Adminstration
Several times: Head of Department of Economics
1998 – 2002: University Board UM
External boards
1986-2005: Board “Netwerk Algemeen en Kwantitatieve Economen(NAKE),chairman 2000-2005
2006-2010: Board “Economen voor Vrede en Veiligheid” (EVV)
Editorships
Associate editor: Maandschrift
Economie/Kwartaalschrift Economie
Recherches Economique de Louvain
Prof Dr J. Muysken
Honorary Professor of Economics