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Prof Dr J. Muysken

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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.

 

 

Professional career history

 

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

J. Muysken

Honorary Professor of Economics

Macro, International & Labour Economics, School of Business and Economics
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j​.​muysken​@​​maastricht​university​.​nl
+31(0)43 3883808
+31(0)43 3883620

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