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CentER launches new worldwide Top 100 of Economics Schools Ranking (January 2010)
News from the library
Library info-point
Corry Stuyts, the economics information specialist from the University library will be present in the M.Phil. room K 303 once a week, to assist in searching for information and literature.
Staff, researchers and (graduate) students are welcome to get information and database user support at this info-point.
Please note that you will not be able to borrow or return books at this info-point!
Corry will be located in room K 303, between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. every Thursday, as from the 24th of April 2008.
NWO grants
- VICI
- Bart Bronnenberg (2010)
- Jan Boone (2007)
- Anja De Waegenaere (2007)
- VIDI
- Joost Driessen (2009)
- Roger Laeven (2009)
- Stefan Wuyts (2009)
- Frederic Vermeulen (2007)
- Inge Geyskens (2005)
- Etienne de Klerk (2005)
- Erwin Bulte (2004)
- Wieland Muller (2004)
- VENI
- Gijs van de Kuilen (2009)
- Catherine Schaumans (2009)
- Ruud Hendrickx (2005)
- Mozaiek grant
- Yuping Jia (2004)
- Lans Bovenberg (2003)
Honorary doctorates and special honors
- Honorary Doctorate for Lans Bovenberg (March 2008).
- Honorary Doctorate for Stef Tijs(October 2000)
- Jan-Benedict Steenkamp receives the Hendrik Muller Prize (Spring 2005).
- Stef Tijs receives the honor of the Knight in the Order of the Lion of the Netherlands (April 2003)
- Jack Kleijnen receives receives the honor of the Knight in the Order of the Lion of the Netherlands (April 2008)
- Eric van Damme receives receives the honor of the Knight in the Order of the Lion of the Netherlands (April 2009)
Inge Geyskens and Marnik Dekimpe win 2010 Louis Stern Award
Inge Geyskens and Marnik Dekimpe, together with Katrijn Gielens (University of North Carolina) have been selected as winners of the 2010 Louis W. Stern Award for their article, "The market valuation of internet channel additions," which was published in the Journal of Marketing, in April 2002.
The award recognizes an outstanding article published in a widely recognized and highly respected refereed journal that has made a significant contribution to the literature on marketing and channels of distribution. An article is eligible for consideration between three and eight calendar years after publication.
CentER Graduate School receives 800.000 euro from NWO
CentER Graduate School is one of nine graduate schools that will receive an additional grant in the new Graduate Programme of NWO. Minister Ronald Plasterk of OCW made this announcement on 12 August 2009. The grant (800.000 euro per school) is meant for the formation of an excellent education and research environment for very talented young researchers.
An assessment committee of NWO found that CentER belongs to the top of the world in economics and that it offers a thorough and well-tried educational programme to PhD students. CentER has been one of the pioneers in the reforming of research policy and PhD education within the division of social sciences. CentER already chose in an early stage for the Harvard/Stanford model, in which PhD students get a lot of opportunities to choose their own research subject. At a scale of 1 (excellent) to 5 (moderate) CentER scores a 1,5 according to the jury.
Eric van Damme receives knighthood
Eric van Damme was named Knight in the Order of the Lion of the Netherlands on 29 April 2009. He received this honor from the Mayor of Tilburg.
Van Damme was knighted for his contribution to game theory and economics and also for his contribution to Tilburg University and other institutions. He is well known both within and outside the Netherlands for his innovative theoretical research as well as his applied scientific articles.
Prize for Jia Liu
Jia Liu has won the 2009 Dutch Marketing Science Prize.
In 2007 and 2008 the prize was also won by FEB students (Ralf van der Lans in 2007 and Robert Rooderkerk in 2008). Jia's prize is therfore the 3rd in a row for the FEB!
Bovenberg named member of KNAW
On 15 May 2009, Lans Bovenberg was chosen as a new meber of the KNAW (Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences). The KNAW advises the government on scientific matters. It is also active in the evaluation of the qualitty of scientific research. Members are chosen on the basis of their scientific performance.
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