Jenny Ligthart
| Address: | Dept. of Econ, K324 |
| Tilburg University | |
| P.O. Box 90153 | |
| 5000 LE Tilburg | |
| The Netherlands | |
| Phone: | +31 13 4668755 |
| Fax: | +31 13 4663042 |
| E-mail: | j.ligthart[at]uvt.nl |
Jenny Ligthart is a Professor of Macroeconomics at the Department of Economics of Tilburg University and the University of Groningen. In addition, she is a Senior Research Fellow at CentER and CESifo and is Editor of FinanzArchiv/Public Finance Analysis.
Her research focuses on the macroeconomic repercussions of fiscal policy in an international context. In addition, she analyzes the economic and welfare effects of policy instruments aimed at addressing international tax evasion. She also researches topics in the broader area of development and taxation.
Prior to joining Tilburg University, Jenny Ligthart worked for five years (1997-2002) at the Fiscal Affairs Department of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington, DC, where she was involved in advising governments on fiscal matters. She holds MA, MPhil, and PhD degrees in Economics from the University of Amsterdam.
Current Positions
Full Professor of Macroeconomics, Department of Economics and CentER, Tilburg University (January 2008-Present).
Honorary Professor of Quantitative Economics, Department of Economics, University of Groningen (January 2003-Present).
Current Affiliations
CAMA Research Associate, Australian National University, Canberra (December 2009-Present)
Fellow, CESifo Research Network (January 2006-Present).
Senior Research Fellow, CentER, Tilburg University (October 2002-Present).
Editorial Positions
Editor, FinanzArchiv/Public Finance Analysis (March 2009-Present)
Previous Positions
Visiting Professor, Department of Economics, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University, Atlanta (January 2009-August 2009).
Director, Netherlands Network of Economics, NAKE (October 2002-January 2009). NAKE is a graduate school in Economics in which six Dutch universities participate.
Full Professor of Quantitative Economics, Department of Economics and CentER, Tilburg University (October 2002-December 2007).Ministry of Finance Professor of Economics (chair endowed by the Dutch Ministry of Finance) at Tilburg University (December 2002-November 2007).
Economist, International Monetary Fund, Washington, D.C. (October 1997-September 2002).
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Tax Policy Division, Fiscal Affairs Department (October 1999-September 2002).
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Central II Division, European I Department (October 1998-September 1999).
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Tax Policy Division, Fiscal Affairs Department (October 1997-September 1998).
Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, University of Amsterdam (May 1995-September 1997).
Lecturer, Amsterdam School of International Relations (Spring 2006).
Lecturer, Department of Macroeconomics, University of Amsterdam (January 1992-May 1995).
Internship, Balance of Payments Department, Dutch Central Bank (Spring 1991).
Short-Term Visiting Positions
University of Oxford, Department of Economics/Oxcarre (October 2009)European Central Bank, Fiscal Policy Division (May 2007)
University of Munich, CESifo (October–November 2005)
World Bank (January 2005)
International Monetary Fund, Fiscal Affairs Department (April 2004 and March 2003)
Tilburg University, CentER (June 2001 and September 1996)
University of Groningen, Economics Department (May 1999)
University College London (April 1996)
Internal Activities
Educational Coordinator Macro Track, CentER graduate school (December 2006-Present)
Member of Tilburg University’s grant proposal review committee (November 2009-Present)
External Activities
Board Member of the Wim Drees Foundation for Public Finance, The Hague (November 2009-Present)
Member of the Central Planning Committee of the Netherlands Bureau of Economic Policy Analysis (2003-2007).
Board Member of the National Academy for Finance and Economics. (2003-Present).
Board Member of the Royal Netherlands Economic Association (2003-Present).
Consultant for Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research (TNO).
Reviewer of VIDI grant proposals for the Dutch National Science Foundation (NWO).
Member panel of experts of the IMF's Fiscal Affairs Deparment.
Education
Ph.D. in Economics, University of Amsterdam, 1997.
M.Phil. in Economics, Netherlands Network of Economics, 1994.
Visiting Scholar, Stanford University, Fall 1994.
Exchange Student, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, Fall 1991.
M.Sc. in Economics, University of Amsterdam, 1991.
Propeadeutic Diploma in Economics, University of Amsterdam, 1987.
Research InterestsFiscal policy, dynamic macroeconomic theory, development, and trade policy.
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Contact:
CentERPO Box 90153
5000 LE Tilburg
The Netherlands