P.T. (Paul) de Beer
Professor by special appointment Henri Polak Chair of Industrial Relations
| Phone(gen) | 020 525 4199 |
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| Phone | 020 525 7128 |
| p.t.debeer@uva.nl | |
| Office days | Mo, Tu, We, Th, Fr |
| Web | http://www.pauldebeer.nl |
| Curriculum Vitae | download |
Introduction
Paul de Beer (1957) studied econometrics at the Erasmus University Rotterdam (1976-1982). He achieved his Ph.D in economics at the University of Amsterdam in 2001 on the dissertation On working in post-industrial society (in Dutch).
From 1982 till 1993 he worked as a researcher for the Wiardi Beckman Foundation (WBS), the research bureau of the Dutch labour party.
From 1993 till 2001 he was senior researcher at the Social and Cultural Planning Office (SCP), a government financed research institute. Here he was responsible for the chapter on labour and employment in the biannual Social and Cultural Report and did quantitative research in the field of unemployment, poverty, income distribution, working conditions, the welfare state and industrial relations, both from a national (Dutch) and a cross-national perspective.
From 2001 till 2003 he was senior staff member of the Scientific Council for Government Policy (WRR), one of the main advisory bodies of the Dutch government. He co-ordinated reports to the Dutch government on international trade and on values and norms.
July 1st, 2003, he started working as Henri Polak professor of industrial relations at the University of Amsterdam. He is affiliated with the Amsterdam Institute for Advanced Labour Studies (AIAS) and De Burcht (Dutch Centre for Industrial Relations) (http://www.deburcht-vakbondsmuseum.nl/).
Recent Publications
- Gestel, N. , Beer, P. T. and Van der Meer, M. J. S. M. (2009). Het hervormingsmoeras. Een kwart eeuw hervormingen in beleid en organisatie van de sociale verzekeringen en de arbeidsvoorziening.
- Beer, P. T. (2008). Tijd voor een hogere looneis? Spanning, 10(5), 12-14.
- Beer, P. T. (2008). Bemoeizucht of oprechte zorg? Socialisme & Democratie, 65(3), 34-37.
- Beer, P. T. (2008). De middenklasse onder druk? De kwetsbare middenklasse.
- Beer, P. T. (2008). Werknemer of kapitalist? In Vos, C. J. , Westerhof- van Gelder, M. and Nieuwland- Jansen, P. C. (Eds. ), De werknemer als aandeelhouder.
- Beer, P. T. (2008). Sociaal-economische zekerheid als sociale kwaliteit van Rotterdam. In Notten, T. (Eds. ), De lerende stad. Het laboratorium Rotterdam.
- Beer, P. T. (2007). Minder groei: minder welzijn? Socialisme & Democratie, 64(9), 10-19.
- Beer, P. T. (2007). Het profijt van de middenklasse. Socialisme & Democratie, 64(3), 26-34.
- Schils, T. and De Beer, P. T. (2007). WP 57 - Does it matter who takes responsibility?
- Beer, P. T. and Schils, T. (2007). Does it matter who takes responsibility? The distribution of responsibility for social security in five European countries. AIAS working paper no. 57.
