Esmée Zwiers

Assistant Professor, Amsterdam School of Economics

I am an economist with research interests in health economics, labor economics, economic history, and economic demography. My latest work focuses on the causes and consequences of fertility decisions, and mental health.

I am an Assistant Professor at the Amsterdam School of Economics at the University of Amsterdam.

Before I was a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Princeton University's Center for Health and Wellbeing. I received my PhD in Economics from Erasmus University Rotterdam and Tinbergen Institute. I am also a Research Fellow at IZA .

My CV is available here. You can contact me at e.s.zwiers [at] uva.nl

Research news:

August 2024: I wrote an Op-ed in NRC (Dutch) about low fertility rates across the world. See here.
May 2024: Report (in Dutch) about the use and costs of contraceptives is out now. See here.
May 2024: I was interviewed (live) in RTL Z about trends in age at first birth in NL. See here.
April 2024: My paper "Estimating the Lifecycle Fertility Consequences of WWII Using Bunching" is now out as an IZA Discussion Paper! See here.