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Dr. Ben Kriechel

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Ben Kriechel is researcher at the Research Centre for Education and the Labour Market (ROA). He has been project leader for several labour market research projects both nationally and internationally. Ben Kriechel is involved in the national skills-forecasts for the Netherlands, and participates in a European Network for skills forecasting. He has taught courses on Personnel Economics, Applied Econometrics, Health Economics and Research Methodology. Ben Kriechel graduated ('cum laude') from Maastricht University, where he also obtained his PhD. His PhD research focused on large scale displacement of workers combining firm-level and survey data. He has been visiting Brandeis University, the NORC at the University of Chicago, and the IZA in Bonn. Ben Kriechel has worked on topics in personnel economics, worker displacement, labour mobility and skills forecasting.

Recent papers

Daniëlle Bertrand-Cloodt, Frank Cörvers, Ben Kriechel, Jesper van Thor (2011), Why do recent graduates enter into flexible jobs?, ROA -RM-2011/10, Maastricht University.

Ben Kriechel, Gerard A. Pfann (2011). Workforce reorganization and the worker, IZA DP 5794.

Ben Kriechel, Samuel Muehlemann, Harald Pfeifer, Miriam Schuette. Works councils, collective bargaining and apprenticeship training.

Tim Barmby, Ben Kriechel. Judgement and learning of jury judges.

Frank Cörvers, Hans Heijke, Ben Kriechel, Harald Pfeifer. High and steady or low and rising? Life-cycle earnings patterns in vocational and general education.

Tim Barmby, Ben Kriechel. Play it again Sam? Career Concerns and Participation Decisions in Piano Competitions.

Recent publications

Ben Kriechel (2010). Vocational Education and Training: Displaced workers, unemployed and VET", in: International Encyclopedia of Education (3rd ed), E. Baker, B. McGaw and P. Peterson (Eds) Oxford: Elsevier.

Lex Borghans, Ben Kriechel (2009). Wage structure and labor mobility in the Netherlands 1999-2003, in: The Structure of Wages - An International Comparison. Lazear, Edward P. and Shaw, Kathryn L. (Eds) Chicago: The University of Chicago Press.

Ben Kriechel, Thomas Ziesemer (2009). The Environmental Porter Hypothesis: Theory, Evidence and a Model of Timing of Adoption, Economics of Innovation and New Technology 18.3: 267-294.

Ben Kriechel, Frank Cörvers, Hans Heijke. Regional Labour Market Forecasts in the Netherlands, Regional Forecasting on Labour Markets. Ed. Claudia Knobel, Ben Kriechel, Alfons Schmid. München und Mering: Rainer Hampp Verlag, 2008. 38-51.

Ben Kriechel (2008). Labor, International Encyclopedia of Social Sciences (2nd ed). Ed. W.A. Darity. Farmington Hills, MI: MacMillan.

Recent Reports

Ben Kriechel, R. Wilson (2010). Forecasting skill supply and demand in Europe: Imbalances and Mismatches - Reconciling the Demand for and Supply of Skills. Technical Report no: 008.

Ben Kriechel, Jan Sauermann (2010). Forecasting skill supply and demand in Europe to 2020: Replacement demand – methods and results, Technical Report no: 005.

Ben Kriechel, Frank Cörvers (2009). The Skillsnet project on Medium-term forecasts of occupational skill needs in Europe: Replacement Demand Module, Cedefop, Thessaloniki.

Recent Dutch publications

Gerla van Breugel, Johan Coenen, Didier Fouarge, Andries de Grip, Ben Kriechel, Jesper van Thor (2011). Arbeidsmarktmonitor Metalektro, Editie 2011, ROA-R-2011/4.

Frank Cörvers, Sander Dijksman, Ben Kriechel, Raymond Montizaan (2010). Vervangingsvraag naar beroep en stromen op de arbeidsmarkt; ROA-TR2010/3.

Gerla van Breugel, Ben Kriechel (2010). Social Innovatie in de Praktijk, Economisch Statistische Berichten, jaargang 95, nummer 4594, 1 oktober, pp. 589-590.

Ben Kriechel, Andries de Grip, Gerla van Breugel, Johan Coenen (2010). Arbeidsmarktmonitor Metalektro, Editie 2010, ROA-R-2010/5.

Frank Cörvers, Sander Dijksman, Ben Kriechel, Raymond Montizaan (2010). Vervangingsvraag naar beroep en stromen op de arbeidsmarkt; ROA-TR2010/3.

Gerla van Breugel, Andries de Grip, Ben Kriechel (2009). Innovatie en personeelsbeleid van metalektrobedrijven in crisistijd, Economisch Statistische Berichten, jaargang 94, nummer 4567, 4 september, pp. 522-524.