Our Executive Director Arie Kapteyn was awarded a sort of Dutch Lifetime achievement award for his work in Economics, The Pierson Penning. He received this honor joint with his advisor Bernard van Praag. This medal is awarded once every three years to one of more Dutch or Netherlands based economists for their contributions to economics or the economy, with a focus on topics Pierson was interested in:(1) methods, (2) social questions; (3) the international monetary system; (4) fair taxation. His award emphasized his work (with van Praag and others) on interdependent preferences and subjective poverty thresholds, but (some of) his other contributions were also mentioned. Congratulations! Tilburg University also announced the event that took place at the University of Amsterdam.
Donna Spruijt-Metz is featured in an article about healthy eating and easing into a vegetarian lifestyle on WalletHub.