Wolter Hassink

Research Fellow

Utrecht University

W.H.J.Hassink@uu.nl

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Wolter Hassink is professor of Applied Econometrics at Utrecht University (Utrecht University School of Economics), the Netherlands. He received his Ph.D. in Economics from the Free University of Amsterdam in January 1996. His current research concentrates on labor market and the firm, sickness absenteeism, and housing markets.

He joined IZA as a Research Fellow in August 2004.

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IZA Publications

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15941

On the Validity of Using Webpage Texts to Identify the Target Population of a Survey: An Application to Detect Online Platforms

Piet Daas, Wolter Hassink, Bart Klijs

published in: Journal of Official Statistics, 2024, 40 (1), 190-211

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14170

Home Ownership and Home Equity Promote Entrepreneurial Activity

Wolter Hassink, Matteo Millone, Remco Mocking, Benedikt Vogt

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13843

Essential Work and Emergency Childcare: Identifying Gender Differences in COVID-19 Effects on Labour Demand and Supply

Jordy Meekes, Wolter Hassink, Guyonne Kalb

published in: Oxford Economic Papers, 2023, 75 (2), 393 - 417

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13779

Fired and Pregnant: Gender Differences in Job Flexibility Outcomes after Job Loss

Jordy Meekes, Wolter Hassink

published as 'Gender differences in job flexibility: Commutes and working hours after job loss' in: Journal of Urban Economics, 2022, 129, 1-15

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13673

The Dutch Labour Market Early on in the COVID-19 Outbreak: Regional Coronavirus Hotspots and the National Lockdown

Wolter Hassink, Guyonne Kalb, Jordy Meekes

published as "Regional coronavirus hotspots during the COVID-19 outbreak in the Netherlands" in: De Economist, 2021, 169 (2), 127-140

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12765

Endogenous Local Labour Markets, Regional Aggregation and Agglomeration Economies

Jordy Meekes, Wolter Hassink

published in: Regional Studies, 2023, 57 (1), 13 - 25

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10894

The Role of the Housing Market in Workers' Resilience to Job Displacement after Firm Bankruptcy

Jordy Meekes, Wolter Hassink

published in: Journal of Urban Economics, 2019, 109, 41-65

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9181

Employers Opting Out of Public Disability Insurance: Selection or Incentive Effects?

Wolter Hassink, Pierre Koning, Wim Zwinkels

published as 'Do Firms with Low Disability Risks Opt Out from Public to Private Insurance?' in: B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2018, 18 (1), 20170022

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8909

Worker Morale and Effort: Is the Relationship Causal?

Wolter Hassink, Roberto M. Fernandez

published in: Manchester School, 2018, 86 (6), 816-839

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8841

The Impact of Refugee Crises on Host Labor Markets: The Case of the Syrian Refugee Crisis in Turkey

Yusuf Emre Akgündüz, Marcel van den Berg, Wolter Hassink