• How to Actually Have a Productive Discussion?

    • Floris Kloosterman
    May 24, 2025

    Have you ever been in a discussion with someone where you feel like nothing is actually moving? It seems as though your argument consists of simply repeating yourself while the other person seems to be talking past you. How do you get out, or prefera...

  • Econometrics Behind Housing Prices: Why Is Your Rent So High?

    • Gérard van Spaendonck
    Apr 18, 2025Educational

    Have you had difficulty finding housing as a student in Rotterdam? Chances are that part of this is the result of high prices. It is common knowledge that the increasing demand for housing alongside the limited supply in recent years have driven up p...

  • Economic Evaluation of European Military Spending: Is ReArm Europe Justified?

    • Floris Kloosterman
    Apr 11, 2025News

    On February 19th 2025, the U.S. president Donald Trump first referred to the Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky as a “dictator”. This was followed by the U.S. government coercing Zelensky to sign the mineral deal, which would give the US governm...

  • Econometrics in Sports: Unexpected Crossover

    • Aaraav Ovalekar
    Apr 04, 2025Career

    To someone unbeknownst of econometrics it is just a combination of mathematics and economics. To many individuals a sport is just a game. These descriptions  are vaguely accurate but in truth consist of intricate details which shape their importance ...

  • Sun’s Out, Fun’s In: How to Thrive as a Human Plant

    • Jasper van Wijk
    Mar 28, 2025

    If you are anything like me, your mood instantly lifts once the sun is out. Lately, there have been more sunny days, and I started realising I missed this. Of course, I instantly spiraled into a whirlwind of ideas for fun activities I could do now th...

  • Profit vs. Planet: Optimization in ESG Risk Management

    • Zhi Yu Yap
    Mar 21, 2025Educational

    In recent years, investors are beginning to prioritize environmental issues, social issues, and corporate governance when making investment decisions, and such investing principles are often abbreviated to ESG. Combined with the study of econometrics...

  • A Milligram of Milk Powder: Dutch Dairy Corruption

    • Floris Kloosterman
    Feb 14, 2025Educational

    Imagine you’re going to the store to buy your favourite soft drink “Dubbel Friss”, you notice on the packaging that it “contains a bit of dairy”. You might gloss over it at the time but whether you ask it or not, the question remains: “Why is that?”....