Upcoming events
Applied Public Policy Evaluation
Faculty: Prof. Dr. Bas van der Klaauw (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam), Prof. Dr. Pierre Koning (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) and Prof. Dr.Maarten Lindeboom ( (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and Monash University, Australia)
Economics of Climate Change
Prof. Dr. Carolyn Fischer (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and World Bank), Dr. Gerard van der Meijden (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam), Dr. Thomas Douenne (University of Amsterdam), Prof. Dr. Steven Poelhekke (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam), and Dr. Florian Wagener (University of Amsterdam)
Title to be announced
Andrei Zeleneev (University College London)
- Erasmus Econometric Institute Series
Bayesian Double Machine Learning for Causal Inference
Laura Liu (University of Pittsburgh, United States)
- Erasmus Econometric Institute Series
Title to be announced
Wei Miao (KU Leuven, Belgium)
- Econometrics Seminars and Workshop Series
UvA- KU Leuven Workshop on Panel Data Econometrics
Speakers to be announced
- Econometrics Seminars and Workshop Series
Title to be announced
Yannick Hoga (Universität Duisburg-Essen, Germany)
- Erasmus Econometric Institute Series
Title to be announced
Torben Johansen (University of Southern Denmark)
- Econometrics Seminars and Workshop Series
Title to be announced
Constantine Yannelis (University of Cambridge, United Kingdom)
- TI Finance Research Seminars
Title to be announced
Martin Weidner (University of Oxford, United Kingdom)
- Erasmus Econometric Institute Series
What Is the Carbon Premium a Premium On?
Marcin Kacperczyk (Imperial College London)
- TI Finance Research Seminars
Title to be announced
Jelle Goeman (Leiden University Medical Center)
- Erasmus Econometric Institute Series
Why study Business Data Science
Business Data Science is a two-year research master (120 EC) aiming to train future PhD students in business and econometrics departments.
7 reasons to study Business Data Science:
- Challenging new research opportunities
- Jumpstart for PhD trajectory
- Focus on Data Science & Business
- Focus on preferred specialization
- Small scale close-knit program
- Scholarships and tuition waivers available
- Three leading universities
Open Days
These sessions offer an excellent opportunity to learn more about the program's courses, PhD prospects, hands-on experience, admission process, and much more.
Tinbergen Institute Lectures Series 2026
Student Experience
Are you more interested in Economics? If so, take a look at our other research master's program.
The Tinbergen Institute serves as a gateway to PhD positions for students who have completed TI’s Research Master's programs in Economics and Business Data Science. PhD vacancies are announced throughout the academic year. For positions also open to external candidates, we encourage you to explore the opportunities listed in our PhD vacancies section.
Business Data Science
The Business Data Science (BDS) research master program at Tinbergen Institute is a joint initiative of the schools of economics and business of Erasmus University Rotterdam, the University of Amsterdam and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. The program ties the foundations of data science directly to different business fields: management science, operations analytics, quantitative finance and accounting.