Dr Willem Spanjers

Contact

Willem Spanjers
About
Teaching and learning
Research

About

I am micro-economist, with specialisations in behavioural decision models, including models of ambiguity, in financial economics, and in re-thinking the social market economy.

These interests are reflected in my academic career. After doing my doctorate as a teaching and research assistant at Tilburg University, I held positions outside the Netherlands. In Germany at the Institute of Mathematical Economics of the University of Bielefeld, at the University of Saarland, and Chemnitz University of Technology; in the UK at the University of Birmingham and at 重口味SM. At Kingston UniversityI was Director of Studies, Deputy Head of School, and Acting Head of the School of Economics.

From 2009 to 2011 I was seconded to the University of Freiburg in Germany as Acting Full Professor and Interim Director of the Institute for Research in Economic Evolution, on the Chair formerly held by Walter Eucken, a founding father of the Freiburg School of Economic Thought and of the Social Market Economy.

Media enquiries

Journalists who would like to arrange interviews with the University's academic experts should contact the Communications team.

Academic responsibilities

Principal Lecturer

Qualifications

  • Doctorandus in Econometrics (Drs; appr. MSc in Quantiative Economics), 1988, Tilburg University, Tilburg, Netherlands
  • Doctor in Mathematical Economics (Dr), 1992, Tilburg University, Tilburg, Netherlands
  • Habilitation in Economics (PD), 2000, University of Saarland, Saarbruecken, Germany
  • Habiltation in Economics (Dr.rer.pol.habil.), 2001, Chemnitz University of Technology, Chemnitz, Germany

Teaching and learning

Undergraduate courses taught

Research

My research combines elements of three main areas of microeconomics: general equilibrium theory; decision making under uncertainty; and financial economics.

One part of my current research combines these three main areas by focusing on overcoming the practical inadequacies of the general equilibrium theory by re-thinking the social market economy. Another part is my long running research integrating aspects of decision making under incalculable risk into financial economics. 

My past research on general equilibrium theory focused on the impact of fixed network structures of bilateral monopolistic trade relationships. It resulted in presenting this research at the prestigious European Winter Meeting of the Econometric Society and a book in Kluwer's Theory and Decision Library Series C.

Another part of my past research focused on capturing the intuition of Knight (1921) on incalculable risk and entrepreneurship in the context of interaction under strategic ambiguity and resulted in a co-authored publication in The Economic Journal. 

Research student supervision

Publications

Jump to: Article | Book | Book Section | Conference or Workshop Item | Monograph
Number of items: 44.

Article

Eichberger, J眉rgen and (2023) Rivista Internazionale di Scienze Sociali, 131(1), pp. 129-165. ISSN (print) 0035-676X

(2018) Review of Economic Analysis, 10(4), pp. 371-407. ISSN (online) 1973-3909

Agliardi, Elettra, Agliardi, Rossella and (2016) Journal of Business Research, 69(12), pp. 6012-6020. ISSN (print) 0148-2963

Agliardi, Elettra, Agliardi, Rossella and (2015) International Review of Finance, 15(4), pp. 599-611. ISSN (print) 1369-412X

Liu, Wei and (2009) International Journal of Economic Issues, 2(2), pp. 187-207. ISSN (print) 0974-603X

(2008) International Journal of Economic Research, 5, pp. 219-237. ISSN (print) 0972-9380

(2008) International Review of Economics & Finance, 17(1), pp. 85-102. ISSN (print) 1059-0560

and (2007) International journal of development issues, 6(1), pp. 26-37. ISSN (print) 1446-8956

Kelsey, David and (2004) The Economic Journal, 114(497), pp. 528-546. ISSN (print) 0013-0133

(1991) Tinbergen Institute Research Bulletin, 3(3), pp. 215-225. ISSN (print) 0924-056X

Book

Spanjers, Willem, ed. (2009) Berlin, Germany : LIT. 208p. (New Developments in Economic Research, 2) ISBN 9873643100214

(2008) Leipzig, Germany : Engelsdorfer Verlag. 372p. ISBN 9783867036856

(1997) Dordrecht, Netherlands : Kluwer Academic Publishers. 179p. (Theory and Decision Library Series C: Game Theory, Mathematical Programming and Operations Research, 15) ISBN 0792343980

(1992) Helmond : Wibro Dissertatiedrukkerij. 261p.

Book Section

Agliardi, Elettra and (2021) In: Tsani, Stella and Overland, Indra, (eds.) Handbook of sustainable politics and economics of natural resources. Cheltenham, U.K. : Edward Elgar Publishing. pp. 348-365. (Elgar handbooks in energy, the environment and climate change) ISBN 9781789908763

(2009) In: Ghatak, Subrata and Levine, Paul, (eds.) Development Macroeconomics: Essays in Memory of Anita Ghatak. London, U.K. : Routledge. pp. 68-94. (Routledge Studies in Development, (71)) ISBN 9780415448345

(2009) In: Spanjers, Willem, (ed.) Monetary policy, trade and convergence: the case of transition economies. Berlin, Germany : LIT. pp. 1-5. (New Developments in Economic Research, (2)) ISBN 9783643100214

(2009) In: Spanjers, Willem, (ed.) Monetary Policy, Trade and Convergence: The Case of Transition Economies. Berlin, Germany : LIT. pp. 7-27. (New Developments in Economic Research, (2)) ISBN 9783643100214

and (2009) In: Ghatak, Subrata and Levine, Paul, (eds.) Development Macroeconomics: Essays in Memory of Anita Ghatak. London, U.K. : Routledge. pp. 189-202. (Routledge Studies in Development Economics, (71)) ISBN 9780415448345

(2003) In: Brink, J.R. van den and Gilles, R.P., (eds.) Wiskundig economische perspectieven: Opstellen aangeboden aan Prof. Dr. P.H.M. Ruys. Tilburg, Netherlands : Tilburg University Press. ISBN 9090169237

Conference or Workshop Item

Agliardi, Elettra, Agliardi, Rossella and (2022) In: EAERE 2022, 27th Annual Conference of the European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists; 28 Jun to 01 Jul 2022, Rimini, Italy. (Unpublished)

and Agliardi, Elettra (2020) In: 11th Annual Faculty Research Conference: Contemporary Issues in Business and Social Science Research; 22 Jun 2020, Kingston upon Thames, U.K.. (Unpublished)

Brach, Juliane and (2011) In: 12th Mediterranean Research Meeting; 06-09 Apr 2011, Montecatini Terme, Italy. (Unpublished)

Eichberger, J眉rgen and (2009) In: Liquidity and Trust in Incomplete Markets; 23-24 Nov 2009, Freiburg i.B., Germany.

Monograph

and Agliardi, Elettra (2016) (Discussion Paper) Rimini, Italy : Rimini Centre for Economic Analysis. 21 p. (Professional Reports, no. PR 16-01)

Agliardi, Elettra, Agliardi, Rosella and (2014) (Working Paper) Bologna, Italy : Department of Economics, University of Bologna. 22 p. (Quaderni - Working Paper DSE, no. 979)

Brach, Juliane and (2012) (Working Paper) Maastricht, Netherlands : Maastricht School of Management. 40 p. (Maastricht School of Managment Working Papers, no. 39)

(2011) (Working Paper) Freiburg, Germany : University of Freiburg. 40 p. (RCEA Working Papers, no. 11-10)

(2008) (Discussion Paper) Kingston upon Thames, U.K. : Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, 重口味SM. 25 p. (Economics Discussion Paper)

Eichberger, J眉rgen and (2007) (Discussion Paper) Heidelberg, Germany : Department of Economics, University of Heidelberg. 39 p.

and (2007) (Discussion Paper) Kingston upon Thames, U.K. : Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, 重口味SM. 27 p. (Economics Discussion Paper)

Liu, Wei and (2005) (Discussion Paper) Kingston upon Thames, U.K. : Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, 重口味SM. 36 p. (Economics Discussion Paper, no. 2005/5)

(2005) (Discussion Paper) Kingston upon Thames, U.K. : Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, 重口味SM. 32 p. (Economics Discussion Paper)

(2004) (Discussion Paper) Kingston upon Thames, U.K. : Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, 重口味SM. 24 p. (Economics Discussion Paper)

Abdullah, Shahnaz, Mullineux, Andy, Fielding, Tony and (2004) (Discussion Paper) Birmingham, U.K. : University of Birmingham. 43 p. (no. 04-01)

Kelsey, David and (1997) (Discussion Paper) Birmingham, U.K. : Department of Economics, University of Birmingham. 30 p.

(1994) (Working Paper) Bielefeld, Germany : Institute of Mathematical Economics (IMW). 34 p.

(1994) (Working Paper) Bielefeld, Germany : Institute of Mathematical Economics (IMW). 32 p.

(1994) (Working Paper) Bielefeld, Germany : Institute of Mathematical Economics (IMW). 40 p.

(1994) (Discussion Paper) Bielefeld, Germany : Institute of Mathematical Economics (IMW). 10 p.

(1994) (Working Paper) Bielefeld, Germany : Institute of Mathematical Economics (IMW). 32 p.

(1991) (Discussion Paper) Tilburg, The Netherlands : Faculty of Economics, Tilburg University.

, Gilles, Robert and Ruys, Pieter (1991) (Discussion Paper) Tilburg, The Netherlands : Faculty of Economics, Tilburg University.

(1990) (Discussion Paper) Tilburg, The Netherlands : Faculty of Economics, Tilburg University.

This list was generated on Sun May 19 07:17:56 2024 BST.