Rudy Douven

Rudy Douven is an accomplished expert in health care policy and health economics, currently serving in these roles at Erasmus University Rotterdam since November 2011 and at CPB Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis since August 1996. Previous experience includes a position in health economics and public policy at the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sports in The Netherlands, along with research roles focusing on macroeconomics at the University of Warwick and Tilburg University. Rudy's early career featured editorial work at Elsevier Science and a distinguished period as a professional chess player, winning the Dutch Chess Championship in 1988. Education includes a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Economics from Tilburg University and a Master's degree in Mathematics from Eindhoven University of Technology.