Jim Been

Jim Been is a distinguished academic currently serving as the Dean of PhD-studies and Associate Professor of Economics at Leiden University since September 2010, with a focus on pensions, retirement, and the financial well-being of the elderly. Additional roles include Research Fellow at the LDE Centre Governance of Migration and Diversity, Board Member at the Netherlands Institute for Social Security, and Research Fellow at Netspar. Jim Been has also held external research positions with Eurofound and the RAND Corporation, contributing to influential projects on aging and retirement savings. Previous experience includes an internship at the Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis and research assistant positions at various institutions. Educational credentials encompass a Ph.D. in applied (micro)econometrics and multiple degrees in Economics from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, with additional training from esteemed institutions.