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Jeroen Smits is a Professor emeritus in International Economics at Radboud University, holding the chair in Comparative Economic Human Development. He has a rich academic background with previous positions at Utrecht University and the Amsterdam National Institute of Health and the Environment (RIVM). His research focuses on varying aspects of inequality, social cohesion, and economic development, alongside extensive database construction. Smits has published comparative studies addressing education, child labor, women's employment, child mortality, intermarriage, climate vulnerability, and health issues in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs). Notably, he has developed significant data tools including a global subnational corruption index and a subnational version of the UNDP Human Development Index. His contributions to the field are widely recognized, and he serves as a scientific director for SciRev and as chairman of the board for the SciRev Foundation since January 2013. As the Director of DevDat, he focuses on data related to sustainable development.
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