Dr. Koen Van Der Veer

Associate Professor

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Biography

Koen van der Veer is an Associate Professor in International Economics at Radboud University. He has held various roles in the economics field, including Director-General Secretary at BrabantAdvies and Managing Advisor focused on poverty and debt issues. His experience includes significant contributions to the Economics Research Division at De Nederlandsche Bank, where he was involved in monetary and macroeconomic policy during the Global Financial Crisis and the European sovereign debt crisis. He has also worked on macroprudential policy in the Financial Stability Division and had a secondment in the Financial Regulation Division at the European Central Bank. Koen obtained his Ph.D. in Economics from Radboud University Nijmegen under the supervision of Professors Eelke de Jong and Andrew K. Rose from the University of California, Berkeley. He has published works related to debt, monetary policy, financial policy, and macroprudential policy, reflecting his comprehensive expertise in these areas.

Research Interests

Experience

Associate Professor

— Present

Radboud University • Nijmegen, Netherlands

Teaching and research in International Economics.

Director-General Secretary

2025-01-21 — Present

BrabantAdvies • Nijmegen, Netherlands

Leadership role overseeing financial consultancy.

Managing Advisor

— Present

Purpose, social consultancy firm • Nijmegen, Netherlands

Focused on poverty and debt issues.

Economics Researcher

2007-01-01 — 2017-07-01

De Nederlandsche Bank • Netherlands

Involved in monetary and macroeconomic policy.

Secondment

2016-01-01 — 2017-07-01

European Central Bank • Frankfurt, Germany

Worked in the Financial Regulation Division.

Courses

International Financial Markets International Financial Policy

Requirements for Radboud University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:7
TOEFL
Listening
Required:5
Reading
Required:4.5
Writing
Required:4.5
Speaking
Required:4.5
Total
Required:100
PTE
Listening
Required:61
Reading
Required:61
Writing
Required:61
Speaking
Required:61
Overall
Required:67
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in relevant field (Linguistics, Communication, or related) Bachelor's thesis grade of at least 8.0/10 (US 3.5+ equivalent)
Application Checklist
  • Passport or ID
  • Official Bachelor's degree certificate (or proof of graduation)
  • Academic transcript of records
  • Description of grading scale
  • Personal statement/Motivation letter
  • CV/Resume
  • Course list/Course descriptions
  • Research proposal or Bachelor thesis
Specialization Notes

Applies to Research Master's in Linguistics and Communication Sciences (Centre for Language Studies/Department of Language and Communication).