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Wim Boonstra is a part-time Associate Professor of Economic Monetary Policy at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam since 2000. He earned his degree in Economics cum laude from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in 1985 and completed an Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School in 2001. Boonstra received his PhD from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in 2008, where his thesis focused on Balance Payments International Investment Position. He worked at RaboResearch from 1991 to 2023, serving as Chief Economist at Rabobank from 2000 to 2016. His research interests include Monetary Economics, Banking, and European Integration in International Macro. He teaches courses in Monetary Economics, International Economics, and Bank Management. Boonstra has received accolades such as the Special Merit Award from American Express for his competition essay on common funding for public deficits in the EMU. He has been actively involved with the Monetary Commission ELEC from 2006 to 2021 and is a member of the Board of SUERF. His activities often relate to the UN Sustainable Development Goals that were globally agreed upon in 2015.
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam • Amsterdam, NL
Part-time Associate Professor in Economic Monetary Policy.
Rabobank • NL
Oversaw economic research and provided insights on financial markets.
RaboResearch • NL
Conducted research and analysis in monetary and economic issues.
Administered under the Department of Clinical Psychology for Master's in Clinical and Developmental Psychopathology.