Tinbergen Institute

Tinbergen Institute is a Netherlands-based graduate school and research institute with a selective, quantitatively oriented character, bringing together more than 280 research fellows and over 200 PhD and research master’s students. Jointly operated by the economics faculties of Erasmus University Rotterdam, the University of Amsterdam, and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, it combines the expertise of three universities while maintaining dedicated offices and support in both Amsterdam and Rotterdam. Its research master’s programs, PhD pipeline, seminars, workshops, conferences, and courses for external participants create structured entry points for companies seeking analytical capability or specialist engagement. Research is supported primarily through competitive funding from the Dutch Research Council (NWO), alongside university and other external sources.