WHO WE ARE
We are a non-for-profit organisation that is powered by a strong volunteering-based network of students, academics and critical thinkers across the country.
On the international level, we are affiliated with Rethinking Economics and the International Student Initiative for Pluralism in Economics. We work together with different actors that share our aims of diversifying and reinvigorating economics such as the Young Scholars Initiative.
On the national level, our board oversees all activities and works closely with national project teams and local groups. Currently, we have local groups in Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Nijmegen, Maastricht and Tilburg.
OUR NATIONAL BOARD
Yusufhan Balci
Chair 2022-2023
Yusufhan is studying Econometrics and Philosophy at Erasmus University Rotterdam and is a Don Lavoie fellow at George Mason University. He believes that students of today, which are the leaders of tomorrow, need to acquire a interdisciplinary and pluralist vocabulary to formulate solutions for the problems that our planet is facing.
Jeroen Buis
Treasurer 2022-2023
Jeroen is studying Economics, Behaviour & Policy at Radboud University. He believes as an economist it is essential to have a broad perspective on economic problems. This is why he started following a second Master's degree in Philosophy, Politics & Society. He hopes to develop a critical attitude that will assist him in disentangling complex societal issues.
Ilse Meijer
Secretary 2022-2023
Ilse is studying Philosophy, Politics and Society, and Cultural Anthropology and Development Studies at Radboud University. She wrote her thesis on the human nature behind Homo Economicus and is particularly interested in the (hidden) assumptions behind economic ideas and models.
SENIOR BOARD
Prof.dr. Irene van Staveren
Vice-chair
Irene is professor of Pluralist Development Economics at the Institute for Social Studies of Erasmus University Rotterdam. Check out her pluralist textbook: Economics after the Crisis!
Rens van Tilburg
Boardmember
Rens is the director of the Sustainable Finance Lab of Utrecht university. Previously, he was an economic advisor in the European Parliament and the Dutch Lower House.
Dr. Robert Went
Boardmember
Robert is senior economist at the Dutch Scientific Council for Government Policy (WRR). He's a Twitter Jedi master, check it out!
OUR LOCAL TEAM LEADERS
Vera Veltman
RE : Rotterdam
Vera finished her bachelor of Economics & Business Economics with the specialisation of Behavioural & Health economics, and currently studies the master of Financial Economics at the Erasmus University Rotterdam.
She values different perspectives and enjoys exploring them, keeping the conversation and discussion open.
Charlotte Hullmann
RE : Nijmegen
Charlotte is doing her master in Environment and Society studies with a big affinity for sustainability transformations.
She joined Rethinking Economics to contribute her sustainability-oriented perspective on economics.
Lars Niehaus
RE: Maastricht
Lars is studying International Development and Political Economy in the Liberal Arts and Sciences programme at University College Maastricht.
He joined Rethinking Economics to contribute to making economics education more heterodox and reflective of reality.
