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A Year in Rotterdam Check out Giacomo's Favourite Places to Go A Year in Rotterdam Check out Giacomo’s favourite places to go Meet alumnus Sanne Blauw Let’s put numbers back where they belong Research in a nutshell The added value of a robot tax Back kBone Preface he history of Erasmus School of Economics goes back to the year 1913 when the ‘Nederlandsche Handelshoogeschool’ was established by a group of entrepreneurial Rotterdam businessmen with Tthe aim to bring economics and business to a higher level by way of scientific methods. In 1939 the School changed its name and became known as the ‘Nederlandse Economische Hogeschool’ (Netherlands School of Economics). By 1973 it became Erasmus University Rotterdam, comprising the medical campus Hoboken and the social sciences campus Woudestein. Even in those days its aim was the establishment of a vigorous and flourishing University with a – nowadays – prominent Erasmus School of Economics, incorporating a wide range of economic expertise, as well as creating and keeping strong ties with the regional and international markets. These strong ties are in specific the merit of our economics and econometrics students. Among the traits that define them are their high levels of activity and their hardworking mentality. They are involved in all sorts of extracurricular activities and often have side jobs as student assistants to professors or in the administrative departments of our School. The character of the students is also represented in the presence of a variety of study associations within our School. Take for instance the Economic Faculty Association Rotterdam (EFR) which organizes numerous events like the well-known annual Business Week. Or the Faculty Association Econometrics & Operations Research (FAECTOR) which is the largest study association for econometrics students in the world. FAECTOR offers large, varied projects and events for their aspiring econometricians, such as the Quantitative Finance Tour. And regardless the Master specialization you choose as an economics or econometrics student, you will find a study association that is dedicated to provide excellent professional activities and events for their members. For sure the knowledge and skills gained are undeniably welcomed by the numerous national and international businesses and organizations. You can read about our various study associations in this Backbone edition. BackBone BackBone Prof. Philip Hans Franses, 2 Dean Erasmus School of Economics 3 The power of a bad example Research in a nutshell by Robert Dur 20 Rotterdam, the Next City Comnient ent et ad ea que iunt explam, omnim natiuntis. 16 Interview with Frank van Oort Study & Meet 4 students that combine their study with extracurricular activities 46 A year in Rotterdam 6 Inequity in the face of death 36 Giacomo Czajkowski About the research of Tom van Ourti, Teresa Bago d’Uva and Pilar Garcia-Gomez Getting High (Grades) 8 About the research of Olivier Marie Historical perspective 40 Meet our Alumni 12 Political violence does not scare 42 Interview with Sanne Blauw all multinationals Caroline Witte The power of a bad example 16 Robert Dur Meet our Alumni 46 Interview with Sjoerd Rietberg Rotterdam, the Next City 20 Interview with Frank van Oort The lab, the truth and the real world 50 Jan Stoop The added value of a robot tax 22 Uwe Thümmel Noted & Quoted 54 Study & 26 Your gateway to success 56 Interview with 4 students Study associations Investing since the age BackBone Internationalization involves more than 32 Study Programmes 60 BackBone of twelve changing the language Ivo Arnold Colophon 63 26 Meet alumnus Sjoerd Rietberg 4 Erasmus School of Economics in numbers 34 5 Contents Giacomo's favourite places to go A year in Rotterdam MAY JUNE JULY In order to combine my double degree Economics and Philosophy with my occupation as an ambassador for Liberation Day Rotterdam Rooftop North Sea Jazz Festival On the 5th of May, The Netherlands Days North Sea Jazz is the perfect opportunity to Erasmus School of Economics it is also important to take time celebrates its freedom and independence. Rotterdam is full of high-rise buildings with escape my music bubble and discover new Giacomo Czajkowski off to relax. Rotterdam has enough to offer, here is a selection In Rotterdam several festivals are organized, amazing views. During the Rooftop Days sounds. At the largest indoor music festival in of my favorite things to do the whole year round: but I like to go to the ‘Bevrijdingsfestival’ rooftops all across the city are open for the world, it is possible to enjoy a firm base of (Freedom Festival) in the park by the public and some even serve as bars and music jazz next to many other genres such as blues, JANUARY FEBRUARY Euromast because it offers a line-up filled venues. For me there is no better place to soul, funk, hip hop and much more. with music, debates and theater. enjoy a cold drink! AUGUST Open Air Cinema During summertime one of the central parks in Rotterdam is transformed into a large open air cinema. This is the perfect spot to end a day together with my friends and a good movie. SEPTEMBER OKTOBER International Film Festival Rotterdam World Port Days The Rotterdam (IFFR) One of the iconic aspects of Rotterdam is the Philharmonic Orchestra Each year in January, Rotterdam is the stage port. During the World Port Days the bond I try to visit a classical concert at the Doelen at of one of the largest film festivals in the world. Ice Skating between the port, town and its hinterland least once a year. The Rotterdam Philharmonic This is where I discovered a range of different During the colder months of the year a temporary ice rink opens up just 5 minutes from the campus. is celebrated. It gave me the opportunity to Orchestra turns 100 in 2018, which is reason films that are extremely enjoyable and I Ice skating is embedded in Dutch culture. This is my favorite place for a romantic date or to take my experience the port through behind-the- enough for a visit. Their classical pieces blow wouldn’t have encountered anywhere else. international friends for their first experience on the ice. scenes tours and excursions, quayside parties me away every time I attend. Also, the daily afterparties are worth visiting! and various nautical demonstrations. MARCH APRIL NOVEMBER DECEMBER Museum Night Rotterdam Marathon Indoor festivals and Fireworks at Erasmus Bridge I am often too busy to visit museums, even Even for someone who doesn’t like to run, the clubnights New Year is preluded with amazing fireworks though I’d like to. Therefore I try to clear my Rotterdam Marathon is a must see. No other November is a cold month but nonetheless launched in the vicinity of the Erasmus Bridge, schedule for the yearly Museum Night, during marathon in the Netherlands can match the filled with some good techno and house where I toast on the New Your with my fellow BackBone which museums in Rotterdam stay open all Rotterdam atmosphere, with a beautiful trail parties. These take place in different industrial students. Afterwards we continue celebrating in night, combined with other activities. This way, over the Erasmus Bridge and more than 950,000 locations and underground clubs, for which one of the many clubs that open their doors on BackBone I combine several museums with some drinks enthusiastic spectators. Rotterdam is famous. the first night of the New Year. at the Witte de With street! 6 Visit www.uitagendarotterdam.nl or www.rotterdamfestivals.nl for an overview of all events in Rotterdam 7 Illustration: Carolyn Ridsdale Carolyn Illustration: IN A NUTSHELL RESEARCH RESEARCH Getting High (Grades) About the research of Olivier Marie It has long been suggested that cannabis is a less dangerous drug than alcohol. In 2010 Nutt et al. (the Lancet) found that the harm done to BackBone users and others is larger for alcohol than for cannabis. Cannabis does BackBone for example not lead to violent behaviour as often as alcohol does. Still, 8 one of them is legally available and the other is not. 9 The face of Erasmus School of Economics 'In any case, an important takeaway message from this research is that smoking cannabis before a (statistics) exam might not be such a good idea' ately, there has been much pressure for policies in legal cannabis access on university student to change. Not to ban alcohol, as was tried in performance. the US during the Prohibition era, but to legalize L marijuana or cannabis. Some American states have Using data on regular test results over time for all business already done so and other jurisdictions have cut and economics students, Marie & Zölitz found that the down on prosecution and criminalization. Uruguay restriction on cannabis access significantly increased went the whole nine yards through full legalization performance of individuals from banned nationalities. of cultivation, wholesale, retail and consumption. But During the restriction policy, their scores were on the country that really stands out is the Netherlands: Olivier Marie average 10.9 percent of a standard deviation higher it decriminalised marijuana consumption already is an endowed and their probability of passing a course increased by some four decades ago and its coffeeshops are now professor of Labour 5.4 percent. The literature also suggests that cannabis as much of a landmark as its windmills and dikes. This Economics at consumption impairs numerical skills proportionally has not gone unnoticed by foreigners. The large cities Erasmus School of more. In line with this, the effects of restricted access in the Netherlands increasingly need to deal with drug Economics and a were found to be 3.5 times larger for performance in tourism, with people from all over the world dropping professor of Applied courses that required statistical and mathematical skills.
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