Sociaal-Economisch Onderzoek Rotterdam BV (SEOR)

Linking water policy innovation and urban renewal: The case of Rotterdam, the Netherlands (Article)

Brugge, R. van der — 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

Different strategy positions are possible with regard to new urban water infrastructural investments. A relatively new position argues that new water infrastructure needs to be linked to ongoing urban developments. This article investigates how the urban water management organizations in Rotterdam developed its climate adaptation strategy by creating urban development strategies that are sensitive to water issues. A crucial factor was the recognition that water could contribute to solving urban problems by upgrading neighbourhood quality. In this case study, a multi-level analysis is used to reconstruct the urban water management cascade, that is, the turns in thinking made by the Rotterdam water professionals, leading to this new approach. In particular the interactions between the envisioning project Rotterdam Water City 2035 and the broader policy context in this cascade together with how they were managed strategically are investigated. This research indicates that the Rotterdam urban water management organizations realized a successful water policy innovation; however, the institutional mechanisms needed to realize, operate and maintain the proposed multi-stakeholder projects on a city-wide scale are still missing. This is currently the major challenge for realizing climate adaptation in terms of water sensitive urban development.

The Holiday happiness curve: A preliminary investigation into mood during a holiday abroad (Article)

Nawijn, J. — 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

We take holidays for pleasure, but how well do we actually feel during our holiday? This question was addressed in a study of 481 international tourists in the Netherlands, who answered questions about their mood of the day and about their satisfaction with life in general. Average mood appears to be high. Mood was somewhat lower among people who were in the first 'travel phase' of about 10% of the holiday duration. Mood was highest during the 'core phase', which covers about 70% of the holiday time. Mood then declines slightly, but increases during the last part of the holiday.

Correcting for Selective Compliance in a Re-employment Bonus Experiment (Article)

Bijwaard, G.E. — 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

We propose a two-stage instrumental variable estimator that is consistent if there is selective compliance in the treatment group of a randomized experiment and the outcome variable is a censored duration. The estimator assumes full compliance in the control group. We use the estimator to re-analyze data from the Illinois re-employment bonus experiment.

ICT: New Opportunities for Higher Education Institutions to Train Employees? (In Book)

Gelderblom, A. — 2004-04-24T00:00:00Z

In: A.J. Kallenberg and M.J.J.M. van de Ven (Eds), 2002, The New Educational Benefits of ICT in Higher Education: Proceedings. Rotterdam: Erasmus Plus BV, OECR
ISBN 90-9016127-9

Werkt scholing voor werklozen? Literatuurstudie (Internal Report)

Koning, J. de — 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

The reform of the Dutch Public Employment Service (Research Paper)

Koning, J. de — 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

New ways, equal opportunities. Mid-term evaluation of the EQUAL Program for The Netherlands (Research Report)

Koning, J. de — 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Policies for full employment (Internal Report)

Koning, J. de — 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Arbeidsmarkttransacties en Aanboddiscrepanties (Internal Report)

Koning, J. de — 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wat niet weet, wat niet deert: over de decentralisatie en uitbesteding van het arbeidsmarktbeleid (Inaugural Lecture)

Koning, J. de — 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wsw: Het proces van aanmelding tot en met plaatsing (Research Report)

Veerman, T.J. — 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

Labour market transitions and job satisfaction (Research Paper)

Bijwaard, G.E. — 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

The paper investigates the relationship between job satisfaction and labour market transitions. Using a multinomial logit model, a model is estimated on the basis of individual data in which transitions are explained from individual characteristics, job characteristics, dissatisfaction with the job and discrepancies between the actual and the desired number of hours worked. Transitions can be changes in the hours worked, changes to a different job and/or employers, or combinations. Furthermore, people may lose their job and leave employment out of free will. The model has been estimated for three categories of workers according to the number of hours worked. The results show that both dissatisfaction with the job and discrepancies with respect to the hours worked have a significant impact on transition probabilities. Contrary to what is sometimes believed there is no structural increase in transition probabilities. We are still far away from a ‘transtional labour market’. The paper also shows that transitions significantly increase job satisfaction. However, despite the strong improvement in the labour market situation in the 1990s, the percentage of the workers experiencing a dscrepancy between the actual and the desired number of hours has not diminished.

Meer vrouwen en ouderen aan het werk: wat zijn de randvoorwaarden voor werkgevers? (Internal Report)

Koning, J. de — 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

ICT: de electronische snelweg voor bedrijfsopleidingen? (In Book)

Gelderblom, A. — 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instrumental variable estimation for duration data (Research Paper)

Bijwaard, G.E. — 2002-10-18T00:00:00Z

In this article we focus on time-to-event studies with a randomised treatment assignment that may be compromised by selective compliance. Contrary to most of the extensive literature on evaluation studies we do not consider the effect of the treatment on some average outcome but on the hazard rate. In time-to-event studies the treatment may vary over time. Another complication of duration data is that they are usually heavy censored. Censoring limits the observation period, but is not a feature of the treatment program. Therefore, a natural choice is to relate the treatment to the hazard rate. We show that even if the compliance is selective, we can still use the randomisation to estimate the impact of the program corrected for selective compliance on the hazard. The only requirement is that participation in the program is affected by a variable that is not correlated with the baseline duration. We develop an Instrumental Variable estimation procedure for the Generalized Accelerated Failure Time (GAFT) model. The GAFT model is a duration data model that encompasses two competing approaches to such data; the (Mixed) Proportional Hazard (MPH) model and the Accelerated Failure Time (AFT) model. We discuss the large sample properties of this Instrumental Linear Rank Estimation and show how we can improve its efficiency. The estimator is used to re-analyze the data from the Illinois unemployment bonus experiment.

De invloed van ICT op de opleidings- en functiestructuur van de werkgelegenheid: een kwantitatieve sectoranalyse (Internal Report)

Koning, J. de — 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Monograph on the Potential of Structure Fund: An assessment based on theoretical considerations and theoretical evidence (Internal Report)

Koning, J. de — 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Langwachtenden in de Wsw, Samenhangen tussen wachttijden en persoonskenmerken en kenmerken van gemeenten, beïnvloedende factoren en activiteiten tijdens de wachtlijstperiode. (Internal Report)

Nes, P.J. van — 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

ICT en de oudere werknemer: geen rimpelloze relatie (Internal Report)

Gelderblom, A. — 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Evaluatie van Begeleid Werken in het kader van de Wsw (Internal Report)

Nes, P.J. van — 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z