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Bas Jacobs
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Professor of Public Economics
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Columnist EW Magazine

https://jacobs73.home.xs4all.nl/
Aankondiging: Podcast Droom en Daad met Esther van Rijswijk over politieke economie in aanloop naar de verkiezingen.
www.ewmagazine.nl/economie/ach...
September 7, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Excited to announce the 4th Tinbergen Institute Public Economics Workshop, May 21, Amsterdam with Job Boerma (UW Maddison), Nadine Riedel (U Münster), Emmanuel Hansen (LMU Munich) and Felix Bierbrauer (U Cologne). Registration link can be found at workshop website: tinbergen.nl/event/2025/0...
April 9, 2025 at 7:39 AM
The White House either does not understand what a VAT is or is plainly disingenuous towards the EU. Under a VAT, all exports are exempt, while all imports are taxed. A VAT is levied on final consumers, not on businesses. /1

www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/...
April 2, 2025 at 11:22 PM