Geert Mesters
Professor
Department of Economics and Business
University Pompeu Fabra
Spain
Biography
Employment 2014/- Assistant Professor of Economics at Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona Affiliated Professor Barcelona GSE Research Associate at The Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement Education 2010/14 PhD Econometrics, VU University Amsterdam and Tinbergen Institute Dissertation title: “Essays on Nonlinear Panel Time Series Models” Supervisors: Prof. S.J. Koopman and Prof. C.C.J.H. Bijleveld 2010/14 PhD Law and Criminology, VU University Amsterdam and The Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement Dissertation title: “Disentangling Criminal Careers for Disadvantaged Youths” . Supervisors: Prof. C.C.J.H. Bijleveld, Prof. S.J. Koopman and Dr. V.R. van der Geest 2008/10 MSc Econometrics (cum laude), VU University Amsterdam 2006/08 BSc Econometrics and Operational Research (distinction), VU University Amsterdam.Employment 2014/- Assistant Professor of Economics at Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona Affiliated Professor Barcelona GSE Research Associate at The Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement Education 2010/14 PhD Econometrics, VU University Amsterdam and Tinbergen Institute Dissertation title: “Essays on Nonlinear Panel Time Series Models” Supervisors: Prof. S.J. Koopman and Prof. C.C.J.H. Bijleveld 2010/14 PhD Law and Criminology, VU University Amsterdam and The Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement Dissertation title: “Disentangling Criminal Careers for Disadvantaged Youths” . Supervisors: Prof. C.C.J.H. Bijleveld, Prof. S.J. Koopman and Dr. V.R. van der Geest 2008/10 MSc Econometrics (cum laude), VU University Amsterdam 2006/08 BSc Econometrics and Operational Research (distinction), VU University Amsterdam.
Research Interest
macro economics, Financial information and capital market, relevance of value, valuation models of companies. Accounting for cooperatives. Internal management and control.
Publications
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Mesters, G., Bijleveld, C.C.J.H. & Hushek, D. (2013), “The Effect of Unemployment on Crime in High Risk Families in the Netherlands between 1920 and 2005â€. In: Weerman, F. & Bijleveld, C.C.J.H. (Eds.). Criminal behavior from school to the workplace. Untangling the complex relations between employment, education, and crime. London: Routledge, pp. 142-165.
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Mesters, G. & Koopman, S.J. (2014), “Forecasting the Boat Raceâ€. In: Koopman, S.J. & Shepherd, N. (Eds.). Unobserved Components and Time Series Econometrics. Oxford: Oxford University Press, (Forthcoming)
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Mesters, G. & Koopman, S.J. (2014), “Generalized Dynamic Panel Data Models with Random Effects for Cross-Section and Timeâ€, Journal of Econometrics, 180, pp. 127-140
