CURRICULUM VITAE - Jeroen C.J.M. van den Bergh - Academic Profile

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Academic curriculum vitae for Jeroen C.J.M. van den Bergh, dated January 2026, detailing professional appointments at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, including current roles in research direction and leadership of environmental and climate economics groups. It documents prior institutional responsibilities in research management, advisory board service for energy policy, and professorial positions in environmental and spatial economics. The CV also covers doctoral and master education, research interests across environmental, energy, climate, ecological, and evolutionary economics, plus major awards and selected publications recognized by international academic bodies.

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CURRICULUM VITAE Jeroen C.J.M. van den Bergh (January 2026) 1. Work address and personal details Institute of Environmental Science and Technology (ICTA) Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) Edifici Z-Campus UAB 08193 Bellaterra (Cerdanyola) Spain Contact: ✉[j](jeroen.bergh@uab.es)[eroen.bergh@uab.es](jeroen.bergh@uab.es), ☏ +34 93 586 8773 Personal webpage: [https://www.icrea.cat/community/icreas/17562/jeroen-van-den-bergh](https://www.icrea.cat/community/icreas/17562/jeroen-van-den-bergh) ORCID profile: [https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3415-3083](https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3415-3083) [Date of birth](Date of birth: 1 August 1965)[: 1 August 1965](Date of birth: 1 August 1965) [Citizenship](Citizenship: Dutch)[: Dutch](Citizenship: Dutch) 2. Current posts • ICREA research professor, Institute of Environmental Science and Technology, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain (September 2007- ). • Honorary full professor of Environmental and Resource Economics (‘bijzonder hoogleraar’), School of Business and Economics, and Institute for Environmental Studies, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (September 2007- ). • Research director/Distinguished researcher (“Director investigació/Investigador distingit”), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (June 2017- ). • Head research group Environmental & Climate Economics (± 15 researchers), Institute of Environmental Science and Technology, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (Sept. 2007- ). 3. Past posts • Sub-director responsible for Research, Institute of Environmental Science and Technology, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (March 2012-March 2015). • Leader SGR research group “Ecological Economics” (±40 researchers), Institute of Environmental Science and Technology, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (2009 -2017), and co-leader since 2017. • Member of the Energy Council of the Netherlands (“Algemene Energieraad”), The Hague, The Netherlands (an advisory council of the Dutch national government; 1 day per week appointment) (December 2003-December 2007). • Full professor of ‘Nature, Space and Water’, Institute for Environmental Studies, Free University, Amsterdam (January 2002-September 2007) . • Co-ordinator of the research program ‘Labour, Region and Environment’, Tinbergen Institute Economics Research School, Amsterdam (a joint venture of the economic faculties of the Free University Amsterdam, Erasmus University Rotterdam, and the University of Amsterdam)(July 2001-July 2007). • Full professor of ‘Environmental Economics’, Faculty of Economics & Business Administration, Free University, Amsterdam (July 1997-September 2007). • Tenured senior researcher, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Free University, Amsterdam (April 1995-July 1997). • USF postdoc fellow, Tinbergen Institute and Faculty of Economics and Econometrics, Free University, Amsterdam (April 1992-April 1996). • Researcher (assistant professor level), Faculty of Economics and Econometrics, Free University, Amsterdam (Aug. 1990-April 1992) . • PhD student, The Dutch Research Council (NWO) (April 1988-Dec. 1991). • Research and teaching assistantships in mathematics and operations research, Sub-faculty of Econometrics, Faculty of Economics, Tilburg University, Tilburg, The Netherlands (Sept. 1985 -Jan. 1988). 4. Degrees • Doctorate/PhD degree: obtained on 16 December 1991, Faculty of Economics and Econometrics, Free University, Amsterdam. Title dissertation: “Dynamic models for sustainable development”; supervisors: prof. dr. P. Nijkamp and prof. dr. J.B. Opschoor. • PhD/graduate courses: Network of Operations Research, Tinbergen Institute (economics), Network of Quantitative Economics (NAKE), and Dutch Network of Environmental Sciences (SENSE). • Master degree in Econometrics with a specialisation in Operations Research, 16 March 1988, Faculty of Economics, Tilburg University, Tilburg. • Propedeuse Econometrics (cum laude), August

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What current roles does Jeroen C.J.M. van den Bergh hold?

He serves as ICREA research professor and research director at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, and leads the Environmental & Climate Economics research group. He is also an honorary full professor at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.

What are his primary research interests?

His research focuses on environmental and resource economics, energy and climate economics, environmental science and ecological economics, evolutionary economics and innovation studies, and spatial economics.

What key degrees and doctoral dissertation topic are listed?

He earned his PhD in economics on 16 December 1991 from Free University Amsterdam. His dissertation title is “Dynamic models for sustainable development,” supervised by prof. dr. P. Nijkamp and prof. dr. J.B. Opschoor.

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