The NWO (Dutch Research Council), in the Call for the Open Competition - Domain Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH) - has awarded an XS grant to Associate Professor Yao Chen of Erasmus School of Economics. Yao will receive a grant of up to 50,000 euro.
In 2022, the NWO launched the NWO Open Competition SSH Call. This Call is allocated in three different types of grants, of which the XS grant is specifically intended to encourage curiosity-driven and bold research that involves the relatively rapid exploration of a promising idea. Most important is that the result of each project contributes to the advancement of science.
About the project of Yao Chen
Yao Chen is an associate professor at the Department of Economics of Erasmus School of Economics. She is also a Tinbergen Institute Research Fellow and a CEPR (Center for Policy and Economic Research) Research Affiliate. Her research focuses on the areas of international macroeconomics, monetary policy, and economic history.
The awarded XS project is titled “Public Funds, Private Gains: The Influence of Government Spending on the Euro Area Regional Productivity”. This project aims to explore how government spending influences productivity across various regions in the Euro Area. Using a detailed regional dataset, the research will develop a new measure of productivity that better accounts for resource utilisation. By employing econometric methods and a quantitative model, the project will uncover fresh insights into how government spending can enhance productivity. The goal is to identify the key factors that explain why some regions outperform others. Ultimately, the project’s findings will guide the creation of fiscal policies that promote balanced and sustained economic growth throughout Europe.
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