Arie Kapteyn

Background

Kapteyn, Arie was born on February 4, 1946 in Stolwyk, Z-Holland, The Netherlands. Son of Arie and Anna (Verhoef) Kapteyn.

Education

Master of Science in Agricultural Economics cum laude, Wageningen (Netherlands) U., 1972; Master of Arts in Economics, Erasmus U., Rotterdam, Netherlands, 1973; Doctor of Philosophy cum laude, Leyden (Netherlands) U., 1977.

Career

Research fellow, Rotterdam School of Management, 1972; assistant professor economics, Leyden U., 1973-1978; fellow, NIAS, Wassenaar, Netherlands, 1976-1977; assistant professor economics, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, 1979-1981; associate professor economics, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, 1981; professor economics, Tilburg (Netherlands) U., since 1982. Visiting professor U. Bristol, England, 1988. Dean faculty economics Tilburg U., 1989-1992.

Director Center for Economics Research, Tilburg U., since 1992.

Achievements

• Arie Kapteyn has been listed as a noteworthy Economics educator, administrator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow Econometric Society. Member European Society for Population Economics (president 1992).

Interests

• Avocations: bicycling, skating, reading.

Connections

Married Catharina J.M. Ekkers, October 5, 1968(divorced June, 1990). Children: Arend, Cathalyne.

Father:

Arie Kapteyn

Mother:

Anna (Verhoef) Kapteyn

Spouse:

Catharina J.M. Ekkers

child:

Cathalyne Kapteyn

child:

Arend Kapteyn