Adrianus Herman Josef Kolnaar is a Dutch economist, and Emeritus Professor at Tilburg University.
Education
Here, he received his Master of Science (cum laude) in 1964, and in 1969 his Doctor of Philosophy (also cum laude) for the thesis "Werktijdverkorting en dynamiek" (Reduction in Working Hours and Dynamics) under supervision of Dirk Bernard Joseph Schouten.
Career
Born in Hengelo, Overijssel, Kolnaar started to study Econometrics and Operations Research at Tilburg University in 1959. In 1965, Kolnaar started his academic career as Associate Professor at Tilburg University. In 1971, he was appointed Professor in Economics and the History of Economics.
From 1974 to 1976, he was also Dean of the Faculty of Economics, and in 1975, for nine months, Rector Magnificus of Tilburg University.
From 1988 to 1996, he was Director of the Economic Institute Tilburg (Engineer-In-Training ). His doctoral students were Anton van Nunen (1990), Martin van Tuijl (1993), January Donders (1993) and Humphrey ter Horst (1996).
In August 2007, he retired from Tilburg University.
Membership
From 1972 to 1988, he was a board member of the Economic Institute Tilburg (Engineer-In-Training ). From 1978 to 1980 Kolnaar was member of the Scientific Council for Government Policy, from 1986 to 2006 crown member of the Social-Economic Council.