prof. dr. F.A.G. den Butter

Research interest

Political economy, Transaction cost economics, Labour economics, Public sector economics, Monetary economics, Policy modeling, Future studies, Economics of regulation, Environmental economics, Time series analysis.

Recent publications

• Butter, F.A.G. den, J. Möhlmann and P. Wit, 2008, Trade and product innovations as sources for productivity increases: an empirical analysis, Journal of Productivity Analysis, 30, pp. 201-211
• Butter, F.A.G. den, and K.A. Linse, 2008, Rethinking procurement in the era of globalization, MIT Sloan Management Review, fall 2008, 50, nr. 1, pp. 76-80
• Butter, F.A.G. den, and J. Hudson, 2009, Standardization and compliance costs: relevant developments at the EU level, in André Nijsen et al. (eds.) Business Regulation and Public Policy: the Costs and Benefits of Compliance, Springer, New York, ch. 10, pp.141-155
• Butter, F.A.G. den, 2011, The macroeconomics of the credit crisis: in search of externalities for macro prudential supervision, Ch. 10 in E.F.M. Wubben (ed.), Institutions and Regulation for Economic Growth? Public Interest Versus Private Incentives, Edward Elgar Publishing, pp. 187-209
• Butter, F.A.G. den, 2011, The industrial organisation of economic policy preparation in The Netherlands, in J. Lentsch en P. Weingart (eds.) The Politics of Scientific Advice; Institutional Design for Quality Assurance, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pp. 177-214
• Butter, F.A.G. den, 2012, Managing Transaction Costs in the Era of Globalization, Edward Elgar Publishing, Cheltenham, to appear
  
  Full list of published papers
  http://personal.vu.nl/f.a.g.den.butter/default3.htm

Teaching

Bachelor

• Macro 1.4 (public sector economics)
• Economics of Globalization (Honours)
• Thesis coordinator

Master

• Policy Coordination and Decision Making in the EU

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