Mathijs Nicolaas Bouman (born 1 May 1966) is a Dutch economist and journalist. [1] He is a regular contributor to the TV programs RTL Z and De Wereld Draait Door and writes columns for Het Financieele Dagblad and the business website Z24.nl. [2] A critic of the Dutch Polder model, in which "bad luck is officially forbidden" and "accidents are banned", [3] he is referred to as a market liberalist, [4] and as a prominent opinion builder [5] whose Twitter account is recommended for "peppered" opinions. [6]
Bouman graduated from the Pascal College in Zaandam (1986), and got his Ph.D. in economics from the University of Amsterdam (1998) under Rick van der Ploeg and Sweder van Wijnbergen , [7] specializing in econometrics. [8] He published on material flow analysis and the intersections of economics and environment. [9] After his promotion, he was a researcher at three Dutch universities, and worked for De Nederlandsche Bank between 2003 and 2005. [10]
Bouman has become a notable TV personality. He is a frequent panelist on De Wereld Draait Door, a TV talk show focusing on current events; [10] he is referred to as a "TV economist" [11] and a "media economist". [12] He comments (for RTL Z and other outlets) on economic topics including the stock exchange [13] [14] and the Financial crisis of 2007–08. [15] From 2007 to 2010 he wrote a column for De Groene Amsterdammer. [16] As of 2013 [update] he is a regular columnist for Het Financieele Dagblad. [17]
He is the author of two books on Dutch economics: Hollandse Overmoed ("Dutch Overconfidence", 2006) [7] [18] and De Elektrische Spijkerbroek en andere avonturen in de economie ("The electric jeans and other adventures in the economy", 2010), a collection of his columns with observations on and anecdotes from the Dutch economy. A review in the NRC Handelsblad noted a number of worthwhile one-liners, including "If women pay fewer taxes, men will vacuum more often" and "the world's tallest buildings are usually an omen of disaster". [4]
Mathijs Nicolaas Bouman (born 1 May 1966) is a Dutch economist and journalist. [1] He is a regular contributor to the TV programs RTL Z and De Wereld Draait Door and writes columns for Het Financieele Dagblad and the business website Z24.nl. [2] A critic of the Dutch Polder model, in which "bad luck is officially forbidden" and "accidents are banned", [3] he is referred to as a market liberalist, [4] and as a prominent opinion builder [5] whose Twitter account is recommended for "peppered" opinions. [6]
Bouman graduated from the Pascal College in Zaandam (1986), and got his Ph.D. in economics from the University of Amsterdam (1998) under Rick van der Ploeg and Sweder van Wijnbergen , [7] specializing in econometrics. [8] He published on material flow analysis and the intersections of economics and environment. [9] After his promotion, he was a researcher at three Dutch universities, and worked for De Nederlandsche Bank between 2003 and 2005. [10]
Bouman has become a notable TV personality. He is a frequent panelist on De Wereld Draait Door, a TV talk show focusing on current events; [10] he is referred to as a "TV economist" [11] and a "media economist". [12] He comments (for RTL Z and other outlets) on economic topics including the stock exchange [13] [14] and the Financial crisis of 2007–08. [15] From 2007 to 2010 he wrote a column for De Groene Amsterdammer. [16] As of 2013 [update] he is a regular columnist for Het Financieele Dagblad. [17]
He is the author of two books on Dutch economics: Hollandse Overmoed ("Dutch Overconfidence", 2006) [7] [18] and De Elektrische Spijkerbroek en andere avonturen in de economie ("The electric jeans and other adventures in the economy", 2010), a collection of his columns with observations on and anecdotes from the Dutch economy. A review in the NRC Handelsblad noted a number of worthwhile one-liners, including "If women pay fewer taxes, men will vacuum more often" and "the world's tallest buildings are usually an omen of disaster". [4]