1. Economists and Econometricians at De Nederlandsche Bank Maria Demertzis Research Department Philipp Maier Monetary and Economic Policy Department

2. What can DNB offer? Rather unique combination of policy preparation and research Broad development of skills, knowledge and expertise Professional working environment Competitive salary, rich social benefits (Inter)national contacts, e.g. ECB, IMF, BIS, OECD, MinFin, CPB

3. What do economists do at WO and MEB? Research and publications Policy advice and preparation External representation (e.g. conferences), external and internal presentation of work Participation in academic and policy networks Keeping up with development in economic theory, research methodologies and institutions

4. Monetary and Economic Policy Department Economic Policy: Prepares DNB’s views on non-monetary issues. Prime examples are public finances, aging of the population, health sector etc. European Integration: Focus lies on the Dutch input on issues of European integration. Examples: EMU enlargement, institutional issues such as the European convent, co-ordination of policies. Financial Stability: Tackles financial stability from a macroeconomic perspective, such as structural risks in the housing market, changes in the financial constraints of firms of country risks. Strong involvement in IMF matters. Monetary policy: Covers all aspects of monetary policy making, such as inflation developments, monetary strategy, state of the economy, electronic money.

5. Research Department A: Provide expertise, Communicate it Q: Why Research in a Central Bank? A: Pool of expertise on issues relevant to the Bank Q: Main objective of the Research Department?

6. Research Department Research Keep up with developments in economic theory research methodologies, markets and institutions Presentations research & analyses (conferences) Publications Policy Model building & model use Policy advice; policy preparation Participation in academic and policy networks Our Tasks?

7. Research Department Four broad categories: Monetary Stability Financial Stability Economic Policy Other (Banking history) Micro & macro; theory & empirics Our Research Program

8. Research Department How do we interact with Policy Makers? Write notes on specific questions Provide forecasts using various econometric techniques Participate in round tables Input to the ESCB meetings

9. Research Department Internships for graduate students Post-doc research fellowship (PhD’s) DNB Research Seminar Series Visiting Scholar Program DNB Annual Research Conference Participate in conferences and seminars Teaching How do we interact with Academia?

10. DNB - Monetary Policy and Research Current Positions (Senior) Economists (MEB) Post-doc Research Fellowship Position (WO) Visiting Scholar (WO) Contact information www.dnb.nl/research Mr. Carel van den Berg, c.c.a.van.den.berg@dnb.nl (MEB) Ms. Jaqueline van Breugel, j.f.van.breugel@dnb.nl (WO)