Bernard van Praag
| Bernard van Praag | |
|---|---|
| Born |
28 February 1939 Amsterdam |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Institution | University of Amsterdam |
| Alma mater | University of Amsterdam |
| Influences | Mars Cramer |
| Information at IDEAS / RePEc | |
Bernard Marinus Siegfried van Praag (born 28 February 1939) is a Dutch economist, and Distinguished University Professor at the University of Amsterdam, noted for researching the measurement of welfare, as well-being and happiness.
Bernard van Praag was born in 1939 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, as the son of Jonas Andries and Henriette Emma van Praag. He grew up in Bloemendaal. He studied econometrics at the University of Amsterdam, where he received a Ph.D. degree cum laude in 1968.
Van Praag was appointed professor at the Free University of Brussels in 1969, then in 1970 associate professor at Erasmus University, Rotterdam, professor of economics at the University of Leiden (1972), professor at Erasmus University (1984), professor in "applied economic research" at the University of Amsterdam (1992), and managing director of the Foundation for Economic Research from 1992 to 2000. In 2000 he became Distinguished University Professor at the University of Amsterdam.
Van Praag was the founding president of the European Society for Population Economics (ESPE), and co-editor of the Journal for Population Economics and Journal of Health Economics. He was a member of the Dutch Social Economic Council. In 1988-1992 he was a member of the (Dutch) Scientific Council for Government Policy, a prominent advisory body for the Dutch government on long term policy issues. He was the responsible council member for their report "Ouderen voor Ouderen", which initiated the demographic discussion on the aging society in the Netherlands.
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