Research interests

• Genoeconomics
• Entrepreneurship 
• Behavioral economics

Work in progress

• "A GWAS on educational attainment", with the Social Science Genetic Association Consortium.
• "A large-scale genome-wide meta-analysis of self-employment ", with the Gentrepreneur Consortium.
• "The molecular genetic architecture of serial self-employment", with the Gentrepreneur Consortium.
• "Value sharing in organizations", with C. Roessler.
• "Testosterone and the gender gap in entrepreneurial activity", with P.J.F. Groenen, A. Hofman, M.J.H.M. van der Loos, F. Rivadeneira, F. van Rooij, R. Thurik and A. Uitterlinden.
• "In the mood for risk - An experiment on moods and risk preferences", with T. Michl.
• "Moods and ambiguity preferences", with A. Baillion and T. Michl.
• "Disadvantages of entrepreneurs on the UK labor market", with J. Mell, I. Pohl and C. Roessler.
• "Trickle down - The role of entrepreneurship and the distribution of capital", with C. Roessler.

Referee

• Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice
• Experimental Psychology
• Journal of Business Venturing
• Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization
• Journal of Economic Psychology
• Management Science
• NWO - De Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek
• Research Policy
• PLOS One
• Small Business Economics
• Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience

Participation in third-party funded research projects

• Innovation and coordination - Volkswagen Stiftung, external collaborator, since 2006
  
• E-business market watch, European Commission, 2002-2006, Project Manager at DIW Berlin 2005-2006
  
• Global entrepreneurship monitor, work for the US team (2003, 2004), work for the Global Report (2005), member of the Dutch team (since 2006)
• Die volkswirtschaftliche Bedeutung von Netzwerken - Analyse und ordnungspolitischer Handlungsbedarf, German Ministry of Economic Affairs, 2005-2006