CASBEC - Erasmus School of Economics (ESE)

Erasmus School of Economics of the Erasmus University Rotterdam is a leading academic institution in the world. The School hosts many of the world’s experts in their fields and offers the best education there is in the major areas of economics and business. Academic research and education in the field of entrepreneurship is one of the core competences of the faculty. It is located in the Department of Applied Economics.

Within the department of Applied Economics, the Centre for Advanced Small Business Economics (CASBEC) is based. This centre is a joint effort of the Erasmus School of Economics and EIM business and Policy Research in Zoetermeer to conduct and support research and education in the area of small business economics and related fields like entrepreneurship, industrial organization and development economics. It employs PhD students, student assistants, post-docs, regular researchers and guest lecturers. It has close and established links to researchers of the RSM Erasmus University, of the Free University in Amsterdam, of the Max Planck Institute of Economics in Jena and the Institute of Development Strategies at Indiana University. Its collaborators are involved in many educational efforts and courses at Erasmus University Rotterdam. CASBEC is directed by Prof. dr. Roy Thurik who holds a chair in economics and entrepreneurship.