Peter van Els

Peter van Els is head of the Econometrics and Modelling Department of De Nederlandsche Bank. He studied econometrics at Tilburg University and holds a PhD from the University of Amsterdam. He started his career at the Dutch central bank in the Research Department, with a focus on macro modelling, forecasting, and monetary transmission. From 2008 to 2015 he was head of DNB’s Monetary Policy Department. In 2001-2010 he served as editor of De Economist (Netherlands Economic Review). His publications cover various topics, ranging from applied macro, modelling, monetary transmission, to household financial behavior.