Upcoming events
The Effect of Superstar Absence on Content Production: Evidence...
Dominik Gutt (RWTH Aachen University, Germany)
- ABRI Seminar (Vrije Universiteit)
Title to be announced
Andreas Fuster (Swiss Finance Institute @ EPFL, Switzerland)
- TI Finance Research Seminars
UvA Master's Week Spring 2026
Title to be announced
Oliver Linton (University of Cambridge, United Kingdom)
- Erasmus Econometric Institute Series
Advancing Time Window Assignment and Vehicle Routing in Last-Mile...
Şifa Çelik (Eindhoven University of Technology)
- Erasmus Econometric Institute Series
Title to be announced
Dmitry Kuvshinov (Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Spain)
- Research on Monday
Title to be announced
Bernd Schwaab (European Central Bank, Germany)
- Erasmus Econometric Institute Series
Using Sports in Economics and Management Research
David Forrest (University of Liverpool, United Kingdom), Carlos Gomez-Gonzalez (University of Lausanne, Switzerland), Jing Guan (Loughborough University, United Kingdom), Carl Singleton (University of Stirling, United Kingdom), Angelos Theodorakopoulos (Aston University, United Kingdom), Elisa de Weerd (Erasmus University Rotterdam & Radboud University)
Title to be announced
Marcus Opp (Stockholm School of Finance, Sweden)
- TI Finance Research Seminars
Estimation of large approximate dynamic matrix factor models...
Matteo Barigozzi (University of Bologna, Italy)
- Erasmus Econometric Institute Series
VU Master’s Event on campus
Director of Graduate Studies and Students
Title to be announced
Kathy Yuan (London School of Economics, United Kingdom)
- TI Finance Research Seminars
Why study Business Data Science
Business Data Science is a two-year research master (120 EC) aiming to train future PhD students in business and econometrics departments.
7 reasons to study Business Data Science:
- Challenging new research opportunities
- Jumpstart for PhD trajectory
- Focus on Data Science & Business
- Focus on preferred specialization
- Small scale close-knit program
- Scholarships and tuition waivers available
- Three leading universities
Open Days
These sessions offer an excellent opportunity to learn more about the program's courses, PhD prospects, hands-on experience, admission process, and much more.
Tinbergen Institute Lectures 2026
The Tinbergen Institute Lectures is an annual series of advanced PhD-level courses.
- Econometrics Lectures Alberto Abadie (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States). Date: May 26 (Workshop) May 27-28 (Lectures)
- Economics Lectures: Esteban Rossi-Hansberg (University of Chicago, United States). Date: June 1-3, 2026
Student Experience
Are you more interested in Economics? If so, take a look at our other research master's program.
The Tinbergen Institute serves as a gateway to PhD positions for students who have completed TI’s Research Master's programs in Economics and Business Data Science. PhD vacancies are announced throughout the academic year. For positions also open to external candidates, we encourage you to explore the opportunities listed in our PhD vacancies section.
Business Data Science
The Business Data Science (BDS) research master program at Tinbergen Institute is a joint initiative of the schools of economics and business of Erasmus University Rotterdam, the University of Amsterdam and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. The program ties the foundations of data science directly to different business fields: management science, operations analytics, quantitative finance and accounting.