Upcoming events
Growth in Saturated Market: A Markov-based Network Optimization...
Thao Le
UvA Master's Week Spring 2026
Director of Graduate Studies and Students
Getting a grip on Control Points: Rethinking strategic management...
Amber Geurts (TNO Vector, Center for Societal Innovation and Strategy)
- ABRI Seminar (Vrije Universiteit)
Multivariate AutoRegressive Smooth Liquidity
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
Foreign Demand for Safety and Macroeconomic Instability
Dmitry Kuvshinov (Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Spain)
- Research on Monday
The impact of central bank backstops on sovereign risk premia:...
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)
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
Reclaiming Control on Strategic Bottlenecks in Dominant Platform...
Panos Constantinides (The University of Manchester, United Kingdom)
- ABRI Seminar (Vrije Universiteit)
Reviving Pseudo-Inverses for Large Dimensional Portfolio Selection...
Nestor Parolya (TU Delft)
- Erasmus Econometric Institute Series
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 Series 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.