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Erik Ansink

Associate Professor, School of Business & Economics, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Research Fellow, Tinbergen Institute
Faculty member, Amsterdam University College

Editor-in-Chief, WRE >> Journal of Water Economics

Expertise: Environmental economics, water management, game theory, conflict & cooperation, experimental economics.

Teaching: I teach both at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and Amsterdam University College. Courses include "Introduction to Economics", "Environmental Economics", "Economics of Environmental Policy", and "Grand Challenges for Sustainability".

Contact:
VU Main Building, Office 9A-92
Email: erik.ansink@vu.nl

Recent publications and working papers are listed below. Please contact me if you do not have access. Download my publication list (pdf) or see my Google Scholar page for a complete overview of my publications.

Last update: August 2026

Recent Publications

"Shifting the reference point in environmental regulation: From polluter-pays to beneficiaries-compensate"
with Jens Gudmundsson and Jens Hougaard
Scandinavian Journal of Economics (2026)
[published version] [preprint]

"Bridging the nexus: Policy and welfare dimensions in hydro-economic models"
with Leon Bremer, Safa Baccour, Cian Twohig, Juan Pablo Henao, Pietro Sala, Adria Rubio Martin and Maria Vrachioli
Water Resources Management (2026)
[published version]

"Agreeing on public goods or bads"
with Hans-Peter Weikard
Journal of Environmental Economics and Management (2025)
[published version] [preprint]

"How to pollute a river if you must"
with Yuzhi Yang and Jens Gudmundsson
Journal of Environmental Economics and Management (2025)
[published version] [preprint]

"Market power in California's water market"
with Françeska Tomori, Harold Houba, Nick Hagerty and Charles Bos
American Journal of Agricultural Economics (2024)
[published version] [preprint] [replication files]

"Crowdfunding conservation (and other public goods)"
with Jetske Bouma, Dominic Hauck, Mark Koetse and Daan van Soest
Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (2022)
[published version] [preprint] [replication files]

"No clue about bioplastics"
with Louise Wijk and Frederiek Zuidmeer
Ecological Economics (2022)
[published version] [preprint]


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Other publications are listed in my publication list (pdf) or see my Google Scholar page.

Working Papers

"Claims on what remains"
with Hans-Peter Weikard
Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper

"Flow variability and data sharing in transboundary river treaties"
with Jens Gudmundsson and Harold Houba
Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper 26/043
[download]

"Tier count in traffic-light eco-labels"
with Frederic Klapwijk
Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper 26/019
[download]

"Conservation targeting under fragmentation: Evidence from the Dutch river area"
with Jelmer van 't Veer
Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper 25/060
[download]

"Plant-based meat complements"
with Zhaoxin Liu and Jetske Bouma
Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper 24/046 (revision)
[download]

"Technology vs information to promote conservation: Evidence from water audits"
with Carmine Ornaghi and Mirco Tonin
Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper 21/014
[download]


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