Dr. Ruud Gerards

 

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Research Fields

 

Applied economics, with a focus on labour economics, human resource management and entrepreneurship.

  
Specific research interests

My research theme is titled 'Sustainable employability in the 21st century'. Key areas of research I work on are:

 

● Unemployed job search and labour market outcomes.

● New Ways or Working / hybrid working / teleworking and its (employee level) outcomes.

● Resilience and 'readiness' for future labour market developments of employees.

● The dynamics of financial worries, well-being and labour market outcomes.

● Employer level studies on how they attempt to create a vivid learning culture and facilitate workers’ sustainable employability.

Entrepreneurship

  
Fellowships

2023-present: Researchcentre for Education and the Labour Market (ROA), Maastricht University, The Netherlands

2021-2024: Graduate School of Business and Economics (GSBE), Maastricht University, The Netherlands

2015-2018: Graduate School of Business and Economics (GSBE), Maastricht University, The Netherlands