Johannes Bollen
My name is Johannes Bollen, and I work as senior economist at TNO Vector. In my day-to-day work I inform policy makers, other stakeholders, and colleagues on the effectiveness and efficiency of policy interventions related to (energy) transitions.
Before joining TNO, I completed my master's in Econometrics and Actuarial Science at the University of Amsterdam (UvA) in 1990.
From 1991 to 2008, I conducted research at the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) on several projects. As a project leader, I was involved in building the energy model version of the WorldScan trade model on climate policies and competitiveness issues in collaboration with the CPB.
In 2004, I obtained my PhD entitled ‘A Trade View on Climate Policies’ at the UvA. I have also published on topics such as local air pollution, capacity markets for electricity, hydrogen, and security of energy supply.
From 2009 to April 2021, I worked at the Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis (CPB), where I was responsible for their international forecasts and reports on the economic effects of Brexit and trade conflicts between the US, China, and other OECD countries.
TOP PUBLICATIONS
Mulder, M., Bollen, J., Cozijnsen, J., Lomme, S. Rooijers, F., Van Soest, JP, en Woerdman, E. (2023). Europees emissiesysteem bepaalt halen CO2 doelen, fossiele subsidies secundair. ESB, 9 oktober. ESB link
Bollen, J., van Cappellen, L., Duijn, D., and Rooijers, F. Carbon Take Back Obligation. An Economic Evaluation (2022), CE Delft Link.
Bollen, J., and Rojas-Romagosa, H. (2018), Trade Wars: Economic impacts of US tariff increases and retaliations, an international perspective, CPB Background Document, 6 July 2018. CPB Document
Bollen, J. ,Meijerink, G., and Rojas-Romagosa, H. (2016), Brexit costs for the Netherlands arise from reduced trade, CPB Policy Brief 2016/07, 9 JuneCPB Policy Brief 2016/07,9 June 2016.
Bollen J. (2014), The Value of Air Pollution Co-benefits of Climate Policies: Analysis with a Global Sector-Trade CGE model called WorldScan, in Technological Forecasting and Social Change Volume 90, Part A, January 2015, Pages 178-191.