Eelke de Jong holds a Masters degree in Econometrics (cum laude) and a PhD in Economics. Since 1994 he holds the chair of International Economics at the Radboud University Nijmegen. He was one of the first economists to study the relation between culture, in the sense of norms and values, economic institutions and economic performance. He has written various articles on culture and economics and a book entitled Culture and Economics: On values, economics and international business, Routledge, London, 2009. He has supervised numerous MA theses and 16 PhD theses (of which two were cum laude). For his research De Jong has obtained funding from the Dutch National Science Foundation, the Reinier Post foundation, and the European Commission (COST-project). He was one of the initiators of the Dutch Economics and Ethics Network and has also published in the field of economics and religion. During several years he has written numerous articles for periodicals and has given several interviews on Dutch television and radio.
In: van Beuningen, Cor; Buitendijk, Kees (Ed.): Finance and the Common Good, pp. 49-59, Amsterdam University Press, Amsterdam, 2019, ISBN: 9789463727914.
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Eelke de Jong argues that a truly honest and open dialogue on financialisation is imperative, especially in politics. As political unwillingness to intervene was one of the causes for the previous crisis, politicians should now draw their conclusions and act to prevent another one.
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abstract = {Op veel beleidsterreinen bestaat onenigheid over de te volgen koers. Zo overheerst binnen Europa de mening dat de Europese schuldencrisis verkeerd is aangepakt. Over de oplossing daarvan bestaat echter geen eenstemmigheid. De ene groep pleit voor verdere Europese integratie, zoals een minister van Financiën voor het eurogebied. Anderen vinden dat de integratie te ver is gegaan en willen deze juist verminderen. Brexit is van het laatste een extreem voorbeeld. Ook op terreinen als de migratie- en klimaatproblematiek, bestaat overeenstemming over de noodzaak van fundamentele veranderingen. Tegelijk heerst er grote onenigheid over de aard van de te nemen maatregelen. Hoe kan men in een situatie met aanzienlijke meningsverschillen tot een goed besluit komen? Hiervoor is van belang te weten welke factoren ertoe kunnen leiden dat een goed idee wel of niet wordt uitgevoerd.
In dit essay worden aan de hand van enkele gevallen de factoren behandeld die zorgen voor het aanvaarden of afwijzen van beleidsadviezen op economisch gebied. De belangrijkste twee zijn politieke wil of onwil en groepsdenken. Een open debat, waarvoor de auteur pleit, kan de negatieve invloed van deze factoren beperken en bijdragen aan de vorming van weloverwogen besluiten. Laat een crisis niet nodig zijn! Open staan voor andere meningen is in een tijd met veel nepnieuws noodzakelijk.},
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Op veel beleidsterreinen bestaat onenigheid over de te volgen koers. Zo overheerst binnen Europa de mening dat de Europese schuldencrisis verkeerd is aangepakt. Over de oplossing daarvan bestaat echter geen eenstemmigheid. De ene groep pleit voor verdere Europese integratie, zoals een minister van Financiën voor het eurogebied. Anderen vinden dat de integratie te ver is gegaan en willen deze juist verminderen. Brexit is van het laatste een extreem voorbeeld. Ook op terreinen als de migratie- en klimaatproblematiek, bestaat overeenstemming over de noodzaak van fundamentele veranderingen. Tegelijk heerst er grote onenigheid over de aard van de te nemen maatregelen. Hoe kan men in een situatie met aanzienlijke meningsverschillen tot een goed besluit komen? Hiervoor is van belang te weten welke factoren ertoe kunnen leiden dat een goed idee wel of niet wordt uitgevoerd.
In dit essay worden aan de hand van enkele gevallen de factoren behandeld die zorgen voor het aanvaarden of afwijzen van beleidsadviezen op economisch gebied. De belangrijkste twee zijn politieke wil of onwil en groepsdenken. Een open debat, waarvoor de auteur pleit, kan de negatieve invloed van deze factoren beperken en bijdragen aan de vorming van weloverwogen besluiten. Laat een crisis niet nodig zijn! Open staan voor andere meningen is in een tijd met veel nepnieuws noodzakelijk.
In: Jessop, Bob; Young, Brigitte; Scherrer, Christoph (Ed.): Financial Cultures and Crisis Dynamics, pp. 44-63, Routledge, London and New York, 2015, ISBN: 9781138226807.
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In: de Vries, Michiel; Kim, P. (Ed.): Value and Virtue in Public Administration. A Comparative Perspective, pp. 84-97, Palgrave Macmillan, 2014, ISBN: 978-0-230-35388-6.
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@article{Bohn2011,
title = {The 2010 Euro Crisis Stand-off between France and Germany: Leadership Styles and Political Culture},
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abstract = {In this paper, we argue that the severity of the 2010 euro crisis was caused by and reveals differences in leadership styles and political culture between European countries, especially between France and Germany. We trace these differences to differences in underlying values: culture. There is a historic pattern, visible especially during the European integration process. Cultural differences explain differences in attitude towards leadership and IMF involvement, lead to a stand-off and, thereby, dramatically increase the uncertainty about the commitment of the eurozone and the EU towards Greece.},
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In this paper, we argue that the severity of the 2010 euro crisis was caused by and reveals differences in leadership styles and political culture between European countries, especially between France and Germany. We trace these differences to differences in underlying values: culture. There is a historic pattern, visible especially during the European integration process. Cultural differences explain differences in attitude towards leadership and IMF involvement, lead to a stand-off and, thereby, dramatically increase the uncertainty about the commitment of the eurozone and the EU towards Greece.
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@book{deJong2009,
title = {Culture and Economics : On Values, Economics and International Business},
author = {Eelke de Jong },
doi = {10.4324/9781315881362},
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year = {2009},
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abstract = {Since the early 1990s, culture, in the sense of norms and values, has entered economic analysis again, whereas it was totally absent from mainstream economics during most of the second half of the twentieth century. The disappointing results of mainstream economics and developments in the world economy triggered an awareness of the relevance of the context in which people make decisions. Developments which were triggering this were the unexpected high growth rates in Asia, (the Asian miracle), the transition of previously centrally planned economies and the increased attention for the role of religion after 9/11/2001. Some of the areas this research covers are:
* The history of culture in economics from Adam Smith to the present
* The way culture is incorporated into economic analysis
* Methods used in empirical analysis on culture and economics
* Culture as an explanatory factor of cross-country difference in institutions and performance
Culture appears to be relevant for explaining differences between otherwise similar countries; in particular OECD-countries. Uncertainty avoidance, for example, significantly explains the relative importance of financial markets. This book is the first that provides an overview of the field of culture and economics and will be of use to postgraduate researchers in the field of economics and culture.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1 - Introduction
Chapter 2 - A history of thought about culture and economy
Chapter 3 - The re-emergence of culture in economics
Chapter 4 - Methods and methodology of culture and economics
Chapter 5 - Culture and cross-country differences in institutions
Chapter 6 - Culture and economic performance
Chapter 7 - Religion as culture
Chapter 8 - Mapping the landscape of social capital: the need for a two-level approach
Chapter 9 - International relations and coordination
Chapter 10 - Conclusions and recommendations
Since the early 1990s, culture, in the sense of norms and values, has entered economic analysis again, whereas it was totally absent from mainstream economics during most of the second half of the twentieth century. The disappointing results of mainstream economics and developments in the world economy triggered an awareness of the relevance of the context in which people make decisions. Developments which were triggering this were the unexpected high growth rates in Asia, (the Asian miracle), the transition of previously centrally planned economies and the increased attention for the role of religion after 9/11/2001. Some of the areas this research covers are:
* The history of culture in economics from Adam Smith to the present * The way culture is incorporated into economic analysis * Methods used in empirical analysis on culture and economics * Culture as an explanatory factor of cross-country difference in institutions and performance Culture appears to be relevant for explaining differences between otherwise similar countries; in particular OECD-countries. Uncertainty avoidance, for example, significantly explains the relative importance of financial markets. This book is the first that provides an overview of the field of culture and economics and will be of use to postgraduate researchers in the field of economics and culture.
TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1 - Introduction Chapter 2 - A history of thought about culture and economy Chapter 3 - The re-emergence of culture in economics Chapter 4 - Methods and methodology of culture and economics Chapter 5 - Culture and cross-country differences in institutions Chapter 6 - Culture and economic performance Chapter 7 - Religion as culture Chapter 8 - Mapping the landscape of social capital: the need for a two-level approach Chapter 9 - International relations and coordination Chapter 10 - Conclusions and recommendations
