J. (Joos) Akkerman

J. (Joos) Akkerman

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Joos is a PhD candidate at the Policy Analysis section of the Faculty Technology, Policy and Management. He uses agent-based computational economic models to study nonlinear dynamics in the economic exposure to climate-induced natural disasters, with a focus on floods and sea-level rise.

His PhD is part of the NWO VIDI project 'A Social Tipping Point: climate-resilient futures through transformational adaptation' under lead of Prof. dr. Tatiana Filatova, together with PhD candidate Thorid Wagenblast and Postdoc dr. Sofia Gil-Clavel. This project focuses on transformational climate change adaptation an its relation to social tipping points through the use of computational models to better inform climate adaptation policies.

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Academic background

Joos holds a BSc in economics from the University of Amsterdam and graduated cum laude for the joint MSc in Computational Science from the University of Amsterdam and Free University of Amsterdam.

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