Edwin van Gameren is Associate Professor of Economics at the Centro de Estudios Económicos of El Colegio de México in Mexico City.
Edwin van Gameren holds a PhD in Economics from the VU University (Vrije Universiteit, Free University) in Amsterdam, and an MSc in Econometrics from the Erasmus University in Rotterdam. He worked several years at the SCP/The Netherlands Institute for Social Research, mainly on questions regarding the demand for and the use of elderly care services, and on childcare and labor force participation decisions, but also on poverty, housing services, and other topics.
Since 2006 he is professor and researcher at the Centro de Estudios Económicos of El Colegio de México. From 2015 to 2020 he was the Academic Coordinator of the PhD in Economics, and late 2022/early 2023 the Interim Coordinator of the Bachelor programme. Since March 2024 he is the Editor of Estudios Económicos , the academic journal of the CEE.
His research interests include the application of micro-econometric methods in the fields of labor and health economics. Work on labor force participation and retirement decisions of elderly workers, including the role of health, mental health, and health insurance in these decisions; as well as questions related to migration, poverty, education, inequality, and other topics, has been published in various national and international journals and other outlets.
Since 2006 he is professor and researcher at the Centro de Estudios Económicos of El Colegio de México. From 2015 to 2020 he was the Academic Coordinator of the PhD in Economics, and late 2022/early 2023 the Interim Coordinator of the Bachelor programme. Since March 2024 he is the Editor of Estudios Económicos , the academic journal of the CEE.
His research interests include the application of micro-econometric methods in the fields of labor and health economics. Work on labor force participation and retirement decisions of elderly workers, including the role of health, mental health, and health insurance in these decisions; as well as questions related to migration, poverty, education, inequality, and other topics, has been published in various national and international journals and other outlets.
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Academic qualifications
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PhD in Economics, VU University (Vrije Universiteit, Free University), Amsterdam, 2000
MSc in Econometrics, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, 1994 |
Academic positions
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Current:
Associate Professor of Economics, Centro de Estudios Económicos, El Colegio de México, Mexico City, 2010-present Editor of Estudios Económicos , 2024.-present Previous: Interim Academic Coordinator of the Bachelor in Economics., Centro de Estudios Económicos, El Colegio de México, Mexico City, 2022-2023 Academic Coordinator of the PhD in Economics., Centro de Estudios Económicos, El Colegio de México, Mexico City, 2015-2020 Assistant Professor of Economics, Centro de Estudios Económicos, El Colegio de México, Mexico City, 2006-2010 Senior Researcher at the The Netherlands Institute for Social Research (SCP, Sociaal en Cultureel Planbureau), The Hague, 1999 - 2006 |
Research interests
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Contact information
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Centro de Estudios Económicos, El Colegio de México
Carretera Picacho Ajusco No. 20 Ampliación Fuentes del Pedregal, Tlalpan, 14110, Mexico City, Mexico Email: [email protected] Tel.: +52 . 55 . 5449 3000 ext. 4087 |
Recent work (selected)
Fernando Moreno-Contreras, Edwin van Gameren (forthcoming). The Impact of the Outsourcing Ban in Mexico on Labor Market Outcomes. An Analysis using Worker Level Data. Journal for Labour Market Research, accepted for publication, July 2025.
Maritza Caicedo, Edwin van Gameren, Aurelia L. Murga (forthcoming). Impact of COVID-19 on the mental health of Mexicans in Mexico and the United States. Frontera Norte, accepted for publication, May 2025.
Jorge Mora-Rivera, Martha Cecilia García-Amador, Edwin van Gameren (forthcoming). A regional analysis of the impact of remittances on health expenditures: evidence from Mexico. Review of Economics of the Household, first published online Dec 12, 2024. . doi: 10.1007/s11150-024-09752-3
Edwin van Gameren, Fernando García-Mora, Jorge Mora-Rivera (2024). Does Use of Formal and Informal Credit Reduce Poverty in Rural Mexico? Development Policy Review, vol. 42 (5), art. e12798. doi: 10.1111/dpr.12798, free read-only version.
Cecilia García-Amador, Jorge Mora-Rivera, Edwin van Gameren (2023). El impacto de las remesas internacionales en los gastos en salud de los hogares mexicanos. Revista Desarrollo y Sociedad. No. 93 (February 2023), pp. 47-99. doi: 10.13043/DYS.93.2.
Edwin van Gameren, Níobe Enciso (2023). The impact of Seguro Popular on the progression of disabilities among older adults with chronic degenerative diseases in Mexico. Research on Aging, vol. 45 (9-10), pp. 599–608. doi: 10.1177/01640275221146283.
Maritza Caicedo, Edwin van Gameren, Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes (2021). The Risk of Psychological Distress among Unemployed and Underemployed Mexican and Colombian Immigrants in the US and in their Countries of Origin. Latino Studies, vol. 19 (2), pp.. 226-252. doi: 10.1057/s41276-021-00315-6; SharedIt link; link to accepted manuscript
Jorge Mora-Rivera, Edwin van Gameren (2021). The Impact of Remittances on Food Insecurity. Evidence from Mexico. World Development, vol. 140 (April), art. 105349. doi: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2020.105349.
Jorge Mora-Rivera, Edwin van Gameren, Fernando García-Mora (2020). Pobreza y uso de crédito en los hogares rurales de México. Cuadernos de Economía - Spanish Journal of Economics and Finance, vol. 43 (no. 121), pp. 29-47. [with summary in English] doi: 10.32826/cude.v43i121.130; ,link to the paper.
Curtis Huffman, Edwin van Gameren (2019). Efectos heterogéneos y distributivos del Seguro Popular sobre la oferta de servicios de salud en México. El Trimestre Económico, vol. 86 (3) (no. 343), pp. 677-713. [with summary in English] doi: 10.20430/ete.v86i343.719; link to accepted manuscript (in English)
Jaime Andrés Sarmiento Espinel, Adriana Carolina Silva Arias, Edwin van Gameren (2019). Evolution of the Inequality of Educational Opportunities from Secondary Education to University. International Journal of Educational Development, vol. 66 (April), pp. 193-202. doi: 10.1016/j.ijedudev/2018.09.006.
Curtis Huffman, Edwin van Gameren (2018). The Roll-out of a Health Insurance Program and its Impact on the Supply of Healthcare Services: A New Method to Evaluate Time-Varying Continuous Interventions. International Journal for Equity in Health. vol. 17, art. 163, pp. 1-20. doi: 10.1186/s12939-018-0874-1
Curtis Huffman, Edwin van Gameren (2018). Covariate Balancing Inverse Probability Weights for Time-Varying Continuous Interventions. Journal of Causal Inference, vol. 6 (2), pp. 1-17. doi: 10.1515/jci-2017-0002.
Omar Stabridis, Edwin van Gameren (2018). Exposure to firewood: Consequences for health and labor force participation in Mexico. World Development, vol. 107 (July), pp. 382–395. doi: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2018.03.009; link to accepted manuscript
Fernando Moreno-Contreras, Edwin van Gameren (forthcoming). The Impact of the Outsourcing Ban in Mexico on Labor Market Outcomes. An Analysis using Worker Level Data. Journal for Labour Market Research, accepted for publication, July 2025.
Maritza Caicedo, Edwin van Gameren, Aurelia L. Murga (forthcoming). Impact of COVID-19 on the mental health of Mexicans in Mexico and the United States. Frontera Norte, accepted for publication, May 2025.
Jorge Mora-Rivera, Martha Cecilia García-Amador, Edwin van Gameren (forthcoming). A regional analysis of the impact of remittances on health expenditures: evidence from Mexico. Review of Economics of the Household, first published online Dec 12, 2024. . doi: 10.1007/s11150-024-09752-3
Edwin van Gameren, Fernando García-Mora, Jorge Mora-Rivera (2024). Does Use of Formal and Informal Credit Reduce Poverty in Rural Mexico? Development Policy Review, vol. 42 (5), art. e12798. doi: 10.1111/dpr.12798, free read-only version.
Cecilia García-Amador, Jorge Mora-Rivera, Edwin van Gameren (2023). El impacto de las remesas internacionales en los gastos en salud de los hogares mexicanos. Revista Desarrollo y Sociedad. No. 93 (February 2023), pp. 47-99. doi: 10.13043/DYS.93.2.
Edwin van Gameren, Níobe Enciso (2023). The impact of Seguro Popular on the progression of disabilities among older adults with chronic degenerative diseases in Mexico. Research on Aging, vol. 45 (9-10), pp. 599–608. doi: 10.1177/01640275221146283.
Maritza Caicedo, Edwin van Gameren, Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes (2021). The Risk of Psychological Distress among Unemployed and Underemployed Mexican and Colombian Immigrants in the US and in their Countries of Origin. Latino Studies, vol. 19 (2), pp.. 226-252. doi: 10.1057/s41276-021-00315-6; SharedIt link; link to accepted manuscript
Jorge Mora-Rivera, Edwin van Gameren (2021). The Impact of Remittances on Food Insecurity. Evidence from Mexico. World Development, vol. 140 (April), art. 105349. doi: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2020.105349.
Jorge Mora-Rivera, Edwin van Gameren, Fernando García-Mora (2020). Pobreza y uso de crédito en los hogares rurales de México. Cuadernos de Economía - Spanish Journal of Economics and Finance, vol. 43 (no. 121), pp. 29-47. [with summary in English] doi: 10.32826/cude.v43i121.130; ,link to the paper.
Curtis Huffman, Edwin van Gameren (2019). Efectos heterogéneos y distributivos del Seguro Popular sobre la oferta de servicios de salud en México. El Trimestre Económico, vol. 86 (3) (no. 343), pp. 677-713. [with summary in English] doi: 10.20430/ete.v86i343.719; link to accepted manuscript (in English)
Jaime Andrés Sarmiento Espinel, Adriana Carolina Silva Arias, Edwin van Gameren (2019). Evolution of the Inequality of Educational Opportunities from Secondary Education to University. International Journal of Educational Development, vol. 66 (April), pp. 193-202. doi: 10.1016/j.ijedudev/2018.09.006.
Curtis Huffman, Edwin van Gameren (2018). The Roll-out of a Health Insurance Program and its Impact on the Supply of Healthcare Services: A New Method to Evaluate Time-Varying Continuous Interventions. International Journal for Equity in Health. vol. 17, art. 163, pp. 1-20. doi: 10.1186/s12939-018-0874-1
Curtis Huffman, Edwin van Gameren (2018). Covariate Balancing Inverse Probability Weights for Time-Varying Continuous Interventions. Journal of Causal Inference, vol. 6 (2), pp. 1-17. doi: 10.1515/jci-2017-0002.
Omar Stabridis, Edwin van Gameren (2018). Exposure to firewood: Consequences for health and labor force participation in Mexico. World Development, vol. 107 (July), pp. 382–395. doi: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2018.03.009; link to accepted manuscript
== this update: 07 July 2025 ==
