Irene van Staveren

Irene van Staveren, PhD, is a professor of pluralist development economics at the International Institute of Social Studies at Erasmus University Rotterdam. With 18 years of experience teaching introductory economics in a pluralist manner, she has contextualized the subject for a diverse range of countries, both developed and developing. Her PhD dissertation, which earned the Gunnar Myrdal Prize in 2000, was published as The Values of Economics, a book that has been used in courses worldwide. In 2015, she published a pluralist economics textbook, Economics after the Crisis, and was invited by the Dutch branch of the global student movement Rethinking Economics to support their initiatives. Professor van Staveren is also a member of the Dutch think tank The Sustainable Finance Lab, where she collaborates with the financial sector in the Netherlands to advocate for a more stable and sustainable financial system. Additionally, she is part of the core group of the Source network on policy action at the London-based New Economics Foundation. Outside of her academic and professional endeavors, Irene enjoys rowing, running, tango dancing, drumming, reading, and hiking, and she is a proud mother of two children who embody pluralism in their approach to life.