Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities and Social Sciences
Netherlands
fellow
Benedikt Goderis
2024-2025
Home institution
The Netherlands Institute for Social Research (SCP)
Country of origin (home institution)
Netherlands
Discipline(s)
Economy and finance
Social Sciences
Theme(s)
Democracy, Citizenship, Governance
Inequalities, inclusion & Social Innovation
Labor, Capital & Innovation
Public Policies
Fellowship dates
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Biography
Benedikt was an Instituut Gak Fellow at NIAS during 2024-2025.
I am a senior researcher at the Netherlands Institute for Social Research (SCP) in The Hague.
My research focuses on poverty and social policy in the Netherlands and other EU member states.
I hold a Ph.D. in economics from Tilburg University.
Research Project
Modest but adequate? An empirical analysis of Dutch minimum income protection
Research question: How has Dutch minimum income support evolved over the past fifteen years, what have been its main drivers of change, and how effective has it been?
Poverty reduction and minimum income protection are high on the political agenda in the Netherlands. There are concerns that a large group of people cannot make ends meet, and an increasing number is forced to turn to food banks and other charitable organizations. Minimum income support is relatively generous compared to most other EU member states but most studies have found that it has not been able to structurally reduce poverty over the past decades.
Benedikt Goderis aims to empirically assess the evolution, determinants and effectiveness of Dutch minimum income protection, identify the inherent trade-offs that policymakers face, and better understand the relative contributions of state, local and private actors.
Research Interests:
poverty and social policy in the Netherlands and other EU member states; welfare; workers; labor; policy; society; income; equality