If you would like to invite Jakob to give a presentation on one of these topics or on another topic please contact Jakob for more information.
Jakob wrote the part on the Dutch economy for the 2021 version of the annual publication Western Europe by Routledge outlining the economic structure, policies and prospects for the Dutch economy.
Jakob has frequently given presentations about the annual budget plans of the Dutch government, explaining trends and new policy initiatives.
Jakob has written extensively about the ECB’s monetary policy. Also based on his experience at the Dutch central bank, he can give a presentation about the goal, instruments and actual policies of the ECB. An example of a speech on the future of monetary policy is available here and here.
Jakob has given several key notes about central bank communication. At a conference of the Turkish central bank, he gave, for example, a presentation on this topic. The presentation can be downloaded here
Jakob has given several presentations about the politics and economics of the euro, discussing the academic and policy discussions about the common currency and its likely future.
Jakob has published extensively on this topic and gave key note speeches at some conferences about supervision of conduct and culture.
Jakob has given several presentations about central bank independence. For instance, at the 23rd Dubrovnik conference, he gave a lecture on the topic central bank independence under threat.