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Work Experience
2024 – current
University of Agder – Teaching Assistant
2020 – current
KU Leuven (faculty of Economics & Business) & University of Agder – PhD Candidate
2019 – 2022
Utrecht University – Teacher and Research assistant
2020 – 2022
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) – Research Consultant
2020 – 2021
The World Bank – Research Consultant
Education
2018 – 2020
Research Master – Multidisciplinary Economics
Utrecht University
2014 – 2018
Bachelor of Arts – Economics & Statistics
Utrecht University (University College Roosevelt)
Teaching Assistant
- Financial Accounting & Business Valuation – University of Agder (Master year 1)
- Introductory Microeconomics – Utrecht University (Bachelor year 1)
- Financial Accounting – University of Agder (Bachelor year 1)
Research
- van Hemert, D., D’Espallier, B., & Mersland, R. (2024). Autonomy and Financial Performance in Informal Savings Associations. The Journal of Development Studies, 1–20. https://doi.org/10.1080/00220388.2024.2337386
- van Hemert, D., D’Espallier, B., & Mersland, R. (2024). Are informal financial associations used to mitigate shock harm in developing contexts? [Manuscript submitted for publication].
- van Hemert, D., D’Espallier, B., & Mersland, R. (2024). Navigating uncertainty: informal financial institutions in conflict zones. [Manuscript in preparation].
- van Hemert, D., D’Espallier, B., & Mersland, R. (2024). Substitutes or complements: informal financial groups during the introduction of mobile money. [Manuscript in preparation].
- Kringlen, M., van Hemert, D., Beisland, L., & Mersland, R. (2024). Audit Quality & Social Performance in MFIs. [Manuscript in preperation].
Oral Conference Presentations
- van Hemert, D., D’Espallier, B., & Mersland, R. (2024). Substitutes or complements: informal financial groups and the introduction of mobile money. Abstract from the World Finance Conference, Nicosia, Cyprus.
- van Hemert, D., D’Espallier, B., & Mersland, R. (2024). Abstract from the 8th European Conference on Microfinance (ERCM). Navigating uncertainty: informal financial institutions in conflict zones. Bergamo, Italy.
- van Hemert, D., D’Espallier, B., & Mersland, R. Informal financial institutions and violent conflict. Abstract from the World Finance Conference (WFC), 2023, Kristiansand, Norway.
- van Hemert, D., D’Espallier, B., & Mersland, R. (2022). Autonomy and Performance in Informal Financial Institutions. Abstract from the 7th European Conference on Microfinance (ERCM), Glasgow, Scotland.
- van Hemert, D., D’Espallier, B., & Mersland, R (2021). Aggregate shocks & Savings Groups. Abstract from the World Finance Conference (WFC), 2021, online. WFC, Aggregate shocks and Savings Groups.
Coding Skills
- Stata – Advanced
- R – Proficient
- Python – Intermediate