Dr. J.M. (Jens) van 't Klooster
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
Programme group: Political Economy and Transnational Governance
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- Nieuwe Achtergracht 166
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Postbus 15578
1001 NB Amsterdam
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Publications
- refereed (20)
- academic (10)
- professional (10)
- popular scientific (10)
- conference contributions (1)
- recognitions (3)
- working papers / preprints (5)
2025
Dikau, S., Robins, N., Smoleńska, A., van’t Klooster, J., & Volz, U. (2025). Prudential net zero transition plans: the potential of a new regulatory instrument. Journal of Banking Regulation, 26(1), 85-99. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41261-024-00247-w [details]- Helleiner, E., DiLeo, M., & van 't Klooster, J. (2025). Financial technocrats as competitive regime creators: The founding and design of the Network for Greening the Financial System. Regulation and Governance, 19(3), 901-916. https://doi.org/10.1111/rego.12629 [details]
- van 't Klooster, J. (2025). Central Banks. In R. Bellamy, & J. King (Eds.), The Cambridge Handbook of Constitutional Theory (pp. 622-638). (Cambridge Law Handbooks). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.31219/osf.io/4t2fr, https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108868143.041 [details]
2024
- Bateman, W., & van 't Klooster, J. (2024). The dysfunctional taboo: Monetary financing at the Bank of England, the Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank. Review of International Political Economy, 31(2), 413-437. https://doi.org/10.1080/09692290.2023.2205656 [details]
- de Boer, N. J., van 't Klooster, J. M., & Grünewald, S. N. (in press). The law and politics of independent policy coordination: fiscal and sustainability considerations in the European Central Bank’s monetary policy. In A. Kern, & S. Grünewald (Eds.), Central Banking and Sustainability Cambridge University Press. https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4827387
- van 't Klooster, J. (2024). The Case for a European Credit Council: Historical and Constitutional Fine-Tuning. Accounting, Economics, and Law: A Convivium, 14(4), 519-532. https://doi.org/10.1515/ael-2022-0074 [details]
2023
- Grünewald, S., & van 't Klooster, J. (2023). New strategy, new accountability? The European Central Bank and the European Parliament after the strategy review. Common Market Law Review, 60(4), 959-998. https://kluwerlawonline.com/JournalArticle/Common+Market+Law+Review/60.4/COLA2023071 [details]
- Murau, S., & van 't Klooster, J. (2023). Rethinking Monetary Sovereignty: The Global Credit Money System and the State. Perspectives on Politics, 21(4), 1319-1336. https://doi.org/10.1017/S153759272200127X [details]
- van 't Klooster, J. (2023). Reflections on the 2022 Nobel Memorial Prize Awarded to Ben Bernanke, Douglas Diamond, and Philip Dybvig. Erasmus Journal for Philosophy and Economics, 16(1), 97-118. https://doi.org/10.23941/ejpe.v16i1.745 [details]
- van 't Klooster, J. (2023). The Politics of the ECB’s market-based approach to government debt. Socio-Economic Review, 21(2), 1103-1123. https://doi.org/10.1093/ser/mwac014 [details]
- van 't Klooster, J., & de Boer, N. (2023). What to do with the ECB’s secondary mandate. Journal of Common Market Studies, 61(3), 730-746. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcms.13406 [details]
2022
- Smoleńska, A., & van 't Klooster, J. (2022). A risky bet: Climate change and the EU’s microprudential framework of banks. Journal of Financial Regulation, 8(1), 51–74. https://doi.org/10.1093/jfr/fjac002 [details]
- van 't Klooster, J. (2022). Marginalism and scope in the early Methodenstreit. Journal of the History of Economic Thought, 44(1), 105-124. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1053837220000413 [details]
- van 't Klooster, J. (2022). Technocratic Keynesianism: A paradigm shift without legislative change. New Political Economy, 27(5), 771-787. https://doi.org/10.1080/13563467.2021.2013791 [details]
- van 't Klooster, J. (2022). The ECB’s Collateral Framework from the 1990s until the Pandemic. In T. Beukers, D. Fromage, & G. Monti (Eds.), The New European Central Bank: Taking Stock and Looking Ahead (pp. 80-102). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198871231.003.0004 [details]
2021
- van 't Klooster, J. (2021). Herontdekking van de geldpers vereist nieuwe visie op staatsschuld. Economisch-Statistische Berichten, 106(4796), 171-173. https://esb.nu/herontdekking-van-de-geldpers-vereist-nieuwe-visie-op-staatsschuld/ [details]
2020
- de Boer, N., & van 't Klooster, J. (2020). The ECB, the courts and the issue of democratic legitimacy after Weiss. Common Market Law Review, 57(6), 1689-1724. https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3712579 [details]
- van 't Klooster, J. M. (2020). The Ethics of Delegating Monetary Policy. The Journal of Politics, 82(2), 587-599. https://doi.org/10.1086/706765
- van 't Klooster, J. M., & Fontan, C. (2020). The Myth of Market Neutrality: A Comparative Study of the European Central Bank’s and the Swiss National Bank’s Corporate Security Purchases. New Political Economy, 25(6), 865-879. https://doi.org/10.1080/13563467.2019.1657077
2019
- van 't Klooster, J. (2019). Central Banking in Rawls's Property-Owning Democracy. Political Theory, 47(5), 674-698. https://doi.org/10.1177/0090591718810377
2025
- Martino, E. D., Monnet, E., & van 't Klooster, J. M. (2025). Cryptomercantilism vs. Monetary Sovereignty Dealing with the Challenges of US Stablecoins for the EU. (Monetary Dialogue Papers). https://www.europarl.europa.eu/cmsdata/296400/DEZERNAT%20June%202025_FINAL.pdf
- Martino, E. D., van 't Klooster, J. M., & Monnet, E. (2025). The GENIUS Act and the US Cryptomercantilism: Which Challenges for Europe and the Euro?. Web publication or website, Oxford Business Law Blog. https://blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/oblb/blog-post/2025/07/genius-act-and-us-cryptomercantilism-which-challenges-europe-and-euro
- Martino, E. D., van 't Klooster, J. M., & Monnet, É. (2025). US dollar stablecoin mercantilism is an opportunity to promote payment multilateralism and the international role of the euro. Web publication or website, VoxEU. https://cepr.org/voxeu/columns/us-dollar-stablecoin-mercantilism-opportunity-promote-payment-multilateralism-and
2024
- Colesanti Senni, C., Pagliari, M. S., & van 't Klooster, J. (2024). Central banks’ targeted refinancing operations and the climate transition. (SUERF Policy Brief; No. No 793 ). SUERF. https://www.suerf.org/publications/suerf-policy-notes-and-briefs/central-banks-targeted-refinancing-operations-and-the-climate-transition/ [details]
- van 't Klooster, J., & Monnet, E. (2024). Mandates are never narrow: How monetary policy can be green and democratic. Web publication or website, Just Money. https://justmoney.org/mandates-are-never-narrow-how-monetary-policy-can-be-green-and-democratic/ [details]
- van 't Klooster, J., & Weber, I. M. (2024). Closing the EU’s inflation governance gap: The limits of monetary policy and the case for a new policy framework for shockflation. (Study; No. PE 755.727). Economic Governance and EMU Scrutiny Unit, European Parliament. https://doi.org/10.2861/712132 [details]
2023
- Monnet, E., & van 't Klooster, J. (2023). Using green credit policy to bring down inflation: what central bankers can learn from history. (The INSPIRE Sustainable Central Banking Toolbox: Policy Briefing Paper; No. 13). SOAS Centre of Sustainable Finance. https://www.inspiregreenfinance.org/publications/using-green-credit-policy-to-bring-down-inflation-what-central-bankers-can-learn-from-history/ [details]
2022
- Dikau, S., Robins, N., Smoleńska, A., van 't Klooster, J. M., & Voltz, U. (2022). Net zero transition plans: A supervisory playbook for prudential authorities. LSE Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment. https://www.lse.ac.uk/granthaminstitute/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Net-zero-transition-plans-a-supervisory-playbook-for-prudential-authorities.pdf
- van 't Klooster, J. M. (2022). The European Central Bank’s strategy, environmental policy and the new inflation: A case for interest rate differentiation. LSE Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment. https://www.lse.ac.uk/granthaminstitute/publication/the-european-central-banks-strategy-environmental-policy-and-the-new-inflation/
- van 't Klooster, J. M., & Grünewald, S. (2022). An EP-ECB Interinstitutional Agreement on Monetary Policy. European Parliament Greens/EFA group. https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/public/media/file/1/7844
2024
- Libman, E., Colodenco, M., Wiedenbrug, A., van 't Klooster, J., Murawski, S., Tordoir, S., & Waibel, M. (2024). Making the IMF Fit for Purpose: An Analysis and a Proposal for Reforming the Fund's Current Interest Rate Policy. (T20. Policy Briefs). T20. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5010830 [details]
- Monnet, É., van 't Klooster, J., & Leonard, C. (2024). Rendre la BCE plus verte et démocratique. Institut Avant-garde. https://www.institutavantgarde.fr/rendre-la-bce-plus-verte-et-democratique/
- Monnet, É., van 't Klooster, J., & Leonard, C. (2024). Grüne Geldpolitik: Wie die EZB zur ökologischen Transformation beitragen kann. Web publication or website, Finanzwende Recherche. https://www.finanzwende-recherche.de/blog/gruene-geldpolitik-wie-die-ezb-zur-oekologischen-transformation-beitragen-kann/ [details]
- Schultz, A., Senn, M., & van 't Klooster, J. (2024). Restoring Trust in Sustainable Finance: The Role of Active Supervision in Greenwashing Scandals. Finanzwende. https://www.finanzwende.de/the-cost-of-greenwashing-how-active-supervision-can-restore-trust-in-sustainable-finance [details]
- Smoleńska, A., Feyertag, J., Reitmeier, L., Dikau, S., & van 't Klooster, J. (2024). Submission to the BCBS consultation on a disclosure framework for climate-related financial risk. The London School of Economics and Political Science. https://cetex.org/publications/submission-to-the-bcbs-consultation-on-a-disclosure-framework-for-climate-related-financial-risk/ [details]
- Weber, I., & van 't Klooster, J. (2024). Shockflation Has Uprooted the European Union: High Time for New Policy Tools. Groupe d'études géopolitiques. https://geopolitique.eu/en/2024/06/14/shockflation-has-uprooted-the-european-union-high-time-for-new-policy-tools/ [details]
2022
- van 't Klooster, J. (2022). Bestrijd inflatie via prijsplafond en winstmeevallerbelasting. Economisch-Statistische Berichten, 107(4812), 365. https://esb.nu/bestrijd-inflatie-via-prijsplafond-en-winstmeevallerbelasting/ [details]
2021
- de Boer, N., & van 't Klooster, J. (2021). The ECB's Neglected Secondary Mandate: an Interinstitutional Solution. PositiveMoney Europe. https://www.positivemoney.eu/2021/10/report-ecb-neglected-secondary-mandate/ [details]
- de Boer, N., & van 't Klooster, J. (2021). The ECB Cannot Ignore its Secondary Mandate. Web publication or website, Verfassungsblog. https://doi.org/10.17176/20211125-185434-0 [details]
2020
- van 't Klooster, J. M., & van Tilburg, R. (2020). Targeting a sustainable recovery with Green TLTROs. Positive Money Europe and Sustainable Finance Lab. http://www.positivemoney.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Green-TLTROs.pdf
2024
- Monnet, É., & van 't Klooster, J. M. (2024). La Banque centrale européenne a déjà, de fait, un mandat environnemental. Le Monde. https://www.lemonde.fr/idees/article/2024/05/17/la-banque-centrale-europeenne-a-deja-de-fait-un-mandat-environnemental_6233826_3232.html?lmd_medium=al&lmd_campaign=envoye-par-appli&lmd_creation=ios&lmd_source=default
2021
- Claeys, G., Berès, P., de Boer, N., Demetriades, P., Diessner, S., Jourdan, S., van 't Klooster, J., & Schmidt, V. (2021). BCE: la importancia de sus mandatos secundarios. El Economista. https://www.eleconomista.es/opinion-blogs/noticias/11188741/04/21/BCE-la-importancia-de-sus-mandatos-secundarios.html
- de Boer, N. J., van 't Klooster, J. M., & Beckmann, M. (2021). Das Sekundärziel der EZB ist alles andere als zweitrangig. Makronom. https://makronom.de/geldpolitik-das-sekundaerziel-der-ezb-ist-alles-andere-als-zweitrangig-40560
- de Boer, N. J., van 't Klooster, J. M., Berès, P., Demetriades, P., Schmidt, V., Diessner, S., Jourdan, S., & Claeys, G. (2021). De ECB kan het niet zonder politieke sturing. NRC Handelsblad. https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2021/04/25/de-ecb-kan-het-niet-zonder-politieke-sturing-a4041218
- de Boer, N. J., van 't Klooster, J. M., Berès, P., Demetriades, P., Schmidt, V., Diessner, S., Jourdan, S., & Claeys, G. (2021). Die EZB braucht politische Vorgaben für ihre Sekundärziele. Makronom. https://makronom.de/die-ezb-braucht-politische-vorgaben-fuer-ihre-sekundaerziele-38877
- de Boer, N. J., van 't Klooster, J. M., Berès, P., Demetriades, P., Schmidt, V., Diessner, S., Jourdan, S., & Claeys, G. (2021). La BCE ha bisogno di una guida politica nella sezione degli obiettivi secondari. Il Sole 24 Ore. https://www.ilsole24ore.com/art/la-bce-ha-bisogno-una-guida-politica-sezione-obiettivi-secondari-AEguGe?refresh_ce=1
- de Boer, N. J., van 't Klooster, J. M., Berès, P., Demetriades, P., Schmidt, V., Diessner, S., Jourdan, S., & Claeys, G. (2021). O BCE precisa de orientação política sobre objetivos secundários. O Jornal Económico. https://jornaleconomico.sapo.pt/noticias/o-bce-precisa-de-orientacao-politica-sobre-objetivos-secundarios-727721
- de Boer, N. J., van 't Klooster, J. M., Berès, P., Demetriades, P., Schmidt, V., Diessner, S., Jourdan, S., & Claeys, G. (2021). Politiek moet ECB duidelijke secundaire doelstellingen geven. De Tijd. https://www.tijd.be/opinie/algemeen/politiek-moet-ecb-duidelijke-secundaire-doelstellingen-geven/10298374.html
- de Boer, N. J., van 't Klooster, J. M., Berès, P., Demetriades, P., Schmidt, V., Diessner, S., Jourdan, S., & Claeys, G. (2021). The ECB needs political guidance on secondary objectives. Web publication or website, Euractiv. https://www.euractiv.com/section/economic-governance/opinion/the-ecb-needs-political-guidance-on-secondary-objectives/
- de Boer, N. J., van 't Klooster, J. M., Demetriades, P., Claeys, G., Diessner, S., Jourdan, S., Schmidt, V., & Berès, P. (2021). La BCE devrait avoir un mandat politique clair qui expliciterait quels objectifs secondaires sont les plus pertinents pour l’UE. Le Monde. https://www.lemonde.fr/idees/article/2021/04/09/la-bce-devrait-avoir-un-mandat-politique-clair-qui-expliciterait-quels-objectifs-secondaires-sont-les-plus-pertinents-pour-l-ue_6076202_3232.html
2020
- de Boer, N. J., & van 't Klooster, J. M. (2020). The ECB, the courts and the issue of democratic legitimacy after Weiss. Paper presented at Ius Commune Conference 2020 Workshop: The EU after Weiss: Constitutional, Political and Economic consequences, Maastricht, Netherlands.
Media appearance
- van 't Klooster, J. (17-06-2025). Kortere termijn van de DNB-president roept vragen op over politieke druk [Print] NRC. Kortere termijn van de DNB-president roept vragen op over politieke druk. https://advance.lexis.com/r/documentprovider/g2x8k/attachment/data?attachmentid=V1,215,38034,68521353,1&attachmenttype=PDF&attachmentname=Li…
- van 't Klooster, J. (16-06-2025). Geen zeven, maar een termijn van vijf jaar voor een DNB-president. Waarom wil minister Heinen dat? [Web] NRC. Geen zeven, maar een termijn van vijf jaar voor een DNB-president. Waarom wil minister Heinen dat?. https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/06/16/minister-heinen-wil-de-zittingsduur-van-de-dnb-president-verkorten-maar-dat-roept-vragen-op-over-politi…
- van 't Klooster, J. (17-03-2025). The end of Germany’s economic delusions? [Web] Pub Affairs Bruxelles. The end of Germany’s economic delusions?. https://www.pubaffairsbruxelles.eu/opinion-analysis/the-end-of-germanys-economic-delusions/
2025
- Martino, E. D., van 't Klooster, J. M., & Monnet, E. (2025). Cryptomercantilism vs. Monetary Sovereignty: How stablecoin laws shape the battle for international monetary supremacy. (European Banking Institute Working Paper Series; No. 200), (Amsterdam Center for Law & Economics Working Paper Series; No. 2025-06). https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5602911
2023
- Colesanti Senni, C., Pagliari, M. S., & van 't Klooster, J. (2023). The CO2 content of the TLTRO III scheme and its greening. (DNB Working Paper; No. 792). De Nederlandsche Bank. https://www.dnb.nl/publicaties/publicaties-onderzoek/working-paper-2023/792-the-co2-content-of-the-tltro-iii-scheme-and-its-greening/ [details]
- DiLeo, M., Rudebusch, G., & van 't Klooster, J. (2023). Why the Fed and ECB Parted Ways on Climate Change: The Politics of Divergence in the Global Central Banking Community. (Hutchins Center Working Paper; Vol. 88). Brookings Institution. https://www.brookings.edu/articles/why-the-fed-and-ecb-parted-ways-on-climate-change-the-politics-of-divergence-in-the-global-central-banking-community/ [details]
- Grünewald, S., & van 't Klooster, J. (2023). New strategy, new accountability: The European Central Bank and the European Parliament after the strategy review. (Working Paper Series 2023; No. 139). European Banking Institute. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4420805 [details]
2021
- van 't Klooster, J. M., & Naef, A. (2021). Responsibility for Emissions: the Case of the Swiss National Bank’s Foreign Exchange Reserves and the Norwegian Oil Fund. (Working Paper Series ). Banque de France. https://publications.banque-france.fr/en/responsibility-emissions-case-swiss-national-banks-foreign-exchange-reserves-and-norwegian-oil-fund
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Dezernat Zukunft
Dikau, S., Robins, N., Smoleńska, A., van’t Klooster, J., & Volz, U. (2025). Prudential net zero transition plans: the potential of a new regulatory instrument. Journal of Banking Regulation, 26(1), 85-99.