SEO was founded in 1949 from the Faculty of Economics of the University of Amsterdam. It is an independent institute, affiliated with the university. Until 2005 it was called "Stichting voor Economisch Onderzoek der Universiteit van Amsterdam" (Foundation for Economic Research of the University of Amsterdam).
List of directors
The following scientists have been managing directors of SEO Economic Research since its foundation in 1949.:[2]
^Stichting voor Economisch Onderzoek der Universiteit van Amsterdam (1959) Tien jaar speurwerk door de Stichting voor Economisch Onderzoek der Universiteit van Amsterdam 1949-1959. Leiden.