▁ag encies ." ▁This ▁evol ved ▁over ▁the ▁years . ▁In ▁this ▁time ▁many ▁leading ▁econ omet r icians ▁were ▁guest ▁at ▁the ▁Institute . ▁ ▁New ▁mill en ni um ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁new ▁Mill en ni um ▁the ▁E con ometric ▁Institute ▁had ▁" d ismiss ed ▁a ▁strong ▁emphas is ▁on ▁mathematics ▁and ▁statistics ▁as ▁research ▁areas , ▁and ▁it ▁emb rac ed ▁areas ▁as ▁fin ance , ▁market ing ▁and ▁econom ics ▁in ▁general ." ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁the ▁E con ometric ▁Institute ▁served ▁some ▁ 3 0 0 ▁students ▁at ▁the ▁B Sc ▁and ▁M Sc ▁level , ▁and ▁ 2 8 ▁Ph D ▁students ▁with ▁a ▁staff ▁of ▁ 3 5 . ▁ ▁Direct ors ▁ ▁Direct ors ▁since ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁▁▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁- ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁: ▁Jan ▁T in ber gen ▁▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁- ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁: ▁Henri ▁The il ▁▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁- ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁: ▁Jan ▁San de e ▁▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁- ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁: ▁Wille m ▁Som erm ey er ▁▁▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁- ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁: ▁Alexander ▁R in no oy ▁Kan ▁( co - direct or ) ▁▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁- ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁: ▁Te un ▁K lo ek ▁( co - direct or ) ▁▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁- ▁