Projects
Intertemporal collective consumption decisions: A revealed preference analysis. KU Leuven
Unilateral variation of contracts of employment in the public sector: the difficult interplay between administrative and labour law Hasselt University
Gender inequality in the labor market: The role of flexible jobs KU Leuven
When analysing household behaviour, economists have traditionally relied on the ‘unitary’ model, where the household is assumed to maximize a unique utility function. However, it is by now well understood that, when applied to couples, the unitary approach fails when brought to the data. This has led to the development of what is now known as the ‘collective’ model. The collective model acknowledges that the household is a collective of ...
Parliaments and coalition governance: the prevalence, rationale and conditions of oversight among majority parties through parliamentary questions Ghent University
In times of growing distrust between (potential) coalition partners, parliaments can play an important role in maintaining stable governments. Although often seen as weak actors, recent research suggest that parliaments are crucial arenas where coalition parties channel conflicts and hold each other accountable.Through parliamentary oversight (e.g. using parliamentary questions) majority parties can make sure that ministers execute ...
Diffusion of Misinformation in Social Networks. University of Antwerp
Employment rights and labour protection in the on-demand economy KU Leuven
This research proposals investigates the impact of the so-called "on-demand","gig" or "platform" economy on labour protection. This includes forms of work executed online via platforms such as the Amazon Mechanical Turk and Clickworker or working activities channelled by companies such as Uber or Deliveroo. These forms of work are rapidly spreading in many countries, affecting both developing and developed economies. They provide firms and ...
The politics of trade globalization KU Leuven
In Germany, due to decreasing collective bargaining coverage and rising wage inequality, a national statutory minimum wage of 8,50€ per hour of work was introduced on the 1st January of 2015. Our goal is to investigate more systematically the causal effects of the new statutory minimum wage on the health and longevity of German firms, focusing especially on small and/or young (newly founded) businesses. Indeed, startups are more vulnerable to ...
On marriage markets and household decision behavior. KU Leuven
Do women work more when divorce laws are less favorable to them? How unequal is the distribution of time and money within couples? There is a growing interest in economics in questions like these. A key role is played by the collective model, which explicitly recognizes that multi-person households consist of different individuals with own preferences. Observed consumption and labor supply choices are then the result of the interaction ...