Projects
Family Policy, Maternal Employment and Fertility Outcomes: Socio-economic Differentials in Uptake and Effects of Childcare & Parental Leave in Belgium. University of Antwerp
Taxation, fiscal policy and economic growth and employment Ghent University
This project contains two parts:
*development, calibration and simulation of a general equilibrium macro model with overlapping generations for OECD countries. We study the relationships between (a) government expenditures and taxes, and (b) employment by age, education and economic growth.
*research into the relationship between ownership (and related taxes) and employment in Belgian districts since the 1970s (test ...
How are social divides produced in contemporary European labour markets? A macro-micro-macro study of the impact of labour market policy, employment and welfare institutions on workers working conditions and job quality KU Leuven
This is the first study investigating the interaction of macro- and micro-forces producing social divides in contemporary European labour markets by using a macro-micro-macro research model. Social divides are defined as differences in working conditions and job quality of different groups of workers. The research project consists of several steps. Firstly, by using latent class analysis social divides are uncovered. Secondly, country-level ...
Employment Risk, Wealth, and Economic Policy in a Monetary Union KU Leuven
The euro area as a currency union shares a monetary policy determined by the European Central Bank. Individual member states are therefore restricted in their response to economic shocks. For my dissertation, I am interested in considering the case of a country within the eurozone, as a small open economy, that is dependent on its monetary policy, but autonomous in its fiscal policy. Research points toward the importance of the interaction ...
Employment, growth and distributional effects of public policy in an OLG setting with imperfect labour markets Ghent University
This doctoral thesis focuses on the distributional effects on fiscal policy, pension reform and migration policy. We develop several lifecycle models which take into account the characteristics of the European labour markets in a very realistic way. Afterwards, these models are used for policy analysis. Given that policies affect the distribution of income and welfare, what should policy makers do?
emloyment of elderly and youth: a policy evaluation Ghent University
the thesis assesses Italian and Belgian policies, encouraging the integration of elderly and young people in the labour market. in this part we study the impact of reductions in social security contributions and the credit-time schemes ofr older workers in Belgium on trnsitions from and to employment. the following methods will be used: difference-indiffernces, regression discontininuity design and propensity-score matching.
Precarious employment and health: workers' perceptions of precarious employment and the construction of a measuring instrument for Flanders. Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Increasingly, the "standard employment contract" becomes subjected to a process of
"precarisation", resulting in more non-standard and flexible forms of employment.
Epidemiological evidence shows psychological and physical health complaints to be related ...
The impact of the changing employment relationship on the well-being and job performance of public servants: a multilevel study of the mediating mechanisms and boundary conditions of the employment relationship Ghent University
This research examines how the changing employment relationship has an impact on the wellbeing and performance of public servants. On the one hand, we examine self-efficacy, motivation and distributive justice as mediating mechanisms. On the other hand, we examine public service
motivation, red tape and the leader’s employment relationship as boundary conditions of this linkage.
Borders between dependent employment and atypical employment in Europe KU Leuven
The project examines the following subjects: integration and participation in the labour market, how to become an employee; organization of the work relations by the employee organizations what has a direct influence on the working life; which elements of working life influence the quality of life of the employees?