Projects
The state's obligation tot protect economic and social rights against violations by transnational corporations: health litigation in a context of resource extraction. University of Antwerp
Lifestyle issues and health economic analysis of treatment and outcome of polycystic ovary syndrome. Ghent University
The wealth of cities. Economic growth and living standards in Brabant, Holland and Liège in the long run, 1500-1900. University of Antwerp
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 ...
Individual Welfare Analysis based on Behavioural Economics (IWABE). University of Antwerp
Individual Welfare Analysis based on Behavioural Economics KU Leuven
Economists evaluate social and economic policies based on their impact on the individual well-being of the members of society. Such measurement depends mostly on the assumption that individuals behave according to well-behaved (i.e. transitive and complete) preferences. Motivated by the overwhelming empirical evidence from psychology and behavioural economics, according to which individual behavior often seems inconsistent with wellbehaved ...
Behavioral Economics in Education KU Leuven
The human capital theory predicts that more educated persons tend to earn higher wages. This PhD research project studies how insights from behavioral economics can be employed in education. To examine the role and effectivenes of behavioral tools, we run large scale randomized controlled trials in Flemish secondary schools, as well as on the online platform www.gonna.be. In the former, we study how and which insights from behavioral ...
Underlying dimensions of population health: a longitudinal multicountry analysis of health production and health system's efficiency. University of Antwerp
New challenges for occupational safety and health in times of the digital transformation in Europe: the role of digital labour platforms Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Europe (e.g., investigating its magnitude, business models, career and job
characteristics of workers, …), surprisingly the occupational safety and health
(OSH) implications of platform work have remained largely under the radar.
Against this background, the proposed project aims to (i) investigate the OSH
risks and regulations of platform ...