Projects
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 ...
Matching skills and work inside organisations: Exploring the phenomenon of contingent internal labour markets. KU Leuven
This study investigates a new work model: contingent internal labour markets (CILMs). CILMs are digital platforms that match employees to part-time work opportunities, posted by colleagues, in other parts of the organisation. They are an essential solution for organisations struggling to match employees with critical skills and work requiring those skills. In view of the post-COVID-19 recovery, CILMs offer a more flexible workforce model to ...
Spatial and linguistic mismatches in urban and low-skilled labour markets KU Leuven
Job seekers experience a number of barriers that hinder them in finding suitable jobs. Our research focuses on two of those: spatial and linguistic mismatches. There has already been extensive research on the importance of a spatial mismatch in the process of job searching, essentially stating that job seekers do not live close to the vacancies that suit them, a problem that is often exacerbated by a lack of mobility. On the other hand, ...
Labour markets and rural development: Perspectives on gender, migration and decent work KU Leuven
In recent decades, the rural labour markets of low and middle-income countries have changed tremendously. Off-farm employment forms a significant and growing share of household income portfolios, with employment in the agri-food sector playing a central role. In this thesis I aim to investigate the contribution of agri-food systems employment to rural development. More specifically, I unravel the links between agri-food systems employment and ...
Sex as key to success? Early modern gendered labour markets studied using eighteenth century Brabantine censuses. University of Antwerp
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?