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Working papers DULBEA

Demeulemeester J.-L. (2012),"L’enseignement supérieur et la crise en Europe : quelques réflexions ". Working Paper DULBEA, Research series, N°12-01.RS,January.

Englert M. and R. Plasman (2011)," Le chômage à Bruxelles : Quelles spécificités par rapport au chômage urbain en Europe ?". Working Paper DULBEA, Research series, N°11-14.RS,December.

Botti F., M. Corsi and C. D’Ippoliti (2011) "Active ageing and gender equality: A labour market perspective". Working Paper DULBEA, Research Series, N°11.13.RS,December.

Kampelmann S. and F. Rycx (2011)," Does institutional diversity account for pay rules in Germany and Belgium?". Working Paper DULBEA, Research series, N°11-12.RS,September.

Kampelmann S. and F. Rycx (2011)," Are occupations paid what they are worth? An econometric study of occupational wage inequality and productivity". Working Paper DULBEA, Research series, N°11-11.RS, August.

Cataldi A., Kampelmann S. and F. Rycx (2011)," Does it pay to be productive ? The case of age groups". Working Paper DULBEA, Research series, N°11-10.RS, August.

Arai M.,M. Bursell and L. Nekby (2011). "The Reverse Gender Gap in Ethnic Discrimination: Employer Priors against Men and Women with Arabic Names". Working Paper DULBEA, Research Series, N°11.09.RS,July.

Mahy B., Rycx F. and M. Volral (2011)," Does Wage Dispersion Make All Firms Productive?". Working Paper DULBEA, Research series, N°11-08.RS, June.

Michel B. and F. Rycx (2011). "Productivity gains and spillovers from offshoring". Working Paper DULBEA, Research Series, N°11.07.RS,June.

Labie M., P.-G. Méon, R. Mersland and A. Szafarz (2011), "Discrimination by Microcredit Officers:Theory and Evidence on Disability in Uganda" Working Paper DULBEA, Research series, N°11-06.RS, May.

Du Caju P., Rycx F. and I. Tojerow (2011), "Wage Structure Effects of International Trade: Evidence from a Small Open Economy". Working Paper DULBEA, Research series, N°11-05.RS, March.

Corsi M., C. D’Ippoliti and F. Lucidi (2011) "On the Evaluation of Economic Research: the Case of Italy" . Working Paper DULBEA, Research Series, N°11.04.RS,March.

Maron L., D. Meulders, S. O'Dorchai, R. Plasman and N. Simeu (2011). "L’écart salarial entre les femmes et les hommes dans l’Union européenne : indicateurs quantitatifs et qualitatifs" Working Paper DULBEA, Research Report, N°11.03.R.R.,February.

Cipollone A., M. Corsi and C. D’Ippoliti (2011) "Knowledge and Job Opportunities in a Gender Perspective: Insights from Italy" . Working Paper DULBEA, Research Series, N°11.02.RS,February.

Kampelmann S. and F. Rycx (2011). "Task-Biased Changes of Employment and Remuneration: The Case of Occupations". Working Paper DULBEA, Research Series, N°11.01.RS,January.

Casadio Tarabusi E. and G. Guarini (2010). "An aggregation method for composite indicators with unbalance adjustment: An application to the index of african governance". Working Paper DULBEA, Research Series, N°10.09.RS,November.

Mahy B. and M. Volral (2010)," Firm Training and Labour Demand in Belgium: Do Productivity Dominate Cost Effects? ". Working Paper DULBEA, Research series, N°10-08.RS, June.

Diallo H., Karakaya G., Meulders D. and R. Plasman (2010). " Raming van de belasting fraude in Belgïe". Working Paper DULBEA, Research Report, N°10.07.RR,May. (Nederlandstalig versie van "Estimation de la fraude fiscale en Belgique", N°10.06.RR )

Diallo H., Karakaya G., Meulders D. and R. Plasman (2010). " Estimation de la fraude fiscale en Belgique". Working Paper DULBEA, Research Report, N°10.06.RR, May. (Version française du rapport "Raming van de belasting fraude in Belgïe", N°10.07.RR )

Corsi M., C. D’Ippoliti and F. Lucidi (2010). « Pluralism In Economics And The Evaluation Of Economic Research In Italy » Working Paper DULBEA, Research Series, N°10-05.RS, March.

Corsi M., C. Crepaldi and M. Samek Lodovici (2010). « facing gender inequality: A close look at the European Strategy for Social Protection and Social Inclusion and its Gender Equality Challenges after 2010 ». Working Paper DULBEA, Research Series, N°10-04.RS, March.

Meulders D. and S. O'Dorchai.(2010). "Revisiting poverty measures towards individualisation ". Working Paper DULBEA, Research Series, N°10-03.RS, Ferbruary.

Meulders D. and S. O'Dorchai.(2010). "A re-evaluation of the financial consequences of separation: Individualising concepts and definitions ". Working Paper DULBEA, Research Series, N°10-02.RS, Ferbruary.

Szafarz A., (2010). "How Did Financial-Crisis-Based Criticisms of Market Efficiency Get It So Wrong?". Working Paper DULBEA, Research series, N°10-01.RS,January.

Corsi M. and G. Guarini, (2009). "What Does Progress Mean? A Temptative Answer Following a Classical Approach ". Working Paper DULBEA, Research series, N°09-13.RS,December.

Alaoui Amine Z, K. Fredericq Evangelista , D. Meulders, S. O’Dorchai , R. Plasman,F. Rycx (2009). « Revenus individuels et dépendance financière des femmes et des hommes dans neuf pays européens en 2006 ». Working Paper DULBEA, Research Report, N°09-12.RR, August.

O'Dorchai S. (2009). "Do women gain or lose from becoming mothers? A comparative wage analysis in 20 European countries " Working Paper DULBEA, Research Series, N°09-11.RS, April.

Michel B. and F. Rycx (2009), "Does Offshoring of Materials and Business Services Affect Employment? Evidence from a Small Open Economy", Working Paper DULBEA, Research series, N° 09-10.RS, April.

Alaoui Amine Z, Fredericq Evangelista K. , Meulders D., O’Dorchai S. , Plasman R., Rycx F. (2009). « Analyse de la répartition des revenus entre les femmes et les hommes et de la dépendance financière en Belgique sur base des données du SILC-Belge 2006 ». Working Paper DULBEA, Research Report, N°09-09.RR, March.

Meulders D. and S. O'Dorchai.(2009). "Gender and flexibility in working time in Belgium". Working Paper DULBEA, Research Report, N°09-08.RR, March.

Mahy B., Rycx F. and M. Volral (2009)," Wage Dispersion and Firm Productivity in Different Working Environments ". Working Paper DULBEA, Research series, N°09-07.RS, February.

Karakaya G. (2009). "Long-term care: Regional disparities in Belgium ", Working Paper DULBEA, Research series, N° 09-06.RS, February.

Karakaya G. (2009). "Dependency Insurance in Belgium ", Working Paper DULBEA, Research series, N° 09-05.RS, February.

Karakaya G. (2009). "Early cessation of activity in the labour market: impact of supply and demand factors ", Working Paper DULBEA, Research series, N° 09-04.RS, February.

Plaigin C. (2009). "Exploratory study on the presence of cultural and institutional growth spillovers", Working Paper DULBEA, Research series, N° 09-03.RS, January.

Lallemand T. and F. Rycx (2009), "Are Young and Old Workers Harmful for Firm Productivity", Working Paper DULBEA, Research series, N° 09-02.RS, January.

Bernal O., Oosterlinck K. and A. Szafarz (2009). "Observing bailout expectations during a total eclipse of the sun", Working paper DULBEA, Research series, N°09-01.RS, January.

Maron L., Meulders D. and S. O'Dorchai (2008). "Parental leave in Belgium ". Working Paper DULBEA, Research series, N°08-24.RS, November.

Du Caju P., Rycx F. and I. Tojerow (2008), " Rent-Sharing and the Cyclicality of Wage Differentials". Working Paper DULBEA, Research series, N°08-23.RS, November.

Brière M., Chapelle A. and A. Szafarz (2008). "No contagion, only globalization and flight to quality", Working paper DULBEA, Research series, N°08-22.RS, November.

Maron L. and D. Meulders (2008). " Les effets de la parenté sur l’emploi".Working Paper DULBEA, Research series, N°08-21.RS, November.

Ilan Tojerow (2008). "Industry Wage Differential, Rent Sharing and Gender in Belgium"Working Paper DULBEA, Research series, N°08-20.RS, October.

Méon P.-G. and A. Szafarz (2008). "Labor Market discrimination as an agency cost". Working Paper DULBEA, Research series, N°08-19.RS, October.

Luigi Aldieri (2008)."Technological and geographical proximity effects on knowledge spillovers: evidence from us patent citations", N°08-18, September.

François Rycx, Ilan Tojerow and Daphné Valsamis (2008). "Wage Differentials Across Sectors in Europe: An East-West Comparison", Working Paper DULBEA, Research series, N°08-17.RS, August.

Rusinek M. and F. Rycx (2008)." Quelle est l’influence des négociations d’entreprise sur la structure des salaires ?". Working Paper DULBEA, Research series, N°08-16.RS, July. (Published in Reflets et Perspectives de la vie économique, 2008).

De Meulemeester J.-L. (2008)."Vers une convergence des modèles? Une réflexion à la lumière des expériences européennes de réforme des systèmes d'enseignement supérieur". Working Paper DULBEA, Research series, N°08-15.RS.

Farvaque E. and G. Lagadec (2008). "Les promesses sont-elles des dettes ? Economie Politique des promesses électorales ". Working Paper DULBEA, Research series, N°08-14.RS, June.

Mahy B., Rycx F. and M. Volral (2008)," L’influence de la dispersion salariale sur la performance des grandes entreprises belges ". Working Paper DULBEA, Research series, N°08-13.RS, May. (Published in Reflets et Perspectives de la vie économique, 2008)

Debande O. and J.-L. De Meulemeester , (2008). "Quality and variety competition in higher education". Working Paper DULBEA, Research series, N°08-12.RS, May.

Plasman R., Rusinek M. and I. Tojerow, (2008). "Les différences régionales de productivité se reflètent-elles dans la formation des salaires ?". Working Paper DULBEA, Research series, N°08-11.RS, April.

Ayoub H., Creel J. and E. Farvaque (2008)." Détermination du niveau des prix et finances: le cas du Liban 1965-2005". Working Paper DULBEA, Research series, N°08-10.RS, Avril.

Rusinek M. and F. Rycx (2008)." Rent-sharing under Different Bargaining Regimes: Evidence from Linked Employer-Employee Data". Working Paper DULBEA, Research series, N°08-09.RS, March.

Meulders D. and S. O'Dorchai.(2008). "Childcare in Belgium". Working Paper DULBEA, Research Report, N°08-08.RR, March.

Marfouk A. (2008). "The African Brain Drain: Scope an Determinants". Working Paper DULBEA, Research series, N°08-07.RS, March.

O'Dorchai S. (2008). "Pay Inequality in 25 European Countries". Working Paper DULBEA, Research series, N°08-06.RS, March.

Maron L. and D. Meulders (2008). " Having a child: A penalty or bonus for mother's and father's employment in Europe".Working Paper DULBEA, Research series, N°08-05.RS, February.

Plasman R., Rusinek M., Rycx F. and I. Tojerow (2008). "Loonstructuur in België". Working Paper DULBEA, Research Report, N°08-04.RR, February. (Nederlandstalig versie van "La structure des salaires en Belgique", N°08-01.RR )

Gerschlager C. (2008). "Foolishness and Identity: Amartya Sen and Adam Smith". Working Paper DULBEA, Research series, N°08-03.RS, january.

Cincera M., (2008). "Déterminants des oppositions de brevets:une analyse micro-économique au niveau belge". Working paper DULBEA, Research series, N°08-02.RS, January.

Plasman R., Rusinek M., Rycx F. and I. Tojerow (2008). "La structure des salaires en Belgique". Working Paper DULBEA, Research Report, N°08-01.RR, February. (Version française du rapport "Loonstructuur in België", N°08-04.RR )

Dreher A., Méon P.-G. and F. Schneider (2007). "The devil is in the shadow do institutions affect income and productivity or only official income and official productivity".Working Paper DULBEA, Research series, N°07-22.RS, November.

Szafarz A. (2007). "Hiring People-Like-Yourself: a representation of discrimination on the job market". Working Paper DULBEA, Research series, N°07-21.RS, November.

Gangji A. and R. Plasman (2007). "Microeconomic analysis of unemployment persistence in Belgium". Working Paper DULBEA, Research series, N°07-20.RS, November.

Gangji A. and R. Plasman (2007). "The Matthew effect of unemployment: How does it affect wages in Belgium". Working Paper DULBEA, Research series, N°07-19.RS, November.

Méon P.-G., Schneider F. and L. Weill (2007). "Does taking the shadow economy into account matter to measure aggregate efficiency" Working paper DULBEA, Research series, N°07-18.RS, October.

Capron H. and M. Cincera (2007). "EU Pre-competitive and Near-the-market S&T Collaborations". Working Paper DULBEA, Research series, N°07-17.RS, October. (Published in Brussels Economic Review, vol. 50 n°1, p.135-159, Spring 2007)

Capron H. (2007). "Politique de cohésion et développement régional". Working Paper DULBEA, Research series, N°07-16.RS, October. (Published in Brussels Economic Review, vol. 50 n°1, p.113-134, Spring 2007)

De Meulemeester J.-L. (2007)."L'Economie de l'Education fait-elle des Progrès? Une Perspective d'Histoire de la Pensée Economique". Working Paper DULBEA, Research series, N°07-15.RS, October. (Published in Brussels Economic Review, vol. 50 n°1, p.89-112, Spring 2007)

de Henau J., Maron L., Meulders D. and S. O'Dorchai (2007). "Travail et Maternité en Europe, Conditions de Travail et Politiques Publiques". Working Paper DULBEA, Research series, N°07-14.RS, October. (Published in Brussels Economic Review, vol. 50 n°1, p.63-88, Spring 2007)

Méon P.-G. and K. Sekkat (2007). "Revisiting the Relationship between Governance and Foreign Direct Investment". Working Paper DULBEA, Research series, N°07-13.RS, October. (Published in Brussels Economic Review, vol. 50 n°1, p.41-62, Spring 2007)

Plasman R., Rycx F.and I. Tojerow (2007). "Wage Differentials in Belgium: The role of Worker and Employer Characteristics". Working Paper DULBEA, Research series, N°07-12.RS, October. (Published in Brussels Economic Review, vol. 50 n°1, p.11-40, Spring 2007)

Farvaque E., Matsueda N. and P.-G. Méon (2007). "How committees reduce the volatility of policy rates". Working Paper DULBEA, Research series, N°07-11.RS, July. (Revised version forthcoming in the Journal of Macroeconomics)

Gerschlager C. (2007). "Adam Smith's Account of Self-Deceit and Informal Institutions". Working Paper DULBEA, Research series, N°07-10.RS, May.

Pfiffelmann M. (2007). "Which optimal design for lottery linked deposit". Working Paper DULBEA, Research series, N°07-09.RS, May.

Lévy M. (2007). "Control in Pyramidal Structures". Working Paper DULBEA, Research series, N°07-08.RS, May.

Bourachnikova O. (2007). "Weighting Function in the Behavioral Portfolio Theory". Working Paper DULBEA, Research series, N°07-07.RS , May.

Blazy R. and L. Weill (2007)."The Impact of Legal Sanctions on Moral Hazard when Debt Contracts are Renegotiable?".Working Paper DULBEA, Research series, N°07-06.RS , May.

Leschke J. (2007) "Are unemployment insurance systems in Europe adapting to new risks arising from non-standard employment?", Working Paper DULBEA , Research Series, N°07-05.RS, March.

Plasman R., Rusinek M. and I. Tojerow (2007). "La régionalisation de la négociation salariale en Belgique: vraie nécessité ou faux débat?". Working Paper DULBEA, Research series, N°07-04.RS, March. (Published in Reflets et Perspectives de la Vie Economique)

Bernal O. and J.-Y. Gnabo (2007). "Talks, financial operations or both? Generalizing central banks’ FX reaction functions" Working Paper DULBEA,Research series, N°07-03.RS, February.

O'Dorchai S., Plasman R. and F. Rycx (2007). "The part-time wage penalty in European countries: How large is it for men?". Working Paper DULBEA, Research series, N°07-02.RS , January. (Published in International Journal of Manpower)

Citoni G. (2007). "Are Bruxellois and Walloons more optimistic about their health?" Working Paper DULBEA, Research series, N°07-01.RS, November.

Beine M., Bernal O., Gnabo J.-Y., Lecourt C. (2006). " Intervention Policy of the BoJ: A unified approach" Working Paper DULBEA, Research series, N°06-15.RS, November.

Plasman R., Rycx F.and Tojerow I. (2006). "Industry wage differentials, unobserved ability, and rent-sharing: Evidence from matched worker-firm data, 1995-2002". Working Paper DULBEA, Research series, N°06-14.RS, October.

Méon, P.-G.,and L. Weill (2006). "Does financial intermediation matter for macroeconomic efficiency?", Working Paper DULBEA, Research series, N°06-13.RS, October.

Delannay, A.-F., P.-G. Méon (2006). "The impact of European integration on the nineties’ wave of mergers and acquisitions", Working Paper DULBEA, Research series, n° 06-12.RS, July. (Published in the Journal of Economic Integration, vol.21 n°3, p.427-446, September)

Cincera, M., L. Greunz, J.-L. Guyot, O. Lohest (2006). "Capital humain et processus de création d’entreprise : le cas des primo-créateurs wallons", Working Paper DULBEA, Research series, n° 06-11.RS, June.

Aldieri L., M. Cincera (2006). "Geographic and technological spillovers within the triad: micro evidence from US patents", Working Paper DULBEA, Research series, n° 06-10.RS, May.(Revised version forthcoming in Journal of Technology Transfer)

Bikar V., M. Cincera, H. Capron (2006). "An Integrated Evaluation Scheme of Innovation Systems from an Institutional Perspective", Working Paper DULBEA, Research series, N°06-09.RS, May.

Baudewyns, D., B. Bayenet, R. Plasman, C. Van den Steen (2006). "Impact de la fiscalité et des dépenses communales sur la localisation intra-métropolitaine des entreprises et des ménages : Bruxelles et sa périphérie", Working Paper DULBEA, Research report, n°06-08.RR, may.

Beine, M., Preumont P.-Y., Szafarz A. (2006). "Sector diversification during crises: A European perspective", Working Paper DULBEA, Research series, N°06-07.RS, May.

Méon, P.-G., and Kh. Sekkat (2006). "Institutional quality and trade: which institutions? which trade?", Working Paper DULBEA, Research series, N°06-06.RS, April. (revised version published in Economic Inquiry, vol.46 n°2, p.227-240, April 2008.)

Méon, P.-G. (2006). "Majority voting with stochastic preferences: The whims of a committee are smaller than the whims of its members", Working paper DULBEA, Research series, N°06-05.RS, April. (Published in Constitutional Political Economy, vol. 17 n°3, p.207-216, September 2006).

Baudewyns, D., A. Gangji, R. Plasman (2006). "Analyse exploratoire d’un programme d’allocations-loyers en Région de Bruxelles-Capitale : comparaison internationale et évaluation budgétaire et économique selon trois scénarios", Working paper DULBEA, Research report, n°06-04.RR, April.

Bernal, O. (2006). "Do interactions between political authorities and central banks influence FX interventions? Evidence from Japan", Working Paper DULBEA, Research series, N°06-03.RS, April.

de Henau, J., D. Meulders, S. O'Dorchai (2006). "The comparative effectiveness of public policies to fight motherhood-induced employment penalties and decreasing fertility in the former eu-15", Working paper DULBEA, Research series, N°06-02.RS, February.

Plasman, R., M. Rusinek, and F. Rycx (2006). "Wages and the Bargaining Regime under Multi-level Bargaining: Belgium, Denmark and Spain", Working Paper DULBEA , Research Series, N°06-01.RS, January. (Published in European Journal of Industrial Relations)

Ciriolo, E. (2005). "Inequity aversion and trustees’ reciprocity in the trust game", Working Paper DULBEA, Research Series, n°05-20.RS, December. (Revised version forthcoming in the European Journal of Political Economy)

Lallemand, T., R. Plasman and F. Rycx (2005). "Women and Competition in Elimination Tournaments: Evidence from Professional Tennis Data", Working Paper DULBEA, Research Series, n°05-19.RS, November. (Published in Journal of Sports Economics)

Lallemand T. and F. Rycx (2005), "Establishment Size and the Dispersion of Wages: Evidence from European Countries", Working Paper DULBEA, Research series, N° 05-18.RS, October. (Published in Applied Economics Quarterly)

Jepsen M., S. O’Dorchai, R. Plasman and F. Rycx (2005), "The wage penalty induced by part-time work: the case of Belgium", Working Paper DULBEA, Research series, N°05-17.RS, September. (Published in Brussels Economic Review/Cahiers Economiques de Bruxelles, 2005, vol. 48, n°1-2, pp. 73-94.)

Diana, G., and P.-G. Méon (2005). "Monetary policy in the presence of asymmetric wage indexation", Working Paper DULBEA, Research series, N°05-16.RS, September. (revised version published in the Southern Economic Journal, vol. 75 n°1, p.69-90, July 2008).

Baudewyns, D. (2005). "Structure économique et croissance locale : étude économétrique des arrondissements belges, 1991-1997", Working Paper DULBEA, Research series, Revue d'Economie Régionale Urbaine 2005-5(pp.635-656) N°05-15.RS, July.

Lallemand, T., R. Plasman and F. Rycx (2005), "Wage structure and firm productivity in Belgium", Working Paper DULBEA , Research Series, n°05-14.RS, May. (Forthcoming in E. Lazear and K. Shaw (eds.), The Structure of Wages: An International Comparison, NBER and University of Chicago Press, 2009).

Plasman, R. and S. Sissoko (2005). "Comparing apples with oranges. Revisiting the gender wage gap in an international perspective", Working Paper DULBEA, Research series, N°05-12.RS, May.

Cincera, M. (2005). "L’importance et l’étendue des barrières légales et administratives dans le cadre de la directive ‘Bolkestein’ : Une étude comparative entre la Belgique et ses principaux partenaires commerciaux", Working paper DULBEA , Research report, N°05-11.RR, April.

Cincera, M. (2005). "The link between firms’ R&D by type of activity and source of funding and the decision to patent", Working paper DULBEA, Research series, N°05-10.RS, April.

Beine, M., and O. Bernal (2005). "Why do central banks intervene secretly? Preliminary evidence from the BoJ", Working Paper DULBEA, Research series, N°05-09.RS, March.
(Forthcoming in the Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money).

Méon, P.-G. and L. Weill (2005). "Can Mergers in Europe Help Banks Hedge Against Macroeconomic Risk ?", Working Paper DULBEA, Research series, N°05-08.RS, February. (Published in Applied Financial Economics, vol. 15 n°5, p. 315-326, March 2005).

Sekkat, Kh., and M.-A. Veganzones-Varoudakis (2005). "Trade and Foreign Exchange Liberalization, Investment Climate and FDI in the MENA", Working paper DULBEA , Research series, N°05-06.RS, February.

Chapelle, A. and A. Szafarz (2005). "Controlling Firms through the Majority Voting Rule", Working paper DULBEA, Research series, N°05-05.RS, February. (Published in Physica A, vol. 355 n°2-4, p. 509-529, 2005).

Martinez-Mongay, C., and Kh. Sekkat (2005)."The Tradeoff Between Efficiency and Macroeconomic Stabilization in Europe", Working paper DULBEA, Research series, N°05-04.RS, February.

Biebuyck, T., A. Chapelle, A. Szafarz (2005). "Les leviers de contrôle des actionnaires majoritaires", DULBEA Working paper, Research series, N°05-03.RS, February.
(Published in Revue Gouvernance, vol.1 n°2, p. 52-70, 2005).

Méon, P.-G. (2005). "Voting and turning out for monetary integration: the case of the French referendum on the Maastricht treaty", Working paper DULBEA, Research series, N°05-02.RS. (Revised version Applied Economics, vol. 41 n°18, pp. 2369-2384, August 2009)

Gannon, B., R. Plasman, F. Rycx, and I. Tojerow (2005). "Inter-Industry Wage Differentials and the Gender Wage Gap: Evidence from European Countries", Working paper DULBEA, Research series, N°05-01.RS, February. (Published in Economic an Social Review)

Lallemand, T., R. Plasman and F. Rycx (2005). "The Establishment-Size Wage Premium: Evidence from European Countries", DULBEA Working Paper, Research Series, N° 05-07.RS, February. (Published in Empirica)