DULBEA ULB
@dulbea.bsky.social
As the research center for applied economics at the Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management and the Université Libre de Bruxelles, the DULBEA works on cutting-edge research projects of interest to economists and policymakers alike.
🎙️ Good news: the podcast Leur recherche, notre santé (with the support of Solidaris Wallonie) will be back soon with a new season. 📅 New episodes starting 30/01/2026. In the meantime, check out our previous episodes (in French): open.spotify.com/show/3wJjPEn... #Health #Research
📢 New DULBEA ULB publication to start the year: “Inequalities in Access to Labour Courts in Belgium” Interdisciplinary analysis based on the first Belgian labour litigation database. 📄 Revue de Droit Social (2025) 👉 app.lexnow.io/public/magaz... #DULBEA #ULBResearch
Our PhD researchers’ work is online! 💡 Benjamin De Jardin – Labor Market Economics: benjidejardin.github.io/website/ Marina Ligato – Labor & Health Economics: sites.google.com/view/marina-... Thérèse Bastin – Public Economics & Taxation: sites.google.com/view/therese... #EconomicsResearch #ULB
📢 Nouveau policy brief par Benjamine Dejardin Le Dulbea et le Forem analysent comment des infos sur les métiers en pénurie peuvent aider les chercheurs d’emploi à choisir une formation et mieux matcher offre et demande 📄 tinyurl.com/4f6j84e7 #PolitiquesDEmploi #MarchéDuTravail
📢 RSAEM seminar – Dec 11, 2025 Stepan Jurajda (CERGE-EI) presented “McMonopsony”, showing how McDonald’s wages respond to Amazon’s $15 minimum wage. Restaurants <10km from Amazon centers raised pay, especially in concentrated, low-wage areas. #LaborEconomics #WagePolicy #OrgBehavior
📢 New DULBEA study: "Jurisdiction Size & Perceived Corruption" by Abel François, Nicolas Lagios & Pierre-Guillaume Méon. Larger populations → higher perceived corruption via more officials & bigger budgets. 📄 link.springer.com/article/10.1... #PublicChoice #PoliticalEconomy #ULBResearch
Dulbea ULB & CEBRIG ULB are hosting a new RSAEM session next week! 🔍 Stepan Jurajda (CERGE-EI) will present “McMonopsony” 📅 Dec 11, 12:15 PM 📍 Room R42.2.113 – Solvay Brussels School 💻 Online option: Contact Helene.Bertaux@ulb.be #DULBEA #CEBRIG #ULB #ResearchSeminar
📢 New DULBEA ULB study: Toke S. Aidt, Jean Lacroix & Pierre-Guillaume Méon show how social connections shaped the post-WWII purge of Vichy supporters in France. 📄 www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=... #DULBEA #ULB #Research #PoliticalScience #History
📢 Wrapping up the latest #DULBEAT! One hour, a sandwich & exciting research 🍽️📚 This time: 🔹 Anna Zaytseva: How much is too much? Hospital capacity & quality in Belgium 🔹 Maxime Fontaine: Analyse du financement des pensions en Belgique fédérale #Seminar #Research #Economics #ULB
Join the Société Royale d’Économie Politique de Belgique on 4 Dec, 18:30 for a debate on women in the labour market. With insights from Ilan Tojerow. Register: economiepolitique.be/conf_inscrip... #LabourMarket #Inclusion #PoliticalEconomy
🌟 DULBEA ULB & Solidaris – Wrapping Up Thanks to all speakers & participants for their presence, engagement & contributions, making this edition an inspiring & enriching day! #Health #Equity #SocialProtection #Innovation #ULB #Solidaris
🌟 DULBEA ULB & Solidaris – Session 3 Integrating equity into the ecological transition. Speakers shared insights on ensuring a fair, inclusive shift to sustainability: Christine Mahy (RWLP), Alex Van Steenbergen (FPB) & Marion Davin (AMU-AMSE). #Health #Equity #Sustainability
🌟 DULBEA ULB & Solidaris – Session 2 How is healthcare tackling climate change? Experts Zeynep Or (FR), Marielle Smeets (BE) & Marlous Broekhuizen (NL) shared strategies for resilient, sustainable health systems, from public policies to innovative actions. #Health #Sustainability #ClimateChange
🌟 DULBEA ULB & Solidaris – Session 1 ➤ Laure De Preux – Extreme temps & health 🌐 www.lauredepreux.com ➤ R. Weissbrodt – Climate & healthcare 🌐 people.hes-so.ch/fr/profile/2486598476-rafael-weissbrodt ➤ A. Palma – Air pollution & work 🌐 sites.google.com/view/alessandropalma/home #Health #Climate
🎉 Kick-off of the 3rd International Conference of DULBEA & Solidaris! Theme: “Health Systems in the Face of Climate Change.” A day to explore key challenges and rethink sustainable health systems. 🌱 #Health #Climate #DULBEA #Solidaris
🎉 Welcome to Justine Grandelet at DULBEA! Justine (BA PolSci & MA Public Admin, @ULBruxelles) specialised in green finance and environmental taxation. She now joins us for a research project on the German-speaking Community. Happy to have you with us, Justine! #DULBEA #Research #Economics #ULB
🎓 Le #DULBEA ULB au 26e #CongrèsDesÉconomistes le 27/11/25 à #CampusUCharleroi ! Thème : Finances publiques : défis d’aujourd’hui, solutions de demain. 🔹 Magali Verdonck & Benoit Bayenet co-président 🔹 Maxime Fontaine interviendra 📅 Infos : www.congresdeseconomistes.be #Recherche #Économie #ULB
📻 FWB : vers un grand plan d’économie ? Magali Verdonck (DULBEA) et Marie Göransson (SOLVAY) analysent les pistes d’économies pour la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles : enseignement, subsides et budget RTBF. 👉 auvio.rtbf.be/media/les-cl... #DULBEA #Économie #FinancesPubliques #RTBF
📻 Le DULBEA ULB dans les médias, de nouveau ! 🎙️ Notre chercheur Maxime Fontaine intervient dans Les Clés (RTBF) sur l’avenir des allocations familiales. 🔗 tinyurl.com/5ypyd7cb #DULBEA #RTBF #ULB #FinancesPubliques
📢 Updated policy brief online! Benjamine Dejardin’s research explores psychological barriers to training for job seekers, based on a randomized study of 20,000+ participants in France. 📄 Read here: tinyurl.com/7rkjeckp #PolicyBrief #Employment #VocationalTraining #ULB
📺 DULBEA in the media! Last month, Magali Verdonck (DULBEA) was interviewed on RTBF about Brussels’ finances and museum jobs in the upcoming KANAL museum. 👉 Article: tinyurl.com/4y5mafp2 👉 Full report: tinyurl.com/ksz2wnxu #Research #Economy #Culture #Brussels
📰 RTBF cites our DULBEA POLICY REPORT Nº23.02: Étude relative à la taxation des grands patrimoines. Thérèse Bastin discusses challenges & lessons from the study on wealth taxation in Europe Study: tinyurl.com/yffympvk RTBF article: tinyurl.com/2r9ayjhw #DULBEA #ULB #Fiscalité #Inégalités
📢 Another DULB’EAT! One hour, a sandwich, and inspiring research projects 🍽️📚 🔍 Marina Ligato – Nudging Disability Insurance Recipients into Partial Employment 🔍 Magali Verdonck – Designing a New Funding Norm for Police Zones #DULBEAT #Research #Economics #ULB
🚀 From a welcome dinner yesterday to a full day of inspiring talks & discussions today, the Network Digital Tools to Support Job Search workshop explored the future of digital tools in the labour market. Thanks to all the speakers & organizers! 🙌 #JobSearch #FutureOfWork
🚀 Launching today at @ulbruxelles.bsky.social : the Network Digital Tools to Support Job Search workshop! 🔎 Researchers & practitioners from across countries explore best practices & future developments of #DigitalTools supporting #JobSearch. #FutureOfWork #Employment #LabourMarket
🌍 Climate change is reshaping healthcare. Join us Nov 17 for DULBEA & Solidaris International Conference "Healthcare Systems and Climate Change". 💡 Impacts, adaptation & equitable solutions 💸 Free – register: forms.office.com/e/unG6De46LM Check the full program 👇 #PublicHealth #Climate
📢 New working paper by Sofía Fernández Guerrico & Ilan Tojerow! “The Effect of Broadband Internet on Mental Health-Related Disability Insurance Claims” Read more here: dulbea.ulb.be/wp-content/u... #DULBEA #ULB #MentalHealth #LabourMarket #Economics
