DULBEA ULB
dulbea.bsky.social
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
January 15, 2026 at 3:41 PM
📢 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
January 12, 2026 at 12:21 PM
In 2025, DULBEA hosted seminars & conferences with researchers from University of Birmingham, Erasmus University, Ben-Gurion University, Ghent University, Cornell University, PSE, LSE, Uppsala University, Imperial College and more.

Thank you for sharing your research!

#ULB #Research
December 22, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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
December 17, 2025 at 2:23 PM
📢 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
December 15, 2025 at 5:31 PM
📢 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
December 15, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Welcome Françoise Delmez to DULBEA! 🎉

She holds a PhD from the University of Namur and joins us to research the cost-benefit of access to justice for people facing legal & psycho-social challenges in Brussels, in collaboration with Casa Legal, CEBRIG, LOURIM & CIRTES.

#DULBEA #Research #ULB
December 3, 2025 at 1:30 PM
📢 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
December 3, 2025 at 11:47 AM
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
December 2, 2025 at 2:23 PM
📢 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
December 2, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Welcome to Mike Mettlen! 🎉

With a background in Political Science and European Studies (ULB), specialising in public finance, Mike joins DULBEA as an associate researcher on a project about the German-speaking Community.

Great to have him on board!

#DULBEA #Research #ULB
December 1, 2025 at 4:15 PM
📢 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
November 27, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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
November 19, 2025 at 8:52 AM
🌟 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
November 17, 2025 at 7:12 PM
🌟 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
November 17, 2025 at 4:46 PM
🌟 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
November 17, 2025 at 3:35 PM
🌟 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
November 17, 2025 at 12:55 PM
🎉 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
November 17, 2025 at 9:34 AM
🎉 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
November 14, 2025 at 1:10 PM
🎓 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
November 10, 2025 at 1:29 PM
📻 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
November 6, 2025 at 3:35 PM
📻 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
October 16, 2025 at 9:18 AM
📢 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
October 15, 2025 at 11:19 AM
📺 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
October 15, 2025 at 11:02 AM
📰 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
October 10, 2025 at 12:19 PM