We recently had the pleasure to host, Inés Guillemyn for our #CSBLunchSeminar to talk about how child penalties in Belgium extend to employer pension contributions.
#ChildPenalty #Pensions #GenderInequality

What would it mean to live in a “Zero Poverty World”?
That was the guiding question of the ESPAnet/AIPRIL Workshop on Minimum Income Protection at @uantwerpen.

A great exchange on today’s challenges and tomorrow’s opportunities for MIP.

#SocialPolicy #EconSky #MIP #Research

Wouter presented his work on using the maximal position approach to identify older Europeans with clustered disadvantages. Using cross-country data from SHARE, he examined the correlation between clustered disadvantages and mortality rates, and their persistence.

Our very own Sakura recently presented her work assessing the welfare outcomes of Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) programmes. She evaluated a hypothetical expansion in the Colombian CCT programme, estimating the impact of targeting based on a multidimensional well-being proxy.

We were honoured to welcome Dr. Lisa Suckert (University of Antwerp) for an insightful seminar on how we can conceptualize the multiple, overlapping crises. She introduced a novel theoretical framework that explores layers of uncertainty from an imagined futures perspective.

We were pleased to host Esteban Delgado from Universidad ICESI as a visiting PhD researcher. Esteban presented his research on gold mining's impact on forced displacement and public health in Colombia. We are thankful for the opportunity to support and learn from his vital work.

We were pleased to host Joy Schols (KU Leuven) for a seminar on social tax expenditures (STEs), namely Belgium's second pillar pensions. Using administrative data, her research highlights the overlooked fiscal and social impact of private pensions.

Recently, dr. José A Noguera (GSADI, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona) shared his work, which explores the basic income "iceberg" by comparing the distributional changes of implementing UBI against alternative policies. We heartfully thank dr. José for his engaging seminar!

We welcomed Nicolas Larrea Avila (University of Namur), who presented his work on poverty and mobility in Argentina (2003 to 2023), using synthetic panels and machine learning to examine how economic cycles impact welfare dynamics. Thank you for this enlightening seminar!

Our own Stef Dielen presented research on the medicalisation of psychotropic drug use in Europe. He explored the link between loneliness and drug consumption among older adults, and how cross-country differences in institutional and cultural factors affect medicalisation.

📢 The deadline for the ESPAnet/AIPRIL workshop on minimum income protection has been extended!

More info: www.uantwerpen.be/en/research-...

We were pleased to welcome dr. Domenico Moramarco from Università di Bari for our CSB Lunch Seminar Series recently. He presented his work on measuring intersectional disadvantage, offering the first axiomatic approach to understanding how race, gender, and class interact shape inequality.

New Working Paper:

"Correcting for starting point bias in the elicitation of willingness to pay for health" by Santiago Burone & Lukas Leitner.

We identify & correct for starting point bias in double-bounded dichotomous choice WTP questions in health economics.
#HealthEcon #WTP

‪Thank you, prof. dr. Daniël van Vuuren (SEO & Tilburg University) @danielvanvuuren.bsky.social‬, for presenting your work in our CSB Lunch Seminar Series. His research with the SEO highlighted the benefits of replacing income-dependent allowances with tax credits in the Netherlands.

We were pleased to host our very own Esmée Vanpoucke (CSB, UAntwerp) for a seminar on poverty in #NonStandardWork forms in Belgium.

Her research highlights the diverse risks of #InWorkPoverty across contract types, offering important insights for the labour market and #SocialPolicy. #Research

📢 Call for papers
Join us in September for a two-day workshop on minimum income protection, a joint initiative by ESPAnet and AIPRIL.
More info: www.uantwerpen.be/en/research-...