@dulbea
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
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
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
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
📢 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
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
📢 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