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Study Hive for Economic Research and Public Policy Analysis (Sherppa)
Faculty of Economics and Business Administration
Ghent University
Tweekerkenstraat 2
B-9000 Gent (Belgium)
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Other Affiliations and International Networks
- Extramural Fellow
of IRES, Université catholique de Louvain,
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.
- Research Fellow
of the "Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der
Arbeit" (IZA),
Bonn, Germany.
- Research fellow of the CESifo, Munich,
Germany.
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Education
- 1992 Ph.D. in
Economics at the Department of Economics of the Katholieke
Universiteit Leuven (KULeuven).
- 1987 Master
of Science in Economics at The London School of Economics.
- 1986
Undergraduate degree in Economics at the Department of Economics of the KULeuven.
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Professional Career
- 2008- Full Professor at the Faculty of Economics and
Business Administration, Ghent University
- 1993-2008 Professor at the Department of
Economics of the Université catholique
de Louvain (UCLouvain)
- 1994 Human Capital and Mobility (HCM) Post-doctoral
researcher at the Tinbergen Institute Amsterdam.
- 1992-1993 Post-doctoral researcher at the
Department of Economics of the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KULeuven).
- 1988-1992 Doctoral researcher of the National
Science Foundation at the Department of Economics of the KULeuven.
- 1987-1988 Teaching Assistant at the Department
of Economics of the KULeuven.
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Adminsitrative Responsibilities
- Member of the Research
Commission of the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration
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Ph.D. Supervision
Pierre Picard (1998), Carine Brasseur (2000), Anna D'Addio (2000), M. Dejemeppe (2002), Christian Göbel
(2007), Matteo Picchio (2009), Ana Maria Diaz (2011), Stijn Baert (since
2008), Corinna Ghirelli (since 2010), Joost Bollens (since 2011).
Ph.D. Committees
Oliver
Paddison (UCLouvain, 2000),
Thomas Brodaty (Université
Paris I, la "Sorbonne", France, 2002), Robin, Stéphane
(Université de Grenoble, 2002), Frank Siebern (European University Institute (EUI), Firenze,
Italy, 2002), Isabelle Degreef (UCLouvain,
ongoing), Mathias Hungerbühler (UCLouvain, 2004),
Julian Perelman (UCLouvain, 2005), Dieter Verhaest
(Ghent University, 2006), Maresa Sprietsma
(UCLouvain, 2007), Kristian
Orsini (KULeuven, 2008),
Paolo Naticchioni (UCLouvain,
2008), Marjan Maes (UCLouvain, 2008), Sylvie Blasco (EHESS, Paris, 2009), François Poinas (Université Lyon-2, 2009), Anne-Claire Thomas (UCLouvain, 2011), Laura Rovegno (UCLouvain,
ongoing), Marco Pecoraro (UClouvain,
ongoing), Sofia Possoa e Costa (UCLouvain,
ongoing), Daan Isebaert (Ghent University, ongoing), Lies Bouten (Ghent
University, 2011), Dries Benoit (Ghent University, 2011), José Luis Figueroa
(Ghent university, ongoing).
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Publications
Publications in
refereed journals
Cockx Bart
and Bruno Van der Linden (2010), “Flexicurity in Belgium. A
reform proposal based on economic principles”, International
Labour Review, 149 (3), 361-372.
Cockx, Bart, Stéphane Robin et Christian Göbel (2010),
« Les effets sur l’emploi du complément de revenu au travail à temps
partiel en Belgique », Revue
Economique, 61 (2), 299-312.
Cockx Bart and Muriel Dejemeppe (2005), " Duration Dependence in
the Exit Rate out of Unemployment in Belgium. Is it True or Spurious?", The Journal of Applied Econometrics, 20, 1-23.
Cockx Bart
and Carine Brasseur (2003),
“The demand for physician services. Evidence from a natural
experiment”, Journal of Health Economics,
22 (6), 881-913.
Cockx Bart
(2003), "Vocational Training of Unemployed Workers in Belgium", Konjunkturpolitik - Applied Economics Quarterly, 49 (1), 23-47.
Cockx Bart
and Geert Ridder (2001), "Social Employment of Welfare Recipients in
Belgium: An Evaluation", The
Economic Journal , 111 (470), 322-352.
Cockx Bart
(2000), "The design of active labour market
policies: Building in effective incentives", International
Labour Review, 139 (4), 457-480.
Cockx Bart,
Bruno Van der Linden and Adel Karaa (1998),
"Active labour market policies and job
tenure", Oxford
Economic Papers, 50, 685-708.
Cockx, Bart
(1997), "Analysis of Transition Data by the Minimum Chi-Square
Method. An Application to Welfare Spells in Belgium", The Review
of Economics and Statistics, 79(3), 392-405.
Forthcoming articles
Cockx Bart and Matteo Picchio (2011), “Are
Short-Lived Jobs Stepping Stones to Long-Lasting Jobs?”, forthcoming in Oxford Bulletin of
Economics and Statistics, Working paper 2009-560, Faculty of
Economics and Business Administration, Ghent University, IRES DP
2009-04, UCLouvain,
IZA 4007, CESifo
2569.
Cockx,
Bart, Christian Göbel and Stéphane Robin (2010), “Can
Income Support for Part-Time Workers Serve as a Stepping Stone to Regular Jobs?
An Application to Young Long-Term Unemployed Women”, forthcoming in Empirical
Economics, Special Issue on the Estimation of Treatment Effects:
Recent Developments and Applications.
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Other journals (last 5
years)
Cockx, B.
M. Dejemeppe en B. Van der Linden (2011), “Sneller aan werk dankzij
activering van het zoeken?”, Over.Werk, 21 (2), 142-152; “L’activation du
comportement de recherche d’emploi favorise-t-elle un retour plus rapide à
l’emploi ?”, Regards économiques. 85.
Cockx, B. (2009), “Flexizekerheid
in België. Een voorstel gebaseerd op economische principes”, Over.Werk,.19 (2), 50-61.
Cockx, B. (2009), “La flexicurité en Belgique. Une proposition basée sur des principes économiques”, Regards économiques, 73.
Cockx, B.
(2008), "Is een kortstondige job voor jongeren zonder werkervaring een
springplank naar een duurzame baan?", Over.Werk
, 18 (3-4).
Cockx, B., M.
Dejemeppe and B. Van der Linden (2007), "Le plan d'Accompagnement et de Suivi des chômeurs
favorise-t-il l'insertion en emploi ?" / "Bevordert het Plan van
de begeleiding en opvolging van werklozen de overgang naar werk?"
, Regards économiques, 49.
Cockx, B., H. Sneessens and B. Van der Linden (2005), "Allégement
des cotisations patronales à la sécurité sociale : pourquoi, pour qui et
comment ?", texte préparé pour les 19ème journées d'études juridiques Jean
Dabin, Louvain-la-Neuve, 15-17 December,
2004, Revue belge de Sécurité sociale, n°4,
583-598.
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Cockx, B. and B. Van der Linden
(2009), “Decentralisation of Labour Market Policy May
Matter, but Other Reforms Matter More” in Cockx, B. and B. Van der Linden
(eds.), Does it make sense to regionalize
labour market institutions?, Re-Bel e-book, http://www.rethinkingbelgium.eu/, 21-25.
Cockx, B. and B. Van der Linden (2009),
“Introduction” in Cockx, B. and B. Van der Linden (eds.), Does
it make sense to regionalize labour market institutions?, Re-Bel e-book, http://www.rethinkingbelgium.eu/, 5-8.
Cockx, Bart (2008), “Incidence des subsides à
l’emploi dans le marché du travail belge en réalité”, dans Valenduc et al. (eds.), Publieke Financiën in België, Deel Parafiscaliteit en Arbeidsmarkt,
forthcoming.
Cockx, Bart (2008), “Modalités
différentes d’attribution des subventions à l’emploi”, dans Valenduc
et al. (eds.), Publieke
Financiën in België, Deel Parafiscaliteit en Arbeidsmarkt, forthcoming.
Cockx, Bart (2008), “Evaluations
microéconomiques ex post des allègements du coût du travail”, dans Valenduc et al. (eds.), Publieke Financiën in België, Deel Parafiscaliteit en Arbeidsmarkt,
forthcoming.
Cockx, B., M.
Dejemeppe et B. Van der Linden (2007), "Le Plan d'Accompagnement et de
Suivi des Chômeurs favorise-t-il l'insertion en emploi?", CIFoP (ed.), Proceedings
of the 17e Congrès des Économistes belges de Langue française à
Louvain-la-Neuve, Commission 3, Charleroi : Centre interuniversitaire de
Formation permanente, 469-488.
Cockx, Bart, Pierrard, Olivier, Sneessens,
Henri and Van der Linden, Bruno (2005), "Dépenses publiques et politiques
d’emploi: elements d’évaluation”, in CIFoP Les finances publiques: defis
à moyen et long termes, 16ième Congres des Economistes belges de Langue
française, 16 et 17 février 2005, 717-74.
Research Reports (last 5 years)
Cockx, B., M. Dejemeppe and B. Van der Linden (2011),
Evaluation
de l’activation du comportement de recherche d’emploi, Report ordered by the National ministry of Science, Gent : Academia
Press.
Cockx Bart, Anne Defourny, Muriel
Dejemeppe and Bruno Van der Linden (2007), Le nouveau système de
suivi des chômeurs : une évaluation, Research report financed by the Federal Department
of Science Policy, Belgium, Department
of Economics and IRES, Université catholique de Louvain.
Cockx, B., H. Sneessens, B. Van der Linden, A. Batyra,
G. Cardullo, M. Dejemeppe, M. Denni,
C. Göbel and E. Moreno (2005), Evaluations micro et macroéconomiques des
allégements de la (para)fiscalité en Belgique, Report ordered
by the National ministry of Science, Gent : Academia Press.
Recent Discussion Papers
Cockx, Bart and Matteo Picchio (2011), “Scarring Effects of Remaining Unemployed for Long-Term Unemployed
School-Leavers”, Working paper 11-731, Faculty of Economics and Business
Administration, Ghent University, IZA-5937, CESifo 3565, IRES 2011-32.
Cockx Bart and
Muriel Dejemeppe (2010), “The Threat of Monitoring: A Discontinuity Design”, Working paper 2010-685, Faculty of Economics and Business
Administration, Ghent University, IZA 5337, CESifo 3267, IRES 2010-41.
Cockx Bart and
Muriel Dejemeppe (2007), "Is the Notification of Monitoring a Threat to
the Unemployed? A Regression Discontinuity Approach", Discussion paper
2006-50, Department of Economics, Université
catholique de Louvain, IZA 2854 and CESifo 2042.
Cockx Bart and
Muriel Dejemeppe (2006), "Measuring overeducation
in an econometric framework", mimeo, Department of economics, Université catholique de
Louvain, in revision.
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