Research Activities:
1. Research Interests
2. Work in Progress
3. Publications:
    3.1. Edited Books
    3.2. Articles in International Scientific Journals
    3.3. Articles in Belgian Scientific Journals
    3.4. Articles in Books
4. My PhD
5. Supervision of PhD Students
6. Membership to Editorial Boards

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1. Research Interests:

• Applied econometrics.
• Labour economics.
• Industrial relations.
• International economics.
  
• Personnel economics.

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2. Work in Progress:

• "Are Temporary Workers Paid at their Marginal Products?" (with B. Mahy and R. Giuliano).

• "Who Earns Minimum Wages in Europe? New Empirical Evidence Based on Household Surveys" (with S. Kampelmann).

• "How Costly Is Sickness Absenteeism for Firms?" (with A. De Vito).

• "Who Benefits from Workforce Diversity?" (with A. Garnero).

• "Are Workers Less Absent When Wage Dispersion Is Small?" (with B. Mahy and M. Volral)

• "Part-time Work, Wages and Productivity: Evidence from Matched Panel Data" (with A. Cataldi and S. Kampelmann), submitted.
  

• "The Dynamics of Task-biased Technological Change: The Case of Occupations" (with S. Kampelmann), submitted.
  

• "Productivity Gains and Spillovers from Offshoring", IZA Discussion Paper, No. 5768, June 2011 (with B. Michel), submitted. [RePEc]

• "Are Occupations Paid What They Are Worth? An Econometric Study of Occupational Wage Inequality and Productivity", IZA Discussion Paper, No. 5951, September 2011(with S. Kampelmann), forthcoming in De Economist (Netherlands Economic Review) [RePEc]

• "The Impact of Educational Mismatch on Firm Productivity: Evidence from Linked Panel Data", Revised & Resubmit, Economics of Education Review.
  

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3. Publications

    3.1.  Edited Books:

                                                

• [13] Work Organization, Performance and Health, International Journal of Manpower, special issue, forthcoming as Vol. 33, No. 3, 2012 (co-edited with G. Citoni and B. Mahy).

• [12] Wage Structures, Employment Adjustments and Globalisation: Evidence from Linked and Firm-level Panel Data, Applied Econometrices Association Series, Palgrave Macmillan, 288p., 2010 (co-edited with D. Marsden).
  

• [11] Unemployment, Innovation and R&D, International Journal of Manpower, special issue, Vol. 29, No. 3, pp. 192-298, 2008 (co-edited with A. Garofalo and C.P. Vinci).

• [10] Pratiques dans les entreprises et marché du travail, Reflets et Perspectives de la vie économique,double special issue, Vol. XLVI, No. 2/3,  pp. 3-153, 2007 (co-edited with B. Mahy and R. Plasman).

• [9] Labour Contracts, Wages and Employment, International Journal of Manpower, special issue, Vol. 28, No. 7, pp. 531-650, 2007 (co-edited with C. Altavilla and B. Mahy).

• [8] Gender Pay Differentials: Cross-National Evidence from Micro-Data, Applied Econometrices Association Series, Palgrave Macmillan, p. 224, 2006 (co-edited with B. Mahy and R. Plasman).

• [7] HRM and Job Performance Incentives, International Journal of Manpower, double special issue, Vol. 26, No. 7/8, pp. 613-746, 2005 (co-edited with B. Mahy and R. Plasman).

• [6] Labour Market Polarization, Brussels Economic Review, double special issue, Vol. 48, No. 1/2, pp. 5-206, 2005 (co-edited with B. Mahy and R. Plasman).

• [5] Economie de la demande de travail, Reflets et Perspectives de la vie économique, special issue, Vol. XLIII, No. 2, pp. 3-107, 2005 (co-edited with B. Mahy and R. Plasman).

• [4] Minimum Wages, Low Pay and Unemployment, Applied Econometrices Association Series, Palgrave Macmillan, p. 248, 2004 (co-edited with D. Meulders and R. Plasman).

• [3] Earnings Inequalities: Gender, Race and Sexual Orientation, International Journal of Manpower, double special issue, Vol. 25, No. 3/4, pp. 239-377, 2004 (co-edited with D. Meulders and R. Plasman).

• [2] Competitive versus Non Competitive Wage Differentials, International Journal of Manpower, special issue, Vol. 24, No. 4, pp. 323-491, 2003 (co-edited with D. Meulders and R. Plasman).

• [1] Gender Wage Gaps: A European Perspective, Brussels Economic Review, special issue, Vol. 45, No. 2, pp. 2-246, 2002 (co-edited with D. Meulders and R. Plasman).

• [34] "Are Occupations Paid What They Are Worth? An Econometric Study of Occupational Wage Inequality and Productivity", forthcoming in De Economist (Netherlands Economic Review) (with S. Kampelmann). [RePEc]

• [33] "Work Organization, Performance and Health", forthcoming in International Journal of Manpower, Vol. 33, No.3 , 2012 (with G. Citoni and B. Mahy).

• [32] "Does Institutional Diversity Account for Pay Rules in Germany and Belgium?", forthcoming in Socio-Economic Review (with S. Kampelmann). [RePEc]

• [31] "Rent Sharing under Different Bargaining Regimes: Evidence from Linked Employer-Employee Data", forthcoming in British Journal of Industrial Relations, Vol. 50, No. 4, 2012 (with M. Rusinek).

• [30] "Does It Pay To Be Productive? The Case of Age Groups", forthcoming in International Journal of Manpower, Vol. 33, No. 3 (with A. Cataldi and S. Kampelmann).

• [29] "Wage Structure Effects of International Trade in a Small Open Economy: The Case of Belgium", Review of World Economics, Vol. 148, No. 2, pp. 297-331, 2012 (with Ph. Du Caju and I. Tojerow). Also published as European Central Bank Working Paper, No. 1325, April 2011. [RePEc]

• [28] "Does Offshoring of Materials and Business Services Affect Employment ? Evidence from a Small Open Economy", Applied Economics, Vol. 44, No. 2, pp. 229-251, 2012 (with B. Michel). [RePEc]

• [27] "Wage Differentials across Sectors in Europe: An East-West Comparison", Economics of Transition, Vol. 19, No. 4, pp. 749-769, 2011 (with I. Magda, I. Tojerow and D. Valsamis). [RePEc]

• [26] "Wage Dispersion and Firm Productivity in Different Working Environments", British Journal of Industrial Relations, Vol. 49, No. 3, pp. 460-485, 2011 (with B. Mahy and M. Volral). [RePEc]

• [25] "Productivity-Wage Gaps Among Age Groups: Does the ICT Environment Matter?", De Economist (Netherlands Economic Review), Vol. 159, No. 2, pp. 193-221, 2011 (with A. Cataldi and S. Kampelmann).

• [24] "Inter-Industry Wage Differentials: How Much Does Rent Sharing Matter?", The Manchester School, Vol. 79, No. 4, pp. 691-717, 2011 (with Ph. Du Caju and I. Tojerow). Leading article. Also published as European Central Bank Working Paper, No. 1103, October 2009. [RePEc]
  

• [23] "Does Wage Dispersion Make All Firms More Productive?", Scottish Journal of Political Economy, Vol. 58, No. 4, pp. 455-489, 2011 (with B. Mahy and M. Volral). [RePEc] 

• [22] "Are Older Workers Harmful for Firm Productivity ?", De Economist (Netherlands Economic Review), Vol. 157, No. 3, pp. 273-292, 2009 (with T. Lallemand). Leading article. [RePEc] 

• [21] "Unemployment, Innovation and R&D", International Journal of Manpower, Vol. 29, No. 3, pp. 192-197, 2008 (with A. Garofalo and C.P. Vinci).
  

• [20] "Women and Competition in Elimination Tournaments: Evidence from Professional Tennis Data", Journal of Sports Economics, Vol. 9, No. 1, pp. 3-19,  2008 (with T. Lallemand and R. Plasman). Leading article. [RePEc]
  

• [19] "Wages and the Bargaining Regime under Multi-level Bargaining: Belgium, Denmark and Spain", European Journal of Industrial Relations, Vol. 13, No. 2, pp. 161-180, 2007 (with R. Plasman and M. Rusinek). [RePEc]
  

• [18] "The Establishment-Size Wage Premium: Evidence from European Countries", Empirica, Vol. 34, No. 5, pp. 427-451, 2007 (with T. Lallemand and R. Plasman). [RePEc]
  

• [17] "The Part-time Wage Penalty in European Countries: How Large Is It for Men?", International Journal of Manpower, Vol. 28, No. 7, pp. 571-603, 2007 (with S. O'Dorchai and R. Plasman). [RePEc]
  

• [16] "Overeducation on the Belgian Labour Market: Evaluation and Analysis of the Explanatory Factors Through Two Types of Approaches", Compare: A journal of comparative education, Vol. 37, No. 4, pp. 513-532, 2007 (with R. Plasman and G. Karakaya).

• [15] "Labour Contracts, Wages and Employment", International Journal of Manpower, Vol. 28, No. 7, pp. 532-538, 2007 (with C. Altavilla and B. Mahy).

• [14] "Inter-Industry Wage Differentials and the Gender Wage Gap: Evidence from European Countries", Economic and Social Review, Vol. 38, No. 1, Spring, pp. 135-155, 2007 (with B. Gannon, R. Plasman and I. Tojerow). [RePEc]

• [13] "Establishment Size and the Dispersion of Wages: Evidence from European Countries", Applied Economics Quarterly - Konjoncturpolitik, Vol. 52, No. 4, pp. 309-336, 2006 (with T. Lallemand). [RePEc]

• [12] "HRM and Job Performance Incentives", International Journal of Manpower, Vol. 26, No. 7/8, pp. 613-618, 2005 (with B. Mahy and R. Plasman).

• [11] "La dispersion salariale stimule-t-elle la performance d’une firme?", Problèmes économiques, La Documentation française, No. 2888 (7 décembre), pp. 29-32, 2005 (with T. Lallemand and R. Plasman).

• [10] "Why Do Large Firms Pay Higher Wages? Evidence from Matched Worker-Firm Data", International Journal of Manpower, Vol. 26, No. 7/8, pp. 705-723, 2005 (with T. Lallemand and R. Plasman). [Pdf]

• [9] "Intra-firm Wage Dispersion and Firm Performance: Evidence from Linked Employer-employee Data", Kyklos, Vol. 57, Fasc. 4, pp. 533-558, 2004 (with T. Lallemand and R. Plasman). [RePEc]

• [8] "Earnings Inequalities: Gender, Race and Sexual Orientation", International Journal of Manpower, Vol. 25, No. 3/4, pp. 244-250, 2004 (with D. Meulders and R. Plasman).
  

• [7] "Rent Sharing and the Gender Wage Gap in Belgium", International Journal of Manpower, Vol. 25, No. 3/4, pp. 279-299, 2004 (with I. Tojerow). [RePEc]
  

• [6] "Industry Wage Differentials and the Bargaining Regime in a Corporatist Country", International Journal of Manpower, Vol. 24, No. 4, pp. 347-366, 2003. [RePEc]
  

• [5] "Competitive versus non Competitive Wage Differentials", International Journal of Manpower, Vol. 24, No. 4, pp. 328-335, 2003 (with D. Meulders and R. Plasman).
  

• [4] "Inter-Industry Wage Differentials: Evidence from Belgium in a Cross-National Perspective", De Economist (Netherlands Economic Review), Vol. 150, No. 5, pp. 555-568, 2002. [RePEc]
  

• [3] "Collective Bargaining and Poverty: A Cross-National Perspective", European Journal of Industrial Relations, Vol. 7, No. 2, pp. 175-202, 2001 (with R. Plasman). [RePEc]
  

• [2] "The War of Models: Determination of Wages and Employment in Swedish Private Sector", Studi Economici, Vol. 73, No. 1, pp. 5-23, 2001 (with R. Plasman). [Pdf]
  

• [1] "Négociations collectives et performances socio-économiques: une comparaison internationale", La Revue de l’IRES (France), Vol.32, No.1, pp. 5-43, 2000 (with R. Plasman). [Pdf]

• [19] "Wages of Occupations in Theory... and Practice", Reflets et Perspectives de la vie économique, Vol. L, No. 4, pp. 119-131, 2011 (with S. Kampelmann).

• [18] "L'influence de la dispersion salariale sur la performance des grandes entreprises belges", Reflets et Perspectives de la vie économique, Vol. XLVII, No. 3, pp. 27-40, 2008 (with B. Mahy and M. Volral). [RePEc]

• [17] "Quelle est l'influence des négociations d'entreprise sur la structure des salaires?", Reflets et Perspectives de la vie économique, Vol. XLVII, No. 3, pp. 101-114, 2008 (with M. Rusinek). [RePEc]

• [16] "Wage Differentials in Belgium: The Role of Worker and Employer Characteristics", Brussels Economic Review, Vol. 50, No. 1, pp. 11-38, 2007 (with R. Plasman and I. Tojerow). [RePEc]
  

• [15] "Employer Size and the Structure of Wages: A Critical Survey, Reflets et Perspectives de la vie économique, Vol. XLVI, No. 2/3, pp.75-87, 2007 (with T. Lallemand).[Pdf]
  

• [14] "Inter-Industry Wage Differentials: What Do We Know?", Reflets et Perspectives de la vie économique, Vol. XLVI, No. 2/3, pp. 13-22, 2007 (with I. Tojerow). [Pdf]

• [13] "Pratiques dans les entreprises et marché du travail", Reflets et Perspectives de la vie économique, Vol. XLVI, No. 2/3, pp. 7-12, 2007 (with B. Mahy and R. Plasman).
  

• [12] "The Wage Penalty Induced by Part-Time Work: The Case of Belgium", Brussels Economic Review, Vol. 48, No. 1/2, pp. 73-94, 2005 (with S. O'Dorchai, M. Jepsen and R. Plasman). [Pdf]
  

• [11] "The Incidence and Determinants of Overeducation in Belgium", Brussels Economic Review, Vol. 48, No. 1/2, pp. 113-135, 2005 (with G. Karakaya and R. Plasman). [RePEc]

• [10] "Les inégalités salariales de genre: expliquer l'injustifiable ou justifier l'inexplicable",  Reflets et Perspectives de la vie économique, Vol. XLIII, No. 2, pp. 95-107, 2005 (with D. Meulders and R. Plasman). [Pdf]
  

• [9] "Labour Market Polarization", Brussels Economic Review, Vol. 48, No. 1/2, pp. 5-11, 2005 (with B. Mahy and R. Plasman).

• [8] "Economie de la demande de travail", Reflets et Perspectives de la vie économique, Vol. XLIII, No. 2, pp. 5-10, 2005 (with B. Mahy and R. Plasman).

• [7] "La dispersion salariale au sein d'une firme stimule-t-elle sa performance?", Reflets et Perspectives de la vie économie, Vol. XLIII, No. 2, pp. 63-70, 2005 (with T. Lallemand and R. Plasman). [Pdf]
  

• [6] "Intra-firm Wage Dispersion and Firm Performance: A Review and Empirical Tests on Belgian Data", Brussels Economic Review, Vol. 46, No. 4, pp. 5-29, 2003 (with T. Lallemand and R. Plasman). [Pdf]

• [5] "Inter-Industry Wage Differentials and the Gender Wage Gap in Belgium", Brussels Economic Review, Vol. 45, No. 2, pp. 119-141, 2002 (with I. Tojerow). [Pdf]
  

• [4] "Indicators on Gender Pay Equality", Brussels Economic Review, Vol. 45, No. 2, p. 11-40, 2002 (with A. Plasman, R. Plasman and M. Rusinek).  [RePEc]
  

• [3] "Gender Wage Gaps: A European Perspective", Brussels Economic Review, Vol. 45, No. 2, p. 3-10, 2002 (with D. Meulders and R. Plasman).

• [2] "Décentraliser ou coordonner les négociations salariales pour réduire le chômage", Reflets et Perspectives de la vie économique, Vol. XL, No.1-2, pp. 81-91, 2001 (with R. Plasman). [Pdf]

• [1] "Efficacité des politiques de réduction des cotisations de sécurité sociale", Lettre du Point d’Appui Emploi Formation, Leuven – Nivelles, 1997 (with R. Plasman).

• [11] "Introduction and Overview", in D. Marsden and F. Rycx (eds.), Wage Structures, Employment Adjustments and Globalisation: Evidence from Linked and Firm-level Panel Data, Applied Econometrices Association Series, Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 1-14, 2010.
  

• [10] "Variability of Wages Across Sectors: How Much, Why and with What Consequences?", in D. Marsden and F. Rycx (eds.), Wage Structures, Employment Adjustments and Globalisation: Evidence from Linked and Firm-level Panel Data, Applied Econometrices Association Series, Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 155-165, 2010.
  

• [9] "Foreword", in D. Marsden and F. Rycx (eds.), Wage Structures, Employment Adjustments and Globalisation: Evidence from Linked and Firm-level Panel Data, Applied Econometrices Association Series, Palgrave Macmillan, p. ix, 2010.  

• [8] "Should the Setting of Wages in Belgium Be Regionalized?", in B. Cockx and B. Van der Linden (eds.), Does It Make Sense to Regionalize Labour Market Institutions?, Re-Bel e-book 2, University Foundation, Brussels, pp. 29-32, 2009 (with R. Plasman, M. Rusinek and I. Tojerow). [Pdf]
  

• [7] "Wage Structure and Firm Productivity in Belgium",  in E. Lazear et K. Shaw (eds.), The Structure of Wages: An International Comparison, NBER and University of Chicago Press, pp. 179-215, 2009 (with T. Lallemand and R. Plasman). Also published as NBER Working Paper, No. 12978, March 2007.

• [6] "Can Rent Sharing Explain the Belgian Gender Wage Gap ?",  in H. Bunzel, B. Christensen, G. Neumann and J.-M. Robin (eds.), Structural Models of Wage and Employment Dynamics, Contributions to Economic Analysis Series, Vol. 275, Elsevier North-Holland, pp. 413-439, 2006 (with I. Tojerow).
  

• [5] "The Gender Wage Gap in Belgium: How Much Do Sectors Matter ?", in B. Mahy, R. Plasman and F. Rycx (eds.), Gender Pay Differentials: Cross-National Evidence from Micro-Data, Applied Econometrics Association Series, Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 99-117, 2006 (with I. Tojerow).

• [4] "Gender Pay Differentials: Cross-National Evidence from Micro-Data. Introduction and Overview", in B. Mahy, R. Plasman and F. Rycx (eds.), Gender Pay Differentials: Cross-National Evidence from Micro-Data, Applied Econometrics Association Series, Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 1-9, 2006 (with B. Mahy and R. Plasman).

• [3] "Minimum Wages, Low Pay and Unemployment - Introduction", in D. Meulders, R. Plasman and F. Rycx (eds.), Minimum Wages, Low Pay and Unemployment, Applied Econometrices Association Series, Palgrave Macmillan, xi-xiv, 2004 (with D. Meulders and R. Plasman).

• [2] Négociations collectives, performances macro-économiques et pauvreté : une perspective internationale", in A. Martens, G. Van Gyes and P. van der Hallen (eds.), Le mouvement syndical à la veille du 21 ème siècle, SSTC-DWTC, pp. 39-48, 2002 (with R. Plasman).

• [1] "Coût relatif et emploi: une synthèse", in Rapport de la Commission 2 du XIIème Congrès des Economistes Belges de Langue Française, CIFOP, Charleroi, pp. 305-326, 1996 (with R. Plasman).
  

• Title: Collective Bargaining, Labour Market Performance, Wage Structures and Poverty: An International Perspective.

• Supervisor, Members of the Jury: Profs. R. Plasman (ULB), C. Croux (ULB), C. Lucifora (Università Cattolica de Milano), D. Marsden (London School of Economics), D. Meulders (ULB) and Kh. Sekkat (ULB).

• Table of Contents.

• Full Document.

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5. Supervision of PhD Students:

• Romina Giuliano:  "Essays in Personnel Economics", jointly supervised with B. Mahy at the University of Mons (Belgium).

• Antonio De Vito: "The Economics of Workers' Absenteeism", PhD jointly supervised with Antonio Garofalo at the University of Naples
  “Parthenope”, Italy.

• Andrea Garnero: "Labour Market Institutions and Dynamics", jointly supervised with P. Askenazy at Ecole Normale Supérieure (ENS), Paris.

• Bernhard Michel: "Employement, Technological Change, International Trade: A Series of Empirical Essays".

• Alessandra Cataldi: "Essays on the Evolution of Productivity and Wages", jointly supervised M. Corsi at the University of Rome (La Sapienza).

• Stephan Kampelmann: "The Socio-Economics of Pay Rules", jointly supervised with F. Jany-Catrice at the University of Lille 1 (France). Ph.D. awarded on May 20, 2011. (Other members of the jury: M. Gross (Humbold University), F. Legendre (Univerity of Paris-Est), David Marsden (LSE) and S. O'Dorchai (ULB)).
  

• Mélanie Volral: "Pratiques salariales, formation et performance de productivité et d'emploi dans les entreprises belges: une approche micro-économétrique", jointly supervised with B. Mahy at the University of Mons (Belgium). Ph.D. awarded on September 17, 2010. (Other members of the jury: S. Roux (ENSAE), E. Dhyne (UM), G. Pagano (UM)).
  

• Michael Rusinek: “Wages and the Bargaining Regimes in Corporatist Countries. A Series of Empirical Essays”, jointly supervised with R. Plasman. Ph.D. awarded on June 17, 2009. (Other members of the Jury: C. Dell'Aringa (Università Cattolica de Milano), H. Simon (Universidad de Alicante), M. Jepsen (ULB), M. Verstraeten (ULB)).

• Ilan Tojerow: “Industry Wage Differentials, Rent-Sharing and Gender: Three Empirical Essays”, jointly supervised with R. Plasman. Ph.D. awarded on April 21, 2008. (Other members of the Jury: S. Roux (ENSAE), B. Mahy (UM), D. Meulders (ULB) and M. Jepsen (ULB)).

• Thierry Lallemand: “Pay Inequality and Economic Performance: Three Empirical Essays”, jointly supervised with R. Plasman. Ph.D. awarded on June 22, 2006. (Other members of the Jury: T. Eriksson (Aarhus School of Business), B. Mahy (UM) and M. Jepsen (ULB)).

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6. Membership to Editorial Boards

• Member of the Editorial Advisory Board of the International Journal of Manpower. Since March 2008.

• Co-Editor of the Brussels Economic Review. Since January 2011.

• Member of the Editorial Board of the Brussels Economic Review. January 2003 - December 2010.

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