Ilan D. TOJEROW

Professor of Public Economics, Director of the Dulbea

Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management (SBS-EM), Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB)

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Research Activities:

Work in Progress

Publications

Work in Progress:

[1]

"Unemployed Jobseekers and the Decision to Re-skill: Evidence from a Discrete Choice Experiment" with B. Dejardin, A. Delfino, E. Leduc & R. Sadun.

[2]

"Digital Communication Overload in Hybrid Workplaces: Can it Be Contained" with J. Carlier, B. Cockx, S. Fontenay & A. Wittich.

[3]

"Return-to-Work Policies for Disability Insurance Recipients: Evaluating the Role of Financial Incentives" with G. Ayza Estopŕ, B. Cockx, & S. Fontenay.

[4]

"The Effect of Work-related ICT Use at Home on Workers Mental Well-being” with S. Fernandez Guerrico.

[5]

"Training Jobseekers to Address Labour Shortages: An Experimental Study on Information Barriers" with E. Leduc. NEW IZA Discussion Paper 17731 (February 2025).

[6]

"Government-subsidized household production activities and female labor supply" with A. Charpin and S. Fernandez Guerrico.

[7]

"The Growth of Disability Insurance in Belgium: Determinants and Policy Implications" with O. De Brouwer. IZA Discussion Paper 16376 (August 2023).

[8]

"Flexible Wages and the Costs of Job Displacement" with S. Fernandez Guerrico. IZA Discussion Paper 14942 (December 2021).

[9]

"Work Disability after Motherhood: How Paternity Leave Can Help" with S. Fontenay. IZA Discussion Paper 13756 (September 2020). R&R in Labour Economics

[10]

"Basketballs and Bargaining: The Role of Trade Unions in Professional Sports in Europe and the United States" with A. Avanzo & P. Thill.

[11]

"Where did you come from, where did you go?: How work characteristics before sick absenteeism might predict duration and job prospects" with L. Lopez-Fores.

[12]

"Loan-to-Value Ratios, Mortgage Over-indebtedness and Financial Stability" with P. du Caju and F. Rycx.

 

On hold

[13]

Appointed or Elected? How Mayoral Accountability Impacts the Provision of Policing with A. Colombo. IZA Discussion Paper 13961 (December 2020).

[14]

Unemployment Risk and Over-indebtedness: A Microeconometric Perspective with Ph. Du Caju and F. Rycx. ECB Working Paper 1908 (May 2016).

[15]

The Economics of Guns with K. Storchmann.

Publications:

     in International Scientific Journals (Refereed):

[1]

"Media, Spillovers, and Social Norms: The Electoral Impact of Anti-Far Right Protests in the 2002 French Election",

Economic Journal, 2025 (with N. Lagios & P-G Meon). [More]

[2]

"Is Supported Employment Effective for Disability Insurance Recipients with Mental Health Conditions? Evidence from a Randomized Experiment in Belgium",

Journal of Health Economics, 100, 102958, 2025 (with S. Fontenay). [More]

[3]

"Home Work: Exploring the Labor Market Effects of Subsidizing Domestic Services",

Labour Economics, 90, 102595, 2024 (with E. Leduc). [More]

[4]

"Sickness Absence among Young Mothers and the Child Penalty in Employment",

Review of Economics of the Household, 2024 (with S. Fontenay). [More]

[5]

"Old-Age Unemployment and Labor Supply: An Application to Belgium",

Empirical Economics, 67, 253 287, 2024 (with O. De Brouwer). [More]

[6]

The Consequences of Job Search Monitoring for the Long-term Unemployed: Disability Instead of Employment?"

Journal of Public Economics, 224, 104929, 2023 (with O. De Brouwer & E. Leduc). [More]

[7]

"Female Corporate Owners and Female CEOs",

Economics Letters, 232, 111285, 2023 (with A. Charpin & A. Szafarz). [More]

[8]

"A Bigger House at the Cost of an Empty Fridge? Micro-evidence from the Belgian HFCS",

Review of Economics of the Household, 21, 291-333, 2023 (with P. du Caju, G. Perilleux & F. Rycx). [More]

[9]

"Child Penalties across Industries: Why Job Characteristics Matter",

Applied Economics Letters, 30(4), 488-495, 2023 (with S. Fontenay & T. Murphy) [More]

[10]

"The Minority Ethic: Rethinking Religious Denominations, Minority Status, and Educational Achievement across the Globe",

Journal of Comparative Economics, 47(1), 196-214, 2019 (with P-G Meon). [More]

[11]

"Blame the Parents? How Parental Unemployment Affects Labor Supply and Job Quality for Young Adults",

Journal of Labor Economics, 37(1), 35-100, 2019 (with A. Fradkin & F. Panier). [More]

[12]

"Heterogeneous Effects of Credit Constraints on SMEs Employment: Evidence from the European Sovereign Debt Crisis",

Journal of Financial Stability, 41, 1-13, 2019 (with D. Cornille & F. Rycx). [More]

[13]

"Misalignment of Productivity and Wages across Regions? Evidence from Belgium",

Regional Studies, 52(12), 1695-1707, 2018 (with S. Kampelmann, F. Rycx & Y. Saks). [More]

[14]

"Does Education Raise Productivity and Wages Equally? The Moderating Role of Age and Gender",

IZA Journal of Labor Economics, 7(1), 1-37, 2018 (with S. Kampelmann, F. Rycx & Y. Saks). [More]

[15]

"Teacher Staffing and Pay Differences: Public vs. Private Schools",

Monthly Labor Review, September 2014 (with S. Allegretto). [More]

[16]

"The Regional Dimension of Collective Wage Bargaining: the Case of Belgium",

Regional Studies, 48(2), 301-317, 2014 (with M. Rusinek). [More]

[17]

"Does Rent-sharing Profit Female and Male Workers? Evidence from Israeli Matched Employer Employee Data",

LABOUR, 27(3), 331 349, 2013 (with G. Navon). [More]

[18]

"Wage Structure Effects of International Trade in a Small Open Economy: The Case of Belgium",

Review of World Economics, 148(2), 297-331, 2012 (with Ph. Du Caju & F. Rycx). [More]

[19]

"Wage Differentials across Sectors in Europe: An East-West Comparison",

Economics of Transition, 19(4), 749-769, 2011 (with I. Magda, F. Rycx and D. Valsamis). [More]

[20]

"Inter-Industry Wage Differentials: How Much Does Rent Sharing Matter?"

Manchester School, 79(4), 691-717, 2011 (with Ph. Du Caju & F. Rycx). [More]

[21]

"Inter-Industry Wage Differentials and the Gender Wage Gap: Evidence from European Countries",

Economic and Social Review, 38(1), 135-155, 2007 (with B. Gannon, R. Plasman and F. Rycx). [RePEc]

[22]

"Rent Sharing and the Gender Wage Gap in Belgium",

International Journal of Manpower, 25(3/4), 279-299, 2004 (with F. Rycx). [More]

 

 

     in Belgian Scientific Journals (Refereed):

[1]

Migration et r partition long terme du risque de ch mage en Belgique

 

Reflets et Perspectives de la vie conomique, Vol. LX, pp. 47-63, 2022. [RePEc]

[2]

Industry Wage Differentials, Rent Sharing and Gender in Belgium

 

Reflets et Perspectives de la vie conomique, Vol. XLVII, No. 3, pp. 55-65, 2008. [RePEc]

[3]

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 F. Rycx). [RePEc]

[4]

Inter-Industry Wage Differentials: What Do We Know?

 

Reflets et Perspectives de la vie conomique, Vol. XLVI, No. 2/3, pp. 13-22, 2007 (with F. Rycx). [RePEc]

[5]

"La r gionalisation de la n gociation salariale en Belgique: vraie n cessit ou faux d bat?"

 

Reflets et Perspectives de la vie conomique, Vol. XLVI, No. 2/3, pp. 65-74, 2007 (with R. Plasman and M. Rusinek). [More]

[6]

Inter-Industry Wage Differentials and the Gender Wage Gap in Belgium

 

Brussels Economic Review, Vol.45, No.2, pp.119-41, 2002 (with F. Rycx). [RePEc]

 

 

     in Books (Refereed):

[1]

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, 2006 (with F. Rycx). [More]

[2]

The Gender Pay 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 F. Rycx). [More]

[3]

"La r gionalisation de la n gociation salariale en Belgique"

 

in Cifop (eds.), Nos r gions en Europe : voies d impasse, voies d avenir. Quel d veloppement pour la Wallonie et Bruxelles?, 17i me Congr s des Economistes Belges de Langue Fran aise, 2007 (with R. Plasman and M. Rusinek). [More]

 

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