research

Ilan D. TOJEROW

Professor of Public Economics

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

Research Activities:

Work in Progress:

[1]	“The effect of work-related ICT use at home on workers’ mental well-being” with S. Fernández Guerrico.
[2]	"Training Jobseekers to Address Labour Shortages: An Experimental Study on Information Barriers" with E. Leduc.
[3]	“Government-subsidized household production activities and female labor supply” with A. Charpin and S. Fernández Guerrico.
[4]	“Old-Age Unemployment and Labor Supply: An Application to Belgium” with O. De Brouwer. IZA Discussion Paper 15628 (October 2022). R&R
[5]	“Does it Pay Off to Demonstrate Against the Far Right?” with N. Lagios & PG Méon. IZA Discussion Paper 15589 (September 2022). Submitted
[6]	“How Does Job Coaching Help Disability Insurance Recipients Work While on Claim? with S. Fontenay. IZA Discussion Paper 15286 (June 2022).
[7]	“Flexible Wages and the Costs of Job Displacement” with S. Fernández Guerrico. IZA Discussion Paper 14942 (December 2021). Submitted
[8]	“Appointed or Elected? How Mayoral Accountability Impacts the Provision of Policing” with A. Colombo. IZA Discussion Paper 13961 (December 2020).
[9]	“The Unexpected Consequences of Job Search Monitoring: Disability Instead of Employment?” with O. De Brouwer & E. Leduc. IZA Discussion Paper 12304 (April 2019). R&R
[10]	“Subsidizing Domestic Services as a Tool to Fight Unemployment: Effectiveness and Hidden Costs” with E. Leduc. IZA Discussion Paper 13544 (July 2020). R&R
[11]	“Work Disability after Motherhood and how Paternity Leave Can Help” with S. Fontenay. IZA Discussion Paper 13756 (September 2020).
[12]	“Basketballs and Bargaining: The Role of Trade Unions in Professional Sports in Europe and the United States” with A. Avanzo & P. Thill.
[13]	“Where did you come from, where did you go?: How work characteristics before sick absenteeism might predict duration and job prospects” with L. López-Forés.
[14]	“Loan-to-Value Ratios, Mortgage Over-indebtedness and Financial Stability” with P. du Caju and F. Rycx.
[15]	“Women at the Top in Developing Countries: Evidence from Firm-Level Data” with K. Sekkat & A. Szafarz. IZA Discussion Paper 9537 (November 2015).

	On hold…
[16]	“Unemployment Risk and Over-indebtedness: A Microeconometric Perspective” with Ph. Du Caju and F. Rycx. ECB Working Paper 1908 (May 2016).
[17]	“The Economics of Guns” with K. Storchmann.

Publications:

in International Scientific Journals (Refereed):
[1]	"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]
[2]	"Child Penalties across Industries: Why Job Characteristics Matter,” Applied Economics Letters, 30(4), 488-495, 2023 (with S. Fontenay & T. Murphy) [More]
[3]	"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 Méon) [More]
[4]	“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]
[5]	“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]
[6]	“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]
[7]	“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]
[8]	“Teacher Staffing and Pay Differences: Public vs. Private Schools,” Monthly Labor Review, September 2014 (with S. Allegretto) [More]
[9]	“The Regional Dimension of Collective Wage Bargaining: the Case of Belgium,” Regional Studies, 48(2), 301-317, 2014 (with M. Rusinek). [More]
[10]	“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]
[11]	“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]
[12]	“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]
[13]	“Inter-Industry Wage Differentials: How Much Does Rent Sharing Matter?” Manchester School, 79(4), 691-717, 2011 (with Ph. Du Caju & F. Rycx). [More]
[14]	“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]
[15]	“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 répartition à long terme du risque de chômage en Belgique”
	Reflets et Perspectives de la vie économique, Vol. LX, pp. 47-63, 2022. [RePEc]
[2]	“Industry Wage Differentials, Rent Sharing and Gender in Belgium”
	Reflets et Perspectives de la vie économique, 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 économique, Vol. XLVI, No. 2/3, pp. 13-22, 2007 (with F. Rycx). [RePEc]
[5]	"La régionalisation de la négociation salariale en Belgique: vraie nécessité ou faux débat?"
	Reflets et Perspectives de la vie économique, 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 régionalisation de la négociation salariale en Belgique"
	in Cifop (eds.), Nos régions en Europe : voies d’impasse, voies d’avenir. Quel développement pour la Wallonie et Bruxelles?, 17^ième Congrès des Economistes Belges de Langue Française, 2007 (with R. Plasman and M. Rusinek). [More]