research

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)

Research Activities:

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 Estopà, B. Cockx, & S. Fontenay.
[4]	"The Effect of Broadband Internet on Mental Health-Related Disability Insurance Claims” with S. Fernandez Guerrico. IZA Discussion Paper 18130 (September 2025).
[5]	"Training Jobseekers to Address Labour Shortages: An Experimental Study on Information Barriers" with E. Leduc. 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). R&R in BJIR
[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, 135(669), 1575-1608, 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]	"Sickness Absence among Young Mothers and the Child Penalty in Employment", Review of Economics of the Household, 23(2), 625-660, 2025 (with S. Fontenay). [More]
[4]	"Home Work: Exploring the Labor Market Effects of Subsidizing Domestic Services", Labour Economics, 90, 102595, 2024 (with E. Leduc). [More]
[5]	"Old-Age Unemployment and Labor Supply: An Application to Belgium", Empirical Economics, 67(1), 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?, 17^{i me} Congr s des Economistes Belges de Langue Fran aise, 2007 (with R. Plasman and M. Rusinek). [More]