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:
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[1] |
"Unemployed Jobseekers
and the Decision to Re-skill: Evidence from a Discrete Choice
Experiment" with B. Dejardin, A.
Delfino, E. Leduc & R. Sadun. |
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[2] |
"Digital Communication
Overload in Hybrid Workplaces: Can it Be Contained" with J. Carlier, B.
Cockx, S. Fontenay & A. Wittich. |
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[3] |
"When Wealth Taxes
Don’t Bite: Behavioral Responses to the Belgian Financial Wealth Tax"
with with T. Bastin, N. Koutounidis, M. van den Heuvel and C. Yannelis. |
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[4] |
"Nudging Disability
Insurance Recipients toward Partial Employment: Plain Information versus an
Online Earnings Simulator" with S. Fontenay & M. Ligato. |
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[5] |
"Return-to-Work
Policies for Disability Insurance Recipients: Evaluating the Role of
Financial Incentives" with G. Ayza
Estopà, B. Cockx, & S. Fontenay. |
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[6] |
" Employer Discretion in
Return-to-Work Decisions: Evidence from Belgium" with S. Fontenay, W.
Gelade, M. Ligato & Y. Saks. |
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[7] |
"The Effect of
Broadband Internet on Mental Health-Related Disability Insurance Claims” with S. Fernandez
Guerrico. IZA Discussion Paper 18130 (September 2025). |
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[8] |
"Training Jobseekers to
Address Labour Shortages: An Experimental Study on Information Barriers"
with E. Leduc. IZA Discussion Paper 17731 (February 2025). |
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[9] |
"Government-subsidized
household production activities and female labor supply" with A. Charpin
and S. Fernandez Guerrico. |
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[10] |
"The Growth of Disability
Insurance in Belgium: Determinants and Policy Implications" with O. De
Brouwer. IZA Discussion Paper 16376 (August 2023). |
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[11] |
"Work
Disability after Motherhood: How
Paternity Leave Can Help" with S. Fontenay. IZA Discussion Paper 13756
(September 2020). R&R in Labour Economics |
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[12] |
"Basketballs
and Bargaining: The Role of Trade Unions in Professional Sports in Europe and
the United States" with A. Avanzo & P. Thill. |
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On hold |
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[13] |
Appointed or Elected? How Mayoral
Accountability Impacts the Provision of Policing with A. Colombo. IZA Discussion Paper 13961
(December 2020). |
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[14] |
Unemployment
Risk and Over-indebtedness: A Microeconometric Perspective with Ph. Du Caju
and F. Rycx. ECB
Working Paper 1908 (May 2016). |
Publications:
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International Scientific Journals (Refereed): |
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[1] |
"Collective Wage
Co-ordination and the Costs of Job Displacement", British Journal of Industrial Relations, Early View, 2026 (with S. Fernandez Guerrico). [More] |
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[2] |
"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]
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[3] |
"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] |
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[4] |
"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] |
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[5] |
"Home Work: Exploring the Labor Market Effects of Subsidizing
Domestic Services", Labour Economics, 90, 102595,
2024 (with E. Leduc). [More] |
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[6] |
"Old-Age Unemployment and Labor Supply: An Application to
Belgium", Empirical Economics, 67(1), 253-287,
2024 (with O. De Brouwer). [More]
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[7] |
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] |
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[8] |
"Female Corporate
Owners and Female CEOs", Economics Letters, 232, 111285,
2023 (with A. Charpin &
A. Szafarz). [More] |
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[9] |
"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] |
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[10] |
"Child Penalties across Industries: Why Job Characteristics
Matter", Applied
Economics Letters, 30(4), 488-495, 2023 (with S. Fontenay &
T. Murphy) [More] |
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[11] |
"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] |
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[12] |
"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] |
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[13] |
"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] |
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[14] |
"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] |
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[15] |
"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] |
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[16] |
"Teacher Staffing and
Pay Differences: Public vs. Private Schools", Monthly Labor Review, September 2014 (with S. Allegretto). [More] |
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[17] |
"The Regional
Dimension of Collective Wage Bargaining: the Case of Belgium", Regional
Studies, 48(2), 301-317, 2014 (with M. Rusinek). [More] |
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[18] |
"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] |
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[19] |
"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] |
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[20] |
"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] |
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[21] |
"Inter-Industry Wage
Differentials: How Much Does Rent Sharing Matter?" Manchester School, 79(4),
691-717, 2011 (with Ph. Du Caju & F. Rycx). [More] |
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[22] |
"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] |
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[23] |
"Rent Sharing and the
Gender Wage Gap in Belgium", International Journal of Manpower, 25(3/4), 279-299, 2004 (with F. Rycx). [More] |
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in Belgian Scientific Journals
(Refereed): |
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[1] |
Comment (vraiment)
généraliser l’Éducation à la Vie Relationnelle, Affective et Sexuelle (EVRAS)
à Bruxelles ? |
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Brussels Studies, Vol. 183,
2023 (with A. Lannoo, C. Duchene, & I. Godin). [Repec] |
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[2] |
Migration et répartition
long terme du risque de chômage en Belgique |
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Reflets et Perspectives de
la vie économique, Vol. LX, 47-63, 2022 (with J.
Carlier, M. Fontaine, N. Ide). [RePEc] |
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[3] |
Belemmeren loonkosten de
werkgelegenheid voor laaggeschoolden in België? |
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Over.werk, 28(1), 84-90,
2018 (with S. Kampelmann, F. Rycx, & Y. Saks). [RePEc] |
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[4] |
Orientation des politiques régionales de l’emploi après la 6e réforme
de l’État |
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Dynamiques régionales, 6(1), 97-117,
2018 (with M. Rennoir). [RePEc] |
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[5] |
Industry Wage
Differentials, Rent Sharing and Gender in Belgium |
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Reflets et Perspectives de
la vie économique, Vol. XLVII,
No. 3, 55-65, 2008. [RePEc] |
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[6] |
Wage Differentials in
Belgium: The Role of Worker and Employer Characteristics |
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Brussels Economic Review,
Vol. 50, No. 1, 11-38, 2007 (with R. Plasman & F. Rycx). [RePEc] |
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[7] |
Inter-Industry Wage
Differentials: What Do We Know? |
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Reflets et Perspectives de
la vie économique, Vol. XLVI,
No. 2/3, 13-22, 2007 (with F. Rycx). [RePEc] |
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[8] |
La régionalisation de la négociation salariale en Belgique: vraie
nécessit ou faux débat? |
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Reflets et Perspectives de
la vie économique, Vol. XLVI,
No. 2/3, 65-74, 2007 (with R. Plasman and M. Rusinek). [More] |
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[9] |
Inter-Industry Wage
Differentials and the Gender Wage Gap in Belgium |
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Brussels Economic Review,
Vol.45, No.2, 119-41, 2002 (with F. Rycx). [RePEc] |
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in Books (Refereed): |
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[1] |
Can Rent Sharing Explain the
Belgian Gender Wage Gap? |
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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] |
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[2] |
The Gender Pay Gap in
Belgium: How Much Do Sectors Matter? |
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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] |
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[3] |
"La régionalisation de la négociation salariale en Belgique" |
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in Cifop (eds.), Nos
régions en Europe : voies d’impasse, voies d’avenir. Quel
développement pour la Wallonie et Bruxelles?, 17i me
Congrès des Economistes Belges de Langue Fran aise, 2007 (with R. Plasman and
M. Rusinek). [More] |