Herman Deleeck Centre for Social Policy

We recently had the pleasure to host, Inés Guillemyn for our #CSBLunchSeminar to talk about how child penalties in Belgium extend to employer pension contributions.
#ChildPenalty #Pensions #GenderInequality

What would it mean to live in a “Zero Poverty World”?
That was the guiding question of the ESPAnet/AIPRIL Workshop on Minimum Income Protection at @uantwerpen.

A great exchange on today’s challenges and tomorrow’s opportunities for MIP.

#SocialPolicy #EconSky #MIP #Research

🚨 New Paper from CSB researchers in RSSM

Dries Lens, Kilian Van Looy, and @IveMarx studied whether temporary employment acts as a stepping stone or a trap for unemployed immigrants in Belgium

📄 Free access ⬇️

Wouter presented his work on using the maximal position approach to identify older Europeans with clustered disadvantages. Using cross-country data from SHARE, he examined the correlation between clustered disadvantages and mortality rates, and their persistence.

Our very own Sakura recently presented her work assessing the welfare outcomes of Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) programmes. She evaluated a hypothetical expansion in the Colombian CCT programme, estimating the impact of targeting based on a multidimensional well-being proxy.

We were honoured to welcome Dr. Lisa Suckert (University of Antwerp) for an insightful seminar on how we can conceptualize the multiple, overlapping crises. She introduced a novel theoretical framework that explores layers of uncertainty from an imagined futures perspective.

We were pleased to host Esteban Delgado from Universidad ICESI as a visiting PhD researcher. Esteban presented his research on gold mining's impact on forced displacement and public health in Colombia. We are thankful for the opportunity to support and learn from his vital work.

We were pleased to host Joy Schols (KU Leuven) for a seminar on social tax expenditures (STEs), namely Belgium's second pillar pensions. Using administrative data, her research highlights the overlooked fiscal and social impact of private pensions.

Recently, dr. José A Noguera (GSADI, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona) shared his work, which explores the basic income "iceberg" by comparing the distributional changes of implementing UBI against alternative policies. We heartfully thank dr. José for his engaging seminar!

We welcomed Nicolas Larrea Avila (University of Namur), who presented his work on poverty and mobility in Argentina (2003 to 2023), using synthetic panels and machine learning to examine how economic cycles impact welfare dynamics. Thank you for this enlightening seminar!

Our own Stef Dielen presented research on the medicalisation of psychotropic drug use in Europe. He explored the link between loneliness and drug consumption among older adults, and how cross-country differences in institutional and cultural factors affect medicalisation.

Reminder: the call for abstracts for the ESPAnet/AIPRIL Workshop closes this week! More details below ⬇️

📢 The deadline for the ESPAnet/AIPRIL workshop on minimum income protection has been extended!

More info: www.uantwerpen.be/en/research-...

We were pleased to welcome dr. Domenico Moramarco from Università di Bari for our CSB Lunch Seminar Series recently. He presented his work on measuring intersectional disadvantage, offering the first axiomatic approach to understanding how race, gender, and class interact shape inequality.

Op speeddate! Met Koen Decancq | Kennismakers Op welke leeftijd zijn we het minst gelukkig? Koen Decancq (UAntwerpen) onderzoekt de link tussen ouderdom en welzijn – en waarom we voorzichtig moeten zijn met cijfers over geluk.

Interested in how the wellbeing of individuals can be studied? Our very own prof. dr. Koen Decancq explains his work in his interview (NL) with Research Foundation Flanders (FWO) :

Op speeddate! Met Koen Decancq | Kennismakers Op welke leeftijd zijn we het minst gelukkig? Koen Decancq (UAntwerpen) onderzoekt de link tussen ouderdom en welzijn – en waarom we voorzichtig moeten zijn met cijfers over geluk.

Benieuwd hoe het welzijn van mensen bestudeerd kan worden? Onze welvaartseconoom prof. dr. Koen Decancq legt het uit in zijn interview met het Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (FWO): www.kennismakers.be/op-speeddate...

Geflitst! Met Koen Decanq | Kennismakers Een gelukkige oude dag, daar dromen we toch allemaal van? Maar kan die droom ook werkelijkheid worden? Koen Decanq (UAntwerpen) gaat op zoek naar data.

Our esteemed prof. dr. Koen Decancq recently provided a glimpse into SHARE and the research he and our doctoral scholars are conducting using SHARE data. Watch the short video (NL) from the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO) here: kennismakers.be/geflitst-met...

Read the full Working Paper here:
repository.uantwerpen.be/docstore/d:i...

New Working Paper:

"Correcting for starting point bias in the elicitation of willingness to pay for health" by Santiago Burone & Lukas Leitner.

We identify & correct for starting point bias in double-bounded dichotomous choice WTP questions in health economics.
#HealthEcon #WTP

‪Thank you, prof. dr. Daniël van Vuuren (SEO & Tilburg University) @danielvanvuuren.bsky.social‬, for presenting your work in our CSB Lunch Seminar Series. His research with the SEO highlighted the benefits of replacing income-dependent allowances with tax credits in the Netherlands.

Geflitst! Met Koen Decanq | Kennismakers Een gelukkige oude dag, daar dromen we toch allemaal van? Maar kan die droom ook werkelijkheid worden? Koen Decanq (UAntwerpen) gaat op zoek naar data.

Onze gewaardeerde prof. dr. Koen Decancq gaf onlangs een blik op SHARE en het onderzoek dat hij samen met onze doctoraatsstudenten uitvoert met behulp van SHARE gegevens. Bekijk het korte filmpje van het Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (FWO) hier: kennismakers.be/geflitst-met...

#SHARE

Are you interested in sharing your research on minimum income protection? Join us for a two-day workshop, held at the University of Antwerp!
🚨 Submission of abstracts will close next Sunday.

We were pleased to host our very own Esmée Vanpoucke (CSB, UAntwerp) for a seminar on poverty in #NonStandardWork forms in Belgium.

Her research highlights the diverse risks of #InWorkPoverty across contract types, offering important insights for the labour market and #SocialPolicy. #Research

📢 Call for papers
Join us in September for a two-day workshop on minimum income protection, a joint initiative by ESPAnet and AIPRIL.
More info: www.uantwerpen.be/en/research-...

FISS • 31th Conference • June 4-6, 2025 in Sigtuna, Sweden The Foundation for International Studies on Social Security (FISS) invites researchers, policymakers, and practitioners to submit an abstract.

🚨 The 31st FISS Conference call for papers closes this weekend! Join us in for discussions on crisis policy responses, ecological transition & social policy, the digital revolution & social protection, and more.

Submit your papers here: bit.ly/4bIjwur

#FISSConference #SocialPolicy #CallForPapers

📣 Great news! The deadline for paper submissions to the 31st FISS conference has been extended.

Join us this summer in beautiful Sigtuna! bit.ly/4bIjwur

#SocialPolicy #SocialSecurity #FISSConference #PolicyResearch #CallForPapers