Institute of Economic and Social Research

Welcome to IRES!

IRES is a research centre in economics of the Université Catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain). The research centre was founded in 1928. With the Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE), the Institut de Statistique, Biostatistique et Sciences Actuarielles (ISBA) and Louvain Finance (LFIN) and the platform Support en Méthodologie et Calcul Statistique (SMCS), IRES now belongs to the Louvain Institute of Data Analysis and Modeling in economics and statistics (LIDAM).

Upcoming Events at IRES

IRES Lunch Seminar - Andualem Assefa Welde, University...

Andualem Assefa Welde (University of Macerata) will give a presentation on TBA Abstract:

IRES Lunch Seminar - Diego Malo Rico, IRES

Diego Malo Rico (IRES/LIDAM, UCLouvain) will give a presentation on TBA Abstract:

UCLouvain Economic Seminar - Michael McMahon, Oxford...

Michael McMahon (University of Oxford) Will give a presentation on TBA Abstract:

What's new at IRES

LIDAM in the Media

From media narratives to racial equality: How Superman...

Prof. Joseph Gomes and his co-authors published a column VOXeu. The authors try to determine the influence of the radio program The Adventures of Superman in the promotion of tolerance in...
LIDAM in the Media

Comment la crise climatique contribue au recrutement des...

Le Pr. Jean-François Maystadt a été interrogé par La Libre Afrique sur le rôle du réchauffement climatique dans la problématique des enfants soldats. Lire l'article   Image de...
LIDAM in the Media

The history of pre-modern European universities in a...

New VoxEU column by Prof. David de la Croix and Pauline Morault. Faculty mobility has been a hallmark of universities since their inception. The connections forged between distant campuses...