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

April 23, 2024

IRES Lunch Seminar - Esther Arenas Arroyo, Vienna University

Esther Arenas Arroyo (Vienna University) will give a presentation on Low-Wage Jobs, Foreign-Born Workers, and Firm Performance Abstract: We examine how migrant workers...

April 24, 2024

Leuven-Louvain Trade Workshop-Elisa Navarra, ULB

Elisa Navarra (ULB) will give a presentation on The Effects of Corporate Subsidies Along Supply Chains

April 25, 2024

UCLouvain Economics Seminar - Anna Maria Mayda,...

Anna Maria Mayda (Georgetown University) will give a presentation on Do immigrants hurt local public finances? Evidence from Italy Abstract: In this paper we estimate the causal...

April 30, 2024

IRES Lunch Seminar - Tiziano Toniolo, IRES

Tiziano Toniolo IRES/LIDAM, UCLouvain will give a presentation on In-work benefits and labour supply: Analysis of the introduction and expansion of the social work bonus for Belgium...

May 02, 2024

UCLouvain Economic Seminar - Pauline Corblet, NYU Abu Dhabi

Pauline Corblet (NYU Abu Dhabi) will give a presentation on TBA Abstract:

May 07, 2024

IRES Lunch Seminar - Jaime Marques Pereira, Lancaster...

Jaime Marques Pereira (Lancaster University Management School) will give a presentation on Trumping the News: A High-Frequency Analysis Abstract: Does mainstream media actively...

May 14, 2024

IRES Lunch Seminar - Edwin Fourrier Nicolaï, University...

Edwin Fourrier-Nicolaï (University of Trento) will give a presentation on TBA Abstract:

May 15, 2024

Leuven - Louvain Trade Workshop - Lan Lin, Peking University

Lan Lin (Peking University) will give a presentation on TBA Abstract:

May 16, 2024

UCLouvain Economic Seminar - Huixin Bi, Kansas Fed

Huixin Bi ( Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City) will give a presentation on TBA Abstract:

May 16, 2024

UCLouvain Economics Seminar - Patrick Arni, University...

Patrick Arni (University of Bristol) will give a presentation on TBA Abstract:

May 21, 2024

IRES Lunch Seminar - Riccardo Turati, Universitat...

Riccardo Turati (Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona) will give a presentation on TBA Abstract:

May 31, 2024

Doctoral Workshop in Economics - Spring Session

The Spring Session of the Doctoral Workshop 2024 will take place on Friday, May 31, 2024 at the Université catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve. The...

What's new at IRES

April 25, 2024

LIDAM in the Media

L’expérience de la semaine de 4 jours de travail ne...

Canal Z a interrogé le Pr. Vincent Vandenberghe sur l'expérience de semaine à 4 jour. Retrouvez son analyse dans le reportage. Le Pr. Vandenberghe souligne que la taille de l'échantillon...

April 24, 2024

LIDAM in the Media

Les entreprises boudent l'expérience sur la réduction du...

L’Echo a consacré un article à l’expérience sur la réduction du temps de travail. Dans cet article, ils ont interrogé le Pr. Bruno Van der Linden pour évaluer la valeur scientifique de cette...

April 15, 2024

The impact of humanitarian sanctions: Evidence from US...

A new VoxEu Column by Prof. Jean-François Maystadt, Kampui Tsang, Johannes Biesebroeck and Nele Warrinier. Absrtact: Economic sanctions are increasingly being used by states to penalise...

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