Institute of Economic and Social Research

Welcome at IRES!

IRES is a research center of the Université Catholique de Louvain (UCL). The center was founded in 1928. With the Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE) and the Institut de Statistique, Biostatistique et Sciences Actuarielles (ISBA), IRES now belongs to the Institute of multidisciplinary research for quantitative modeling and analysis (IMMAQ).

Forthcoming Events

November 15, 2018

UCLouvain Economics Seminar

Antonio Rosato (University of Technology Sydney)

Antonio Rosato (Uinversity of Technology Sydney) will give a presentation on Projection of Private Values in Auctions Abstract : This paper explores how taste projection...

November 20, 2018

IRES Lunch Seminar

Manuel Oechslin ( University of Lucerne)

Manuel Oechslin (Lucerne University) will give a presentation on Smaller Measurement Errors, Better Economic Policies?

December 14, 2018

Workshop

The Impact of Migrants, Refugees and Asylum Seekers

13:00 - 13:30 Welcome 13:30 - 14:20 International Migration and Cultural Convergence Hillel Rapport (Paris School of Economics) 14:20 - 15:10...

December 14, 2018

IRES 90th Anniversary

Conference George Borjas

To celebrate its 90th anniversary, IRES has the pleasure to invite you to a conference by George Borjas (UC Davis) on The Economics of Immigration: Unravelling the Narrative The...

December 21, 2018

8th Christmas Meeting of Belgian Economists

The 8th Annual Christmas Meeting of Balgian Economists will take place at the University of Antwerp this year. Programme 09:30-10:00 Welcome with Coffee and...

What's new?

October 04, 2018

Regards économiques 141

Formation des salaires en Belgique : interactions...

Ce numéro de Regards économiques publie les résultats d’une étude consacrée à la formation des salaires en Belgique sur la période 1995-2015. L’article examine le rôle des interactions...

September 24, 2018

Une baisse plus rapide des allocations de chômage...

Seize académiques signent une carte blanche concernant la nouvelle mesure de dégressivité des allocations du "jobs deal" de cet été. Les signataires de cette carte blanche, parmi lesquels on...

July 30, 2018

Open Position

Doctoral Researcher on Social Enterprises and Sustainability

CIRTES (Interdisciplinary Research Center on Work, State and Society), and IRES (Institute of Economic and Social Research) of the Université catholique de Louvain invite applications for : A...

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