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10 March 2025, modifié le 27 March 2025

1st International Beamm Conference on Public Finance and Policy Evaluation

Date: Monday, May 26, 2025
Location: CAPE, UCLouvain Saint-Louis Bruxelles, Brussels
Room: P02, Préfecture, rue du marais 119, 1000 Bruxelles

About CAPE

CAPE is a research center at UCLouvain Saint-Louis Bruxelles, specializing in public finance and policy evaluation. Located in the heart of Brussels, CAPE collaborates with policymakers, civil society, and academia to study fiscal and social public policies in Belgium.

Flagship Project - Beamm

Beamm is an open-access online tax-benefit microsimulation platform, funded by the ERDF (European Regional Development Fund) from the Brussels Region. It aims to expand its scope and applications in collaboration with Brussels' public administrations, policymakers, and civil society.

Beamm.conf25 Objectives
  • Gather national and international researchers, policymakers, young researchers, and civil society.
  • Discuss pressing Belgian and international issues in fiscal and social public policy.
  • Stimulate dialogue, exchange good practices, and boost collaboration between academia, policymakers, and civil society.
Spirit of Beamm.conf25
  • Friendly, collaborative, and academically rigorous atmosphere.
  • Commitment to societal impact.
  • Ambitious research tailored to the needs of public institutions and civil society.
  • Strong roots in Brussels and a taste for fun.
Ambition

Grow Beamm.conf into a series of annual events. Join us for the inaugural Beamm.conf25!

We look forward to welcoming you.

It is possible to follow the conference online. See the registration form.

9:00-9:20: Welcome & coffee

9:20-10:00 Mark Delanote (Ghent University): "How to develop a fair tax system? The Belgian case"

10:00-10:40 Antoine Bozio (Institut des Politiques Publiques - Paris): "How to tax capital : income tax, wealth tax and corporate tax”

10:40-11:00  Coffee break

11:00-11:40 Paola De Agostini (European Commission): “The Challenges of Population Ageing on Healthcare Funding: Exploring Potential Sources and their Distributional Implications”.

11:40-12:20  Erik Schokkaert (KU Leuven): “Do people have preferences? If yes, can we measure them?”

12:20-14:00 Gourmet lunch & Poster session

14:00-14:40 Daria Popova (ISER - University of Essex): "Taxation, Social Transfers, and Gender Inequality in Europe: A Microsimulation-Based Analysis."

14:40-15:20 Clement Joubert (World Bank): "Women in the Pipeline. A Dynamic Decomposition of Firm Pay Gaps."

15:20-15:40 Coffee break

15:40-16:20 Peter Haan (DIW Berlin): "Income Effects of Disability Benefits".

16:20-17:10  Tom Truyts & Cédric Heuchenne (UCLouvain - CAPE): "The Beamm policy evaluation platform: present and future"

17:10-18:30 Drinks + Brussels delicacies & Poster session 

Registration