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Working Papers

2023

1. Have inflation and monetary tightening changed the game? Long-run perspectives on the interest – growth difference on public debt
   Working Papers of Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Ghent University, Belgium, Ghent University, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration

2022

2. On the macroeconomic and distributional effects of federal estate tax reforms in the United States
   Working Papers of Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Ghent University, Belgium, Ghent University, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration
3. Should we worry about public debt? An empirical analysis of r – g in OECD countries
   Working Papers of Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Ghent University, Belgium, Ghent University, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration

2021

4. Demographic change, secular stagnation and inequality: automation as a blessing?
   Working Papers of Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Ghent University, Belgium, Ghent University, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration View citations (5)

2018

5. COPING WITH DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGE: MACROECONOMIC PERFORMANCE AND WELFARE INEQUALITY EFFECTS OF PUBLIC PENSION REFORM
   Working Papers of Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Ghent University, Belgium, Ghent University, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration
   See also Journal Article Coping with demographic change: macroeconomic performance and welfare inequality effects of public pension reform, Journal of Pension Economics and Finance, Cambridge University Press (2023) (2023)
6. GETTING LOW EDUCATED AND OLDER PEOPLE INTO WORK: FISCAL POLICY IN AN OLG MODEL WITH HETEROGENEOUS ABILITIES
   Working Papers of Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Ghent University, Belgium, Ghent University, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration
7. RAISING EMPLOYMENT: FISCAL POLICY, WAGE FORMATION, AND THEIR IMPACT ON WELFARE, INEQUALITY AND POVERTY – A GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS
   Working Papers of Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Ghent University, Belgium, Ghent University, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration

2017

8. Macroeconomic and distributional effects of demographic change in an open economy - The case of Belgium -
   Working Papers of Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Ghent University, Belgium, Ghent University, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article Macroeconomic and Distributional Effects of Demographic Change in an Open Economy - The Case of Belgium, JODE - Journal of Demographic Economics, Cambridge University Press (2020) View citations (6) (2020)

2016

9. Les Belges propriétaires de leur logement restent-ils plus longtemps au chômage ?
   Regards économiques, Université catholique de Louvain, Institut de Recherches Economiques et Sociales (IRES)
10. ON THE POSSIBILITY AND DRIVING FORCES OF SECULAR STAGNATION - A GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS APPLIED TO BELGIUM -
    Working Papers of Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Ghent University, Belgium, Ghent University, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration View citations (3)
11. On the role of public policies and wage formation for private investment in R&D:A long-run panel analysis
    Working Paper Research, National Bank of Belgium View citations (2)
    Also in Working Papers of Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Ghent University, Belgium, Ghent University, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration (2015) View citations (2)

2015

12. Cross-country differences in unemployment: fiscal policy,unions and household preferences in general equilibrium
    Working Papers of Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Ghent University, Belgium, Ghent University, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article Cross‐Country Differences in Unemployment: Fiscal Policy, Unions, and Household Preferences in General Equilibrium, Scandinavian Journal of Economics, Wiley Blackwell (2019) View citations (4) (2019)

2014

13. Fiscal policy and TFP in the OECD: Measuring direct and indirect effects
    Working Paper Research, National Bank of Belgium View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article Fiscal policy and TFP in the OECD: measuring direct and indirect effects, Empirical Economics, Springer (2015) View citations (12) (2015)
14. Heterogeneous ability and the effects of fiscal policy on employment, income and welfare in general equilibrium
    Working Papers of Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Ghent University, Belgium, Ghent University, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration

2013

15. Does Homeownership Lead to Longer Unemployment Spells? The Role of Mortgage Payments
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
    Also in Working Papers of Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Ghent University, Belgium, Ghent University, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration (2013)
    See also Journal Article Does Homeownership Lead to Longer Unemployment Spells? The Role of Mortgage Payments, De Economist, Springer (2014) View citations (19) (2014)

2012

16. Leaving the empirical (battle)ground: Output and welfare effects of fiscal consolidation in general equilibrium
    Working Papers of Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Ghent University, Belgium, Ghent University, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration
17. Pension reform in an OLG model with heterogeneous abilities
    Working Papers of Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Ghent University, Belgium, Ghent University, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration View citations (13)
    See also Journal Article Pension reform in an OLG model with heterogeneous abilities, Journal of Pension Economics and Finance, Cambridge University Press (2017) View citations (17) (2017)

2011

18. Fiscal Policy and TFP in the OECD: A Non-Stationary Panel Approach
    Working Papers of Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Ghent University, Belgium, Ghent University, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration View citations (1)
19. Fiscal consolidation, institutions and institutional reform: a multivariate analysis of public debt dynamics
    Working Papers of Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Ghent University, Belgium, Ghent University, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration View citations (7)
20. Houses and/or Jobs: Ownership and the Labour Market in Belgian Districts
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (5)
    Also in Working Papers of Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Ghent University, Belgium, Ghent University, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration (2010) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Houses and/or Jobs: Ownership and the Labour Market in Belgian Districts, Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals (2015) View citations (5) (2015)
21. Pension reform, employment by age and long-run growth
    LIDAM Discussion Papers IRES, Université catholique de Louvain, Institut de Recherches Economiques et Sociales (IRES) View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article Pension reform, employment by age, and long-run growth, Journal of Population Economics, Springer (2013) View citations (22) (2013)
22. Pension reform, employment by age, and long-run growth in OECD countries
    2011 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics
    Also in Working Papers of Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Ghent University, Belgium, Ghent University, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration (2011) View citations (2)

2010

23. Government Debt and the Excess Sensitivity of Private Consumption to Current Income: An Empirical Analysis for OECD Countries
    EcoMod2003, EcoMod
    Also in Working Papers of Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Ghent University, Belgium, Ghent University, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration (2002) View citations (2)

2009

24. Differences in hours worked in the OECD: institutions or fiscal policies?
    Working Papers of Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Ghent University, Belgium, Ghent University, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Differences in Hours Worked in the OECD: Institutions or Fiscal Policies?, Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, Blackwell Publishing (2011) View citations (22) (2011)
25. Fiscal policy, employment by age, and growth in OECD economies
    Working Papers of Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Ghent University, Belgium, Ghent University, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration View citations (7)

2006

26. Employment and growth in Europe and the US - The role of fiscal policy composition
    Working Papers of Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Ghent University, Belgium, Ghent University, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Employment and growth in Europe and the US--the role of fiscal policy composition, Oxford Economic Papers, Oxford University Press (2009) View citations (22) (2009)
27. The Kinked Demand Curve and Price Rigidity: Evidence from Scanner Data
    Working Papers of Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Ghent University, Belgium, Ghent University, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration View citations (17)
    Also in Working Paper Research, National Bank of Belgium (2006) View citations (22)
    See also Journal Article The Kinked Demand Curve and Price Rigidity: Evidence from Scanner Data, Scandinavian Journal of Economics, Wiley Blackwell (2010) View citations (60) (2010)

2005

28. Macroeconomics volatility and human capital formation - an empirical analysis
    Money Macro and Finance (MMF) Research Group Conference 2005, Money Macro and Finance Research Group

2004

29. FISCAL POLICY, EMPLOYMENT AND GROWTH: WHY IS CONTINENTAL EUROPE LAGGING BEHIND?
    Working Papers of Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Ghent University, Belgium, Ghent University, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration View citations (1)
30. Inflation and human capital formation: theory and panel data evidence
    Money Macro and Finance (MMF) Research Group Conference 2003, Money Macro and Finance Research Group View citations (1)
    Also in Working Papers of Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Ghent University, Belgium, Ghent University, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration (2003) View citations (4)
31. Inflation crises, human capital formation and growth
    Working Papers of Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Ghent University, Belgium, Ghent University, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration View citations (1)

1995

32. Central bank independence: Only part of the inflation story
    SESO Working Papers, University of Antwerp, Faculty of Business and Economics View citations (6)

1993

33. Government preferences and equilibrium inflation. A simple test of the Barro-Gordon Model
    SESO Working Papers, University of Antwerp, Faculty of Business and Economics
34. Real versus nominal convergence - National labour markets and the European integration process
    SESO Working Papers, University of Antwerp, Faculty of Business and Economics View citations (6)
35. The theory and evidence of unemployment persistence. A review of the literature
    SESO Working Papers, University of Antwerp, Faculty of Business and Economics

1991

36. Long-term unemployment in the OECD-countries. The relevance of structural labour market and labour market policy characteristics
    SESO Working Papers, University of Antwerp, Faculty of Business and Economics View citations (1)

1990

37. The Phillips curve slope and the cost of disinflation in the 1980s - An institutional account of differences among OECD countries
    SESO Working Papers, University of Antwerp, Faculty of Business and Economics

Journal Articles

2024

1. Long-run perspectives on r-g in OECD countries: An empirical analysis
   Journal of International Money and Finance, 2024, 145, (C)

2023

2. Coping with demographic change: macroeconomic performance and welfare inequality effects of public pension reform
   Journal of Pension Economics and Finance, 2023, 22, (3), 425-449
   See also Working Paper COPING WITH DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGE: MACROECONOMIC PERFORMANCE AND WELFARE INEQUALITY EFFECTS OF PUBLIC PENSION REFORM, Working Papers of Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Ghent University, Belgium (2018) (2018)

2020

3. Macroeconomic and Distributional Effects of Demographic Change in an Open Economy - The Case of Belgium
   JODE - Journal of Demographic Economics, 2020, 86, (1), 87-124 View citations (6)
   Also in Journal of Demographic Economics, 2020, 86, (1), 87-124 (2020) View citations (5)
   See also Working Paper Macroeconomic and distributional effects of demographic change in an open economy - The case of Belgium -, Working Papers of Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Ghent University, Belgium (2017) View citations (2) (2017)
4. On the impact of public policies and wage formation on business investment in research and development
   Economic Modelling, 2020, 88, (C), 188-199 View citations (3)

2019

5. Cross‐Country Differences in Unemployment: Fiscal Policy, Unions, and Household Preferences in General Equilibrium
   Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2019, 121, (3), 1270-1302 View citations (4)
   See also Working Paper Cross-country differences in unemployment: fiscal policy,unions and household preferences in general equilibrium, Working Papers of Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Ghent University, Belgium (2015) View citations (6) (2015)
6. Getting low educated and older people into work: The role of fiscal policy
   Journal of Policy Modeling, 2019, 41, (4), 586-606 View citations (3)

2017

7. Pension reform in an OLG model with heterogeneous abilities
   Journal of Pension Economics and Finance, 2017, 16, (2), 144-172 View citations (17)
   See also Working Paper Pension reform in an OLG model with heterogeneous abilities, Working Papers of Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Ghent University, Belgium (2012) View citations (13) (2012)

2015

8. Fiscal policy and TFP in the OECD: measuring direct and indirect effects
   Empirical Economics, 2015, 49, (2), 605-640 View citations (12)
   See also Working Paper Fiscal policy and TFP in the OECD: Measuring direct and indirect effects, Working Paper Research (2014) View citations (9) (2014)
9. Houses and/or Jobs: Ownership and the Labour Market in Belgian Districts
   Regional Studies, 2015, 49, (8), 1387-1406 View citations (5)
   See also Working Paper Houses and/or Jobs: Ownership and the Labour Market in Belgian Districts, CESifo Working Paper Series (2011) View citations (5) (2011)

2014

10. Does Homeownership Lead to Longer Unemployment Spells? The Role of Mortgage Payments
    De Economist, 2014, 162, (3), 263-286 View citations (19)
    See also Working Paper Does Homeownership Lead to Longer Unemployment Spells? The Role of Mortgage Payments, IZA Discussion Papers (2013) (2013)

2013

11. Employment by age, education, and economic growth: effects of fiscal policy composition in general equilibrium
    The B.E. Journal of Macroeconomics, 2013, 13, (1), 49-103 View citations (13)
12. Government efficiency, institutions, and the effects of fiscal consolidation on public debt
    European Journal of Political Economy, 2013, 31, (C), 40-59 View citations (32)
13. Pension reform, employment by age, and long-run growth
    Journal of Population Economics, 2013, 26, (2), 769-809 View citations (22)
    See also Working Paper Pension reform, employment by age and long-run growth, LIDAM Discussion Papers IRES (2011) View citations (7) (2011)

2012

14. Compétitivité et performances macroéconomiques en Allemagne: suivez le guide ?
    Reflets et perspectives de la vie économique, 2012, LI, (1), 47-65

2011

15. Differences in Hours Worked in the OECD: Institutions or Fiscal Policies?
    Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, 2011, 43, (7), 1333-1369 View citations (22)
    Also in Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, 2011, 43, (7), 1333-1369 (2011)
    See also Working Paper Differences in hours worked in the OECD: institutions or fiscal policies?, Working Papers of Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Ghent University, Belgium (2009) View citations (3) (2009)

2010

16. The Kinked Demand Curve and Price Rigidity: Evidence from Scanner Data
    Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2010, 112, (4), 723-752 View citations (60)
    See also Working Paper The Kinked Demand Curve and Price Rigidity: Evidence from Scanner Data, Working Papers of Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Ghent University, Belgium (2006) View citations (17) (2006)

2009

17. Employment and growth in Europe and the US--the role of fiscal policy composition
    Oxford Economic Papers, 2009, 61, (3), 538-565 View citations (22)
    See also Working Paper Employment and growth in Europe and the US - The role of fiscal policy composition, Working Papers of Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Ghent University, Belgium (2006) View citations (2) (2006)

2008

18. WHY DO EUROPEANS WORK (MUCH) LESS? IT IS TAXES AND GOVERNMENT SPENDING
    Economic Inquiry, 2008, 46, (2), 197-207 View citations (24)

2007

19. Crises and human capital accumulation
    Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, 2007, 40, (4), 1261-1285 View citations (19)
    Also in Canadian Journal of Economics, 2007, 40, (4), 1261-1285 (2007) View citations (20)

2004

20. Government Debt and Excess Sensitivity of Private Consumption: Estimates from OECD Countries
    Economic Inquiry, 2004, 42, (4), 618-633 View citations (14)
21. Public capital and long-term labour market performance in Belgium
    Journal of Policy Modeling, 2004, 26, (1), 95-112 View citations (28)

2001

22. Public capital and productivity growth: evidence for Belgium, 1953-1996
    Economic Modelling, 2001, 18, (1), 97-116 View citations (19)

2000

23. Success and Failure of Fiscal Consolidation in the OECD: A Multivariate Analysis
    Public Choice, 2000, 105, (1-2), 103-24 View citations (68)

1995

24. National Labour Market Institutions and the European Economic and Monetary Integration Process
    Journal of Common Market Studies, 1995, 33, (4), 573-595 View citations (4)

1993

25. Werkloosheid en werkloosheidbestrijding in België: Een bijdrage tot de actuele discussie
    Economic and Social Journal (Economisch en Sociaal Tijdschrift), 1993, 47, (3), 359-382

1990

26. Arbeidsverhoudingen, loonvorming en macro-economische prestaties
    Economic and Social Journal (Economisch en Sociaal Tijdschrift), 1990, 44, (1), 5-35