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Workplace:Department of Economics, Faculteit Economie en Bedrijfswetenschappen (Faculty of Business and Economics), KU Leuven (University of Leuven), (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2025

  1. Small Quasi-Cash Rewards: A Field Experiment on Voluntary Plasma Donations
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Downloads

2023

  1. Fair Earnings Tax Reforms
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Downloads
  2. Fairness gaps for earnings tax design
    Working Papers of Department of Economics, Leuven, KU Leuven, Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB), Department of Economics, Leuven Downloads
    See also Journal Article Fairness Gaps for Earnings Tax Design, Journal of Political Economy Microeconomics, University of Chicago Press (2025) Downloads (2025)

2021

  1. Prioritarianism in Education
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Downloads View citations (1)
    Also in Working Papers of Department of Economics, Leuven, KU Leuven, Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB), Department of Economics, Leuven (2021) Downloads
  2. Should Higher Education Be Subsidized More?
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Downloads
  3. Wat weten we over mogelijke gevolgen van de Vlaamse centrale toetsen?
    Working Papers of Department of Economics, Leuven, KU Leuven, Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB), Department of Economics, Leuven Downloads

2020

  1. Fiscal externalities in higher education
    Working Papers of Department of Economics, Leuven, KU Leuven, Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB), Department of Economics, Leuven Downloads
  2. Is het hoger onderwijs echt een melkkoe voor de overheid?
    Working Papers of Department of Economics, Leuven, KU Leuven, Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB), Department of Economics, Leuven Downloads

2019

  1. Markets, Queues, and Taxes
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Downloads
    Also in Working Papers of Department of Economics, Leuven, KU Leuven, Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB), Department of Economics, Leuven (2019) Downloads

2018

  1. Kan een studiebijdrage ons hoger onderwijs billijker en democratischer maken?
    Working Papers of Department of Economics, Leuven, KU Leuven, Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB), Department of Economics, Leuven Downloads

2016

  1. School accountability: can we reward schools and avoid pupil selection?
    LIDAM Reprints CORE, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2013) Downloads

    See also Journal Article School accountability: can we reward schools and avoid pupil selection?, Social Choice and Welfare, Springer (2016) Downloads (2016)
  2. Who's afraid of aggregating money metrics?
    Working Papers of Department of Economics, Leuven, KU Leuven, Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB), Department of Economics, Leuven Downloads
    Also in LIDAM Discussion Papers CORE, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE) (2016) Downloads

    See also Journal Article Who's afraid of aggregating money metrics?, Theoretical Economics, Econometric Society (2018) Downloads View citations (11) (2018)

2015

  1. The economics of financing higher education
    Working Papers of Department of Economics, Leuven, KU Leuven, Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB), Department of Economics, Leuven Downloads
    See also Journal Article The economics of financing higher education, Economic Policy, CEPR, CESifo, Sciences Po (2018) Downloads View citations (25) (2018)
  2. Wage policies, employment, and redistributive efficiency
    Working Papers of Department of Economics, Leuven, KU Leuven, Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB), Department of Economics, Leuven Downloads
    Also in Working Papers, Institut d'Economia de Barcelona (IEB) (2015) Downloads
  3. What do normative indices of multidimensional inequality really measure?
    LIDAM Reprints CORE, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE) View citations (23)
    Also in LIDAM Discussion Papers CORE, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE) (2013) Downloads View citations (13)

    See also Journal Article What do normative indices of multidimensional inequality really measure?, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2015) Downloads View citations (22) (2015)

2014

  1. Fair and efficent taxation under partial control
    ZEW Discussion Papers, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research Downloads View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Fair and Efficient Taxation under Partial Control, Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (2015) Downloads View citations (8) (2015)

2013

  1. Prioritarian poverty comparisons with cardinal and ordinal attributes
    Working Papers of Department of Economics, Leuven, KU Leuven, Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB), Department of Economics, Leuven Downloads View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article Prioritarian Poverty Comparisons with Cardinal and Ordinal Attributes, Scandinavian Journal of Economics, Wiley Blackwell (2018) Downloads View citations (10) (2018)

2011

  1. Fair and Efficient Taxation under Partial Control: Theory and Evidence
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Downloads View citations (5)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2010) Downloads View citations (9)
    Working Papers of Department of Economics, Leuven, KU Leuven, Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB), Department of Economics, Leuven (2010) Downloads View citations (6)
  2. The Impact of 'Equal Educational Opportunity' Funds: A Regression Discontinuity Design
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) Downloads View citations (1)
    Also in Working Papers of Department of Economics, Leuven, KU Leuven, Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB), Department of Economics, Leuven (2011) Downloads

2010

  1. Has the world moved forward?
    LIDAM Reprints CORE, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE) View citations (15)
  2. Is ELIE a wasteful minimum income scheme?
    LIDAM Reprints CORE, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE)
    Also in Working Papers of Department of Economics, Leuven, KU Leuven, Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB), Department of Economics, Leuven (2008) Downloads View citations (2)
  3. Partial compensation/responsibility
    Working Papers of Department of Economics, Leuven, KU Leuven, Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB), Department of Economics, Leuven Downloads
    See also Journal Article Partial compensation/responsibility, Theory and Decision, Springer (2015) Downloads (2015)

2009

  1. School accountability: (how) can we reward schools and avoid cream-skimming
    LIDAM Discussion Papers CORE, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE) Downloads
    Also in Working Papers of Department of Economics, Leuven, KU Leuven, Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB), Department of Economics, Leuven (2009) Downloads

2008

  1. Equity and efficiency in private and public education: a nonparametric comparison
    Working Papers of Department of Economics, Leuven, KU Leuven, Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB), Department of Economics, Leuven Downloads View citations (12)

2007

  1. Equality of opportunity versus equality of opportunity sets
    LIDAM Reprints CORE, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE) View citations (24)
    Also in Public Economics Working Paper Series, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Centrum voor Economische Studiën, Working Group Public Economics (2003) Downloads View citations (1)

    See also Journal Article Equality of Opportunity versus Equality of Opportunity Sets, Social Choice and Welfare, Springer (2007) Downloads View citations (57) (2007)

2006

  1. A consistent multidimensional Pigou-Dalton transfer principle
    Working Papers of Department of Economics, Leuven, KU Leuven, Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB), Department of Economics, Leuven Downloads View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article A consistent multidimensional Pigou-Dalton transfer principle, Journal of Economic Theory, Elsevier (2009) Downloads View citations (16) (2009)
  2. Is it fair to ‘make work pay’ ?
    LIDAM Discussion Papers CORE, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE) Downloads
    Also in Working Papers of Department of Economics, Leuven, KU Leuven, Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB), Department of Economics, Leuven (2004) Downloads

    See also Journal Article Is it Fair to ‘Make Work Pay’?, Economica, London School of Economics and Political Science (2007) Downloads View citations (13) (2007)

2005

  1. A Bounded Index Test to make Robust Heterogeneous Welfare Comparisons
    Working Papers of Department of Economics, Leuven, KU Leuven, Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB), Department of Economics, Leuven Downloads
    See also Journal Article A BOUNDED INDEX TEST TO MAKE ROBUST HETEROGENEOUS WELFARE COMPARISONS, Review of Income and Wealth, International Association for Research in Income and Wealth (2006) Downloads View citations (3) (2006)
  2. On Bounded Dominance Criteria
    University of Oregon Economics Department Working Papers, University of Oregon Economics Department Downloads
    See also Journal Article On bounded dominance criteria, Mathematical Social Sciences, Elsevier (2006) Downloads View citations (8) (2006)
  3. Sequential dominance and weighted utilitarianism
    Working Papers of Department of Economics, Leuven, KU Leuven, Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB), Department of Economics, Leuven Downloads
    Also in Working Papers of Department of Economics, Leuven, KU Leuven, Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB), Department of Economics, Leuven (2005) Downloads

    See also Journal Article Sequential dominance and weighted utilitarianism, Economics Letters, Elsevier (2007) Downloads View citations (2) (2007)

2004

  1. Bounded Sequential Dominance Criteria
    Working Papers of Department of Economics, Leuven, KU Leuven, Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB), Department of Economics, Leuven Downloads View citations (1)
    Also in Working Papers of Department of Economics, Leuven, KU Leuven, Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB), Department of Economics, Leuven (2004) Downloads
  2. Implementing equality of resources: Negative income tax or earned income tax credit ?
    Working Papers of Department of Economics, Leuven, KU Leuven, Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB), Department of Economics, Leuven Downloads
  3. On Comparing Heterogenous Populations: is there really a Conflict between the Pareto Criterion and Inequality Aversion?
    Working Papers of Department of Economics, Leuven, KU Leuven, Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB), Department of Economics, Leuven Downloads View citations (1)
  4. On the reconciliation of efficiency and inequality aversion with heterogeneous populations: characterization results
    Public Economics Working Paper Series, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Centrum voor Economische Studiën, Working Group Public Economics Downloads

2002

  1. Weighting with individuals, equivalent individuals, or not weighting at all. Does it matter empirically?
    Public Economics Working Paper Series, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Centrum voor Economische Studiën, Working Group Public Economics Downloads View citations (17)

2001

  1. Non-welfare economics and the well-being of phantom agents: an appeal to caution
    Public Economics Working Paper Series, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Centrum voor Economische Studiën, Working Group Public Economics Downloads

Journal Articles

2025

  1. Fairness Gaps for Earnings Tax Design
    Journal of Political Economy Microeconomics, 2025, 3, (1), 25 - 58 Downloads
    See also Working Paper Fairness gaps for earnings tax design, Working Papers of Department of Economics, Leuven (2023) Downloads (2023)

2020

  1. Conditional Earnings Subsidies for Low Earners
    Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2020, 122, (2), 524-552 Downloads

2018

  1. Prioritarian Poverty Comparisons with Cardinal and Ordinal Attributes
    Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2018, 120, (3), 925-942 Downloads View citations (10)
    See also Working Paper Prioritarian poverty comparisons with cardinal and ordinal attributes, Working Papers of Department of Economics, Leuven (2013) Downloads View citations (6) (2013)
  2. The economics of financing higher education
    Economic Policy, 2018, 33, (94), 265-314 Downloads View citations (25)
    See also Working Paper The economics of financing higher education, Working Papers of Department of Economics, Leuven (2015) Downloads (2015)
  3. Who's afraid of aggregating money metrics?
    Theoretical Economics, 2018, 13, (2) Downloads View citations (11)
    See also Working Paper Who's afraid of aggregating money metrics?, Working Papers of Department of Economics, Leuven (2016) Downloads (2016)

2016

  1. School accountability: can we reward schools and avoid pupil selection?
    Social Choice and Welfare, 2016, 46, (2), 359-387 Downloads
    See also Working Paper School accountability: can we reward schools and avoid pupil selection?, LIDAM Reprints CORE (2016) (2016)

2015

  1. Fair and Efficient Taxation under Partial Control
    Economic Journal, 2015, 125, (589), 2024-2051 Downloads View citations (8)
    See also Working Paper Fair and efficent taxation under partial control, ZEW Discussion Papers (2014) Downloads View citations (2) (2014)
  2. Partial compensation/responsibility
    Theory and Decision, 2015, 78, (2), 305-317 Downloads
    See also Working Paper Partial compensation/responsibility, Working Papers of Department of Economics, Leuven (2010) Downloads (2010)
  3. What do normative indices of multidimensional inequality really measure?
    Journal of Public Economics, 2015, 130, (C), 94-104 Downloads View citations (22)
    See also Working Paper What do normative indices of multidimensional inequality really measure?, LIDAM Reprints CORE (2015) View citations (23) (2015)

2013

  1. A characterization of maximin
    Economic Theory Bulletin, 2013, 1, (2), 151-156 Downloads View citations (8)
    Also in Economic Theory Bulletin, 2014, 2, (2), 219-220 (2014) Downloads View citations (2)

2010

  1. Efficiency and equity in private and public education: A nonparametric comparison
    European Journal of Operational Research, 2010, 202, (2), 563-573 Downloads View citations (41)
  2. Has the world moved forward? A robust multidimensional evaluation
    Economics Letters, 2010, 107, (2), 266-269 Downloads View citations (15)

2009

  1. A consistent multidimensional Pigou-Dalton transfer principle
    Journal of Economic Theory, 2009, 144, (3), 1358-1371 Downloads View citations (16)
    See also Working Paper A consistent multidimensional Pigou-Dalton transfer principle, Working Papers of Department of Economics, Leuven (2006) Downloads View citations (5) (2006)

2008

  1. Robust human development rankings
    The Journal of Economic Inequality, 2008, 6, (4), 287-321 Downloads View citations (58)

2007

  1. Equality of Opportunity versus Equality of Opportunity Sets
    Social Choice and Welfare, 2007, 28, (2), 209-230 Downloads View citations (57)
    See also Working Paper Equality of opportunity versus equality of opportunity sets, LIDAM Reprints CORE (2007) View citations (24) (2007)
  2. Is it Fair to ‘Make Work Pay’?
    Economica, 2007, 74, (296), 599-626 Downloads View citations (13)
    See also Working Paper Is it fair to ‘make work pay’ ?, LIDAM Discussion Papers CORE (2006) Downloads (2006)
  3. On comparing heterogeneous populations: Is there really a conflict between welfarism and a concern for greater equality in living standards?
    Mathematical Social Sciences, 2007, 53, (1), 1-28 Downloads View citations (6)
  4. Sequential dominance and weighted utilitarianism
    Economics Letters, 2007, 94, (2), 208-212 Downloads View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper Sequential dominance and weighted utilitarianism, Working Papers of Department of Economics, Leuven (2005) Downloads (2005)

2006

  1. A BOUNDED INDEX TEST TO MAKE ROBUST HETEROGENEOUS WELFARE COMPARISONS
    Review of Income and Wealth, 2006, 52, (3), 361-376 Downloads View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper A Bounded Index Test to make Robust Heterogeneous Welfare Comparisons, Working Papers of Department of Economics, Leuven (2005) Downloads (2005)
  2. On bounded dominance criteria
    Mathematical Social Sciences, 2006, 52, (1), 15-30 Downloads View citations (8)
    See also Working Paper On Bounded Dominance Criteria, University of Oregon Economics Department Working Papers (2005) Downloads (2005)

2005

  1. Non-dictatorial extensive social choice
    Economic Theory, 2005, 25, (3), 721-743 Downloads View citations (8)

2004

  1. Two egalitarian consensus rules
    Social Choice and Welfare, 2004, 22, (3), 567-578 Downloads

2003

  1. Merit goods and phantom agents
    Economics Bulletin, 2003, 8, (8), 1-5 Downloads View citations (4)
  2. Reference type-independent heterogeneous social evaluation
    Economics Letters, 2003, 80, (2), 227-231 Downloads
  3. The Incidence of Social Security Contributions: An Empirical Analysis
    Empirica, 2003, 30, (2), 81-106 Downloads View citations (37)

Chapters

2023

  1. Prioritarianism and poverty measurement
    Chapter 36 in Research Handbook on Measuring Poverty and Deprivation, 2023, pp 388-400 Downloads
 
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