Articles/Livres

Wage Effects of Educational Mismatch According to Worker’s Origin: The Role of Demographics and Firm Characteristics

2022-12-18

Jacobs, V., Rycx, F. and Volral, M.

De Economist (Netherlands Economic Review), 2022.

Abstract. This paper analyses the wage effects of educational mismatch by workers’ origin using a sizeable, detailed matched employer–employee dataset for Belgium. Relying on a fine-grained approach to measuring educational mismatch, the results show that over-educated workers, regardless of their origin, suffer a wage penalty compared to their well-matched former classmates. However, the magnitude of this wage penalty is found to vary considerably depending on workers’ origin. In addition, the estimates show that origin-based differences in over-education wage penalties significantly depend on both demographics (workers’ region of birth, education, gender and tenure) and employer characteristics (firm size and collective bargaining). To our knowledge, the role played by these different moderating variables has been either little or not explored in this context before.

« Does Over-education Raise Productivity and Wages Equally? The Moderating Role of Workers’ Origin and Immigrants’ Background’Forthcoming paper »

2022-12-18

Jacobs, V., Pineda-Hernandez, K., Rycx, F. and Volral, M., Education Economics, 2022.

Abstract. We provide first evidence of the impact of over-education, among natives and immigrants,
on firm-level productivity and wages. We use Belgian linked panel data and rely on the
methodology from Hellerstein et al. (1999) to estimate ORU (over-, required, and undereducation) equations aggregated at the firm level. Our results show that the over-education
wage premium is higher for natives than for immigrants. However, since the differential
in productivity gains associated with over-education between natives and immigrants
outweighs the corresponding wage premium differential, we conclude – based on OLS and
dynamic GMM-SYS estimates – that over-educated native workers are in fact underpaid to
a greater extent than their over-educated immigrant counterparts. This conclusion is refined
by sensitivity analyses, when testing the role of immigrants’ background (e.g. region of
birth, immigrant generation, age at arrival in the host country, tenure).

https://docs.iza.org/dp15074.pdf

La politique hospitalière en Belgique. Financement, organisation et enjeux pour l’avenir

2022-11-21

Sous la direction de Benoît Bayenet, Maxime Fontaine et Yolande Husden

Plus d’infos : La politique hospitalière en Belgique (anthemis.be)

How collective bargaining shapes poverty: New evidence for developed countries

2022-10-13

Pireda-Hernandez, K., Rycx, F., Volral, M.

An International Journal of Employment Relations

Abstract

Although many studies point to the significant influence of collective bargaining (CB) institutions on earnings inequalities, evidence on how these institutions shape poverty rates across developed economies remains surprisingly scarce. This paper explicitly addresses the relationship between CB systems and working-age poverty rates before and after taxes and transfers in 24 developed countries over the period 1990–2015. Our results show that countries with a more centralized CB system, a more extended bargaining coverage rate and/or a higher trade union density display significantly lower poverty rates. However, these results only hold in a post-tax benefit scenario. Controlling for country and time fixed effects and a wide range of covariates, our estimates indeed suggest that the poverty-reducing effect of CB institutions stems from the political strength of trade unions in promoting public social spending rather than from any direct effect on earnings inequalities. Sensitivity tests for endogeneity and overlapping samples support this conclusion.

How collective bargaining shapes poverty: New evidence for developed countries – Pineda‐Hernández – British Journal of Industrial Relations – Wiley Online Library

A bigger house at the cost of an empty stomach? The effect of households’ indebtedness on their consumption: micro-evidence using Belgian HFCS data

2022-09-13

Du Caju, P., Périlleux, G., Rycx, F., Tojerow, I.

Review of Economics of the Household (2022)

This paper investigates the potentially non-linear relation between households’ indebtedness and their consumption. To do so, we use panel data from the two waves of the Belgian Household Finance and Consumption Survey. Unlike previous studies, we find a negative effect of households’ indebtedness on their consumption, even in the absence of any negative shock on their assets. Our findings suggest that, without such a shock, it is the day-to-day sustainability of the debt, rather than its overall sustainability, that leads households to reduce their consumption. The effect thus seems to occur through precautionary motives. To explore potential non-linearities in this effect, we perform a threshold analysis, whose results suggest that households should not have a debt-service-to-income ratio greater than 30% as this leads to a substantial reduction in their consumption. The effect appears to be robust to various specifications, including the inclusion of other European countries, to result from a trade-off between housing and consumption, and to be more prevalent among fragile households.

https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s11150-022-09605-x.pdf

Productivity and wage effects of firm-level upstreamness: Evidence from Belgian linked panel data

2022-09-13

Mahy, B., Rycx, F., Vermeylen, G., Volral, M.

The World Economy

This paper is the first to estimate the impact of a direct measurement of firm-level upstreamness (i.e. the steps—weighted distance—before the production of a firm meets either domestic or foreign final demand) on productivity and wage costs. To this end, we merged detailed Belgian linked panel data, covering all years from 2002 to 2010, with a unique dataset containing accurate information on the yearly position of each firm in the value chain. We rely on the methodological framework pioneered by Hellerstein et al. (Journal of Labor Economics, 1999, 17, 409) to estimate panel data models at the firm level. Controlling for key worker and firm characteristics, our GMM-SYS and FE-IV estimates show that firms positioned more upstream (i.e. further away from the final consumer) create more value. Our results also indicate that the impact of firm-level upstreamness is stronger on productivity than on wage costs, which implies that profitability is fostered. More precisely, in line with Belgium’s strong labour market institutions, our estimates suggest that the productivity gains associated with upstreamness are shared almost equally between wages and profits.

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/twec.13227

Educational and skills mismatches : unravelling their effects on wages across Europe

2022-09-13

Cultrera, L., Mahy, B., Rycx, F., Vermeylen, G.

Education Economics

This paper is among the first to investigate the impact of over-education and over-skilling on workers’ wages using a unique pan-European database covering twenty-eight countries for the year 2014, namely the CEDEFOP’s European Skills and Jobs (ESJ) survey. Overall, the results suggest the existence of a wage penalty associated with over-education. When the educational and the skills mismatches are interacted with each other in order to distinguish apparent over-education from genuine over-education, the results highlight that the workers with the highest wage penalty are those who are both over-educated and over-skilled.

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/09645292.2022.2050995?needAccess=true

Workers’ tenure and firm productivity: New evidence from matched employer-employee panel data

2022-09-13

Gagliani, N., Grinza,E., Rycx, F.

Industrial, a journal of economy and society relations (2022)

Using rich longitudinal matched employer-employee data on Belgian firms, we explore the impact of workers’ tenure on firm productivity. To do so, we estimate production functions augmented with firm-level measures of tenure. We deal with the endogeneity of standard inputs and tenure, which arises from unobserved firm heterogeneity and reverse causality, by applying a modified version of Ackerberg et al.’s (2015) control function method, which explicitly removes firm fixed effects. Consistently with recent theoretical predictions, our analyses point to positive, but decreasing, returns to tenure. We also find that the impact differs widely across several firm dimensions. Tenure is particularly beneficial for productivity in contexts characterized by a certain degree of routineness and low job complexity. Along the same lines, our findings indicate that tenure exerts stronger positive impacts in industrial and capital-intensive firms, as well as in firms less reliant on ICT-intensive and knowledge-intensive processes.

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/irel.12309

How Collective Bargaining Shapes Poverty: New Evidence from Developed Countries

2022-06-30

Pineda-Hernandez, K., Rycx, F., and Volral, M.

British Journal of Industrial Relations, forthcoming (2022)

Educational and Skill Mismatches: Unravelling Their Effects on Wages Across Europe

2022-03-29

Cultrera, L., Mahy, B., Rycx, F. and Vermeylen, G.

Education Economics, forthcoming (2022)

The effects of trade-induced worker displacement on health and mortality in Mexico

2021-12-24

Fernandez Guerrico, S.

Journal of Health Economics, 80, 102538 (2021)

Child penalties across industries: why job characteristics matter

2021-11-29

Fontenay, S., Murphy, T., & Tojerow, I.

Applied Economics Letters (2021)

How Collective Bargaining Shapes Poverty: New Evidence for Developed Countries

2021-11-24

Pineda-Hernández, K., & Rycx, F., & Volral, M.

IZA Discussion Papers 14555, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2021)

Productivity and wage effects of firm-level upstreamness: Evidence from Belgian linked panel data

2021-11-24

Mahy, B., Rycx, F., Vermeylen, G., & Volral M.

The World Economy, forthcoming (2021)

A Broken Social Elevator? Employment Outcomes of First- and Second-Generation Immigrants in Belgium

2021-11-24

Piton, C., & Rycx, F.

De Economist,169, 319–365 (2021)

Do banking crises improve democracy?

2021-11-24

Kouevi-Gath, B., & Méon, P-G.

Public Choice, 186, 413–446 (2021)

Politicians at higher levels of government are perceived as more corrupt

2021-11-24

François, A., & Méon, P-G.

European Journal of Political Economy, 67, 101962 (2021)

Democratic transitions can attract foreign direct investment: Effect, trajectories, and the role of political risk

2021-11-24

Lacroix, J., Méon, P-G., & Sekkat, K.

Journal of Comparative Economics, 49, Issue 2, 340-357 (2021)

Global Racist Contagion Following Donald Trump’s Election

2021-11-24

Giani, M., & Méon, P-G.

British Journal of Political Science , 51 , Issue 3 , 1332 – 1339 (2021)

A time to throw stones, a time to reap: how long does it take for democratic transitions to improve institutional outcomes?

2021-11-24

Méon, P-G., & Sekkat, K.

Journal of Institutional Economics, First View, 1 – 15 (2021)

Over-education among immigrants: the role of demographics, time, and firm characteristics

2021-11-24

Jacobs, V., Mahy, B., Rycx, F., & Volral, M.

Applied Economics, 53, Issue 1 (2021)

Upstreamness, Wages and Gender: Equal Benefits for All?

2021-07-13

Gagliardi, N., Mahy, B., & Rycx, F.

British Journal of Industrial Relations, 59 (1), 52-83 (2021)

Wage Discrimination Based on the Country of Birth: Do Tenure and Product Market Competition Matter?

2021-07-13

Fays, V., Mahy, B., Rycx, F., & Volral, M.

Applied Economics, 53 (13), 1551-1571 (2021)

Réduire le temps de travail pour améliorer l’emploi des moins qualifiés ? Une évaluation socio-économique ex ante du passage à la semaine de quatre jours au sein de l’agence Bruxelles-propreté

2020-07-14

Bertrand, O., Fontaine, M., & Hausmann, T.

Dynamiques régionales, 10, 59-80 (2021)

Migration, discrimination salariale et sur-éducation: quel est l’impact de l’hétérogénéité des travailleurs?

2020-07-13

Fays, V., Jacobs, V., Mahy, B., Rycx, F., & Volral, M.

Dynamiques régionales, 9, 57-72 (2020)

Mismatch éducatif et rentabilité des entreprises: une stratégie gagnante?

2020-07-13

Mahy, B., Rycx, F., & Vermeylen, G.

Dynamiques régionales, 9, 37-56 (2020)

Comment l’inégalité salariale intra-firme influence-t-elle la productivité et l’absentéisme pour maladie dans le secteur privé belge?

2020-07-13

Mahy, B., Rycx, F., & Volral, M.

Dynamiques régionales, 9, 73-85 (2020)

Quels effets les contrats de travail à durée déterminée ont-ils au plan global et sectoriel sur la productivité, les salaires et les profits des firmes belges ?

2020-07-13

Giuliano, R., Mahy, B., & Rycx, F.

Dynamiques régionales, 9, 17-36 (2020)

La position des entreprises dans la chaîne de valeur, productivité, salaires et profits: qu’en dit la littérature?

2020-07-13

Mahy, B., Rycx, F., Vermeylen, G., & Volral, M.

Reflets et Perspectives de la vie économique, LVIII(2-3), 95-104 (2020)

Upstreamness, Wages and Workers’ Origin: A Review of the Literature

2020-07-13

Fays, V., Mahy, B., & Rycx, F.

Reflets et Perspectives de la vie économique, LVIII(2-3), 105-114 (2020)

Trade, GVCs and Wage Inequality: Theoretical and Empirical Insights”, Reflets et Perspectives de la vie économique, LVIII(2-3), 115-134.

2020-07-13

Dhyne, E., Mahy, B., & Rycx, F.

Reflets et Perspectives de la vie économique, LVIII(2-3), 115-134 (2020)

Productivity and Wage Effects of Firm-Level Collective Agreements: Evidence from Belgian Linked Panel Data

2020-07-13

Garnero, A., Rycx, F., & Terraz, I.

British Journal of Industrial Relations, 58 (4), 936-972 (2020)

L’union fait la force? Evidence for Wage Discrimination in Firms with High Diversity

2020-07-13

Grinza, E., Kampelmann, S., & Rycx, F.

Journal of Economic Inequality, 18 (2), 181-211 (2020)

The Impact of Sickness Absenteeism on Productivity: New Evidence from Belgian Matched Panel Data

2020-07-13

Grinza, E., & Rycx, F.

Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society, 59 (1), 150-194 (2020)

Over-, Required, and Undereducation: Consequences on the Bottom Lines of Firms

2020-04-25

Kampelmann, S., Mahy, B., Rycx, F., & Vermeylen, G.

Review of labour economics and industrial relations , 34/1 , 80-112 (2020)

Les chaînes de valeur mondiales

2020-01-13

Dhyne, E., Mahy, B., & Rycx, F.

Reflets et Perspectives de la vie économique, double special issue, LVII(2-3): 5-141 (2020)

Does Firms’ Position in Global Value Chains Matter for Workers’ Wages? An Overview with a Gender Perspective

2019-07-13

Gagliardi, N., Mahy, B., & Rycx, F.

Reflets et Perspectives de la vie économique, LVII(4), 55-62 (2019)

The Unemployment Impact of Product and Labour Market Regulation: Evidence from European Countries

2019-07-13

Piton,C., & Rycx, F.

IZA Journal of Labor Policy, 9 (2), 1-32 (2019)

Heterogeneous effects of credit constraints on SME’s employment : Evidence from the European sovereign debt crisis

2019-04-01

Cornille, D., Rycx, F., & Tojerow, I.

Journal of Financial Stability, Elsevier, 41, 1-13 (2019)

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Blame the Parents ? How Parental Unemployment Affects Labor Supply and Job Quality for Young Adults

2019-01-01

Fradkin, A., Panier, F., & Tojerow, I.

Journal of Labor Economics, 37(1), 35-100 (2019)

The minority ethic : Rethinking religious denominations, minority status, and educational achievement across the globe

2018-12-06

Méon, P-G., & Tojerow, I.

Journal of Comparative Economics, Elsevier, 1-19 (2018)

Misalignment of Productivity and Wages across Regions

2018-03-01

Rycx, François; Kampelmann, Stephen; Saks, Yves & Tojerow, Ilan (2018)
Regional Studies, 52(12), 1695-1707.

Quels sont les déterminants des disparités géographiques du taux d’invalidité en Belgique?

2018-03-01

De Brouwer, O., & Tojerow, I.

Revue de Sécurité Sociale, 1, 5-63 (2018)

The Practice of Putting Welfare Beneficiaries to Work and Social Welfare in Belgium : What Integration ?

2018-01-01

Avanzo, S.

The Social Question in the Global World, Cambridge Scholars Publishing – Enabudged Editor, 208-233 (2018)

Does Education Raise Productivity and Wages Equally ? The Moderating Role of Age and Gender

2018-01-01

Rycx, F., Kampelmann, S., Saks, Y., & Tojerow, I.

IZA Journal of Labor Economics, 7(1), 1-37 (2018)

Orientation des politiques régionales de l’emploi après la 6e Réforme de l’Etat

2018-01-01

Rennoir, M., & Tojerow, I.

Dynamiques Régionales, 6, 97-117 (2018)

La nouvelle politique industrielle wallonne

2017-07-01

in Bayenet, Benoît (2017)
in Actes du Colloque des 8 et 9 juin 2017 – Quelle nouvelle politique industrielle pour la Région de Bruxelles-Capitale, Conseil Economique et Social, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale, 2017.

Conclusions et synthèse

2017-02-01

in Bayenet, Benoît, Brunet, Sébastien; Caruso, Frédéric & O’Dorchai, Sile (2017)
Rapport sur l’Economie Wallonne, 2017, 271-284.

Un diagnostic de l’investissement en Wallonie

2017-02-01

in Bayenet, Benoît; Caruso, Frédéric; Louis, Virginie; Scourneau, Vincent & Verschueren, Frédéric (2017)
Rapport sur l’Economie Wallonne, 2017, 63-139.

Rapport sur l’Economie Wallonne

2017-02-01

in Bayenet, Benoît & Brunet, Sébastien (eds) (2017)
En collaboration avec l’IWEPS, la Cellule d’analyse économique et stratégique de la Sogepa et la DG06 (Région Wallonne), 2017, 313 p.

Short Notice, Big Difference ? The Effect of Temporary Employment on Firm Competitiveness Across Sectors

2017-01-01

Rycx, François; Giuliano, Romina; Kampelmann, Stephan & Mahy, Benoît (2017)
British Journal of Industrial Relations, 55(2), 421-449.

Does Corporate Social Responsability Make Over-Educated Workers More Productive ?

2017-01-01

Rycx, François; Giuliano, Romina; Mahy, Benoît & Vermeylen, Guillaume (2017)
Applied Economics, 49(6), 587-605.

Aide sociale : contractualisation et contrepartie

2017-01-01

Avanzo, Sébastien & Hamzaoui, Mejed (2017)
Les Politiques Sociales, 1-2.

Les finances et l’autonomie fiscale des entités fédérées après la sixième réforme de l’Etat

2017-01-01

Bayenet, Benoît; Bourgeois, Marc & Darte, Dominique (2017)
Larcier, 2017, 993 p.

La responsabilité sociale des entreprises permet-elle aux travailleurs sur-éduqués d’être plus productifs ?

2016-10-01

Giuliano, Romina; Mahy, Benoît; Rycx, François; Vermeylen, Guillaume (2016)
Reflets et Perspectives de la vie économique, 55(4), 93-104

La dispersion salariale augmente-t-elle l’absentéisme au sein des firmes ?

2016-10-01

Mahy, Benoît; Rycx, François & Volral, Mélanie (2016)
Reflets et Perspectives de la vie économique, 55(4), 71-80

Emploi temporaires et profits des firmes belges: une approche sectorielle

2016-10-01

Giuliano, Romina; Kampelmann, Stephan; Mahy, Benoît & Rycx, François (2016)
Reflets et Perspectives de la vie économique, 55(4), 57-69

Is Workforce Diversity Always Performance-enhancing ? A Literature Review

2016-10-01

Garnero, Andrea; Kampelmann, Stephan; Rycx, François (2016)
Reflets et Perspectives de la vie économique, 55(4), 81-91

Conclusions et synthèses

2016-02-01

Bayenet, Benoît; Brunet, Sébastien & Caruso, Frédéric (2016)
Rapport sur l’Economie Wallonne, 2016, 251-259.

Rapport sur l’Economie Wallonne

2016-02-01

Bayenet, Benoît & Brunet, Sébastien (eds) (2016)
En collaboration avec l’IWEPS, la Cellule d’analyse économique et stratégique de la Sogepa et la DG06 (Région Wallonne), 2016, 260 p.

La fin de carrière des sportifs professionnels

2016-01-01

Avanzo, Sébastien (2016)
in Hamzaoui, Mejed; Léonard, Dimitri & Artois, Pierre, Vieillissement et société : Catégorisation, Travail, Politiques Sociales, Louvain-La-Neuve : Academia, 2016, 133-146.

Le secteur de l’insertion socio-professionnelle à l’épreuve de l’activation

2016-01-01

Avanzo, Sébastien (2016)
in Hamzaoui, Mejed; Artois, Pierre & Mélon, Laetitia, Le secteur non marchand au coeur du changement, Charleroi : Couleur-Livres, 2016.

Productivité et salaires des "groupes à risque" en Belgique

2016-01-01

Rycx, François; Mahy, Benoît & Vandenberghe, Vincent (2016)
Perspectives de la vie économique, Vol. LV(4), 5-114.

(Mis)Alignment of Productivity and Wages : Firm-level Evidence

2016-01-01

Rycx, François; Konings Jozef & Vandenberghe Vincent (eds) (2016)
International Journal of Manpower, special issue, Vol.37(2), 197-392.

Productivity, Wages and Profits among Belgian Firms : Do Fixed-Term Contracts Matter ?

2016-01-01

Rycx, François; Garnero, Andrea; Mahy, Benoît & Guiliano, Romina (2016)
International Journal of Manpower, 37(2), 303-322.

Wage Discrimination Against Foreigners : Measurement with Firm-level Productivity Data

2016-01-01

Rycx, François & Kampelmann, Stephen (2016)
Iza Journal of Development and Migration, 5(15), 24 p.

Are Workers Less Absent when Wage Dispersion is small ?

2016-01-01

Rycx, François; Mahy, Benoît & Voiral, Mélanie (2016)
International Journal of Manpower, 37(2), 197-209.

Clustérisation et attractivité des IDE : l’exemple des districts de la république tchèque – Une analyse multi-niveau

2015-10-01

Avioutskii, Viatcheslav; Roth, Fabrice & Tensaout, Mouloud (2015)
Brussels Economic Review, 58(3)

Le financement des entités décentralisées dans la nouvelle Belgique fédérale

2015-06-01

in Bayenet, Benoît & Husson,Jean-François (2015)
La dotation globale de fonctionnement en question : éléments d’évaluation et perspectives, Association des Communautés urbaines et métropoles de France, Association des maires des grandes villes de France et Association des petites villes de France, 2015, 114-129.

Les politiques d’activation de l’aide sociale et les mises au travail en Belgique : quels impacts sur l’insertion ?

2015-01-01

Avanzo, Sébastien (2015)
Acciones e Investigaciones Sociales, 35, 115-132.

Sharp Teeth of Empty Mouths ? Revisiting the Minimum Wage bite with Sectoral Data

2015-01-01

Rycx, François; Garnero, Andrea & Kampelmann, Stephen (2015)
British Journal of Industrial Relations, 53(4), 760-788.

Summary

Minimum Wages Systems and Earnings Inequalities : does Institutional Diversity Matter ?

2015-01-01

Rycx, François; Garnero, Andrea & Kampelmann, Stephan (2015)
European Journal of Industrial Relations, 21(2), 115-130.

Summary

Educational Mismatch and Firm Productivity : do Skills, Technology and Uncertainty Matter ?

2015-01-01

Rycx, François; Mahy, Benoît & Vermeylen, Guillaume (2015)
De Economist, 163(2), 233-262.

Summary

Teacher Staffing and Pay Differences : Public vs. Private Schools

2014-09-01

Allegretto, Sylvia A. & Tojerow, Ilan (2014)
Monthly Labor Review.

Part-time Work, Wages and Productivity : do Skills, Technology and Uncertainty Matter ?

2014-07-01

Rycx, François; Garnero, Andrea & Kampelmann, Stephan (2014)
**Industrial and Labor Relations Review », 67(3), 926-954.

Abstract

Productivity Gains and Spillovers from Offshoring

2014-02-01

Rycx, François & Michel, Bernhard (2014)
Review of International Economics, 22(1), 73-85.

Abstract

The Regional Dimension of Collective Wage Bargaining : the Case of Belgium

2014-01-01

Rusinek, Michael & Tojerow, Ilan (2014)
Regional Studies, 48(2), 301-317.

The Heterogeneous Effects of Workforce Diversity on Productivity, Wages and Profits

2014-01-01

Rycx, François; Garnero, Andrea & Kampelmann, Stephan (2014)
Industrial Relations : A Journal of Industrial Relations, 53(3), 430-477.

Abstract

Educational Mismatch and Productivity: A Review

2014-01-01

Mahy, Benoît; Rycx, François; Vermeylen Guillaume (2014)
Dynamiques régionales, 2014/1, 17-26

The Dynamics of Task-biased Technological Change: The Case of Occupations

2013-07-01

Kampelmann, Stephan; Rycx, François (2013)
Brussels Economic Review, 56(2)

Rent-sharing under Different Bargaining Regimes : Evidence from Linked Employer-employee Data

2013-01-01

Rycx, François & Rusinek, Michael (2013)
British Journal of Industrial Relations, 51(3), 28-58.

Abstract

Does Institutional Diversity Account for Pay Rules in Germany and Belgium ?

2013-01-01

Rycx, François & Kampelmann, Stephan (2013)
Socio-Economic Review, 11(1), 131-157.

Abstract

Wage structure effects of International Trade in a Small Open Economy : the Case of Belgium

2012-06-01

Du Caju, Philip; Rycx, François & Tojerow, Ilan (2012)
Review of World Economics, 48(2), 297-331.

L’emploi temporaire: une rente pour les entreprises ?

2012-05-01

Giuliano, Romina; Mahy, Benoît & Rycx, François (2012)
Reflets et Perspectives de la vie économique, 51(3), 85-95

Are Occupations paid what they are worth ? An Econometric Study into Occupational Wage Inequality and Productivity ?

2012-04-01

Rycx, François & Kampelmann, Stephan (2012)
De Economist, 160(3), 257-287.

Abstract

Work Organization, Performance and Health

2012-01-01

Rycx, François; Citoni, Guido & Mahy, Benoît (eds) (2012)
International Journal of Manpower, special issue, 33(3), 224-339.

The Impact of Educational Mismatch on Firm Productivity : Evidence from Linked Panel Data ?

2012-01-01

Rycx, François & Kampelmann, Stephan (2012)
Economics of Education Review, 31(6), 918-931.

Does It pay to be Productive ? The Case of Age Groups

2012-01-01

Rycx, François; Cataldi, Alessandra & Kampelmann, Stephan (2011)
International Journal of Manpower, 33(3), 264-283.

Abstract

Does Offshoring of Materials and Business Services Affect Employment ?

2012-01-01

Rycx, François & Michel, Bernhard (2012)
Applied Economics, 44(2), 229-251.

Abstract

Wages of Occupations in Theory… and Practice

2011-10-01

Kampelmann, Stephan & Rycx, François (2011)
Reflets et Perspectives de la vie économique, 50(4), 119-131

Inter-Industry Wage Differentials : How Much Does Rent Sharing Matter ?

2011-06-21

Du Caju, Philip; Rycx, François & Tojerow, Ilan (2011)
Manchester School, 79(4), 691-717.

Wage Differentials across Sectors in Europe : an East-West Comparison

2011-01-01

Rycx, François; Magda, Iga; Tojerow, Ilan & Valsamis, Daphné (2011)
The Economics of Transition, 19(4), 749-769.

Abstract

Wage Dispersion and Firm Productivity in Different Working Environments

2011-01-01

Rycx, François; Mahy, Benoît & Voiral, Mélanie (2011)
British Journal of Industrial Relations, 49(3), 460-485.

Productivity-Wage Gaps among Age Groups : does the ICT Environment Matter ?

2011-01-01

Rycx, François; Cataldi, Alessandra & Kampelmann, Stephan (2011)
De Economist, special issue on Workforce Aging, 159(2), 193-221.

Does Wage Dispersion make all Firms more Productive ?

2011-01-01

Rycx, François; Mahy, Benoît & Volral, Mélanie (2011)
Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 58(4), 455-489.

Wage Structures, Employment Adjustments and Globalization. Evidence from Linked and Firm-level Panel Data Sets

2010-01-01

Are older Workers Harmful for Firm Productivity

2009-01-01

Rycx, François & Lallemand, Thierry (2009)
De Economist, 157(3), 273-292.

Industry Wage Differentials, Rent Sharing and Gender in Belgium

2008-06-01

Tojerow, Ilan (2008)
Reflets et Perspectives de la vie économique , 47(3), 55-65.

L’influence de la dispersion salariale sur la performance des grandes entreprises belges

2008-05-01

Mahy, Benoît; Rycx, François; Volral, Mélanie (2008)
Reflets et Perspectives de la vie économique, 47(3), 27-40

Quelle est l’influence des négociations d’entreprise sur la structure des salaires ?

2008-05-01

Rusinek, Michael & Rycx, François (2008)
Reflets et Perspectives de la vie économique, 47(3), 101-114

Women and Competition in Elimination Tournaments. Evidence from Professional Tennis Data

2008-02-01

Rycx, François; Lallemand, Thierry & Plasman, Robert (2008)
Journal of Sports Economics, 9(1), 3-19.

Unemployment, Innovation and R&D

2008-01-01

in Rycx, François; Garofalo, Antonio & Concetto Paolo Vinci (eds) (2008)
International Journal of Manpower, special issue, 29(3), 192-298.

The Establishment-Size Wage Premium : Evidence from European Countries

2007-12-01

Rycx, François; Lallemand, Thierry & Plasman, Robert (2007)
Empirica, 34(5), 427-451.

Abstract

La régionalisation de la négociation salariale en Belgique : vraie nécessité ou faux débat ?

2007-05-01

Plasman, Robert; Rusinek, Michael & Tojerow, Ilan (2007)
Reflets et Perspectives de la vie économique, 56(2/3), 65-74.

Inter-Industry Wage Differentials: What Do We Know?

2007-03-01

Rycx, François & Tojerow, Ilan (2007)
Reflets et Perspectives de la vie économique, 56(2/3), 13-22

Employer Size and the Structure of Wages: A Critical Survey

2007-03-01

Lallemand, Thierry & Rycx, François (2007)
Reflets et Perspectives de la vie économique, 46(2/3), 75-87

Pratiques dans les entreprises et marché du travail

2007-01-01

Rycx, François; Mahy, Benoît & Plasman, Robert (2007)
Reflets & Perspectives de la vie économique, double special issue, 28(7), 532-650.

Labour Contracts, Wages and Employment

2007-01-01

Rycx, François; Altavilla, Carlo & Mahy, Benoît (eds) (2007)
International Journal of Manpower, special issue, 28(7), 532-650.

Inter-Industry Wage Differentials and the Gender Wage Gap : Evidence from European Countries

2007-01-01

Gannon, Brenda; Plasman, Robert; Rycx, François & Tojerow, Ilan (2007)
The Economic and Social Review, 38(1), 135-155.

Wage Differentials in Belgium: The Role of Worker and Employer Characteristics

2007-01-01

Plasman, Robert; Rycx, François & Tojerow, Ilan (2007)
Brussels Economic Review , 50(1), 11-38.

Gender Pay Differentials : Cross-National Evidence from Micro-Data

2006-01-01

in Rycx, François; Mahy, Benoît & Plasman, Robert (2006)
Palgrave Macmillan, 2006, 224 p.

Economie de la demande de travail

2005-01-01

Rycx, François; Mahy, Benoît & Plasman, Robert (eds) (2005)
Reflets & Perspectives de la vie économique, XLIII(2), 3-107.

HRM and Job Performance Incentives

2005-01-01

Rycx, François; Mahy, Benoît & Plasman, Robert (2005)
International Journal of Manpower, double special issue, 26(7/8), 611-749.

Minimum Wages, Low Pay and Unemployment

2004-01-01

in Rycx, François; Meulders, Danièle & Plasman, Robert (Eds) (2004)
Palgrave Macmillan, 2004, 248 p.

Rent Sharing and the Gender Wage Gap in Belgium

2004-01-01

Rycx, François & Tojerow, Ilan (2004)
International Journal of Manpower, 25(3-4), 279-299.

Earning Inequalities : Gender, Race and Sexual Orientation

2004-01-01

Rycx, François; Meulders, Daniièle & Plasman, Robert (2004)
International Journal of Manpower, double special issue, 25(3-4), 239-377.

Competitive Versus non Competitive Wage Differentials

2003-01-01

Rycx, François; Meulders, Danièle & Plasman, Robert (2003)
International Journal of Manpower, 24(4), 323-491.

Inter-Industry Wage Differentials and the Gender Wage Gap in Belgium

2002-05-01

Rycx, François & Tojerow, Ilan (2002)
Brussels Economic Review, 45(2), 119-141.

Gender Wage Gaps : a European Perspective

2002-01-01

Rycx, François; Meulders, Danièle & Plasman, Robert (2002)
Brussels Economic Review, special issue, 45(2), 2-246.

Publications

Articles/Livres

Wage Effects of Educational Mismatch According to Worker’s Origin: The Role of Demographics and Firm Characteristics

« Does Over-education Raise Productivity and Wages Equally? The Moderating Role of Workers’ Origin and Immigrants’ Background’Forthcoming paper »

La politique hospitalière en Belgique. Financement, organisation et enjeux pour l’avenir

How collective bargaining shapes poverty: New evidence for developed countries

Abstract

A bigger house at the cost of an empty stomach? The effect of households’ indebtedness on their consumption: micro-evidence using Belgian HFCS data

Productivity and wage effects of firm-level upstreamness: Evidence from Belgian linked panel data

Educational and skills mismatches : unravelling their effects on wages across Europe

Workers’ tenure and firm productivity: New evidence from matched employer-employee panel data

How Collective Bargaining Shapes Poverty: New Evidence from Developed Countries

Educational and Skill Mismatches: Unravelling Their Effects on Wages Across Europe

The effects of trade-induced worker displacement on health and mortality in Mexico

Child penalties across industries: why job characteristics matter

How Collective Bargaining Shapes Poverty: New Evidence for Developed Countries

Productivity and wage effects of firm-level upstreamness: Evidence from Belgian linked panel data

A Broken Social Elevator? Employment Outcomes of First- and Second-Generation Immigrants in Belgium

Do banking crises improve democracy?

Politicians at higher levels of government are perceived as more corrupt

Democratic transitions can attract foreign direct investment: Effect, trajectories, and the role of political risk

Global Racist Contagion Following Donald Trump’s Election

A time to throw stones, a time to reap: how long does it take for democratic transitions to improve institutional outcomes?

Over-education among immigrants: the role of demographics, time, and firm characteristics

Upstreamness, Wages and Gender: Equal Benefits for All?

Wage Discrimination Based on the Country of Birth: Do Tenure and Product Market Competition Matter?

Réduire le temps de travail pour améliorer l’emploi des moins qualifiés ? Une évaluation socio-économique ex ante du passage à la semaine de quatre jours au sein de l’agence Bruxelles-propreté

Migration, discrimination salariale et sur-éducation: quel est l’impact de l’hétérogénéité des travailleurs?

Mismatch éducatif et rentabilité des entreprises: une stratégie gagnante?

Comment l’inégalité salariale intra-firme influence-t-elle la productivité et l’absentéisme pour maladie dans le secteur privé belge?

Quels effets les contrats de travail à durée déterminée ont-ils au plan global et sectoriel sur la productivité, les salaires et les profits des firmes belges ?

La position des entreprises dans la chaîne de valeur, productivité, salaires et profits: qu’en dit la littérature?

Upstreamness, Wages and Workers’ Origin: A Review of the Literature

Trade, GVCs and Wage Inequality: Theoretical and Empirical Insights”, Reflets et Perspectives de la vie économique, LVIII(2-3), 115-134.

Productivity and Wage Effects of Firm-Level Collective Agreements: Evidence from Belgian Linked Panel Data

L’union fait la force? Evidence for Wage Discrimination in Firms with High Diversity

The Impact of Sickness Absenteeism on Productivity: New Evidence from Belgian Matched Panel Data

Over-, Required, and Undereducation: Consequences on the Bottom Lines of Firms

Les chaînes de valeur mondiales

Does Firms’ Position in Global Value Chains Matter for Workers’ Wages? An Overview with a Gender Perspective

The Unemployment Impact of Product and Labour Market Regulation: Evidence from European Countries

Heterogeneous effects of credit constraints on SME’s employment : Evidence from the European sovereign debt crisis

Blame the Parents ? How Parental Unemployment Affects Labor Supply and Job Quality for Young Adults

The minority ethic : Rethinking religious denominations, minority status, and educational achievement across the globe

Misalignment of Productivity and Wages across Regions

Quels sont les déterminants des disparités géographiques du taux d’invalidité en Belgique?

The Practice of Putting Welfare Beneficiaries to Work and Social Welfare in Belgium : What Integration ?

Does Education Raise Productivity and Wages Equally ? The Moderating Role of Age and Gender

Orientation des politiques régionales de l’emploi après la 6e Réforme de l’Etat

La nouvelle politique industrielle wallonne

Conclusions et synthèse

Un diagnostic de l’investissement en Wallonie

Rapport sur l’Economie Wallonne

Short Notice, Big Difference ? The Effect of Temporary Employment on Firm Competitiveness Across Sectors

Does Corporate Social Responsability Make Over-Educated Workers More Productive ?

Aide sociale : contractualisation et contrepartie

Les finances et l’autonomie fiscale des entités fédérées après la sixième réforme de l’Etat

La responsabilité sociale des entreprises permet-elle aux travailleurs sur-éduqués d’être plus productifs ?

La dispersion salariale augmente-t-elle l’absentéisme au sein des firmes ?

Emploi temporaires et profits des firmes belges: une approche sectorielle

Is Workforce Diversity Always Performance-enhancing ? A Literature Review

Conclusions et synthèses

Rapport sur l’Economie Wallonne

La fin de carrière des sportifs professionnels

Le secteur de l’insertion socio-professionnelle à l’épreuve de l’activation

Productivité et salaires des "groupes à risque" en Belgique

(Mis)Alignment of Productivity and Wages : Firm-level Evidence

Productivity, Wages and Profits among Belgian Firms : Do Fixed-Term Contracts Matter ?

Wage Discrimination Against Foreigners : Measurement with Firm-level Productivity Data

Are Workers Less Absent when Wage Dispersion is small ?

Clustérisation et attractivité des IDE : l’exemple des districts de la république tchèque – Une analyse multi-niveau

Le financement des entités décentralisées dans la nouvelle Belgique fédérale

Les politiques d’activation de l’aide sociale et les mises au travail en Belgique : quels impacts sur l’insertion ?

Sharp Teeth of Empty Mouths ? Revisiting the Minimum Wage bite with Sectoral Data

Minimum Wages Systems and Earnings Inequalities : does Institutional Diversity Matter ?

Educational Mismatch and Firm Productivity : do Skills, Technology and Uncertainty Matter ?

Teacher Staffing and Pay Differences : Public vs. Private Schools

Part-time Work, Wages and Productivity : do Skills, Technology and Uncertainty Matter ?

Productivity Gains and Spillovers from Offshoring

The Regional Dimension of Collective Wage Bargaining : the Case of Belgium