Projects
Topsport als middel Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Equality of opportunity and program evaluation. Ghent University
We develop techniques for project evaluation, starting from and deepening the insights from recently developed theories of equality of opportunity. Throughout, we illustrate the approach using data collected for the evaluation of the Mexican oportunidades program, one of the oldest and largest conditional cash transfer programs in the world.
Living with capitalism: comparative histories of inequality (1200-2000) Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Using institutional household accounts and the insights they provide to understand the consumption patterns, the standard of living and consumption inequality in early modern Delft. University of Antwerp
De Sociale Psychologie van Sekse-Ongelijkheid: De interactie tussen Stigma en Zelfregulatie. KU Leuven
Despite substantial changes in their position, women are still strongly underrepresented in various fields and in the higher positions in society. My research concentrates on the social psychological factors that transfer low social status into lower outcomes, and the processes by which this occurs. The research I propose takes an innovative approach, integrating research on self−regulation with work on social identity and stigma to ...