Research Centre of Public Economics, Leuven KU Leuven
The research group Public Economics studies the role of the government in the economy. Our research group is specialised in a number of specific domains (see below).
The research group Public Economics studies the role of the government in the economy. Our research group is specialised in a number of specific domains (see below).
The Policy Management group carries out economic research on public policy. The group focuses on the efficiency and effectiveness of government interventions by carrying out cost-effectiveness analyses and cost-benefit analyses. Furthermore, research is performed on the impact of the regulatory quality (ease of requesting permits, administrative burdens,...) on the ease of doing business in Europe.
1.ECONOMETRICS:*Empirical economic models: country models, global models , specification, estimation & simulation.*Consumer demand: systems of demand functions for economies as a whole and for groups of products. *Portfolio models: descriptive models for financial investment.*New technology & employment: microeconomic impact of technological change on employment.*Labor contracts: the allocation of risk over partners & ...
De multidisciplinaire en interfacultaire STEP onderzoeksgroep van de VUB draagt bij aan het versnellen van de innovatiecyclus van duurzame processen voor de chemische industrie, een grote uitdaging die tegen 2050 moet worden bereikt, zo niet eerder in lijn met de Europese Green Deal 2030. Dat doen we door niet alleen de technologische uitdagingen grondig te bekijken, maar ook het economische en wetgevende kader, zodat er haalbare oplossingen ...
The Monetary and Information Economics Research Group at KULeuven specializes in research on the topics of the role of granularity to understand macroeconomic dynamics and transmission of shocks in the economy, such as exchange rate shocks.
Transmission involves both the impact of real shocks, monetary shocks and disclosure of new information. It is investigated both from an empirical angle (pass –through of cost shocks into prices, ...