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A Notable Research Achievement at ECARES
We are pleased to share that the joint work by Filipp Ushchev, “Toward a General Theory of Peer Effects” (Econometrica, 2024), co-authored with Vincent Boucher, Michelle Rendall, and Yves Zenou, has been recognized as one of the top-cited articles among all papers published in the journal in 2024. This distinction highlights the impact and visibility …
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ECORES PhD Lecture by Prof. Calzolari (EUI)
We are pleased to announce that Giacomo Calzolar (EUI)i will deliver the ECORES PhD lectures on March 30-31, on the topic “Artificial Intelligence and Policy”. Here is the schedule : Session 1: Monday March 30th, at 10 AM Session 2: Monday March 30th, at 2 PM Meetings with Prof. Calzolari: Monday afternoon/Tuesdya morning (exact timing …
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Dewatripont Fest, May 6-7
We are delighted to announce Dewatripont Fest, a two-day conference celebrating the outstanding academic career and contributions of our beloved colleague Mathias Dewatripont. 📍 Location: Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Campus Solbosch, Building R42, Salle Pierre Drion (R42.5.503)📅 Dates: May 6–7, 2025🗺 Campus map: https://www.ulb.be/en/solbosch/campus-map For any Further information please contact : dewatripont.fest@ulb.be The conference …
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Conference – Managing European transitions in a challenging world
9 February 2026Brussels On March 19, 2026,Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management will host a high-level conference bringing together policymakers, economists and business leaders to reflect on the future of the European policy agenda in the wake of the Draghi report. The conference will focus on two major transitions that will shape the next chapter of …
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“Congratulations to Claudio Costanzo, winner of the 2026 Kuznets Prize!”
Claudio Costanzo (European Commission’s Joint Research Centre & ECARES) receives the 2026 Kuznets Prize for his FREE READ (https://rdcu.be/eKaC4) article Robots, jobs, and optimal fertility timing, which was published in the Journal of Population Economics (2025), 38, article 51. The annual prize honors the best article published in the Journal of Population Economics in the previous year.
Congratulations to Philippe Aghion — Laureate of the 2025 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel
ECARES warmly congratulates Philippe Aghion on being awarded the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences, shared with Joel Mokyr and Peter Howitt. Since the founding of ECARES in 1991, Philippe Aghion has maintained a close and fruitful relationship with our center through numerous academic interactions and collaborations that have deeply enriched our research community. We …
BELSPO BRAIN HAIOPOLICY Midterm Conference September 10th
HAIOPOLICY aims to (i) study the socio-economic impact of COVID-19 on households and firms, (ii) document its implications for inequality in Belgium, and (iii) develop policy recommendations to make the Belgian economy more resilient in response to adverse shocks. To do so, the project: Now nearing the end of the second year of the project, …
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EDT-Day – March 28th
The EDT STAT-ACTU is organizing its EDT-day on Friday March 28, 2025. It will take place in room “Salle des professeurs” on the 9th floor of the NO building (La Plaine, ULB). The program can be found below: Registration, free but compulsory, can be made on this page: Session 1 9.30am – 10am: Welcome (coffee and …
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Estelle Cantillon Organizes Belgian Environmental Economics Day (BEED 2025)
ECARES member Estelle Cantillon organized the Belgian Environmental Economics Day (BEED 2025), a key event for environmental economists in Belgium. The day brought together experts , and researchers to discuss pressing environmental issues through an economic lens. The event featured a series of presentations and discussions on various topics within environmental economics, providing a platform …
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ECARES Welcomes Nobel Prize Laureate Jean Tirole for a Seminar
12 February 2025On February 6th, ECARES (Economics and Computing Research School) had the honor of welcoming Jean Tirole, the Nobel Prize-winning economist of 2014, for a prestigious seminar. Tirole, renowned for his groundbreaking work in industrial organization and market regulation, shared his insights on contemporary economic challenges. His presentation focused on his recent paper titled Engineering Commonality, …
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Short Course on Functional Data Analysis – February 18-19, 2025
Short Course on Functional Data Analysis – February 18-19, 2025Join us for a two-day short course on Functional Data Analysis, featuring a seminar by Jan Almond Stöcker from EPFL. Seminar – February 17, 2025 Speaker: Jan Almond Stöcker, EPFLTitle: Functional Additive Models for Forms of Plane Curves and Their VisualizationTime: 14:00 – 16:00 Abstract:In many …
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Conference honoring Gérard Roland’s career
We are very pleased to announce that ECARES will hold a special one-day conference to honorGérard Roland on April the 3rd, 2025, at Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB).Confirmed speakers at this stage are Philippe Aghion, Patrick Bolton, Sergei Guriev, EricMaskin, Torsten Persson, Jean Pisani-Ferry, Richard Portes, André Sapir, Monika Schnitzer,Guido Tabellini, Guntram Wolff, Chenggang Xu, …
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New Book Release :Inégalités en Belgique. Un paradoxe?
ECARES is proud to announce the release of a book, Inégalités en Belgique. Un paradoxe?, authored by : André Decoster, Koen Decancq, Bram De Rock, and Paula Gobbi. This book tackles the complex question: Are inequalities in Belgium as significant as they appear? Contributors include Ella-Marie Assal, Bart Capéau, Micael Castanheira, Laurens Cherchye, Gerard Domènech-Arumí, Sarah Kuypers, …
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BE-PARADIS Workshop
The Paradox of Inequality in Belgium | BE-PARADIS workshop Tuesday 3 December 2024University Foundation | Egmontstraat, 11, 1000 Brussel
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