Institute of Economic and Social Research

Welcome to IRES!

IRES is a research centre in economics of the Universit茅 Catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain). The research centre was founded in 1928. With the Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE), the Institut de Statistique, Biostatistique et Sciences Actuarielles (ISBA) and Louvain Finance (LFIN) and the platform (SMCS), IRES now belongs to the Louvain Institute of Data Analysis and Modeling in economics and statistics (LIDAM).

Upcoming Events at IRES

September 24, 2024

IRES Lunch Seminar - Andualem Assefa Welde, University...

Andualem Assefa Welde (University of Macerata) will give a presentation on Social Division and Preferences for Redistribution Abstract: Why is income redistribution almost...

September 26, 2024

UCLouvain Economic Seminar - Michael McMahon, Oxford...

Michael McMahon (University of Oxford) Will give a presentation on Tough Talk: The Fed and the Risk Premium Abstract: We study how monetary policy affects financial risk premia....

October 03, 2024

UCLouvain Economics Seminar - Andreas Hefti, Zurich...

Andreas Hefti (Zurich University) will give a presentation on TBA Abstract:

October 08, 2024

IRES Lunch Seminar - S茅bastien Fontenay, Universitat...

S茅bastien Fontenay (Universitat Pompeu Fabra) will give a presentation on TBA Abstract:

October 10, 2024

UCLouvain Economics Seminar - Sophocles Mavroeidis,...

Sophocles Mavroeidis (Oxford University) will give a presentation on TBA Abstract:

October 15, 2024

IRES Lunch Seminar - Pablo 脕lvarez-Arag贸n, UNamur

Pablo 脕lvarez Aragon (UNamur) will give a presentation on TBA Abstract:

October 17, 2024

UCLouvain Economics Seminar - Rustamdjan Hakimov,...

Rustamdjan Hakimov (University of Lausanne) will give a presentation on TBA Abstract:

What's new at IRES

September 16, 2024

La Belgique risque-t-elle un effondrement 芦脿 la grecque...

Le Pr. David de la Croix a 茅t茅 interrog茅 avec Paul De Grauwe par Le Soir pour savoir si "sc茅nario 脿 la grecque" 茅tait probable en Belgique. Pour le Pr. de la...

September 12, 2024

Regards 茅conomiques no. 186

Sommes-nous au plein emploi en Belgique ?

Dans ce nouveau num茅ro de Regards 茅conomiques, Antoine Germain tente de d茅terminer si la Belgique est 脿 une situation de plein emploi. Aujourd鈥檋ui en Belgique, certains recruteurs...

September 06, 2024

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Fast & Serious with Marion Richard

Marion Richard, PhD researcher at IRES, presents her research! How Conflict and Climate Shape Migration ? How Do Conflict and Climate Change Shape the Future of Vulnerable...

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