CESifo Research Network Fellow

Bart Cockx

Ghent University
Study Hive for Economic Research and Public Policy Analysis (Sherppa)
Sint-Pietersplein 6, 9000, Gent, Belgium

Affiliated Research Network Area

Labor Economics

Fields of Interest

  • Labour Economics
  • Microeconometrics
  • Health
  • Welfare
  • and Poverty

CESifo Working Papers

The Long-Term Impact of Parental Migration on the Health of Young Left-Behind Children

Jinkai Li, Erga Luo, Bart Cockx
CESifo, Munich, 2023
CESifo Working Paper No. 10780

Labour Costs and the Decision to Hire the First Employee

Bart Cockx, Sam Desiere
CESifo, Munich, 2023
CESifo Working Paper No. 10425

Long-Term Effects of Hiring Subsidies for Unemployed Youths—Beware of Spillovers

Andrea Albanese, Bart Cockx, Muriel Dejemeppe
CESifo, Munich, 2022
CESifo Working Paper No. 9972

Losing Prospective Entitlement to Unemployment Benefits. Impact on Educational Attainment

Bart Cockx, Koen Declercq, Muriel Dejemeppe
CESifo, Munich, 2022
CESifo Working Paper No. 9852

How Effective Are Hiring Subsidies to Reduce Long-Term Unemployment among Prime-Aged Jobseekers? Evidence from Belgium

Sam Desiere, Bart Cockx
CESifo, Munich, 2021
CESifo Working Paper No. 9325

How Does Working-Time Flexibility Affect Workers' Productivity in a Routine Job? Evidence from a Field Experiment

Marie Boltz, Bart Cockx, Ana Maria Diaz, Luz Magdalena Salas
CESifo, Munich, 2020
CESifo Working Paper No. 8663

Priority of Unemployed Immigrants? A Causal Machine Learning Evaluation of Training in Belgium

Bart Cockx, Michael Lechner, Joost Bollens
CESifo, Munich, 2020
CESifo Working Paper No. 8297

Switching from an Inclining to a Zero-Level Unemployment Benefit Profile: Good for Work Incentives?

Bart Cockx, Koen Declercq, Muriel Dejemeppe, Leda Inga, Bruno Van der Linden
CESifo, Munich, 2020
CESifo Working Paper No. 8136

Imperfect Monitoring of Job Search: Structural Estimation and Policy Design

Bart Cockx, Muriel Dejemeppe, Andrey Launov, Bruno Van der Linden
CESifo, Munich, 2017
CESifo Working Paper No. 6323

Wating Longer Before Claiming, and Activating Youth. No Point?

Bart Cockx, Eva Van Belle
CESifo, Munich, 2016
CESifo Working Paper No. 6104

Working Time Reductions at the End of the Career. Do they Prolong the Time Spent in Employment?

Andrea Albanese, Bart Cockx, Yannick Thuy
CESifo, Munich, 2016
CESifo Working Paper No. 5695

Modeling the Effects of Grade Retention in High School

Stijn Baert, Bart Cockx, Matteo Picchio
CESifo, Munich, 2015
CESifo Working Paper No. 5679

Contracting Out Mandatory Counselling and Training for Long-Term Unemployed. Private For-Profit or Non-Profit, or Keep it Public?

Bart Cockx, Stijn Baert
CESifo, Munich, 2015
CESifo Working Paper No. 5587

Permanent Wage Cost Subsidies for Older Workers. An Effective Tool for Increasing Working Time and Postponing Early Retirement?

Andrea Albanese, Bart Cockx
CESifo, Munich, 2015
CESifo Working Paper No. 5301

Scars of Recessions in a Rigid Labor Market

Bart Cockx, Corinna Ghirelli
CESifo, Munich, 2015
CESifo Working Paper No. 5240

Monitoring Job Search Effort with Hyperbolic Time Preferences and Non-Compliance: A Welfare Analysis

Bart Cockx, Corinna Ghirelli, Bruno Van der Linden
CESifo, Munich, 2013
CESifo Working Paper No. 4187

Pure Ethnic Gaps in Educational Attainment and School to Work Transitions. When do they Arise?

Stijn Baert, Bart Cockx
CESifo, Munich, 2013
CESifo Working Paper No. 4162

Do Employers Discriminate Less if Vacancies are Difficult to Fill? Evidence from a Field Experiment

Stijn Baert, Bart Cockx, Niels Gheyle, Cora Vandamme
CESifo, Munich, 2013
CESifo Working Paper No. 4093

Overeducation at the Start of the Career - Stepping Stone or Trap?

Stijn Baert, Bart Cockx, Dieter Verhaest
CESifo, Munich, 2012
CESifo Working Paper No. 3825

Monitoring, Sanctions and Front-Loading of Job Search in a Non-Stationary Model

Bart Cockx, Muriel Dejemeppe, Andrey Launov, Bruno Van der Linden
CESifo, Munich, 2011
CESifo Working Paper No. 3660

Scarring Effects of Remaining Unemployed for Long-Term Unemployed School-Leavers

Bart Cockx, Matteo Picchio
CESifo, Munich, 2011
CESifo Working Paper No. 3565

The Threat of Monitoring Job Search. A Discontinuity Design

Bart Cockx, Muriel Dejemeppe
CESifo, Munich, 2010
CESifo Working Paper No. 3267

Flexicurity in Belgium. A Proposal Based on Economic Principles

Bart Cockx, Bruno Van der Linden
CESifo, Munich, 2009
CESifo Working Paper No. 2655

Are Short-Lived Jobs Stepping Stones to Long-Lasting Jobs?

Bart Cockx, Matteo Picchio
CESifo, Munich, 2009
CESifo Working Paper No. 2569

Is the Notification of Monitoring a Threat to the Unemployed? A Regression Discontinuity Approach

Bart Cockx, Muriel Dejemeppe
CESifo, Munich, 2007
CESifo Working Paper No. 2042