We are pleased to invite you to Beamm.conf26, a one‑day conference bringing together researchers and practitioners working on public finance, policy evaluation, and evidence‑based policymaking.
The conference will take place on June 30, 2026, at UCLouvain Saint‑Louis Brussels.
Exciting opportunity: PhD job offer / fully funded PhD position in Economics and Health Economics at UCLouvain Saint-Louis Bruxelles (Belgium). We are hiring a PhD researcher to work on health impacts, welfare analysis, microsimulation, and cost-benefit analysis within an interdisciplinary project on sustainable mobility and public policy. Full job description here. Application …
“Hélène Latzer took part in QR Le Débat (RTBF) to discuss Belgium’s federal budget alongside citizens and political representatives.
In a particularly complex fiscal context, creating space for informed, accessible, and constructive debate is more important than ever. Bridging academic expertise and public discussion is not always easy — but it is essential to …
“We’re thrilled to announce that the International Microsimulation Association (IMA) World Congress will take place in Brussels July 1–3, 2026, hosted by CAPE at UCLouvain Saint-Louis Bruxelles. This global event is the place to be for anyone passionate about microsimulation—bringing together experts, researchers, and innovators, from academia, …
“Join us at the “ Bruxelles, Diversité & Inclusion ” conference, taking place on October 9–10 at UCLouvain Saint-Louis Bruxelles. We’re excited to announce that Hélène Latzer and Tom Truyts will be leading a session on fiscal policy in Brussels. This panel will focus on labor markets and mobility, showcasing …
“We’re happy to share that our seminar series for this semester is now available in the Events section of our website! It’s a great opportunity to join inspiring talks, meet others, and exchange ideas. We hope to see you there!”
“Highlights from our very first international conference! Engaging discussions, inspiring encounters, and most of all… an amazing vibe! Huge thanks to everyone who helped make this event such a memorable moment. With over 100 participants, your presence made this event a real success.
Already looking forward to seeing you all again …
CAPE is delighted to invite you to the inaugural Beamm conference on public finance and public policy evaluation, taking place on Monday, May 26th, 2025.
This conference comes at a pivotal moment for public policies, which are facing unprecedented environmental, technological, demographic, and geopolitical challenges. Beamm.conf25 aims to bring …
We’re happy to share that we have received EFRO-FEDER funding for our beamm.brussels project. Beamm.brussels is an online platform that allows policy makers and other stakeholders to assess fiscal and social policies in the Brussels Capital Region in great detail and from multiple perspective. We are grateful to FEDER for their support, and we’re …
Join us for an informative seminar on June 21st at 11:00 AM at UCLouvain Saint-Louis Bruxelles. Our guest speaker, Paul Dutronc, will present his research titled: “Do Subsidies to Green Technical Change Reduce Carbon Emissions? Evidence from French Manufacturing Firms.” …
In July 2017, A. Decoster and W. Sas - KU Leuven - published a study on interregional financial flows in Belgium resulting from the federal budget. Their groundbreaking research, based on the innovative “Moniflow” model, allows …
Exciting opportunity: Full-time developer-researcher position available!.
We are delighted to announce an upcoming seminar featuring Michaël Zemmour from the Laboratory for Interdisciplinary Evaluation of Public Policies at Sciences Po. The seminar will delve into the topic of " Fiscal welfare: the defunding of social security in …
Muriel Dejemeppe, Matthieu Delpierre, and Mathilde Pourtois analyse the main effects of a recruitment aid called “Impulsion moins de 25 ans” introduced in Wallonia in July 2017. Their article is available in the October 2023 edition of UCLouvain’s popular science journal “Regards économiques”.
Raising of taxes is an essential act of sovereignty. The creation, increase, reduction or abolition of taxes and the allocation of the resources needed to collect them… These decisions reflect the main orientations of the government in power …
September 16th 2023 marks the start of our ARC (Action de Recherche Concertée) project TaxFam. TaxFam stands for Tax Design and Family Dynamics. During the coming 5 years, we will study the interaction between the fiscal system and the structure of Belgian households. The project mobilizes expertise in public economics, econometrics and fiscal law, and focuses on 3 …
In Les cahiers de l’IBSA No 10 (February 2023), Astrid Adam analyzes spending reviews. In her paper, the PhD student in Economics from University Saint-Louis addresses several questions: In what context have spending reviews emerged in Europe and elsewhere? Which steps articulate a spending review? What are the best practices in terms …
Economic recession seems to be on everyone’s lips. Several European states could indeed enter it in 2023. But what is a recession really? How does it impact the general population ? Where does it emerge from, and how can we get out of it? Hélène Latzer, a professor of economics at the University of Saint-Louis offered short and accessible answers to these …
Koen Declercq was interviewed on the issue of the duration of unemployment benefits. Access limited to subscribers.
