Education

2003 – 2010, University of Leuven, Ph.D. in Economics

“Unionised labour markets in a globalising world”. Supervisor: Prof. Joep Konings. Committee members: Prof. dr. Hylke Vandenbussche (Université catholique de Louvain), Prof. dr. Maarten Goos (KULeuven), Prof. dr. Luc Lauwers (KULeuven), Prof. dr. Peter Neary (University of Oxford)

2004-2007, University of Leuven, Master of Science in Statistics

• Thesis: ‘A Monte-Carlo study comparing methods for handing missing data’. Promotor: Prof. Geert Verbeke.

2002 – 2003, University of Leuven, Master of Science in Economics (specialisation: international economics)

• Thesis: ‘Holdups, Hostages and Bargaining in Space; a spatial duopsony model with interlinking agents’. Promotor: Prof. dr. Johan Swinnen.

1999 – 2002, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin B.A. in Economics / Diplom Volkswirt

• Specialisation: econometrics and statistics

• Thesis: ‘Testing the Real Options Approach to Migration’ Promotor: Prof. dr. Wolfgang Härdle

1997 – 1999, Katholieke Universiteit Brussel B.A. in Economics / Kandidaat in de Economische Wetenschappen