Daan Deferm

Daan Deferm is a Researcher at the Centre for Budgetary Policy and Social Security (CEBUD) within Vrije Universiteit Brussel, specializing in poverty measurement and financial well-being analysis since 2024. His work bridges academic research and policy development through rigorous reference budget methodologies.

His research portfolio centers on:

• Quantitative poverty threshold modeling using reference budgets
• Social inclusion metrics for vulnerable populations
• Budgetary policy impacts on financial well-being
• Cross-national comparisons of minimum income standards

Deferm's expertise stems from his Master's in Agogical Sciences at Vrije Universiteit Brussel, which provides theoretical grounding in social inclusion frameworks. His current research at CEBUD directly informs Belgian social security policy debates through empirically grounded poverty diagnostics.

Professional affiliations include:

• Researcher at CEBUD (Vrije Universiteit Brussel)
• LinkedIn network for academic collaboration (linkedin.com/in/daan-deferm)

His methodological focus on reference budgets represents a critical advancement in moving beyond purely income-based poverty measures to capture multidimensional deprivation in contemporary societies.