Muriel Dejemeppe

Muriel Dejemeppe is a Professor of Economics at UCLouvain and a researcher at the Institute for Economic and Social Research (IRES/LIDAM). She contributes to the popular scientific journal Regards économiques, which provides economic analysis of socioeconomic issues in Belgium. Her work focuses on labor market policies, particularly in the Walloon region.

Her research spans:

• Labor market dynamics and unemployment insurance systems
• Effectiveness of hiring subsidies for disadvantaged youth
• Impact of welfare reforms on educational attainment
• Regional economic disparities in Belgium
• Evaluation of employment policies using longitudinal data

Recent publications reveal consistent focus on empirical evaluation of Belgian social policies, particularly examining youth employment programs, unemployment benefit reforms, and crisis responses like the COVID-19 pandemic. Her methodological approach emphasizes rigorous causal inference through policy discontinuities and structural modeling.

Professor Dejemeppe actively disseminates research through both academic channels and public-facing formats, including audio journalism for broader societal impact. She maintains strong institutional ties with Walloon policy evaluation bodies and contributes to evidence-based policymaking in Belgian labor markets.