2025
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GAGLIARDI Nicola
Essays on Wages and Productivity: The Role of GVCs, Tenure and Global Warming Director: François Rycx - Defense on January 14, 2025 Current job : - |
2024
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BANAO Fawzi
“Three essays on the empirics of conflict and resource mobilization in Africa” Director: Pierre-Guillaume Méon - Defense on December 20, 2024 Current job : - |
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DE COCK Valérie
“Organizational Decoupling in Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI): From its Evidence in Organizations to its Impact on Workers” Co-Directors: Claudia Toma & Pinar Celik - Defense on December 10, 2024 Current job : - |
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GHALLADA Youssef
Gold, Trade and Sterling Bills of Exchange: A Quantitative Study of the Trade-Finance Nexus during the First Wave of Globalization Director: Kim Oosterlinck & Alexandre Girard - Defense on Septembre 5, 2024 Current job : - |
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NSONSUMUNA Jean
Les conditions de succès du lancement d’une plateforme de crowdfunding en République démocratique du Congo (RDC) Co-Directors: Olivier Witmeur & Mathias Schmit - Defense on August 20, 2024 Current job : - |
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REYNS Ariane
Alternative Currency Systems and Resilience to Crises Co-Directors: Marek Hudon & Koen Schoors - Defense on May 2, 2024 Current job : Economist at Federal Planning Bureau |
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MURHULA CUBAKA Patrick
Ownership, Governance and Sustainability of Financial Cooperatives in Microfinance Co-Directors: Marc Labie & Eddy Balemba (Université de Mons) - Defense on June 13, 2024 Current job : Lecturer, Researcher and Independant Consultant |
2023
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LAGIOS Nicolas
Four Essays in Applied Microeconomics Director: Pierre-Guillaume Méon - Defense on December 13, 2023 Current job : Assistant Professor in Economics at Nazarbayev University (Astana, Republic of Kazakhstan) |
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PINEDA HERNANDEZ Kevin
Wages, Over-education and Poverty: The Role of Origin and Institutions Director: François Rycx & Mélanie Volral (Université de Mons) - Defense on November 9, 2023 Current job : Post Doctoral Researcher - SBS-EM |
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MOLINARI Laura
Essays on Infrastructure Asset Management Director: Vincent Mabillard (co-director) - Defense on September 15, 2023 Current job : Professor and Postdoctoral Researcher at Vrije Universiteit Brussel |
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FAYS Valentine
Immigration and the Labour Market : An Empirical Investigation of Wages, Productivity and Workers’ Substitutability Director: François Rycx - Defense on August 30, 2023 Current job : - |
2022
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LEDUC Elisabeth
Essays on the Effects of Labour Market Programs Targeted at Vulnerable Groups Director: Ilan Tojerow - Defense on December 22, 2022 Current job : Post Doctoral Researcher - Erasmus University Rotterdam |
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PITON Céline
The Labour Market Performance of Vulnerable Groups: Towards a better Understanding of the Main Driving Force Director: François Rycx - Defense on December 15, 2022 Current job : Economist at the National Bank of Belgium |
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FONTENAY Sebastien
Essays on Three Social Insurance Programs – Design & Consequences for Work and Family Decisions Director: Ilan Tojerow - Defense on July 4, 2022 Current job : Marie Skłodowska-Curie fellow at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra (Barcelona, Spain) and Assistant Professor (visiting) in the Department of Economics at the University of Alcalá (Madrid, Spain) |
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ESTERZON Emilie
Essays on Communication Effectiveness in Non-profit Organizations Director: Sandra Rothenberger - Defense on April 4, 2022 Current job : Profesora visitante (marketing) Universitat de les Illes Balears |
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JACOBS Valentine
The role of educational mismatch according to workers' countries of birth Co-directors: François Rycx & Mélanie Volral - Defense on February 21, 2022 Current job : Economist at the National Bank of Belgium |
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CABALLERO-MONTES Tristan
Microfinance and Industry Dynamics: Analyses of Regulation, Competition, and Collective Action Co-directors: Prof. Marc Labie (UMONS & ULB, BE) and Dr Cécile Godfroid (UMONS, BE). Defense on January, 2022 Current job : Performance manager in the Belgian health care industry |
2021
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HASSOUNI Afrae
Assessing Portfolio Performance Using a Non-parametric Approach Co-directors: Laurent Gheeraert & Hugues Pirotte - Defense on December 21, 2021 Current job : Senior Quantitative Analyst Risk Modelling at Belfius |
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GIOLITO Vincent
The Role of Executive Leadership in the Management of Strategic Errors Director: Jan Mattijs - Defense on October 08, 2021 Current job : Professeur associé, Stratégie & Organisation, emlyon business school (Lyon) |
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NOUVELLON Edouard
Comparison between the Option Pricing Framework and Traditional "Market Premium-based" Asset Pricing Director: Hugues Pirotte - Defense on September 08, 2021 Current job : Administrateur Fondateur du cabinet de conseil Risk Return |
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KOUEVI-GATH Beni
Economie politique du développement financier Co-directors: Antonio Estache & Pierre-Guillaume Méon - Defense on June 23, 2021 Current job : Economiste au Bureau Fédéral du Plan |
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SERRES Coline
Social economy and the commons Co-director: Marek Hudon & Tom Dedeurwaerdere (UCL) - Defense on June 22, 2021 Current job : Chairholder ChairES - ULB & Postdoctoral Researcher |
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EL IMAYEM Nesrine
Comment calculer le montant de la pension alimentaire pour les enfants en cas de divorce? Elaboration d’une méthode objective dans le contexte belge Co-directors: Ilan Tojerow & Robert Plasman - Defense on January 28, 2021 Current job : Teaching Assistant @DULBEA, ULB |
2020
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ERTAC Dizem
Investigating the effects of environmental and energy policies in Turkey using an energy-disaggregated CGE model Co-directors: Michele Cincera & Ali H. Bayar - Defense on December 14, 2020 Current job : Lecturer in Economics, Near East University |
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NYARKO Samuel Anokye
Essays on the Performance, Subsidization and Internationalization of Social Enterprises Co-directors: Roy Mersland & Ariane Szafarz - Defense on April 23rd, 2020 Current job : Postdoctoral Researcher at Montpellier Business School |
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D'UDEKEM Benoit
Essays on Bank Opaqueness Director: Ariane Szafarz - Defense on September 2nd, 2020 Current job : Vice President at Analysis Group |
2019
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LACROIX Jean
On democratic transitions, autocratic reversals and their consolidation. Co-directors: Pierre-Guillaume Méon & Khalid Sekkat - Defense on October 1, 2019 Current job : Assistant Professor (Maître de conférences) - Université Paris-Saclay |
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RENIER Laetitia
Meta-perception at Work: Empirical and Theoretical Evidence for the inclusion of Meta-Perception and its Accuracy in Organizational Behavior. Director: Claudia Toma - Defense on April 30, 2019 Current job : Senior FNS Researcher |
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GILSON Matthieu
Empirical evidence on time-varying risk attitudes. Director: Kim Oosterlinck - Defense on September 5, 2019 Current job : Cofounder @ Evoluno | Creating digital tools to improve mental health in the workplace |
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PETERS Marc
Central Counterparties: from the Bank-Sovereign Nexus to a Credible Recovery and Resolution Regime. Director: Hugues Pirotte - Defense on July 3, 2019 Current job : Policy Officer chez European Commission |
2018
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REICHERT Patrick
Subsidies, Profits and Trade-offs in Social Finance: Applications to Microfinance. Co-directors: Ariane Szafarz & Marek Hudon - Defense on July 3, 2018 Current job: Post-doctoral Research Fellow (SW, IMD Business School - elea Chair for Social Innovation) |
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DESCHAMPS Carl
Performance Management and Control Systems in Public Services: Interpretation and Assessment Based on Mixed-Methods Case Studies. Director: Jan Mattijs - Defense on March 9, 2018 Current job: Postdoctoral Fellow, Jarislowsky Chair in Public Sector management (CA, University of Ottawa) |
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DATO Muluneh Hideto
Corporate Governance in Microfinance. Joint PhD with University of Agder (Norway). Co-Directors: Marek Hudon and Roy Mersland (Agder University) - Defense on February 8, 2018 Current job: - |
2017
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THERY Amélie
Analyse des interactions dans les groupes : de la détermination des types d'interactions aux liens avec la performance, la satisfaction et le conflit perçu. Director: Michel Verstraeten - Defense on December 15, 2017 Current job: Responsable de service ULB – Consultante en management |
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GÖRTZ Nicolas
Approche marxiste des trajectoires des organisations syndicales. Etude de cas de la CSC et de la FGTB. Director: Michel Verstraeten - Defense on October 24, 2017 Current job: Permanent syndical (BE, CSC Alimentation et Services / ACV Voeding en Diensten) |
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JOACHAIN Hélène
Complementary Currencies and Environmental Sustainability. Director: Marek Hudon - Defense on September 4, 2017 Current job: Senior researcher (BE, CERMi - Université libre de Bruxelles) |
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MEYER Camille
Social Finance and Common Goods Director: Marek Hudon - Defense on April 21, 2017 Current job: Postdoctoral fellow (CA, University of Victoria) |
2016
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VERMEYLEN Guillaume
The Impact of Educational Mismatch on Firm Productivity, Wages and Productivity-Wage Gaps in Different Working Environments. Joint PhD with UMons. Co-directors: Prof. Marc Labie (UMONS & ULB, BE) and Dr Cécile Godfroid (UMONS, BE). Co-Directors: Benoît Mahy (UMons) and François Rycx - Defense on September 23, 2016 Current job: Postdoctoral Fellow (BE, UMONS) |
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SERGHINI IDRISSI Aïcha
Job performance evaluations as gender barriers in male dominated organizations and occupations. Director: Michel Verstraeten - Defense on June 27, 2016 |
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LORENT Benjamin
Treatment of Market Risks under Solvency II and its Market Implications. Co-directors: Hugues Pirotte and Ariane Chapelle (UCL - UK) - Defense on June 21, 2016 Current job: Lecturer in Finance and Insurance (BE, SBS-EM) and Solvency II Consultant |
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DAVID Géraldine
Art as an Investment: A Historical Perspective. Joint PhD with Tilburg University. Directors: Kim Oosterlinck and Luc Renneboog - Defense on June 27, 2016 Current job: BAEF Post-Doctoral research fellow (US, Yale University) |
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POSTELNICU Luminata
Social Capital and the Repayment of Microfinance Group Lending. Co-directors: Ariane Szafarz and Niels Hermes (University of Groningen) - Defense on January 20, 2016 Current job: Data Scientist (BE, Mentis Consulting) |
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CIESLIK Katarzyna
Micro-Entrepreneurs in Rural Burundi: Innovation and Contestation at hte Bottom of the Pyramid. Co-directors: Marek Hudon and Philip Verwimp - Defense on January 4, 2016 Current job: Postdoctoral Fellow (NL, Wageningen UR) |
2015
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DUVIVIER Florence
Global Mobility of People in Offshore Outsourcing and Insourcing Arrangements. Director: Carine Peeters - Defense on October 14, 2015 Current job: Assistant Professor, Strategy Department (FR, NEOMA Business School Campus Rouen |
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SCHWAB Pierre-Nicolas
Online complaint handling practices and the role of politeness in firm-customer interactions. Director: Sandra Rothenberger - Defense on October 12, 2015 Current job: Director (BE, IntoTheMinds, market research agency) |
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TACKX Koen
The Role of Fair Process and Co-Creation for Strategic Management and Corporate Performance. Director: Paul Verdin - Defense on June 22, 2015 Current job: Professor (BE, Vlerick Business School) |
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GARNERO Andrea
Institutions and Heterogeneity in the Labour Market. Co-directors: François Rycx and Philippe Askenazy - Defense on January 16, 2015 Current job: Economist (FR, OCDE, Paris) |
2014
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MINNE Geoffrey
The Role of Information in Exchange Rate Policy and Reaction of Banks during the 2007/08 Crisis. Co-directors: Pierre-Guillaume Méon and Micael Castanheira - Defense on October 1, 2014 Current job: Advisory economist (BE, ING) |
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LAURETI Carolina
Product Design in Microfinance. Joint PhD with UMons Co-directors: Marc Labie (UMons) and Ariane Szafarz - Defense on August 21, 2014 Current job: Chargée de recherche - FNRS (BE, ULB) |
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KLAUS BERNHARD Michel
Economic and environmental Causes and Consequences of Offshoring. An empirical Assessment. Director: François Rycx - Defense on June 20, 2014 Current job: Economist (BE, Belgian Federal Planning Bureau, Structural Studies and Input-Output Divisions) |
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VAN HOVE Lucy
L'impact et les facteurs-clés de succès du coaching professionnel: une analyse longitudinale auprès de cadres. Co-directors: Alain Eraly and Michel Verstraeten - Defense on April 8, 2014 Current job: Lecturer in Human Resources Management (BE, SBS-EM) & Executive Coach |
2013
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GÖRANSSON Marie
Des mécanismes de responsabilisation des hauts fonctionnaires: leur intégration et leur impact dans le système exécutif politico-administratif. Analyse du cas belge et mises en perspectives étrangères. Co-directors: Alais Eraly and Michel Verstraeten - Defense on June 24, 2013 Current job: Assistant Professor (BE, ULB) |
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DEWAELE Benoît
On the Performance of Hedge Funds. Director: Hugues Pirotte - Defense on May 28, 2013 Current job: Associate (BE, Mckinsey) |
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ALLET Marion
Microfinance and the Environmental Bottom Line. Co-directors: Marek Hudon and J-Y Moisseron (Paris-1) - Defense on February 21, 2013 Current job: Senior Programme Officer Environment & Microfinance (FR, Pamiga) |
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SCHICKS Jessica
The Over-Indebtedness of Microfinance Custumors. Director: Marek Hudon - Defense on January 15, 2013 Current job: Chief Operations Officer (ZM, AB Zambia - LFS Financial Systems) |
2012
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VU TUAN Anh
Essays on the Innovation and Interllectual Property System in Vietnam. Director: Bruno van Pottelsberghe - Defense on December 20, 2012 Current job: Director of Business Consulting Center (VN, Faculty of Business Management - National Economics University) |
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ROJAS GAVIRIA Pilar
Three Essays on How Sharing and Consuming Support Home Place Reconnection in Contemporary Liquid Times. Director: Christian Bluemelhuber - Defense on December 18, 2012 Current job: Affiliated Professor (PE, Esan Graduate School of Business, Lima) |
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SAKUMA Kyoko
Conformance and Non conformance of Asset Managers to Environment Social and Government Pressures. Sensemaking capacities and the use of externally defined information. Director: Manuel hensman - Defense on June 18, 2012 Current job: Senio Advisor (BE, Avisa Partners) |
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SUKADI MATA Ritha
Microfinance and Remittances. Co-directors: Marc Labie (UMons) and Daniel Traça - Defense on April 30, 2012 Current job: Evaluation Expert (ADE - Analysis for Economic Decisions) |
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COLLET Stéphanie
Sovereign Bonds: Odious Debts and State Succession. Director: Kim Oosterlinck - Defense on April 27, 2012 Current job: Assistant Professor (FR, ESCP Europe) |
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EMONTSPOOL Julie
Consumption discourses as positioning strategies for international migrants. Director: Christian Bluemelhuber - Defense on February 7, 2012 Current job: Assistant Professor (DK, University of Southern Denmark) |
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LEVY Marc
Shareholders' Control in Complex Corporate Structures. Director: Ariane Szafarz - Defense on January 13, 2012 Current job: Senior risk manager (BE, Belfius) |
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ZINDLER Karin
Essays on Corporate Social Responsibility in Germany and Spain. Co-directors: Paul Verdin and Nigel Room - Defense January 13, 2012 |
2011
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DRUT Bastien
Socially Responsible Investment and Portfolio Selection. Co-directors: Kim Oosterlinck and Ariane Szafarz - Defense on October 5, 2011 Current job: Strategist (FR, CPR Asset Management) |
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CORDIER Mateo
Ecosystème estuarien et système économique régional: faisabilité d'une intégration par modélisation input-output. Application au cas de l'habitat halieutique dans l'estuaire de la Seine. Co-directors: Martin O'Connor (Versailles), Walter Hecq and Christiana Lancelot - Defense on June 30, 2011 Current job: Lecturer (FR, Université de Versailles-Saint-Quentin-enYvelines) |
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MATHIEU Azèle
Essays on the Entrepreneurial University. Director: Bruno van Pottelsberghe - Defense on June 15, 2011 Current job: Financial Expert (BE, The Brussels Enterprise Agency ABE - BEA) |
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DE SCHEEMAEKERE Xavier
Essays in Mathematical Finance and in the Epistemology of Finance. Co-directors: Hugues Pirotte and Ariane Szafarz - Defense on May 19, 2011 Current job: Quantitative Developer (BE, KBC Asset Management) |
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VANROOSE Annabel
The uneven development of the microfinance sector. Co-directors: Kim Oosterlinck and Leo Van Hove (VUB) - Defense on February 25, 2011 Current job: Professor (PE, Economics and Business Department - Universidad de Piura) |
2010
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HAMELIN Anaïs
Contrôle, financement et croissance des petites et moyennes entreprises. Co-directors: Michel Dietsch and Ariane Szafarz - Defense on November 25, 2010 Current job: Lecturer in Management (FR, Université de Strasbourg) |
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BRUNK Katja
Essays on Consumer Perceived Ethicality (CPE) of Companies and Brands. Director: Chrisitan Bluemelhuber - Defense on September 24, 2010 Current Job: Research Fellow (DE, ESMT, European School of Management and Technology) |
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de RASSENFOSSE Gaétan
Essays on the propensity to patent: measurement and determinants. Director: Bruno van Pottelsberghe - Defense on May 28, 2010 Current job: Assistant Professor (CH, Ecole Polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne) |
2009
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GHEERAERT Laurent
Financial systems: essays on the cultural determinants and the relevance for economic development. Co-directors: Ariane Chapelle and Daniel Traça - Defense on December 17, 2009 Current job: Professor (BE, ULB) |
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FOUILLET Cyril
La construction spatiale de la microfinance. Co-directors: Marek Hudon and Jean-Michel Servet - Defense on October 16, 2009 Current job: Professor (FR, Essca Business School) |
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MARECHAL Kevin
The economics of climate change and the change of climate in economics: the implications for climate policy of adopting an evolutionary perspective. Co-directors: Assaad Alia Azzi and Walter Hecq - Defense on September 11, 2009 Current job: Senior researcher (BE, ULB) |
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MOURRE Gilles
Five essays on performance and structural rigidities in European labour markets. Co-directors: Khalid Sekkat and Eric Strobl - Defense on June 23, 2009 Current job: Head of Unit, DG Economic and Financial Affairs, Revenue management and tax policy issues Unit (BE, European Commission) |
2008
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EL BATTIUI Mohamed
L'eau au Moyen-Orient: entre gestion et instrumentalisation. Co-directors: Bertrand Mareschal and Firouzeh Nahavandi - Defense on June 20, 2008 Current job: Professor (BE, Haute Ecole Francisco Ferrer) |
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van ZEEBROECK Nicolas
Essays on the empirical analysis of patent systems. Co-directors: Hugues Bersini and Bruno van Pottelsberghe - Defense on Marc 13, 2008 Current job: Professor (BE, ULB) |
2007
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SAPSALIS Eleftherios
Essays on the value of academic patents and technology transfer. Director: Bruno van Pottelsberghe - Defense on June 12, 2007 |
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BOZKAYA Ant
Essays in entrepreneurial finance. Director: Bruno van Pottelsberghe - Defense on June 12, 2007 Current job: Scholar, international senior executive, entrepreneur, and management consultant (US, MIT and UC Berkeley) |
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NICODEME Gaëtan
Essays on the Empirics of Capital and Corporate Tax Competition. Co-directors: Mathias Dewatripont and Peter Praet - Defense on June 5, 2007 |
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HUDON Marek
Ethics and Public Policy in Microfinance. Director: André Faber - Defense on May 4, 2007 Current Job: Professor (BE, ULB) |
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ROMAIN Astrid
Essays in the Empirical Analysis of Venture Capital and Entrepreneurchip. Director: Bruno van Pottelsberghe - Defense on February 9, 2007 Current job: Manager (BE, Institut Bruxellois de Statistique et d’Analyse) |
2006
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HAVERALS Jacqueline
Analyse de la connexion entre les droits comptable et fiscal belges à la lumière du principe de limage fidèle. Co-directos: Faska Khrouz and Pascal Minne - Defense on September 30, 2006 Current job: Managing Director (CH, Onyx Consulting GmbH) |
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LOULIT Ahmed
aluing credit risky bonds: generalizations of first passage models Director: André Faber - Defense on September 13, 2006 |
2005
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LUKUITSHI-LUA-NKOMBE Malika Albert
Essai sur le système financier de la République Démocratique du Congo. Une contribution à l'amélioration de la supervision bancaire. Director: André Faber - Defense on September 16, 2005 |
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VERSTRAETEN Michel
Stratégie et rôle des consultants dans les changements organisationnels. Director: Alain Eraly - Defense on September 6, 2005 Current job: Professor (BE, ULB) |
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EYADA AYISSI Théophile
Gestion des opérations de privatisation et de performance des entreprises privatisées. Cas de la Communauté Economique et Monétaire de l'Afrique Centrale. Director: Anne Drumaux - Defense on May 9, 2005 Current job: Coordinator (CM, Université Catholique d'Afrique Centrale) |
2004
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QUAN HOANG Vuong
Essays on Vietnams's Financial Markets: Databases and Empirics. Co-directors: André Faber and Ariane Szafarz - Defense on October 10, 2004 Current job: Research Scientist (VN, DHVP Research) |
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LAURENT Marie-Paule
Essays in Financial Risk Management. Co-directors: André Farber and Ariane Szafarz - Defense on September 14, 2004 Current job: Managing Partner (BE, Rosk Dynamics) |
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PEETER Carine
Essays on Innovation Competencies and Firms Performance. Director: Bruno van Pottelsberghe - Defense on June 14, 2004 Current job: Associate Professor (BE, Vlerick Business School) |
2003
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MORTEHAN Olivier
Etudes des Aspects Stratégiques du Processus de Formation d'Accords de Collaboration chez les grands constructeurs informatiques. Director: Faska Khrouz - Defense on December 11, 2003 Current job: Professor (BE, ULB) |
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OOSTERLINCK Kim
Sovereign debts in troubled times. Director: Ariane Szafarz - Defense on November 7, 2003 Current job: Professor (Be, ULB) |
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SCHMIT Mathias
Leasing as a Corporate Financing Tool: Leasing Puzzle, Accounting Debate and Credit Risk Empirical Investigation. Director: André Farber - Defense on June 18, 2003 Current job: Professor (BE, ULB) |
2002
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VENKAT SUBBAN Subramanian
Drivers of Performance: Examining the External and Internal Sources of Value Creation. Director: Paul Verdin - Defense on December 20, 2002 Current job: Associate Dean and Associate Professor of Strategy at Nazarbayev University Graduate School of Business |
