Curriculum Vitae

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Emeritus Professor Faculty of Business and Economics KU Leuven Belgium

Born in Avelgem (Belgium) 1958; Nationality: Belgian

Office:              HOG 02.165 Department of Economics, Faculty of Business and Economics KU Leuven Naamsestraat 69 B-3000 Leuven (Belgium)
Tel.: 00 32 16 32 68 23        E-mail: andre.decoster@kuleuven.be

Studies

  • Sept. 1977 – June 1982:       Master in Economics KU Leuven (Catholic University Leuven).
  • Oct. 1983 – Sept. 1988:        PhD: Family Size, Welfare, and Public Policy, Faculty of Economics KU Leuven.

Career

  • Since 2024 I am a non-resident senior research fellow at UNU-WIDER in Helsinki.
  • Oct 1, 2024 – present: Emeritus professor Faculty of Economics and Business KU Leuven.
  • Oct 1, 1994 –: Sept 30, 2024: Full-time professor Faculty of Economics and Business KU Leuven. Staff member of the Public Economics research group.
  • Oct. 15, 2002 –June 30, 2004, and Sept 2024 – present: Senior Research Fellow WIDER (World Institute for Development Economics Research, Helsinki).
  • Oct. 1, 1992 – Oct. 1, 1994: Part-time lecturer Faculty of Economics KULeuven (Campus Kortrijk).
  • Sept. 15, 1988 – Sept. 15, 1993: Full-time professor EHSAL, Brussels (School of Economics, St. Aloysius).
  • Oct. 1, 1987 – Sept. 15, 1988: Research assistant Department of Economics of KU Leuven.
  • Oct. 1, 1983 – Sept. 30, 1987: Research Fellow of N.F.W.O. (Belgian Foundation for Scientific Research).
  • Oct. 1, 1982 – Sept. 30, 1983: Full-time research assistant at HIVA (KULeuven).
  • Nov.1, 1981 – April 30, 1982: Part-time research assistant HIVA (Hoger Instituut voor de Arbeid – KULeuven)