Levelling up Group

• Levelling Up Statistics
• Basic Economics
• New Social Developments
• Concepts of Social Policy
• Labour Market Policy
• Analytical Demography

Socio Economic Policy Group

• Social Problems and Reforms Seminar
• Social Policy
• Comparative and International Socio-economic Policy

Policy Evaluation Group

• The Policy Cycle
• Evaluation Techniques and Tools

Statistics & Research Group

• Statistics & Research Methods part 1
• Statistics & Research Methods part 2

Master Dissertation

• Master Dissertation

0ptional courses

• Applied Methodology
• Performance audit in social policy

Courses: Master Dissertation: Sample of previous dissertation titles

Individualisation of pension rights in Luxembourg: Between social policy and social politics.

The gender gap in social capital : What role does the welfare state play? A comparative multilevel analysis of 23 countries.

Capturing the impact of European employment strategy in Belgium. The Europeanisation of employment policies as a catalyser domestic changes.

Impact of welfare state development on social capital formation: Re-specifying the crowding out hypothesis.

Comparing solidarity in European countries. A multi group latent-class approach.

Does labor status of origin matter? Analysis of transactions into self-employment in Southern Europe.

Explaining over-indebtness in the European Union. An empirical comparative analysis in selected countries using ECHP (1996).

An integrated approach towards individual fertility decisions analysis of second births in Belgium, the UK, Denmark and Spain using unity panel data.

Comparative analysis of self-employment in Eastern and Western European nations.

Schoolwork transitions in transitional labor markets. Analysis of the European markets.

Women’s labor market strategies after parental leave in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.

Effects of the private cost in basic education towards the poor in Vietnam.

Trust towards institutions. The case of Italian Regions.

Determinants of caring behaviour in Ireland, Italy, Greece, Spain and Portugal.

The dynamics of inclusion and exclusion in social protection in Romania.

What is the relative deservingness of immigrants in the eyes of the European public? International comparative study in 19 European countries.

Comparing institutional confidence level in Western and Eastern Europe. A multiple latent-class factor approach.

Policy Responces to low fertility rates. Comparative analysis of four countries: the Netherlands, Sweden, Italy and the United States.

Welfare state regimes in transitional countries: Republic of Moldova and Romania.

The Need for Formal and Informal Care with Activities of Daily Living Amongst Home-Based Long Term Care Beneficiaries in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

Individual Risk Factors of Youth Unemployment: Effect of Vocational Training on Youth Employment in France and Poland

Job Quality after Unemployment Exit: Do Non-Natives and Natives Have the Same Chances? (A Study Using BHPS and GSOEP)

A Cross-Country Comparison of the Wage Gap between Part-Timers and Full-Timers

Wage Differentials between Natives and Immigrants in France and Austria

The Impact of Institutions on Unemployment Duration of Immigrants

Job Dissatisfaction as Predictor for Self-Employment Entrance

Trajectories of Labour Market Deregulation in Europe: Towards Convergence or Divergence of Regulatory Systems?

The Impact of Participation in Vocational Training on Earnings Growth for Employees with Different Levels of Education in Belgium 1996-2002

Does Human Capital Pay Off the Same for Immigrants and Natives? An Analysis of Unemployment Duration in Germany

Job Satisfaction of Self-Employed Women in Five Countries – Finland, Ireland, the Netherlands, Italy, and Greece