Stijn Baert

Research Fellow

Ghent University

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Research Interests

Stijn Baert holds a Master of Science in Computer Science Engineering, a Master of Science in Economics and a PhD in Economic Sciences from Ghent University, Belgium.

Since 1 October 2020 he has worked as a full-time associate professor in empirical labour economics at Ghent University. In addition, he is affiliated to University of Antwerp as a part-time professor and to Université catholique de Louvain.

Research
His research is mainly situated in the broad field of labour economics with a focus on (i) unemployment and inactivity, (ii) labour market discrimination and (iii) work and health.

He has published in reputed journals such as European Economic Review, European Sociological Review, Health Economics, Industrial Relations, ILR Review, Labour Economics, Journal of Applied Econometrics, Journal of Economic Surveys, New Media & Society, Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies and Social Science & Medicine.

In 2012 and 2013, he worked as a visiting researcher at VU University Amsterdam and at Aarhus University respectively. He serves De Economist and Plos One as an Academic Editor.

Stijn's research has been mentioned more than 1750 times in national and international media. His insights on, e.g., a reform of the Belgian system of unemployment benefits and anti-discrimination policies have been implemented. For his efforts in science communication and popularisation, in 2015 he was awarded the 'Academy prize for science outreach' by the Royal Flemish Academy of Belgium for Science and the Arts. Stijn Baert was ranked 2nd in a ranking of Flemish 'thought leaders' in 2020. Stijn Baert is one of the six independent experts who, as Flemish Relaunch Committee, assist the Flemish Government in the relaunch of the economy following the corona crisis.

At Ghent University, Stijn Baert was a representative of the assistant academic staff in various committees and councils among which the Executive Board of the university. Between 2013 and 2017 he lead the European Association of Young Economists. In 2016 he co-organised the yearly conference of the European Association of Labour Economists, where he is a member of the Executive Committee.

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IZA Publications

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16900
Speeding Up on the Learning Curve: The Evaluation of Telework Following a Surge in Telework Experience
Eline Moens, Louis Lippens, Liam D'hert, Stijn Baert
IZA Discussion Paper No. 16849
Labour Market Disadvantages of Citizens with a Migration Background in Belgium: A Systematic Review
Louise Devos, Louis Lippens, Dries Lens, François Rycx, Mélanie Volral, Stijn Baert
IZA Discussion Paper No. 16804
The Subsidy Trap: Explaining the Unsatisfactory Effectiveness of Hiring Subsidies for the Senior Unemployed
Axana Dalle, Elsy Verhofstadt, Stijn Baert
IZA Discussion Paper No. 16730
How Do Recruiters Assess Applicants Who Express a Political Engagement?
Eline Moens, Dyllis De Pessemier, Stijn Baert
IZA Discussion Paper No. 16672
Nothing Really Matters: Evaluating Demand-Side Moderators of Age Discrimination in Hiring
Axana Dalle, Louis Lippens, Stijn Baert
IZA Discussion Paper No. 16658
Mens Sana in Corpore Sano! The Hiring Premium for Physical versus Mental Exercise in Different Occupations
Dieter Verhaest, Stijn Baert
IZA Discussion Paper No. 16560
So, Dear Applicant, Do You Mean Working from Home or Shirking from Home?
Eline Moens, Elsy Verhofstadt, Luc Van Ootegem, Stijn Baert
IZA Discussion Paper No. 16311
What Does Job Applicants' Body Art Signal to Employers?
Stijn Baert, Jolien Herregods, Philippe Sterkens
IZA Discussion Paper No. 16057
A Poisoned Gift? The Hireability Signals of an Income-Support Program for the Senior Unemployed
Axana Dalle, Philippe Sterkens, Stijn Baert
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15707
An Arab, an Asian, and a Black Guy Walk into a Job Interview: Ethnic Stigma in Hiring after Controlling for Social Class
Hannah Van Borm, Louis Lippens, Stijn Baert
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15524
Selecting Names for Experiments on Ethnic Discrimination
Stijn Baert, Louis Lippens, Hannah Van Borm
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15349
Disclosing the 'Big C': What Does Cancer Survivorship Signal to Employers?
Philippe Sterkens, Adelina Sharipova, Stijn Baert
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15285
Homosexuality's Signalling Function in Job Candidate Screening: Why Gay Is (Mostly) OK
Philippe Sterkens, Axana Dalle, Joey Wuyts, Ines Pauwels, Hellen Durinck, Stijn Baert
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15261
Diving in the Minds of Recruiters: What Triggers Gender Stereotypes in Hiring?
Hannah Van Borm, Stijn Baert
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15190
Disentangling the Attractiveness of Telework to Employees: A Factorial Survey Experiment
Eline Moens, Elsy Verhofstadt, Luc Van Ootegem, Stijn Baert
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15044
I Won't Make the Same Mistake Again: Burnout History and Job Preferences
Philippe Sterkens, Stijn Baert, Eline Moens, Eva Derous, Joey Wuyts
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15024
Which Former Professional Football Players Become Successful Professional Head Coaches?
Matteo Balliauw, Marco Verheuge, Stijn Baert
revised version published online in: Applied Economics Letters, 20 May 2022
IZA Discussion Paper No. 14977
Does Relative Age Affect Speed and Quality of Transition from School to Work?
Luca Fumarco, Alessandro Vandromme, Levi Halewyck, Eline Moens, Stijn Baert
IZA Discussion Paper No. 14966
The State of Hiring Discrimination: A Meta-Analysis of (Almost) All Recent Correspondence Experiments
Louis Lippens, Siel Vermeiren, Stijn Baert
revised version published in: European Economic Review, 2023, 151, 104315
IZA Discussion Paper No. 14896
Does Multitasking Affect Students' Academic Performance? Evidence from a Longitudinal Study
Simon Amez, Stijn Baert, Emily Heydencamp, Joey Wuyts
IZA Discussion Paper No. 14816
Mobile DNA and Sleep Quality
Simon Amez, Floor Denecker, Koen Ponnet, Lieven De Marez, Stijn Baert
IZA Discussion Paper No. 14614
Costly Mistakes: Why and When Spelling Errors in Resumes Jeopardise Interview Chances
Philippe Sterkens, Ralf Caers, Marijke De Couck, Michael Geamanu, Victor Van Driessche, Stijn Baert
IZA Discussion Paper No. 14547
Deteriorated Sleep Quality Does Not Explain the Negative Impact of Smartphone Use on Academic Performance
Simon Amez, Suncica Vujic, Margo Abrath, Stijn Baert
IZA Discussion Paper No. 14534
Bye, Bye, Hotel Mama, Bye, Bye Good Grades? Living in a Student Room and Exam Results in Tertiary Education
Simon Amez, Stijn Baert
IZA Discussion Paper No. 14502
Why Making Promotion after a Burnout Is like Boiling the Ocean
Philippe Sterkens, Stijn Baert, Claudia Rooman, Eva Derous
revised version published online in: European Sociological Review , 28 October 2022
IZA Discussion Paper No. 14438
Loss Aversion in Taste-Based Employee Discrimination: Evidence from a Choice Experiment
Louis Lippens, Stijn Baert, Eva Derous
revised version published in: Economics Letters, 2021, 208, 110081
IZA Discussion Paper No. 13523
Is Labour Market Discrimination against Ethnic Minorities Better Explained by Taste or Statistics? A Systematic Review of the Empirical Evidence
Louis Lippens, Stijn Baert, Abel Ghekiere, Pieter-Paul Verhaeghe, Eva Derous
revised version published in: Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 2022, 48 (17), 4243 - 4276
IZA Discussion Paper No. 13514
As If It Weren't Hard Enough Already: Breaking down Hiring Discrimination Following Burnout
Philippe Sterkens, Stijn Baert, Claudia Rooman, Eva Derous
revised version published in: Economics & Human Biology, 2021, 43, 101050
IZA Discussion Paper No. 13512
The Iceberg Decomposition: A Parsimonious Way to Map the Health of Labour Markets
Stijn Baert
revised version published in: Economic Analysis and Policy , 2021, 69, 350 - 365
IZA Discussion Paper No. 13488
A Signal of (Train)Ability? Grade Repetition and Hiring Chances
Stijn Baert, Matteo Picchio
revised version published in: Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2021, 188, 867 - 878
IZA Discussion Paper No. 13229
The COVID-19 Crisis and Telework: A Research Survey on Experiences, Expectations and Hopes
Stijn Baert, Louis Lippens, Eline Moens, Johannes Weytjens, Philippe Sterkens
revised version published in: European Journal of Health Economics, 2022, 23, 729 - 753
IZA Discussion Paper No. 13164
How Do We Think the COVID-19 Crisis Will Affect Our Careers (If Any Remain)?
Stijn Baert, Louis Lippens, Eline Moens, Philippe Sterkens, Johannes Weytjens
revised version published as 'How do employees think the COVID-19 crisis will affect their careers?' in: Plos One, 2021, 16( 5), e0246899
IZA Discussion Paper No. 13031
What Does Someone's Gender Identity Signal to Employers?
Hannah Van Borm, Marlot Dhoop, Allien Van Acker, Stijn Baert
revised version published in: International Journal of Manpower, 2020, 41 (6), 753 - 777
IZA Discussion Paper No. 12865
Does Loneliness Lurk in Temp Work? Exploring the Associations between Temporary Employment, Loneliness at Work and Job Satisfaction
Eline Moens, Stijn Baert, Elsy Verhofstadt, Luc Van Ootegem
revised version published in: Plos One, 2021, 16 (5), e0250664
IZA Discussion Paper No. 12862
Smartphone Use and Academic Performance: First Evidence from Longitudinal Data
Simon Amez, Suncica Vujic, Lieven De Marez, Stijn Baert
revised version published online in: New Media & Society, May 13, 2021
IZA Discussion Paper No. 12856
Labour Market Outcomes for Cancer Survivors: A Review of the Reviews
Adelina Sharipova, Stijn Baert
IZA Discussion Paper No. 12849
What Does a Job Candidate's Age Signal to Employers?
Hannah Van Borm, Ian Burn, Stijn Baert
revised version published in: Labour Economics, 2021, 71, 102003
IZA Discussion Paper No. 12778
The Impact of Internship Experience during Secondary Education on Schooling and Labour Market Outcomes
Brecht Neyt, Dieter Verhaest, Stijn Baert
IZA Discussion Paper No. 12746
Job Prestige and Mobile Dating Success: A Field Experiment
Brecht Neyt, Stijn Baert, Jana Vynckier
revised version published in: De Economist, 2022, 170, 435 - 458
IZA Discussion Paper No. 12723
Smartphone Use and Academic Performance: A Literature Review
Simon Amez, Stijn Baert
revised version published in: International Journal of Educational Research, 2020, 103, 10161
IZA Discussion Paper No. 12431
What Do Student Jobs on Graduate CVs Signal to Employers?
Eva Van Belle, Ralf Caers, Laure Cuypers, Marijke De Couck, Brecht Neyt, Hannah Van Borm, Stijn Baert
revised version published in: Economics of Education Review, 2020, 75, 101979
IZA Discussion Paper No. 12183
Student Internships and Employment Opportunities after Graduation: A Field Experiment
Stijn Baert, Brecht Neyt, Thomas Siedler, Ilse Tobback, Dieter Verhaest
revised version published in: Economics of Education Review, 2021, 83, 102141
IZA Discussion Paper No. 12143
Home Advantage in European International Soccer: Which Dimension of Distance Matters?
Nils van Damme, Stijn Baert
revised version published in: Economics, 2019, 13 (1), 20190050
IZA Discussion Paper No. 12142
Twelve Eyes See More Than Eight. Referee Bias and the Introduction of Additional Assistant Referees in Soccer
Olivier Verstraeten, Stijn Baert
revised version published in: Plos One, 2020, 15 (2), e0227758
IZA Discussion Paper No. 12011
The Impact of Dual Apprenticeship Programs on Early Labour Market Outcomes: A Dynamic Approach
Brecht Neyt, Dieter Verhaest, Stijn Baert
revised version published in: Economics of Education Review, 2020, 78, 102022
IZA Discussion Paper No. 11990
Younger and Dissatisfied? Relative Age and Life-Satisfaction in Adolescence
Luca Fumarco, Stijn Baert
revised version published as 'Younger, Dissatisfied, and Unhealthy? Relative Age and Life-satisfaction in Adolescence' (with additional coauthor: Francesco Sarracino) in: Economics & Human Biology, 2019, 168, 313 - 337
IZA Discussion Paper No. 11972
Relative Age Effect on European Adolescents' Social Network
Luca Fumarco, Stijn Baert
revised version published in: Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization,, 2019, 168, 318-337.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 11971
Work Hard or Play Hard? Degree Class, Student Leadership and Employment Opportunities
Stijn Baert, Dieter Verhaest
revised version published in: Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 2021, 83 (4), 1024 - 1047
IZA Discussion Paper No. 11933
Education Level and Mating Success: Undercover on Tinder
Brecht Neyt, Sarah Vandenbulcke, Stijn Baert
revised version published as 'Are Men Intimidated by Highly Educated Women? Undercover on Tinder' in: Economics of Education Review, 2019, 73, 101914
IZA Discussion Paper No. 11722
Player Dismissal and Full Time Results in the UEFA Champions League and Europa League
Arne De Meyere, Ward Vanruymbeke, Stijn Baert
revised version published in: International Journal of Sport Finance, 2020, 15 (1), 27 - 38
IZA Discussion Paper No. 11577
The Signal of Applying for a Job under a Vacancy Referral Scheme
Eva Van Belle, Ralf Caers, Marijke De Couck, Valentina Di Stasio, Stijn Baert
revised version published in: Industrial Relations, 2019, 58 (2), 251 - 274
IZA Discussion Paper No. 11455
Smartphone Use and Academic Performance: Correlation or Causal Relationship?
Stijn Baert, Suncica Vujic, Simon Amez, Matteo Claeskens, Thomas Daman, Arno Maeckelberghe, Eddy Omey, Lieven De Marez
revised version published in: Kyklos, 2020, 73 (1), 22 - 46
IZA Discussion Paper No. 11127
Student Work, Educational Achievement, and Later Employment: A Dynamic Approach
Stijn Baert, Brecht Neyt, Eddy Omey, Dieter Verhaest
revised version published as 'Student work during secondary education, educational achievement, and later employment: a dynamic approach' in: Empirical Economics, 2022, 63, 1605 - 1635
IZA Discussion Paper No. 11023
Does Student Work Really Affect Educational Outcomes? A Review of the Literature
Brecht Neyt, Eddy Omey, Dieter Verhaest, Stijn Baert
revised version published in: Journal of Economic Surveys, 2019, 33 (3), 896 - 921
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10876
Why Is Unemployment Duration a Sorting Criterion in Hiring?
Eva Van Belle, Ralf Caers, Marijke De Couck, Valentina Di Stasio, Stijn Baert
revised version published as 'Why Are Employers Put Off by Long Spells of Unemployment?' in: European Sociological Review, 2018, 34 (6), 694 - 710
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10738
Hiring Discrimination: An Overview of (Almost) All Correspondence Experiments Since 2005
Stijn Baert
revised version published in: S.M. Gaddis (ed.), Audit Studies Behind the Scenes with Theory, Method, and Nuance, Springer, 2018.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9980
No Better Moment to Score a Goal than Just Before Half Time? A Soccer Myth Statistically Tested
Stijn Baert, Simon Amez
revised version published in: Plos One, 2018, 13 (3), e0194255
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9763
Immigrant Volunteering: A Way Out of Labour Market Discrimination?
Stijn Baert, Suncica Vujic
revised version published in: Economics Letters, 2016, 146, 95 - 98
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9692
The Effectiveness of Medical and Vocational Interventions for Reducing Sick Leave of Self-Employed Workers
Stijn Baert, Bas van der Klaauw, Gijsbert van Lomwel
revised version published in: Health Economics, 2018, 27 (3), e139 - e152
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9654
Crowding Out in the Labour Market: Do Employers Lend a Hand?
Dieter Verhaest, Elene Bogaert, Jeroen Dereymaeker, Laura Mestdagh, Stijn Baert
revised version published as 'Do Employers Prefer Overqualified Graduates? A Field Experiment' in: Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society, 2018, 57 (3), 351 - 388
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9649
Does It Pay to Care? Prosocial Engagement and Employment Opportunities
Stijn Baert, Suncica Vujic
revised version published as 'Does it Pay to Care? Volunteering and Employment Opportunities' in: Journal of Population Economics, 2018, 31, 819 - 836
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9584
Do They Find You on Facebook? Facebook Profile Picture and Hiring Chances
Stijn Baert
revised version published as 'Facebook profile picture appearance affects recruiterd first hiring decisions' in: New Media & Society, 2018, 20 (3), 1220 - 1239
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9556
Modeling the Effects of Grade Retention in High School
Stijn Baert, Bart Cockx, Matteo Picchio
revised version published in: Journal of Applied Econometrics, 2019, 34 (3), 403 - 424
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9536
Hiring a Homosexual, Taking a Risk? A Lab Experiment on Employment Discrimination and Risk Aversion
Stijn Baert
revised version published as 'Hiring a Gay Man, Taking a Risk?: A Lab Experiment on Employment Discrimination and Risk Aversion' in: Journal of Homosexuality, 2018, 65 (8), 1015 - 1031
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9459
Contracting Out Mandatory Counselling and Training for Long-Term Unemployed: Private For-Profit or Non-Profit, or Keep It Public?
Bart Cockx, Stijn Baert
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9289
Getting Grey Hairs in the Labour Market: An Alternative Experiment on Age Discrimination
Stijn Baert, Jennifer Norga, Yannick Thuy, Marieke Van Hecke
revised version published in: Journal of Economic Psychology, 2016, 57, 86 - 101
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9170
A Signal of Diligence? Student Work Experience and Later Employment Chances
Stijn Baert, Olivier Rotsaert, Dieter Verhaest, Eddy Omey
revised version published as 'Student Employment and Later Labour Market Success: No Evidence for Higher Employment Chances' in: Kyklos, 2016, 69 (3), 401 - 425
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9137
The Early Labour Market Effects of Generally and Vocationally Oriented Higher Education: Is There a Trade-off?
Dieter Verhaest, Stijn Baert
revised version published as 'The effects of workplace learning in higher education on employment and match quality: Is there an early-career trade-off?' in: Empirical Economics, 2018, 44, 1229 - 1270
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8752
Native-Immigrant Gaps in Educational and School-to-Work Transitions in the Second Generation: The Role of Gender and Ethnicity
Stijn Baert, Frank Heiland, Sanders Korenman
revised version published in: De Economist, 2016, 164, 159 - 186
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8516
Hiring Discrimination against Pro-Union Applicants: The Role of Union Density and Firm Size
Stijn Baert, Eddy Omey
revised version published in: De Economist, 2015, 163, 263 - 280
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8447
Do Employer Preferences Contribute to Sticky Floors?
Stijn Baert, Ann-Sophie De Pauw, Nick Deschacht
revised version published in: Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 2016, 69 (3), 714 - 736.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8320
First Depressed, Then Discriminated Against?
Stijn Baert, Sarah De Visschere, Koen Schoors, Eddy Omey
revised version published in: Social Science & Medicine , 2016, 170, 247 - 254
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8319
Is Ethnic Discrimination Due to Distaste or Statistics?
Stijn Baert, Ann-Sophie De Pauw
revised version published in: Economics Letters, 2014, 125 (2), 170 - 273
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8318
Wage Subsidies and Hiring Chances for the Disabled: Some Causal Evidence
Stijn Baert
revised version published in: European Journal of Health Economics , 2016, 17, 71 - 86
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8312
Unemployment or Overeducation: Which is a Worse Signal to Employers?
Stijn Baert, Dieter Verhaest
revised version published in: De Economist, 2019, 167, 1 - 21
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8232
Mister Sandman, Bring Me Good Marks! On the Relationship Between Sleep Quality and Academic Achievement
Stijn Baert, Eddy Omey, Dieter Verhaest, Aurélie Vermeir
revised version published in: Social Science and Medicine , 2015, 130, 91 - 98
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7847
Better Sexy than Flexy? A Lab Experiment Assessing the Impact of Perceived Attractiveness and Personality Traits on Hiring Decisions
Stijn Baert, Lynn Decuypere
revised version published in: Applied Economics Letters , 2014, 21 (9), 597 - 601
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7845
Labour Market Discrimination against Former Juvenile Delinquents: Evidence from a Field Experiment
Stijn Baert, Elsy Verhofstadt
revised version published in: Applied Economics, 2015, 47 (11), 1061 - 1072
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7774
Does Homeownership Lead to Longer Unemployment Spells? The Role of Mortgage Payments
Stijn Baert, Freddy Heylen, Daan Isebaert
revised version published in: De Economist, 2014, 152, 263 - 286
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7767
Career Lesbians: Getting Hired for Not Having Kids?
Stijn Baert
revised version published in: Industrial Relations Journal, 2014, 45 (6), 543 - 561
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7262
Pure Ethnic Gaps in Educational Attainment and School to Work Transitions: When Do They Arise?
Stijn Baert, Bart Cockx
revised version published in: Economics of Education Review, 2013, 35, 276 - 294
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7145
Do Employers Discriminate Less If Vacancies Are Difficult to Fill? Evidence from a Field Experiment
Stijn Baert, Bart Cockx, Niels Gheyle, Cora Vandamme
revised version published as 'Is There Less Discrimination in Occupations Where Recruitment Is Difficult?' in: Industrial and Labor Relations, 2015, 68 (3), 467 - 500
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6562
Overeducation at the Start of the Career: Stepping Stone or Trap?
Stijn Baert, Bart Cockx, Dieter Verhaest
revised version published in: Labour Economics, 2013, 25, 123-140
IZA Policy Paper No. 177
What Shifts Did COVID-19 Year 2020 Bring to the Labour Market in Europe?
Stijn Baert
revised version published in: Applied Economics Letters [Online Access]
IZA Policy Paper No. 176
Labour Market Policy if the General Public Was in Charge
Stijn Baert, Els Clays, Eva Derous, Bert George, Brecht Neyt, Eveline Schollaert, Bart Wille
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