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-Publikationen

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16311
Stijn Baert, Jolien Herregods, Philippe Sterkens
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15349
Philippe Sterkens, Adelina Sharipova, Stijn Baert
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15285
Philippe Sterkens, Axana Dalle, Joey Wuyts, Ines Pauwels, Hellen Durinck, Stijn Baert
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15024
Matteo Balliauw, Marco Verheuge, Stijn Baert
revised version published online in: Applied Economics Letters, 20 May 2022
IZA Discussion Paper No. 14977
Luca Fumarco, Alessandro Vandromme, Levi Halewyck, Eline Moens, Stijn Baert
IZA Discussion Paper No. 14966
Louis Lippens, Siel Vermeiren, Stijn Baert
revised version published in: European Economic Review, 2023, 151, 104315
IZA Discussion Paper No. 14614
Philippe Sterkens, Ralf Caers, Marijke De Couck, Michael Geamanu, Victor Van Driessche, Stijn Baert
IZA Discussion Paper No. 14502
Philippe Sterkens, Stijn Baert, Claudia Rooman, Eva Derous
revised version published online in: European Sociological Review , 28 October 2022
IZA Discussion Paper No. 13514
Philippe Sterkens, Stijn Baert, Claudia Rooman, Eva Derous
revised version published in: Economics & Human Biology, 2021, 43, 101050
IZA Discussion Paper No. 13512
revised version published in: Economic Analysis and Policy , 2021, 69, 350 - 365
IZA Discussion Paper No. 13488
revised version published in: Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2021, 188, 867 - 878
IZA Discussion Paper No. 13229
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
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
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. 12856
Adelina Sharipova, Stijn Baert
IZA Discussion Paper No. 12849
revised version published in: Labour Economics, 2021, 71, 102003
IZA Discussion Paper No. 12746
Brecht Neyt, Stijn Baert, Jana Vynckier
revised version published in: De Economist, 2022, 170, 435 - 458
IZA Discussion Paper No. 12723
revised version published in: International Journal of Educational Research, 2020, 103, 10161
IZA Discussion Paper No. 12431
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. 12143
Nils van Damme, Stijn Baert
revised version published in: Economics, 2019, 13 (1), 20190050
IZA Discussion Paper No. 12142
Olivier Verstraeten, Stijn Baert
revised version published in: Plos One, 2020, 15 (2), e0227758
IZA Discussion Paper No. 11990
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
revised version published in: Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization,, 2019, 168, 318-337.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 11971
revised version published in: Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 2021, 83 (4), 1024 - 1047
IZA Discussion Paper No. 11933
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
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
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
revised version published in: Kyklos, 2020, 73 (1), 22 - 46.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 11127
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. 10876
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. 9980
revised version published in: Plos One, 2018, 13 (3), e0194255
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9763
revised version published in: Economics Letters, 2016, 146, 95 - 98
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9654
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
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
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
revised version published in: Journal of Applied Econometrics, 2019, 34 (3), 403 - 424
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9536
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. 9289
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
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
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. 8516
revised version published in: De Economist, 2015, 163, 263 - 280
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8447
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
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
Stijn Baert, Ann-Sophie De Pauw
revised version published in: Economics Letters, 2014, 125 (2), 170 - 273
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8318
revised version published in: European Journal of Health Economics , 2016, 17, 71 - 86
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8312
revised version published in: De Economist, 2019, 167, 1 - 21
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7774
revised version published in: De Economist, 2014, 152, 263 - 286
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7767
revised version published in: Industrial Relations Journal, 2014, 45 (6), 543 - 561
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7145
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
revised version published in: Labour Economics, 2013, 25, 123-140
IZA Policy Paper No. 177
revised version published in: Applied Economics Letters [Online Access]
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