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Dr. Didier Fouarge

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Didier Fouarge studied economics at the Facultés Universitaires Notre-Dame de la Paix (FUNDP) in Namur, Belgium. He holds a PhD from Tilburg University on the topic of poverty dynamics and social policy in Europe. From 1999 to 2007 he was researcher at the Institute for Labour Studies (OSA) and post-doc at Tilburg University. Since November 2007, he is researcher at the Research Centre for Education and the Labour Market (ROA), Maastricht University. His main research interests lie in scientific and applied research on labour market and income dynamics, working time, retirement, income distribution and poverty, and the welfare state.

Recent papers

Annemarie Nelen, Andries de Grip, Didier Fouarge, Is Part-Time Employment Beneficial for Firm Productivity?, ROA-RM-2011/2, Maastricht, 2011 (also IZA DP 5423).

Didier Fouarge, Christine Baaijens. Job mobility and hours of work: the effect of Dutch legislation. ROA-RM-2009/4, Maastricht, 2009.

Recent publications

Didier Fouarge, Trudie Schils and Andries de Grip (2012). Why Do Low-Educated Workers Invest Less in Further Training? Applied Economics, forthcoming (working paper version: ROA-RM-2010/10/IZA DP No 5180)

Didier Fouarge, Andries de Grip, Wendy Smits, Robert de Vries, Flexible contracts and human capital investments, De Economist, Forthcoming (working paper version: ROA-RM-2011/13).

Fleur Koster, Andries de Grip and Didier Fouarge, Does Perceived Support in Employee Development Affect Personnel Turnover?, The International Journal of Human Resource Management, 22 (11), 2403–2418 (working paper version, ROA-RM-2009/8).

Didier Fouarge, Anna Manzoni, Ruud Muffels, Ruud Luijkx (2010). Childbirth and cohort effects on mothers’ labour supply: a comparative study using life history data for Germany, the Netherlands and Great Britain. Work, Employment and Society, 24(3), 487–507.

Andries de Grip, Didier Fouarge, Jan Sauermann (2010) What affects international migration of European science and engineering graduates?, Economics of Innovation and New Technology, 19(5), 407–421 (working paper version: ROA-RM-2008/6).

Dimitris Pavlopoulos, Didier Fouarge (2010). ‘Escaping low pay: do male labour market entrants stand a chance?’, International Journal of Manpower, 31(8), 908–927.

Didier Fouarge, Ruud Muffels (2009), Working part-time in the British, German and Dutch Labour Market: Scarring for the Wage Career?, Schmollers Jahrbuch. Journal of Applied Social Science Studies, 129: 217-226.

Didier Fouarge, Trudie Schils (2009), The Effect of Early Retirement Incentives on the Training Participation of Older Workers, LABOUR 23: 85–109.

Recent Dutch publications

Lex Borghans, Didier Fouarge, Andries de Grip (2011). Een leven lang leren in Nederland. ROA-R02011/5, Maastricht University.

Didier Fouarge (2011). Kennisontwikkeling van oudere werkenden, ESB, 96(4614 & 4615), 439.

Didier Fouarge (2011). Trainingdeelname door ouderen. ESB, 96(4609): 273.

Didier, Fouarge, Andries de Grip (2011). Ontwikkeling menselijk kapitaal over de levensloop, ESB, 96(4614 & 4615), 452-454.

Didier Fouarge, Andries de Grip, Wendy Smits, Robert de Vries (2011). Mobiliteit van werknemers in krimpende beroepen. In: R. van Gaalen, J. Sanders, W. Smits & J. F. Ybema (eds.). Dynamiek op de Nederlandse arbeidsmarkt. De focus op kwetsbare groepen. Den Haag: CBS (pp. 117-130)

Didier Fouarge, Willem Houtkoop, Rolf van der Velden (2011). Laaggeletterdheid in Nederland. Resultaten van de Adult Literacy and Life Skills Survey (ALL). Utrecht: ecbo.

Didier Fouarge, Jesper van Thor (2011). Studiemigratie. In: R.P.W. Jennissen (ed.), De Nederlandse migratiekaart: Achtergronden en ontwikkelingen van verschillende migratietypen. Den Haag: Boom Juridische uitgevers (pp. 111-147).

Ruben van Gaalen, Didier Fouarge, Andries de Grip (2011). Effect van bedrijfseconomisch ontslag op de participatiekans en het loon. In: R. van Gaalen, J. Sanders, W. Smits & J. F. Ybema (eds.). Dynamiek op de Nederlandse arbeidsmarkt. De focus op kwetsbare groepen. Den Haag: CBS (pp. 133-145)

Didier Fouarge, Andries de Grip (2011). Depreciatie van menselijk kapitaal. Maastricht: ROA rapport (ROA-R-2011/1).

Didier Fouarge, Andries de Grip, Wendy Smits, Robert de Vries (2011). Flexible contracts and human capital. In: F. Cörvers, R. Euwals & A. de Grip (eds.). Labour market flexibility in the Netherlands. The role of contracts and self-employment. The Hague: De Swart (pp. 66–80).

Didier Fouarge (2010). Informeel leren en trainingsparticipatie. ESB, 95(4593): 561.

Didier Fouarge (2010). Bereidheid tot scholing. ESB, 95(4587): 369.

Didier Fouarge, Ruben van Gaalen, Andries de Grip (2010). Participatie en loon na bedrijfseconomisch ontslag: kapitaalvernietiging of negatief signaal?. In: Bakker, B., Kuijvenhoven, L. Registers in sociaalwetenschappelijk onderzoek. Den Haag/Heerlen: CBS, pp 31–49.

Didier Fouarge, Andries de Grip, Wendy Smits, Robert de Vries (2010). Krimpende werkgelegenheid, scholing en arbeidsmarktmobiliteit in Nederland. In: Batenburg, R. Batenburg, P. de Beer, J. Mevissen & K. Tijdens (eds.), Arbeid in crisis?, Den Haag: Boom Lemma Uitgevers. (pp. 91-101)

Didier Fouarge, Trudie Schils, Andries de Grip (2010). Prikkels voor postinitiële scholing van laagopgeleiden. Amsterdam: ecbo.