Dieter Verhaest
Biographic Data
| ID | 279762 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Dieter Verhaest |
| GIVEN NAMES | Dieter |
| FAMILY NAME | Verhaest |
| SIGNATURE | VERHAEST D |
| AFFILIATIONS | KU Leuven |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4787-6427 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 20 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 113 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 20 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
The impact of work-based versus school-based learning on cognitive and non-cognitive outcomes in vocational secondary education
We investigate how work-based versus school-based learning impacts students’ cognitive (numeracy, literacy) and non-cognitive outcomes (student motivation, engagement, academic self-concept, well-being) in vocational secondary education . To this end, we exploit longitudinal test score and survey data on a cohort of Belgian pupils. We rely on school-field-of-study fixed effects , (non-)cognitive test scores in the preceding grades, and detailed b…
Vocational education, general education, and on-the-job learning over the life cycle
We investigate whether vocationally and generally educated individuals differ in their on-the-job learning and how this difference evolves over the career. To this end, we exploit the European Skills and Jobs Survey dataset and rely on instrumental variable estimation. While our descriptive results suggest that workers with a vocational degree experience on average more learning, this conclusion largely changes once endogeneity is taken into acco…
Subsidized Household Services and Informal Employment: The Belgian Service Voucher Policy
Labour markets for personal and household services (PHS) are rife with informal employment. Some policies aim to combat informality in PHS with subsidized service vouchers, but their effects are poorly documented. This contribution evaluates the Belgian service vouchers (1) documenting their formalization effectiveness, and (2) accounting for the persistence of informal employment. To this end, we exploit several types of data and methods.A first…
Student work during secondary education, educational achievement, and later employment: A dynamic approach
Compensating wage differentials in formal and informal jobs
We link the dearth of empirical support for the theory of compensating wage differentials (CWD) to minimum wages and other labour market regulations. As these labour market regulations matter less for informal jobs, we hypothesise that CWD for adverse working conditions are more likely to be observed in these jobs relative to formal jobs. This is tested based on teenage employment data. The results are in line with our hypothesis. While informal …
Work Hard or Play Hard? Degree Class, Student Leadership and Employment Opportunities
This study investigates the impact on first hiring outcomes of two main curriculum vitae (CV) characteristics by which graduates with a tertiary education degree distinguish themselves from their peers: degree class and extra‐curricular activities. These characteristics were randomly assigned to 2,800 fictitious job applications that were sent to real vacancies in Belgium. Academic performance and extra‐curricular engagement enhance job interview…
Student internships and employment opportunities after graduation: A field experiment
Internships during tertiary education have become substantially more common over the past decades in many industrialised countries. This study examines the impact of a voluntary intra-curricular internship experience during university studies on the probability of being invited to a job interview. To estimate a causal relationship, we conducted a randomised field experiment in which we sent 1,248 fictitious, but realistic, resumes to real job ope…
The impact of dual apprenticeship programmes on early labour market outcomes: A dynamic approach
Student Access to Apprenticeships: Evidence from a Vignette Experiment
We identify the causal effects of student characteristics on the likelihood of being hired for an apprenticeship and explore the mechanisms underlying the employer’s decision. To this end, we perform a vignette experiment among human resources professionals in Belgium, focusing on less‐qualified youth. Our results indicate that students with favorable educational records and students revealing being motivated are more likely to obtain an apprenti…
Spatial mismatch, education and language skills in the Brussels metropolis: An analysis
Spatial mismatch, where job seekers do not live where jobs can be found, can be an important barrier on the labour market, especially for vulnerable groups. In this study we look at the role that spatial mismatch plays in the Brussels metropolis. Using an improved benchmark, the distance-weighted spatial mismatch index, that also considers location-driven mismatch, we compare the spatial mismatch between the high- and low-skilled labour market an…
Ruimtelijke mismatch, scholing en talenkennis in de Brusselse metropool: Een analyse
Ruimtelijke mismatch, waarbij werkzoekenden niet wonen waar jobs te vinden zijn, kan een belangrijke barrière zijn op de arbeidsmarkt, vooral voor kwetsbare groepen. In deze studie bekijken we de rol die ruimtelijke mismatch speelt in de Brusselse metropool. Met behulp van een verbeterde maatstaf, de distance-weighted spatial mismatch index, die locatie-gedreven mismatch mee in rekening brengt, vergelijken we de ruimtelijke mismatch tussen de hoo…
Mauvais appariement spatial, niveau de scolarité et connaissances linguistiques dans la métropole bruxelloise: Une analyse
Le mauvais appariement spatial – les demandeurs d’emploi ne résident pas là où se trouvent les emplois – peut constituer une entrave importante sur le marché du travail, surtout pour les groupes vulnérables. Dans cette étude, nous examinons le rôle de cette inadéquation spatiale dans la métropole bruxelloise. À l’aide d’un indice de pondération amélioré, le distance-weighted spatial mismatch index, qui intègre l’inadéquation induite par la locali…
The evolution of inter-regional spatial mismatch in the USA: The role of skills and spatial structure
The literature on spatial mismatch often focuses on a mismatch within cities or local labour markets. This paper looks at the spatial mismatch between local labour markets. Using US data, we study the evolution of inter-regional mismatch between 1980 and 2010 and how this evolution varies across skill levels. Since we expect the spatial structure of supply and demand in the labour market to play a central role at this geographical level, we devel…
Educational Inequalities in Depression: Do Labor Markets Matter
There is little theoretical understanding of why educational inequalities in depression are larger in some countries than in others. The current research tries to fill this gap by focusing on the way in which important labor market processes, specifically upgrading and polarization, affect the relationship between education and depression. Analyses are based on a subsample, aged between 20 and 65, in 26 countries participating in the European Soc…
Overeducation in the Early Career of Secondary Education Graduates: An Analysis Using Sequence Techniques
Based on monthly observations of their employment and overeducation status in the first seven years after leaving education, we use optimal matching sequence analysis to construct a typology of entry patterns of Flemish secondary education graduates. We find that for a significant number of young people, overeducation constitutes a persistent problem, affecting about half of the sample for nearly the full observation period. Investigating the ris…
Mister Sandman, bring me good marks! On the relationship between sleep quality and academic achievement
Overeducation at the start of the career: Stepping stone or trap?
Cross-country Differences in Graduate Overeducation
This article focuses on the explanation of cross-country variation in graduate overeducation using a multilevel analysis. We use data from representative surveys among graduates in 13 European countries and Japan, focusing on the first job and the present job 5 years after graduation. We find that cross-country differences in overeducation are explained by the quality and orientation (general versus specific) of the educational system/programme, …
Objective over-education and worker well-being: A shadow price approach
The Impact of Overeducation and its Measurement
The Impact of Overeducation and its Measurement
Cross-country Differences in Graduate Overeducation
This article focuses on the explanation of cross-country variation in graduate overeducation using a multilevel analysis. We use data from representative surveys among graduates in 13 European countries and Japan, focusing on the first job and the present job 5 years after graduation. We find that cross-country differences in overeducation are explained by the quality and orientation (general versus specific) of the educational system/programme, …
Objective over-education and worker well-being: A shadow price approach
The evolution of inter-regional spatial mismatch in the USA: The role of skills and spatial structure
The literature on spatial mismatch often focuses on a mismatch within cities or local labour markets. This paper looks at the spatial mismatch between local labour markets. Using US data, we study the evolution of inter-regional mismatch between 1980 and 2010 and how this evolution varies across skill levels. Since we expect the spatial structure of supply and demand in the labour market to play a central role at this geographical level, we devel…
Mister Sandman, bring me good marks! On the relationship between sleep quality and academic achievement
Overeducation in the Early Career of Secondary Education Graduates: An Analysis Using Sequence Techniques
Based on monthly observations of their employment and overeducation status in the first seven years after leaving education, we use optimal matching sequence analysis to construct a typology of entry patterns of Flemish secondary education graduates. We find that for a significant number of young people, overeducation constitutes a persistent problem, affecting about half of the sample for nearly the full observation period. Investigating the ris…
Subsidized Household Services and Informal Employment: The Belgian Service Voucher Policy
Labour markets for personal and household services (PHS) are rife with informal employment. Some policies aim to combat informality in PHS with subsidized service vouchers, but their effects are poorly documented. This contribution evaluates the Belgian service vouchers (1) documenting their formalization effectiveness, and (2) accounting for the persistence of informal employment. To this end, we exploit several types of data and methods.A first…
The Impact of Overeducation and its Measurement
Objective over-education and worker well-being: A shadow price approach
Overeducation at the start of the career: Stepping stone or trap?
Cross-country Differences in Graduate Overeducation
This article focuses on the explanation of cross-country variation in graduate overeducation using a multilevel analysis. We use data from representative surveys among graduates in 13 European countries and Japan, focusing on the first job and the present job 5 years after graduation. We find that cross-country differences in overeducation are explained by the quality and orientation (general versus specific) of the educational system/programme, …
Overeducation in the Early Career of Secondary Education Graduates: An Analysis Using Sequence Techniques
Based on monthly observations of their employment and overeducation status in the first seven years after leaving education, we use optimal matching sequence analysis to construct a typology of entry patterns of Flemish secondary education graduates. We find that for a significant number of young people, overeducation constitutes a persistent problem, affecting about half of the sample for nearly the full observation period. Investigating the ris…
Mister Sandman, bring me good marks! On the relationship between sleep quality and academic achievement
Educational Inequalities in Depression: Do Labor Markets Matter
There is little theoretical understanding of why educational inequalities in depression are larger in some countries than in others. The current research tries to fill this gap by focusing on the way in which important labor market processes, specifically upgrading and polarization, affect the relationship between education and depression. Analyses are based on a subsample, aged between 20 and 65, in 26 countries participating in the European Soc…
Spatial mismatch, education and language skills in the Brussels metropolis: An analysis
Spatial mismatch, where job seekers do not live where jobs can be found, can be an important barrier on the labour market, especially for vulnerable groups. In this study we look at the role that spatial mismatch plays in the Brussels metropolis. Using an improved benchmark, the distance-weighted spatial mismatch index, that also considers location-driven mismatch, we compare the spatial mismatch between the high- and low-skilled labour market an…
Ruimtelijke mismatch, scholing en talenkennis in de Brusselse metropool: Een analyse
Ruimtelijke mismatch, waarbij werkzoekenden niet wonen waar jobs te vinden zijn, kan een belangrijke barrière zijn op de arbeidsmarkt, vooral voor kwetsbare groepen. In deze studie bekijken we de rol die ruimtelijke mismatch speelt in de Brusselse metropool. Met behulp van een verbeterde maatstaf, de distance-weighted spatial mismatch index, die locatie-gedreven mismatch mee in rekening brengt, vergelijken we de ruimtelijke mismatch tussen de hoo…
Mauvais appariement spatial, niveau de scolarité et connaissances linguistiques dans la métropole bruxelloise: Une analyse
Le mauvais appariement spatial – les demandeurs d’emploi ne résident pas là où se trouvent les emplois – peut constituer une entrave importante sur le marché du travail, surtout pour les groupes vulnérables. Dans cette étude, nous examinons le rôle de cette inadéquation spatiale dans la métropole bruxelloise. À l’aide d’un indice de pondération amélioré, le distance-weighted spatial mismatch index, qui intègre l’inadéquation induite par la locali…
The evolution of inter-regional spatial mismatch in the USA: The role of skills and spatial structure
The literature on spatial mismatch often focuses on a mismatch within cities or local labour markets. This paper looks at the spatial mismatch between local labour markets. Using US data, we study the evolution of inter-regional mismatch between 1980 and 2010 and how this evolution varies across skill levels. Since we expect the spatial structure of supply and demand in the labour market to play a central role at this geographical level, we devel…
The impact of dual apprenticeship programmes on early labour market outcomes: A dynamic approach
Student Access to Apprenticeships: Evidence from a Vignette Experiment
We identify the causal effects of student characteristics on the likelihood of being hired for an apprenticeship and explore the mechanisms underlying the employer’s decision. To this end, we perform a vignette experiment among human resources professionals in Belgium, focusing on less‐qualified youth. Our results indicate that students with favorable educational records and students revealing being motivated are more likely to obtain an apprenti…
Work Hard or Play Hard? Degree Class, Student Leadership and Employment Opportunities
This study investigates the impact on first hiring outcomes of two main curriculum vitae (CV) characteristics by which graduates with a tertiary education degree distinguish themselves from their peers: degree class and extra‐curricular activities. These characteristics were randomly assigned to 2,800 fictitious job applications that were sent to real vacancies in Belgium. Academic performance and extra‐curricular engagement enhance job interview…
Student internships and employment opportunities after graduation: A field experiment
Internships during tertiary education have become substantially more common over the past decades in many industrialised countries. This study examines the impact of a voluntary intra-curricular internship experience during university studies on the probability of being invited to a job interview. To estimate a causal relationship, we conducted a randomised field experiment in which we sent 1,248 fictitious, but realistic, resumes to real job ope…
Student work during secondary education, educational achievement, and later employment: A dynamic approach
Compensating wage differentials in formal and informal jobs
We link the dearth of empirical support for the theory of compensating wage differentials (CWD) to minimum wages and other labour market regulations. As these labour market regulations matter less for informal jobs, we hypothesise that CWD for adverse working conditions are more likely to be observed in these jobs relative to formal jobs. This is tested based on teenage employment data. The results are in line with our hypothesis. While informal …
Subsidized Household Services and Informal Employment: The Belgian Service Voucher Policy
Labour markets for personal and household services (PHS) are rife with informal employment. Some policies aim to combat informality in PHS with subsidized service vouchers, but their effects are poorly documented. This contribution evaluates the Belgian service vouchers (1) documenting their formalization effectiveness, and (2) accounting for the persistence of informal employment. To this end, we exploit several types of data and methods.A first…
Vocational education, general education, and on-the-job learning over the life cycle
We investigate whether vocationally and generally educated individuals differ in their on-the-job learning and how this difference evolves over the career. To this end, we exploit the European Skills and Jobs Survey dataset and rely on instrumental variable estimation. While our descriptive results suggest that workers with a vocational degree experience on average more learning, this conclusion largely changes once endogeneity is taken into acco…
The impact of work-based versus school-based learning on cognitive and non-cognitive outcomes in vocational secondary education
We investigate how work-based versus school-based learning impacts students’ cognitive (numeracy, literacy) and non-cognitive outcomes (student motivation, engagement, academic self-concept, well-being) in vocational secondary education . To this end, we exploit longitudinal test score and survey data on a cohort of Belgian pupils. We rely on school-field-of-study fixed effects , (non-)cognitive test scores in the preceding grades, and detailed b…
Economics (15 works) · Demographic economics (13 works) · Labor market dynamics and wage inequality (12 works) · Psychology (10 works) · Labour economics (9 works) · Economic growth (7 works) · Employment and Welfare Studies (6 works) · Medicine (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Computer Science (4 works)