Publications and communications of Alain Jousten

Klinges, G., Jousten, A., & Lefebvre, M. (21 March 2024). Social Security and Inequality in Belgium [Paper presentation]. Symposium : SHARE-based research on Health, Ageing and Retirement, Brussels, Belgium.

Klinges, G., Jousten, A., & Lefebvre, M. (2024). Social Security and Inequality in Belgium. ORBi-University of Liège. https://orbi.uliege.be/handle/2268/311578.

Klinges, G., Jousten, A., & Lefebvre, M. (06 December 2023). Social Security and Inequality in Belgium [Paper presentation]. 2023 Winter Doctoral Workshop, Namur, Belgium.

Klinges, G., Jousten, A., & Lefebvre, M. (17 November 2023). Social Security and Inequality in Belgium [Paper presentation]. International Social Security Conference, London, United Kingdom.

Klinges, G., Jousten, A., & Lefebvre, M. (09 November 2023). Social Security and Inequality in Belgium [Paper presentation]. ECON Seminar, Liege, Belgium.

Klinges, G., Jousten, A., & Lefebvre, M. (02 June 2023). Social Security and Inequality in Belgium [Paper presentation]. International Social Security Conference, Stockholm, Sweden.

Fraikin, A.-L., Jousten, A., & Lefebvre, M. (2021). Social Security Incentives in Belgium:An Analysis of Four Decades of Change. In A. Börsch-Supan & C. Coile, Social Security Programs and Retirement around the World: Reforms and Retirement Incentives. Chicago, United States: University of Chicago Press and NBER.

Jousten, A., & Černiauskas, N. (2021). Statutory, Effective and Optimal Net Tax Schedules in Lithuania. IZA Journal of Labor Policy. doi:10.2478/izajolp-2021-0005

Coile, C., Jousten, A., & Börsch-Supan, A. (2020). Social Security and Retirement Around the World: Lessons from a Long-Term Collaboration. ORBi-University of Liège. https://orbi.uliege.be/handle/2268/267741.

Jousten, A., & Lefebvre, M. (2020). Older men’s labor force participation in Belgium. In C. Coile, K. Milligan, ... D. Wise (Eds.), Social Security Programs and Retirement around the World: Working Longer. Chicago, United States: University of Chicago Press and NBER.

Jousten, A. (2019). Financering: de budgettaire logica op korte termijn overstijgen. Revue Belge de Sécurité Sociale, (2), 319-332.

Jousten, A. (2019). Financement: dépasser la logique budgétaire de court terme. Revue Belge de Sécurité Sociale, (2), 319-332.

Jousten, A., & Fraikin, A.-L. (2019). Retirement and claiming: an increasing divide. In L'emploi et ses nouveaux défis.

Jousten, A., Fraikin, A.-L., & Lefebvre, M. (2019). Les incitants au départ à la retraite en Belgique: évolutions et défis. In V. Vandenberghe, J. Bughin, E. Dhyne, A. Jousten, M. Volral, ... N. van Zeebroeck (Eds.), L'emploi et ses nouveaux défis.

Jousten, A., & Lefebvre, M. (2019). Spousal and survivor benefits in option value models of retirement: an application to Belgium. Journal of Pension Economics and Finance, 18 (1), 66-87. doi:10.1017/S1474747217000324

Jousten, A., & Feher, C. (2018). Taxation and Pensions – An Overview of Interplay. In R. Holzmann & J. Piggott, The Taxation of Pensions. MIT Press.

Jousten, A., & Lefebvre, M. (2017). Work Capacity and Longer Working Lives in Belgium. In D. Wise, Social Security Programs and Retirement Around the World: The Capacity to Work at Older Ages (pp. 35 - 58). Chicago, United States: University of Chicago Press and NBER.

Jousten, A., Perelman, S., Flawinne, X., Aliaj, A., & Shi, L. (2016). Old‐Age Employment and Hours of Work Trends: Empirical Analysis for Four European Countries. IZA Journal of European Labor Studies. doi:10.1186/s40174-016-0066-1

Jousten, A., Perelman, S., & Lefebvre, M. (2016). Health Status, Disability and Retirement Incentives in Belgium. In D. Wise, Social Security Programs and Retirement around the World: Disability Insurance Programs and Retirement (pp. 179-210). Chicago, United States: University of Chicago Press and NBER.

Jousten, A. (2015). The retirement of the migrant labor force: pension portability and beyond. CESifo Economic Studies, 61 (2), 416-437. doi:10.1093/cesifo/ifu002

Jousten, A., & Salanauskaite, L. (2015). National Report: Belgium. In H.-M. Hasselhorn & W. Apt (Eds.), Understanding employment participation of older workers: Creating a knowledge base for future labour market challenges (pp. 62-64). Berlin, Germany: Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (BMAS) and Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BAuA). BMAS/ BAuA.

Jousten, A., & Salanauskaite, L. (2015). National Report: Belgium. Berlin, Germany: Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (BMAS) and Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BAuA). BMAS/ BAuA. https://orbi.uliege.be/handle/2268/181679

Jousten, A., & Tarantchenko, E. (2014). New evidence on the social security incentives as drivers of retirement behavior. ORBi-University of Liège. https://orbi.uliege.be/handle/2268/173824.

Jousten, A., & Tarantchenko, E. (23 October 2014). New evidence on the social security incentives as drivers of retirement behavior [Paper presentation]. European Meeting of the International Microsimulation Association, Maastricht, Netherlands.

Jousten, A., Devolder, P., Hindriks, J., Perl, G., Masai, F., Boulet, J., Vandenbroucke, F., Cantillon, B., Bergman, J., Stevens, Y., Janvier, R., & Schokkaert, E. (2014). Un contrat social performant et fiable. (D/2014/10.770/11). Bruxelles, Belgium: SPF Sécurité Sociale. https://orbi.uliege.be/handle/2268/171818

Jousten, A., & Gillingham, R. (2014). Alternative ways of pricing and financing social insurance. In M. Frölich, D. Kaplan, C. Pagés, J. Rigolini, ... D. Robalino (Eds.), Social Security, Informal Sector, and Employment in Middle Income Countries: How to Protect Workers While Creating Good Jobs. Oxford University Press.

Jousten, A., & Nsiah-Boateng, E. (2014). Eight years of National Health Insurance in Ghana: Evaluation of the Health financign Sub-Functions. In C. Roscoe (Ed.), Ghana: Social Economic and Political Issues. New York, United States - New York: Nova Publishers.

Karabchuck, T., Kostenko, V., Almakaeva, A., Soboleva, N., & Jousten, A. (2014). Мобильность пенсий в рамках Евразийского экономического союза и СНГ. (24). Saint Petersburg, Russia: Eurasian Development Bank. https://orbi.uliege.be/handle/2268/201335

Jousten, A., & Lefebvre, M. (2013). Retirement incentives in Belgium: estimations and simulations using SHARE data. Economist (De), 161, 253-276. doi:10.1007/s10645-013-9213-5

Jousten, A., & Holzmann, R. (October 2012). Conceptualizing, Measuring and Financing the Legacy Costs in an NDC Reform. Journal of Pension Economics and Finance, 11 (4), 606 - 630. doi:10.1017/S1474747212000121

Jousten, A., Perelman, S., Sigismondi, F., & Tarantchenko, E. (20 June 2012). Accrued Pension Rights in Belgium: Micro-Simulations of Reforms [Paper presentation]. Seventeenth International Research Seminar on Issues in Social Security: "Challenges for Social Security", Sigtuna, Sweden.

Jousten, A. (2012). The Retirement of the Migrant Labor Force: Pension Portability and Beyond. ORBi-University of Liège. https://orbi.uliege.be/handle/2268/134073.

Jousten, A. (2012). Préface. In D. Darte, N. Honhon, ... L. Van Acker (Eds.), L'impôt des personnes physiques (Edition 2012). Limal, Belgium: Anthemis.

Jousten, A. (2012). Les nouvelles réformes fiscales en Belgique: réflexions critiques [Paper presentation]. Un nouveau Gouvernement, Une première réforme fiscale : Le point en janvier 2012.

Jousten, A. (2012). Disability insurance and labor force exit in Belgium [Paper presentation]. Seminar.

Jousten, A., Hoj, J., & Kozluk, T. (2012). Bringing Belgian public finances to a sustainable path. ORBi-University of Liège. https://orbi.uliege.be/handle/2268/120074. doi:10.1787/5k9b7bxqvgvh-en

Jousten, A., & Holzmann, R. (2012). Addressing the Legacy Costs in an NDC Reform: Conceptualization, Measurement, Financing. In R. Holzmann, D. Robalino, ... E. Palmer (Eds.), NDC Pension Schemes in a Changing Pension World, Volume 2: Gender, Politics, and Financial Stability. Washington, D.C., United States: The World Bank and Swedish Social Insurance Agency.

Jousten, A., Lefebvre, M., & Perelman, S. (2012). Disability in Belgium: There is More than Meets the Eye. In D. Wise (Ed.), Social Security and Retirement around the World: Historical Trends in Mortality and Health, Employment, and Disability Insurance Participation and Reforms. Chicago, United States: NBER and University of Chicago Press.

Jousten, A., Perelman, S., & Lefebvre, M. (2012). Health status, disability and retirement incentives in Belgium [Paper presentation]. International Social Security conference.

Jousten, A., Perelman, S., Sigismondi, F., & Tarantchenko, E. (2012). Accrued Pension Rights in Belgium: Micro-Simulation of Reforms. International Journal of Microsimulation, 5 (2), 22-39.

Jousten, A., Perelman, S., Tarantchenko, E., & Sigismondi, F. (2012). Accrued Pension Rights in Belgium: Microsimulation of Reforms. ORBi-University of Liège. https://orbi.uliege.be/handle/2268/122730.

Jousten, A. (2011). Politique fiscale: quelles perspectives à moyen terme? ORBi-University of Liège. https://orbi.uliege.be/handle/2268/61486.

Jousten, A., Lefebvre, M., & Perelman, S. (2011). The changing face of disability insurance. ORBi-University of Liège. https://orbi.uliege.be/handle/2268/98323.

Jousten, A., & Gillingham, R. (June 2011). Alternative ways of financing social insurance in Latin America [Paper presentation]. IZA-Worldbank Conference on Employment and Development, Mexico.

Jousten, A. (2011). Social policy Challenges in Belgium [Paper presentation]. Visiecongres.

Jousten, A. (2011). Retirement incentives in Belgium [Paper presentation]. International Social Security conference.

Jousten, A., Hoj, J., & Kozluk, T. (2011). Chapter 1: Bringing public finances to a sustainable path. In OECD (Ed.), OECD Economics Surveys: Belgium. OECD Publishing.

Jousten, A., Perelman, S., Tarantchenko, E., & Sigismondi, F. (2011). Accrued pension rights in Belgium: Micro-simulation of reforms [Paper presentation]. Flemosi: Berekend Vlaanderen.

Jousten, A. (2010). Politique fiscale en Belgique : Quelles perspectives? In E. Traversa, V. Deckers, C.-A. Helleputte, O. Hermand, ... E.-J. Navez (Eds.), Les dialogues de la fiscalité – Anno 2010. Larcier.

Jousten, A. (February 2010). Politique fiscale : quelles perspectives à moyen terme? [Paper presentation]. Finances publiques, programmation et crise économique.

Jousten, A. (January 2010). Politique fiscale: Quelles perspectives? [Paper presentation]. Les dialogues de la fiscalité.

Jousten, A., Lefebvre, M., Pestieau, P., & Perelman, S. (2010). The effects of early retirement on youth unemployment: the case of Belgium. In J. Gruber & D. Wise (Eds.), Social Security Programs and Retirement around the World: The Relationship to Youth Employment. NBER.

Jousten, A., Perelman, S., & Lefebvre, M. (2010). Disability in Belgium: There is More than Meets the Eye. (09/2010-062). https://orbi.uliege.be/handle/2268/78409

Jousten, A., & Holzmann, R. (December 2009). Addressing the Legacy Costs in Introducing NDC [Paper presentation]. NDC Pensions conference.

Jousten, A. (2009). Financing social pensions. In R. Holzmann, D. Robalino, ... N. Takayama, Closing the coverage gap (pp. 149-160). Washington, D.C., United States: World Bank.

Jousten, A. (2008). The Effects of Early Retirement on Youth Unemployment: The Case of Belgium [Paper presentation]. International social security conference.

Jousten, A. (2007). SME and the tax system: What is so different about them. CESifo Forum, 6.

Jousten, A. (2007). Public Pension Reform: A Primer. ORBi-University of Liège. https://orbi.uliege.be/handle/2268/38180.

Jousten, A., Desmet, R., Perelman, S., & Pestieau, P. (2007). Micro-simulation of Social Security reforms in Belgium. In J. Gruber & D. Wise (Eds.), Social Security Programs and Retirement around the World: Fiscal Implications of Reform. Chicago, United States: University of Chicago Press and NBER.

Jousten, A. (2006). When to give? A note on the timing of gifts and bequests. National Institute Economic Review, 198, 112-120. doi:10.1177/0027950106074043

Ethgen, O., GILLAIN, D., Gillet, P., Gosset, C., Jousten, A., & Reginster, J.-Y. (March 2005). Age- and sex-stratified prevalence of physical disabilities and handicap in the general population. Osteoporosis International, 16 (Suppl.3), 25.

Desmet, R., Jousten, A., & Perelman, S. (2005). The benefits of separating early retirees from the unemployed: simulation results for Belgian wage earners. (1571). Bonn, Germany: IZA. https://orbi.uliege.be/handle/2268/38383

Jousten, A. (2005). Some thoughts on the Law on Complementary Pensions in Belgium. In D. Simoens, D. Pieters, J. Put, P. Schoukens, ... Y. Stevens, Sociale zekerheden in vraagvorm - Liber amicorum Prof. Dr. Jef Van Langendonck. Antwerpen, Belgium: Intersentia.

Jousten, A., Lefebvre, M., Pestieau, P., & Perelman, S. (2005). Social Security in Belgium: Distributive Outcomes. (1486). Bonn, Germany: IZA. https://orbi.uliege.be/handle/2268/62757

Jousten, A., & Legros, F. (2005). Pensions and savings in a monetary union: an analysis of capital flows. In P. Artus & F. Legros (Eds.), Currency Areas in Financial Globalization. Cheltenham, United Kingdom: Edward Elgar. doi:10.4337/9781845423346.00009

Jousten, A., Lipszyc, B., Marchand, M., & Pestieau, P. (2005). Long-term care insurance and optimal taxation for altruistic children. Finanz-Archiv, 61 (1), 1-18. doi:10.1628/0015221053722514

Ethgen, O., Gillain, D., Gillet, P., Gosset, C., Jousten, A., & Reginster, J.-Y. (2004). Age- and sex-stratified prevalence of physical disabilities and handicap in the general population. Aging Clinical and Experimental Research, 16 (5), 389-97. doi:10.1007/BF03324569

Jousten, A. (2004). Assurance dépendance en Belgique: réflexions d'un économiste. Revue Belge de Sécurité Sociale, 1, 93-110.

Jousten, A., Dellis, A., Desmet, R., & Perelman, S. (2004). Micro-modelling of retirement incentives in Belgium. In J. Gruber & D. Wise (Eds.), Social Security Programs and Retirement around the World: Micro Estimation. Chicago, United States: University of Chicago Press and NBER.

Ethgen, O., Gillain, D., Gillet, P., Gosset, C., Jousten, A., & Reginster, J.-Y. (2003). Etude relative à la mise en œuvre de mécanismes d’aides en faveur des personnes en perte d’autonomie, Rapport final. https://orbi.uliege.be/handle/2268/57406

Jousten, A. (2003). L'assurance dépendance: quels risques à assurer? Risques : les Cahiers de l'Assurance, 55, 86-92.

Jousten, A. (2003). Départ à la retraite: une perspective internationale. Revue Française d'Economie, XVIII, 83-99.

Jousten, A., Dellis, A., Desmet, R., & Perelman, S. (2003). Analyse de la cessation d'activité en Belgique. Revue Française d'Economie, XVIII, 99-132.

Dellis, A., Desmet, R., Jousten, A., & Perelman, S. (2002). Micro-modeling of retirement in Belgium. https://orbi.uliege.be/handle/2268/30666

Dellis, A., Desmet, R., Jousten, A., & Perelman, S. (2002). Analyse de la cessation d'activité en Belgique. In Capital humain et marchés du travail : perspectives régionales et européennes (pp. 97-124).

Jousten, A. (2002). Pension Provision in The United States. In C. d'Aspremont, V. Ginsburgh, H. Sneesens, ... F. Spinnewijn (Eds.), Institutional and Financial Incentives for Social Insurance. Boston, United States - Massachusetts: Springer. doi:10.1007/978-1-4615-0783-3_6

Jousten, A., Diamond, P., Coile, C., & Gruber, J. (2002). Delays in claiming social security benefits. Journal of Public Economics, 84, 357-386. doi:10.1016/S0047-2727(01)00129-3

Jousten, A., & Pestieau, P. (2002). Labor-mobility, Redistribution and Pension Reform in the European Union. In M. Feldstein & H. Siebert (Ed.), Social Security Pension Reform in Europe. Chicago, United States: University of Chicago Press and NBER.

Jousten, A. (2001). Pensioner’s Income in the United States. In R. Disney & P. Johnson (Eds.), Pension Systems and Retirement Incomes across OECD Countries. London, United Kingdom: Edward Elgar.

Jousten, A. (2001). Life-cycle modelling of bequests and its implications for annuity valuation. Journal of Public Economics, 79, 149-177. doi:10.1016/S0047-2727(00)00099-2

Jousten, A. (2001). Early retirement in Europe: A call for action. CESifo Forum, 4, 38-41.