The Paradox of Belgian Inequality Studies: Belgium Less unequal than others ?



While the OECD stresses that inequalities "are serious and growing" in the world, the BE-PARADIS project looks at inequality and poverty in Belgium, where data is lacking and research projects are drawing different conclusions from those carried out in many other developed countries. 

This project envisages a renewed and in-depth analysis of existing and available data, concepts and methods.

It aims to:
  • highlight and quantify the relative importance of the various factors involved in the evolution of inequalities and poverty;
  • align Belgium with the international research agenda and its findings in the form of DINA (Distributional National Accounts);
  • broaden and deepen the conceptual framework of distributional analysis by going beyond simple consideration of households' disposable income.

Coordinator : KULeuven
Promotors : University of Antwerp et Université libre de Bruxelles – Paula Gobbi, ECARES, Faculté Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management

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Created on January 27, 2021