The academic year 2012-2013 marks the 22th anniversary of the European Center for Advanced Research in Economics and Statistics (ECARES). Inaugurated on November 30th, 1991, ECARE started as a joint initiative of the Institut d’Etudes Européennes (IEE) at Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), and of the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), a network of around 700 researchers in Europe... (read more)

Michele Modugno has accepted an offer at the Federal Reserve Board in Washington DC. Another great placement for a graduate of the ECARES Doctoral School. Congratulations Michele!

David Veredas appointed Chairman of the Educational Board of the Duisenberg School of Finance. 

Every year, a Research Council Award is awarded in each group in recognition and stimulation of promising young researchers from KU Leuven. The 2012 Research Council Award is awarded to Bram De Rock of the Humanities and Social Science Group, Bert Vercnocke of the Science, Engineering and Technology Group and Bram-Ernst Verhoef of the Biomedical Sciences Group. The Research Council awards will be conferred on 25 May.