Louis Lippens

Supervisor

Department of Economics

Faculty of Economics and Business Administration

Louis Lippens is an FWO postdoctoral researcher at Ghent University, specialising in labour economics with a focus on measuring, understanding, and addressing labour market discrimination. Holding a master’s degree in work psychology from Ghent University, his academic path led to a joint PhD in economics and sociology from Ghent University and Vrije Universiteit Brussel. His doctoral research analyses the dynamics of labour market discrimination, examining its extent and underlying mechanisms. His postdoctoral project investigates whether discrimination weakens under market competition. Louis’ scholarly contributions are published in journals such as European Economic Review, Labour Economics, and Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies. As an affiliated researcher at UGent @ Work, he is also involved in interdisciplinary research projects exploring significant labour market challenges and aims to contribute to evidence-based policy advice.

Email: Louis.Lippens@UGent.be

Research themes:

Discrimination, racism and prejudice || Work

https://louislippens.be