STATEC Research
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Research team
Sylvie DIONISIO (administrative assistant)
Chiara PERONI (Head of Division)
Contact
The research team is always available to answer your enquiries by mail at research@statec.etat.lu
Alternatively, you can reach us by phone at (+352) 247-84352 on Monday and Tuesday (9:00-16:00) and Wednesday (9:00- 12:00).
Enquiries on recruitment and vacancies should be addressed to research.recruit@statec.etat.lu
STATEC Research is the research division of STATEC, the National Institute of Statistical and Economic Studies of Luxembourg. The team of economists perform applied research primarily in the fields of productivity, entrepreneurship, and well-being. Their research contributes to the understanding of Luxembourg's social and economic development in a comparative perspective, to the international scientific debate, and to new perspectives for policy making.
The team participates in the international scientific community, publishes in peer-reviewed journals, and an independent scientific council, comprised of recognised international experts, evaluates their research activities annually.
Our network
STATEC Research contributes to and benefits from several national and international partnerships. The team participates in working groups of international institutions such as the OECD, EUROSTAT, and the European Commission; hosts visiting scholars and students (masters and doctoral); and sits on the boards of national institutions and academic societies.
Research areas
Productivity
The team provides sound measures of productivity for the national economy and for Luxembourg's industries. Such measures can be used to track the dynamics of productivity in Luxembourg and to identify the country's international position.
Entrepreneurship
STATEC Research participates in the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor, an international program aimed at collecting Comparative data on entrepreneurship, which is a driver of economic growth and job creation.
Labour market
This research examines the implications of globalization on employment in Luxembourg using trade and firm-level data.
Well-being and quality of life
STATEC Research develops new ways of assessing the social and economic development of Luxembourg, beyond traditional income-based measures of welfare. For instance, the team developed the project PIBien-être, which in turn established a multidimensional set of indicators to monitor and assess quality of life in Luxembourg. The team also participates with LISER and the University of Luxembourg in the StudiaLUX project, through which the European Values Study (EVS) is conducted in Luxembourg.
Dissemination of research
Research results are disseminated through conferences, seminars, and peer-reviewed publications. Papers of the team have appeared in journals such as Economic Modelling, European Economic Review, Ecological Economics, Journal of Business Ethics, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, Kyklos, Macroeconomic Dynamics, Review of Income and Wealth, Small Business Economics, Social Indicators Research, and World Development. In addition, the team contributes to the public economic debate by organising international conferences, workshops, and seminars, and by compiling reports on issues of crucial interest to the public and policy makers.
News & Events
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Unfortunately due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the Well-Being 2020 conference needed to be postponed. For more information please see the conference website.
- New research released by Francesco Sarracino and Kelsey O’Connor was covered by RTL and the Luxembourger Wort. The original research and news release from the 20th of January is available here, Economic growth and well-being beyond the Easterlin paradox.
- Francesco Sarracino held a lunch debate on “Growth and degrowth: rethinking the role of our economy in creating social welfare” at CARITAS on the 15th of January. The presentation was covered by the Luxembourger Wort, available here.
- Charles-Henri Di Maria presented “Financial crisis and contagion in a micro FISIM framework” in STATEC’s seminar series, Séminaire Économique, on the 12th of December.
- Kelsey O’Connor presented Labor market policy and subjective well-being during the Great Recession in STATEC’s seminar series, Séminaire Économique, on the 11th of November.
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Kelsey O’Connor and Francesco Sarracino will organize sponsored sessions at the Western Economic Association International 95th Annual Conference (26-30 June 2020, Denver Colorado), sponsored by the International Society for Quality of Life Studies.
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The main results of the GEM report 2018/2019 were presented during the press conference for the Bilan Compétitivité 2019 on the 2nd of November 2019 in presence of the Minister for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises, Lex Delles.
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Vasja Sivec presented “Shadow Gap: A new approach to gap estimation” at a workshop co-organized by STATEC and the Austrian Institute for Economic Research (WIFO), Vienna, Austria, on 11 November 2019.
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Francesco Sarracino presented “The wealth of Luxembourg and the well-being of its inhabitants” at the conference “The Social Structure of Subjective Well-Being”, at the University of Luxembourg, 3-4 October 2019.
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Kelsey O’Connor presented “The effect of immigration on natives’ well-being in the European Union” at the conference “The Social Structure of Subjective Well-Being”, at the University of Luxembourg, 3-4 October 2019.
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Francesco Sarracino will present “A Social Cure for Envy“ at the annual meeting of the International Society for Quality-of-Life Studies, in Granada, Spain, on 4-7 September 2019.
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Kelsey O’Connor will present “The effect of immigration on natives’ well-being in the European Union” and “Longer, More Optimistic, Lives: Historic Optimism and Life Expectancy in the United States.” at the annual meeting of the International Society for Quality-of-Life Studies, in Granada, Spain, on 4-7 September 2019.
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Kelsey O’Connor will present “The effect of immigration on natives’ well-being in the European Union” at the conference entitled “Integrating migrants, refugees and asylum seekers into European labour markets: enablers and barriers” organized by the SIRIUS project funded by Horizon 2020, in Glasgow, Scotland, on 29-30 August 2019.
Reports
- Social Enterprises and their Ecosystems in Europe. Updated country report: Luxembourg, Publications Office of the European Union.
- Financing SMEs and Entrepreneurs 2019 (OECD) - Luxembourg Country Profile
- PIBien-être: The report
- Global Entrepreneurship Monitor Luxembourg 2018/2019
- Thematic Studies, In Bilan Compétitivité 2019: Focus sur l’entrepreneuriat, chapter 8.
Recent Working papers
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Sarracino, F., and O'Connor, K.J. (2020) Economic growth and well-being beyond the Easterlin paradox. Économie et statistiques No 110.
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Sarracino, F., and O'Connor, K.J. (2019). Economic growth and well-being beyond the Easterlin paradox. Munich Personal RePEc Archive No 96013.
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Morgan, R., and O'Connor, K.J. (2019). Labor market policy and subjective well-being during the great recession. GLO (Global Labor Organization) Working Paper Series 372.
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Pugno, M., and Sarracino, F. (2019). Structural changes in economic growth and well-being. The case of Italy's parabola. Munich Personal RePEc Archive No 94150.
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O'Connor, K.J. (2019). The effect of immigration on natives’ well-being in the European Union. GLO (Global Labor Organization) Working Paper Series 352.
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Fumarco, L., and Baert, S. (2019). Younger and Dissatisfied? Relative Age and Life-satisfaction in Adolescence. Économie et Statistiques, No 104/2019.
- Sarracino, F., and O'Connor, K., and Ono H. (2019). Making economic growth and well-being compatible: evidence from Japan. Munich Personal RePEc Archive No 93010.
- Fumarco, L., and Baert, S. (2018). Relative Age Effect on European Adolescents’ Social Network. IZA Discussion Paper No 11972.
- O’Connor, K.J. (2018). The effect of immigration on natives’ well-being in Europe. Économie et statistiques, N° 103/2018.
- O’Connor, K.J., and Graham, C. (2018). Longer, more optimistic, lives: Historic optimism and life expectancy in the United States. Économie et statistiques, N° 100/2018.
Recent Publications
- Fumarco, L., Baert, S. and Sarracino, F. (2020) Younger, Dissatisfied, and Unhealthy - Relative Age in Adolescence. Economics & Human Biology, available online first.
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Fumarco, L., and Baert, S. (2019) Relative age effect on European adolescents’ social network. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, available online first.
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O’Connor, K.J., and Graham, C. (2019) Longer, more optimistic, lives: Historic optimism and life expectancy in the United States. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, available online first.
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Sarracino, F. (2019) When Does Economic Growth Improve Well-Being? In: Rojas M. (eds) The Economics of Happiness. Springer, Cham.
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Sivec, V. and Volk, M. (2019) Bank response to policy-related changes in capital requirements. Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, available online first.
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Sabatini, F. and Sarracino, F. (2019) Online networks and trust. Social Indicators Research, 142: 229.
- DiMaria, C.-H., Peroni, C. and Sarracino, F. (2019). Happiness Matters: Productivity Gains from Subjective Well Being. Journal of Happiness Studies. An open access version is available here
- Sarracino, F. and Fumarco, L. (2018) Assessing the non-financial outcomes of social enterprises in Luxembourg Journal of Business Ethics, available online first.
- Bartolini, S. and Sarracino, F. (2018). Do people care about future generations? Derived preferences from happiness data. Ecological Economics, 143, pp. 253-275.
- de Vries, H., Jakobs, K., Egyedi, T. M., Eto, M., Fertig, S., Kanevskaia, O., Klintner, L., Koch, C., Mijatovic, I., Mirtsch, M., Morone, P., Orviska, M., Riillo, C. A.F. and Scaramuzzino, G. (2018). Standardization: Towards an Agenda for Research. International Journal of Standardization Research, 16(1), pp. 52-59. An open access version is available here.
- DiMaria, C.-H. (2018). An Indicator for the Economic Performance and Ecological Sustainability of Nations. Environmental Modelling & Assessment. An open access version is available here.
- DiMaria, C.-H. (2018). Sustainability, welfare and efficiency of nations. Quality & Quantity. The online version is available here.
- Fumarco, L. and Rossi, G. (2018). Relative Age Effect on Labour Market Outcomes – Evidence from Italian Football. European Sport Management Quarterly, 18(4), pp. 501-516.
- O’Connor, K.J., Blanco, L. and Nugent, J. (2018). Does Oil Really Curse Democracy? A Long-Run Time-Series Analysis of 127 Countries. Resources Policy, 57, pp. 264-277.
- Rade, A., Padulo, P., Jelaska, I., Ardigò, L. and Fumarco, L. (2018). Relative age effect and second-tiers: No second chance for later-born players. PLoS ONE, 13(8), pp. 1-12.
- Sarracino, F. (2018). Book review of: Koutsobinas, Theodore.: The political economy of status: Superstars, markets and culture change. 264pp. Edward Elgar Publishing, Cheltenham, 2014. Journal of Economics, 124 (2), pp. 207–211.
- Sarracino, F. (2018). Quality of life in Luxembourg: key results from the PIBien-être project. In 2018 Sozialalmanach Schwéierpunkt: D’sozial Kohesioun um Spill?. Edited by Georges N. and Urbé R. pp. 216-227. Luxembourg: Caritas Luxembourg, 2018.
- Sarracino, F. and Fumarco, L. (2018). Assessing the Non-financial Outcomes of Social Enterprises in Luxembourg. Journal of Business Ethics. Article in Press.
- Sarracino, F. and Mikucka, M. (2018). Consume More, Work Longer, and Be Unhappy: Possible Social Roots of Economic Crisis?. Applied Research in Quality of Life. Article in Press.
Vacancies
No vacancies available currently.
Research visiting
We welcome visiting researchers at our premises. Visiting researchers are expected to further develop our research areas. Please submit your short project description and CV to research.recruit(at)statec.etat.lu.
