Welcome to my website. I am a postdoctoral researcher at the Center for Applied Public Economics (CAPE) at UCLouvain Saint-Louis Bruxelles. My research currently focuses on the impact evaluation of recent reforms to the unemployment insurance system in Belgium.

I hold a Ph.D. in Economics from UCLouvain (IRES/LIDAM) and Ghent University (Department of Economics), where I was jointly supervised by Muriel Dejemeppe and Bart Cockx.

My research interests include micro-econometrics and labor economics.

My doctoral thesis evaluated the impact of Short-Time Work (STW) policies in Belgium during the Great Recession and the COVID-19 crisis.

In spring 2024, I was a visiting researcher at the Department of Economics at Sciences Po University, hosted by Professor Pierre Cahuc.

Contact

natalia.bermudez@uclouvain.be or natalia.bermudez@ugent.be