Biography

Tim Goedemé is Head of research at the Centre of Expertise on Financial Well-Being (Thomas More, university of applied sciences). In addition, he is Senior Fellow of the Herman Deleeck Centre for Social Policy (University of Antwerp), where he directs research on poverty and social protection. Previously, he was Senior Research Officer working on INET’s Employment, Equity and Growth Programme. He is a sociologist by training, with a doctorate from the University of Antwerp (2012). His main research interests include poverty, inequality and social policy, as well as the interactions between inequality and climate change. An overview of research projects and publications from Tim's work at the University of Antwerp can be found through these links.

Recent Publications

Dec 2024
Journal
Information Costs and the Non-Take-Up of Social Benefits: A Detailed Exploration of Belgian Social Assistance
in Social Policy & Administration
Manon Bolland ,  Julie Janssens ,  Tim Goedemé
Jun 2024
Journal
Emission inequality: Comparing the roles of income and wealth in Belgium and the United Kingdom
in Journal of Cleaner Production
Milena Büchs ,  Tim Goedemé ,  Sarah Kuypers ,  Gerlinde Verbist
Jun 2023
Journal
Income and expenditure elasticity of household carbon footprints. Some methodological considerations
in Ecological Economics
Petra Zsuzsa Lévay ,  Tim Goedemé ,  Gerlinde Verbist
Mar 2022
Journal
A new poverty indicator for Europe: The extended headcount ratio
in Journal of Social Policy
Tim Goedemé ,  Benoit Decerf ,  Karel Van den Bosch
Jan 2022
Journal
Improving Take-Up by Reaching Out to Potential Beneficiaries. Insights from a Large-Scale Field Experiment in Belgium
in Journal of Social Policy
Raf van Gestel ,  Tim Goedemé ,  Julie Janssens ,  Eva Lefevere ,  Rik Lemkens
Dec 2021
Journal
Between-Class Earnings Inequality in 30 European Countries
in Comparative Sociology
Tim Goedemé ,  Marii Paskov ,  David Weisstanner ,  Brian Nolan
Jul 2021
Journal
Occupational Social Class and Earnings Inequality in Europe: A Comparative Assessment
in Social Indicators Research
Tim Goedemé ,  Brian Nolan ,  Marii Paskov ,  David Weisstanner
Apr 2021
Journal
The association between the carbon footprint and the socio-economic characteristics of Belgian households
in Ecological Economics
Tim Goedemé ,  Petra Zsuzsa Lévay ,  Josefine Vanhille ,  Gerlinde Verbist
Nov 2020
INET Working Paper
No. 2020-26 - A new poverty indicator for Europe: the extended headcount ratio
Tim Goedemé ,  Benoit Decerf ,  Karel Van den Bosch
Jan 2020
INET Working Paper
No. 2020-03 - Social class and earnings: a cross-national study
Tim Goedemé ,  Marii Paskov ,  David Weisstanner ,  Brian Nolan
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