Institute of Economic and Social Research

Welcome at IRES!

IRES is a research center of the Université Catholique de Louvain (UCL). The center was founded in 1928. With the Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE) and the Institut de Statistique, Biostatistique et Sciences Actuarielles (ISBA), IRES now belongs to the Institute of multidisciplinary research for quantitative modeling and analysis (IMMAQ).

Forthcoming Events

September 20, 2018

IRES 90 Anniversary

Conference Axel Börsch - Supan

To celebrate its 90th anniversary, IRES has the pleasure to invite you to a conference by Axel Börsch-Supan (TU Munich) on Myths, Scientific Evidence and Economic Policy in an Aging...

September 28, 2018

Workshop

Economic Consequences of Legal Development

With the support of the National Fund for Economic Research (FNRS), CRIDES and IRES assembled a research team working in the field of Law and Economics. We are organizing a one-day workshop on...