Research

Lode Vereeck is a public economist, whose research interest is the economic evaluation of laws (law & economics) and of government behavior (policy management).

He has pursued economic research on e.g. science policy, court delay, traffic safety, transportation and administrative burden.

Expertise

Economics and policy management:

• cost-benefit analysis
• regulatory impact analysis
• services impact tests
• administrative simplification
• mobility management

Supervisor doctoral research

• Court delay: Manuela Mühl (Hasselt University, 10/02/2003)
• Tradable rights and transaction costs: Evy Crals (University of Erfurt, 05/12/2005)
• Tradable fuel rights versus fuel taxes: Mark Keppens (Hasselt University, 10/03/2006)
• Valuing risk reductions of traffic accidents: Bram De Brabander (Hasselt University, 17/11/2006)
• Harmonising environmental legislation: Kristel Desmedt (Maastricht University, 19/12/2007)
• Optimal traffic fine: Liesbet Deben (Maastricht University, 21/12/2007)
• Willingness-to-pay to reduce regulatory delay: Wim Marneffe (Hasselt University, 2007-2011)
• Cost-effectiveness of health nanotechnology: Rita Bosetti (Hasselt University, 2007-2011)

Supervisor research projects

• "Centenschijfje" (1996, 1998, 1999) p.p. Flemish Ministry of Finance, Brussels
• Tradable Mobility Rights (2001-2004) p.p. Federal Science Agency, Brussels
• Policy Research Centre for Traffic Safety (2001-2006) p.p. Flemish Ministry of Transportation, Brussels
• Social costs of crime (2002-2003) p.p. Federal Police, Brussels
• Social norms, formal laws, and traffic behavior (2004-2005) p.p. Policy Research Centre for Traffic Safety
• Urban Track (2006-2009) p.p. European Union (6th Framework Program)
• Center for Policy Management (2003-now) p.p. several clients