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D-Index
36
Citations
4129
World Ranking
2839
National Ranking
29

François Rycx publication distribution in Economics and Finance in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Economics and Finance in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where François Rycx sits on this spectrum.

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42 publications 521+

This scientist: 238 publications — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 521 publications or more.

François Rycx D-index placement in Economics and Finance in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Economics and Finance scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where François Rycx sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 101+

This scientist: 36 D-Index — 28th percentile

28% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 101 D-Index or more.

Overview

François Rycx is affiliated with the Université Libre de Bruxelles in Belgium and focuses on research within the broad fields of Economics, Econometrics, and Finance as well as Social Sciences. Their work encompasses a range of topics primarily related to labor market dynamics, migration, and firm productivity.

Key areas of study include:

  • Labor market dynamics and wage inequality
  • Migration and Labor Dynamics
  • Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy
  • Employment and Welfare Studies
  • Firm Innovation and Growth
  • Global trade and economics
  • Labor Movements and Unions

Rycx's research has appeared frequently in venues such as the SSRN Electronic Journal, with 16 publications, as well as Reflets et perspectives de la vie économique (8 publications). Other notable outlets include De Economist, Education Economics, and Industrial Relations A Journal of Economy and Society.

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Rycx include:

  • The Impact of Sickness Absenteeism on Firm Productivity: New Evidence from Belgian Matched Employer-Employee Panel Data (2020), Industrial Relations A Journal of Economy and Society
  • Productivity and Wage Effects of Firm-Level Collective Agreements: Evidence from Belgian Linked Panel Data (2020), British Journal of Industrial Relations
  • Over-education among immigrants: the role of demographics, time, and firm characteristics (2020), Applied Economics
  • A Broken Social Elevator? Employment Outcomes of First- and Second-Generation Immigrants in Belgium (2021), De Economist
  • Workers' tenure and firm productivity: New evidence from matched employer-employee panel data (2022), Industrial Relations A Journal of Economy and Society

Frequent collaborators of Rycx include Mélanie Volral, Benoît Mahy, Kevin Pineda-Hernández, Guillaume Vermeylen, and Valentine Fays. These partnerships have contributed to the body of research in areas connecting labor economics with firm-level analysis and migration studies.

The scientist's contributions cover several subfields such as Economics and Econometrics, Sociology and Political Science, and General Health Professions. The interdisciplinary nature of their work spans from economic theory and labor market analysis to broader social science perspectives.

Best Publications

  • The impact of educational mismatch on firm productivity: Evidence from linked panel data

    Stephan Kampelmann;François Rycx

  • Wages and the Bargaining Regime under Multi-level Bargaining: Belgium, Denmark and Spain

    Robert Plasman;Michael Rusinek;François Rycx

  • Industry wage differentials, unobserved ability, and rent-sharing : Evidence from matched worker-firm data, 1995-2002

    Robert Plasman;Francois Rycx;Ilan Tojerow

  • Inter-industry wage differentials and the gender wage gap: evidence from European countries

    Brenda Gannon;Robert Plasman;Francois Rycx;Ilan Tojerow

  • Wage structure and firm productivity in Belgium

    Thierry Lallemand;Robert Plasman;Francois Rycx

  • The Heterogeneous Effects of Workforce Diversity on Productivity, Wages, and Profits

    Andrea Garnero;Stephan Kampelmann;François Rycx

  • Establishment size and the dispersion of wages: evidence from European Countries

    Thierry Lallemand;François Rycx

  • The establishment-size wage premium: evidence from European countries

    Thierry Lallemand;Robert Plasman;François Rycx

  • Women and Competition in Elimination Tournaments Evidence From Professional Tennis Data

    Thierry Lallemand;Robert Plasman;François Rycx

  • Intra‐Firm Wage Dispersion and Firm Performance: Evidence from Linked Employer‐Employee Data

    Thierry Lallemand;Robert Plasman;François Rycx

  • Part-Time Work, Wages, and Productivity Evidence from Belgian Matched Panel Data

    Andrea Garnero;Stephan Kampelmann;François Rycx

  • The part-time wage penalty in European countries: how large is it for men?

    Síle O'Dorchai;Robert Plasman;Francois Rycx

  • The wage penalty induced by part-time work: the case of Belgium

    Maria Jepsen;Sile Padraigin O'Dorchai;Robert Plasman;François Rycx

  • Are Older Workers Harmful for Firm Productivity

    Thierry Lallemand;François Rycx

  • INTER-INDUSTRY WAGE DIFFERENTIALS: HOW MUCH DOES RENT SHARING MATTER?*

    Philip Du Caju;François Rycx;Ilan Tojerow

  • Rent-Sharing under Different Bargaining Regimes: Evidence from Linked Employer–Employee Data

    Michael Rusinek;François Rycx

  • Wage differentials in Belgium: the role of worker and employer characteristics

    Robert Plasman;Francois Rycx;Ilan Tojerow

  • Minimum wage systems and earnings inequalities: Does institutional diversity matter?

    Andrea Garnero;Stephan Kampelmann;François Rycx

  • Industry wage differentials and the bargaining regime in a corporatist country

    François Rycx

  • Does offshoring of materials and business services affect employment? Evidence from a small open economy

    Bernhard Michel;François Rycx

Frequent Co-Authors

Alex Bryson
Alex Bryson University College London
Jozef Konings
Jozef Konings Nazarbayev University

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