Hello !
Welcome to my website. 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, as part of the BRAIN-be 2.0 (2020–2025) program funded by the Belgian Federal Administration Science Policy (BELSPO).
In spring 2024, I was a visiting researcher at the Department of Economics at Sciences Po University, hosted by Professor Pierre Cahuc.
I am currently working as a researcher at UCLouvain until February 2026.
Contact
Address: Louvain Institute of Data Analysis and Modeling in Economics and Statistics (LIDAM)
Institute of Economics and Social Research (IRES)
Pl.Montesquieu 3,
Collège Léon Dupriez,
Office D.133,
1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Email: natalia.bermudez@uclouvain.be or natalia.bermudez@ugent.be