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Jakob Vanschoonbeek

KU Leuven, Faculty of Business and Economics (FEB), Students

Postdoctoral researcher

Naamsestraat 69

Leuven, B-3000

Belgium

Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO)

Egmontstraat 5

Brussels, 1000

Belgium

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

6

DOWNLOADS

729

TOTAL CITATIONS

16

Scholarly Papers (6)

1.

The Economics of State Fragmentation: Assessing the Economic Impact of Secession

Number of pages: 76 Posted: 24 Feb 2016 Last Revised: 12 Dec 2018
Jo Reynaerts and Jakob Vanschoonbeek
KU Leuven - Faculty of Business and Economics (FEB) and KU Leuven, Faculty of Business and Economics (FEB), Students
Downloads 260 (293,053)
Citation 9

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Independence dividend; panel data; dynamic model; synthetic control method; difference-in-difference; triple-difference; quadruple-difference; control function approach

2.

The Spatial Political Economy of Discontent

Number of pages: 143 Posted: 22 Nov 2024 Last Revised: 08 Jan 2026
Jakob Vanschoonbeek
KU Leuven, Faculty of Business and Economics (FEB), Students
Downloads 140 (527,599)

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Economic geography, political economy, political discontent, long-term effects of divergent development, quantitative model JEL Classification: C51, Populism, Political extremism

Regional (In)Stability in Europe: A Quantitative Model of State Fragmentation

Number of pages: 58 Posted: 28 Sep 2016 Last Revised: 21 Jun 2018
Jakob Vanschoonbeek
KU Leuven, Faculty of Business and Economics (FEB), Students
Downloads 86 (773,441)

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Political heterogeneity, European Union, secession and unification, nationalism

Regional (In)Stability in Europe: A Quantitative Model of State Fragmentation

VIVES, Discussion paper, No. 56, 2016
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 30 Nov 2016
Jakob Vanschoonbeek
KU Leuven, Faculty of Business and Economics (FEB), Students
Downloads 37 (1,252,562)
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Political heterogeneity, European Union, state fragmentation, secession and unification

The Economics of State Fragmentation: Assessing the Economic Impact of Secession - Addendum

VIVES Discussion Paper N° 55 July 2016
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 30 Nov 2016
Jo Reynaerts and Jakob Vanschoonbeek
KU Leuven - Faculty of Business and Economics (FEB) and KU Leuven, Faculty of Business and Economics (FEB), Students
Downloads 58 (996,491)

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Independence dividend, panel data, dynamic model, generalized method of moments, bootstrap-based bias correction, instrumental variable regression

The Economics of State Fragmentation: Assessing the Economic Impact of Secession - Addendum

VIVES Discussion Paper 55
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 08 Jul 2016
Jo Reynaerts and Jakob Vanschoonbeek
KU Leuven - Faculty of Business and Economics (FEB) and KU Leuven, Faculty of Business and Economics (FEB), Students
Downloads 57 (1,006,630)
Citation 5

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Independence dividend, panel data, dynamic model, generalized method of moments, bootstrap-based bias correction, instrumental variable regression

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Divided We Stand: A Fiscal Bargaining Model for Heterogeneous Countries

Number of pages: 48 Posted: 17 Aug 2020 Last Revised: 09 Jun 2022
Jakob Vanschoonbeek
KU Leuven, Faculty of Business and Economics (FEB), Students
Downloads 58 (980,173)

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secession and unification, political economy, fiscal policy, fiscal federalism, decentralization, transfer schemes, quantitative models, Belgium

6.

Expected vs. Unexpected Treatment Effects: A Comment on Borusyak & Hull (2023)

Number of pages: 20 Posted: 12 Dec 2025 Last Revised: 18 Feb 2026
Jakob Vanschoonbeek and Geert Goeyvaerts
KU Leuven, Faculty of Business and Economics (FEB), Students and KU Leuven - Department of Economics
Downloads 33 (1,290,922)

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causal inference, treatment effects, instrumental variables, formula treatment, recentered instruments, anticipation effects, transportation economics, market access