Rudi Van Dam
rudivandam.bsky.social
Rudi Van Dam
@rudivandam.bsky.social
Director-General Analysis&Monitoring, Federal Public Service Social Security (BE). Posts in own name.
@sncb-nmbs.bsky.social komt er zich iemand van jullie zich mee in de 8.25u. trein antw-berchem wringen??
July 10, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Reposted by Rudi Van Dam
Last month I did a little experiment.

I wanted to see how the exact same post would perform on both X (Twitter) and Bluesky.

The results were...interesting...

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March 16, 2025 at 6:08 PM
The Joint Employment Report was recently adopted by the European Council. The report monitors the employment guidelines and the European Pillar of Social Rights. It is a key input from the employment and social affairs domain in the European Semester process. www.linkedin.com/posts/rudi-v...
Rudi Van Dam on LinkedIn: Joint Employment Report 2025 - Publications Office of the EU
Very strong Joint Employment Report, with enhanced monitoring of the employment and social situation in the EU Member States. The report monitors the…
www.linkedin.com
March 15, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Reposted by Rudi Van Dam
This is a seriously smart column by @martinsandbu.ft.com on why Europe should be flattered by US administration attacks - because we do still matter, not least in offering an alternative model. www.ft.com/content/86ec...
Europe should be flattered by Maga’s attacks
A central goal of Trump’s henchmen is to defang the EU’s regulatory power for the benefit of American Big Tech
www.ft.com
February 24, 2025 at 8:32 AM
"Both scolars and policy makers should continue to take misinformation seriously"
"It is not irrational to be alarmed when alarming things are happening."
In this new article in American Psychologist we respond to critics in detail and clarify two key points for the field;

(1) The prevalence of misinformation in society is substantial when properly defined.

(2) Misinformation causally impacts attitudes and behaviors.

psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/202...
December 17, 2024 at 7:50 AM
Daarom blijft duiding door de betrokken onderzoekers een essentieel onderdeel van de kennisproductie
Hoe serieus nemen leerlingen een test als PISA eigenlijk?
wp.me
December 10, 2024 at 8:08 AM
Glad to join the praise for the work of Brian in my first contribution on this platform. His joint work with the late Tony Atkinson, Bea Cantillon and Eric Marlier was crucial to introduce social indicators in EU Governance, and in many EU Member States. Afterwards he was always
Brian Nolan has shaped research on economic and social inequality for nearly five decades.

On the occasion of his retirement, @inetoxford.bsky.social has compiled an overview of his impressive work: www.inet.ox.ac.uk/ne...

To me, he's also been an amazing PhD supervisor and mentor!
Celebrating Brian Nolan’s Decade of Impact
Brian Nolan is credited with helping fundamentally change the way economics understands and thinks about economic inequality.
www.inet.ox.ac.uk
November 27, 2024 at 1:22 PM