Clément S. Bellet

Clément S. Bellet

Associate Professor, Erasmus School of Economics
Tinbergen Institute & Erasmus Research Institute of Management

My research bridges marketing and behavioral economics, using causal inference, large-scale consumer datasets, and natural experiments to study questions at the intersection of business and society.

Research Focus

Gender & Consumer Markets

How gender shapes advertising, purchasing, and market segmentation.

Do Consumers Respond to Social Movements? Evidence from Gender-Stereotypical Purchases After #MeToo

with David Dubois, Frédéric Godart · Management Science, 2025

The #MeToo movement triggered a sudden shift in demand, with drops in purchases of stereotypically feminine items.

Customer & Worker Emotions

How emotions shape service, satisfaction, and performance.

Does Employee Happiness Have an Impact on Productivity?

with Jan-Emmanuel De Neve, George Ward · Management Science, 2024

Weather-driven mood shocks in call centers raise sales, mainly through workers converting more calls into sales.

Consumption & Inequality

How inequality shapes needs, luxury, and status.

Does Inequality Affect the Needs of the Poor?

with Eve Colson-Sihra · Journal of the European Economic Association, 2025

Inequality increases the need of the poor for "little luxuries" at the expense of necessities.

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