CV

(in pdf)  -  POSITIONS  -  EDUCATION -  GRANTS  -  EDITOR  -  STUDENTS  -  POLICY/CONSULTING

POSITIONS

Current:

- KU Leuven, Department Chair, Department of Economics, 2020 – 

- KU Leuven, Full Professor (Gewoon Hoogleraar) in Economics, Department of Economics, 2008 – 

- CEPR, Fellow in Industrial Organization & International Trade and Regional Economics, 2009 – 

Past:

  - University of Toronto (Canada), Assistant & Associate (tenured) Professor, Department of Economics, 2001 – 2009

  - Victoria University (New Zealand), Visiting Associate Professor, 2007 – 2008 

  - NBER (USA), Faculty Research Fellow in the Productivity group, 2003 – 2010

  - OECD (France), Economic Consultant, 1998

EDUCATION

PhD in Economics, Stanford University, September 2001

MA in Economics, KU Leuven, June 1995

BA in Commercial Engineering, KU Leuven, June 1993  

PRINCIPAL RESEARCH GRANTS

  - Methusalem project, The Granular Economy, Principal Investigator: J. Konings, (2015-2022)

  - Program Financing KU Leuven, Governments and Markets, Principal Investigator: F. Verboven, (2010-2017) website

  - ERC Starting Grant (2009-2014) website 

  - IMVP Operating Grants (2006-07, 2007-09)

  - AUTO21, Network of Centers of Excellence (2005-07, 2007-09)

  - SSHRC (Canada), Standard Research Grant & Initiative on the New Economy (2002-05, 2006-07, 2006-09)

  - Canada Foundation for Innovation, New Opportunities Award & Ontario Innovation Trust (2003-06)

  - National Science Foundation (USA) (1999-2001) 

EDITORIAL WORK

- Journal of Development Economics, co-Editor, 2021–   

- International Journal of Industrial Organization, Guest Editor, special issue on "Industrial Policy"

- Review of World Economy, Associate Editor, 2015 – 2021

- World Bank Economic Review, Editorial Board, 2012 – 2016

- Journal of Productivity Analysis, Associate Editor, 2008 – 2013

- Economics (electronic journal), Associate Editor, 2007 –2012

- Canadian Journal of Economics, Editorial Board, 2007 –2011 

- Canadian Public Policy, Guest Editor, special issue on "The automobile industry in Canada", 2008–2009

DOCTORAL STUDENTS

KU Leuven

- Kampui Tshang (ongoing, w/ JF Maystadt)

- Sebastien Lamproye (ongoing)

- Honghao Zheng (ongoing)

- Marjolein Van Damme (ongoing, w/ Iris Kesternich)

- Filippo Biondi (2023, DICE)

- Elena Zaurino (2021, JRC European Commission)

- Cam Birchall (2021)

- Michael Rubens (2020, UCLA) 

- Iris Grant (2019, IMA) 

- Karen Geurts (2016, IMA) 

- Annette Schminke (w/ G. Willmann, 2015) 

- Alex Schmitt (2015) 

- Toni Glaser (w/ G. Willmann, 2015) 

- Hang Gao (2014, KPMG)

University of Toronto

  - Zhang Lijun (first placement: Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 2008) 

  - Hankook Kim (first placement: Industry Canada, 2008) 

  - Jean Eid (w/ E. Choo, first placement: Wilfrid Laurier University, 2007) 

  - Aamir Hashmi (w/ D. Restuccia, first placement National University of Singapore, 2007) 

POLICY REPORTS & CONSULTING

  - for European Commission: 

• • • • DG-Agri (2016), Impacts of EU trade agreements on the agricultural sector

      • DG-Trade (2015), Assessment of the economic impact of changing the methodology for calculating normal value in trade defense investigations against China 

      • DG-Devco (2014), Assessment of economic benefits generated by the EU Trade Regimes towards developing countries

      • DG-Trade (2013), The impact of trade liberalisation on the EU automotive industry: trends and prospects

  - for World Bank: 

• • • • Product Upgrading through Importing: Evidence from China (2017)

      • Functional Upgrading in China's Export Processing Sector (2016)

      • The Impact of the Crisis on the Auto Sector in Developing Countries (2010)

- for Asian Development Bank: 

• • • • Diversification, ownership and control of China's state-owned enterprises (2014)

      • Productivity growth of Chinese SOEs (2015)

- for Inter-American Development Bank: 

• • • • Productivity, Exporting and Financial Constraints of Chinese SMEs (2014) pdf

- for National Bank of Belgium: 

• • • • International Competition and Firm Performance: Evidence for Belgium (2014) pdf 

      • The Construction of Competitiveness Indicators (2013)

- for International Labour Organization: 

• • • • How Tight Is the Link between Wages and Productivity? A Survey of the Literature, Conditions of Work and Employment Series No. 54 (2015) pdf

- for Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAIT): 

• • • • Impact of FTAs on Canadian Auto Industry (2012) pdf

      • Canada‐China trade: potential for growth (2011)

      • The Canadian Automotive Market (2006)

- for JAMA Canada: 

• • • • FTAs, Auto Tariffs & Trade Policy (2010) pdf

- for Industry Canada: 

• • • • The Global Value Chain for a Canadian Auto Parts Manufacturer (w/ CRA) (2010)

      • Advisor, Survey of Business Strategies, (2007-2008)

      • Impediments and Facilitators of Technology Adoption and Diffusion. A Literature Survey of the Last 10 Years (2007) pdf

      • Global Supply Chain Roundtable, Outsourcing and Offshoring of Automotive Components (2005)

- for OECD & International Transport Forum: 

• • • • The Demand for and the Supply of Fuel Efficiency in Models of Industrial Organization (2010) pdf

      • Performance and Regulatory Patterns in the OECD Countries (1998)