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Bio (CV)

I am an Associate Professor of International Economics at the University of Groningen and guest researcher at Statistics Netherlands. I am a research fellow at FEB Research Institute and the RAS Sanctions Group, and partner of the Multidisciplinary International Network on Sanctions (MINOS).

I serve as co-editor at the Journal of International Trade & Economic Development and am Managing Director of the European Trade Study Group. Previously, I was Executive Secretary of the  International Economics & Finance Society in the United States.

My main research interests include international trade, trade policy, political economy, and economic geography.  I currently primarily work on topics related to understanding the causes and consequences of economic (dis)integration through free trade agreements, economic sanctions, and lobbying. 

New book! I am currently writing a popular science book about trade wars (in Dutch), entitled Handel als wapen: Een geopolitiek spel  joint with Steven Brakman and Charles van Marrewijk. The expected release date is early December 2025 and the book can be pre-ordered at Querido or Amazon.