Policy & consulting

I actively engage with policy discussions on international and regional economic policy, based on my extensive experience with empirical research on economic (dis)integration. I do so by writing policy reports, participating in roundtable discussions, and providing academic consulting services on an ad-hoc basis. 

I have contributed my insights to numerous public agencies and private research organisations, including: European Commission DG Trade, De Nederlandsche Bank, CPB Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis, CBS Statistics Netherlands, The Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Netherlands House of Representatives, Provincie Groningen, Ecorys, and Stichting Economic Onderzoek. 

Policy reports

• Bilaterale handelsbevordering (in Dutch) – with Simon Tans

Netherlands House of Representatives, Commission for Foreign Trade and Development Aid, March 2025.

• Sancties tegen Rusland: gevolgen voor de Nederlandse export en mogelijke omzeilingsroutes (in Dutch) – with Marcel van den Berg, Loe Franssen, Roger Voncken, and Stef Weijers

Statistics Netherlands, Internationaliseringsmonitor 2024-III, Chapter 1, December 2024. 📄 report

• Exporteren in de schaduw van sancties (in Dutch) – with Marcel van den Berg, Loe Franssen, and Stef Weijers 

Statistics Netherlands, Internationaliseringsmonitor 2024-III, Chapter 2, December 2024. 📄 report

• Rethinking trade policy for economic development

Netherlands House of Representatives, Commission for Foreign Trade and Development Aid, October 2024. 📄 position paper

• Nederland en de (hervorming van de) Wereldhandelsorganisatie  (in Dutch) – with Simon Tans and Henri de Waele

Netherlands House of Representatives, Commission for Foreign Trade and Development Aid, October 2020. 📄 report

• The impact of the Transatlantic Trade & Investment Partnership (TTIP) on low income countries – with Steven Brakman and Charles van Marrewijk

Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs, July 2015. 📄 report