Chair holder

Professor Hylke Vandenbussche is Alexis Jacquemin Chair holder in the Economics department of UCL since October 2005.

Hylke Vandenbussche's main research area is the impact of trade and tax policies on firm level behavior in terms of productivity, markups, exports and location choices.

Using large micro-level databases, Hylke Vandenbussche's work provides economic analysis on policy changes using innovative empirical techniques embedded in theory models to guide the empirics, with a particular focus on the European dimension.

• CV of Hylke Vandenbussche  
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• Personal web page 

Hylke Vandenbussche closely collaborates with the following research centers:

• CORE, UCL: “Regional and Trade” group with Jacques Thisse;
• LICOS, Centre for Institutional Development at KULeuven with Jozef Konings;
• CEPR, Centre for Economics Policy Research, London, International Trade Group, directors Diego Puga and Simon Evenett;
• Midwest International Economics Meetings, Scientific board;
• European Trade Study Group, member of Steering Committee 

Research grants:  

• ARC project (UCL, 2009-2012) “Geographical Mobility of Firms and Workers” together with Frederic Docquier, Bruno Van der Linden, Jacques Thisse and Henry Sneessens 
• FSR project (UCL, 2009-2010),”Trade and Technology Adoption” 
• Centre of Excellence, LICOS, (KULeuven 2005-2010): “The role of China in the World Economy” with Jo Swinnen, Patrick Van Cayseele and Jozef Konings 
• National Bank of Belgium (2009-10): “Multiple Product firms and optimum Product Scope” co-ordinated by Catherine Fuss, Emanuel Dhyne and Luc Dresse from the Bank 

Annual Chaire Jacquemin Award at ETSG : 

Each year the Chaire Jacquemin awards a prize of € 1000 to the best paper on a topic related to the Chaire’s research theme amongst the papers submitted to the annual European Trade Study Group Conference. Below is an overview of past winners: 

• ETSG Chaire Jacquemin Award 2008
• ETSG, Chaire Jacquemin Award 2009