The teaching professors in this programme are all active
researchers in the Global Economics and
Management research group, in the area of international
economics, and several of them collaborate in the renowned Groningen Growth and
Development Centre. The following professors teach in the MSc
ED&G:
Prof. Dr. Marcel
Timmer focuses on international production fragmentation in
global value chains and its impact on labor markets and economic
growth. He has published in the economic profession’s top
journals, including the American Economic Review, and he
has conducted extensive grant research, funded by the NWO and the European
Commission.
Prof. Dr. Steven
Brakman is an expert in the field of economic geography,
including as co-editor of the Journal of
Regional Science. He frequently contributes to the public
debate, including on Brexit, Trump’s trade war and trade
agreements. He has published extensively and authored textbooks on
international economics and economic geography.
Prof. Dr. Dirk
Bezemer studies the interaction between the financial system
and the rest of the economy, focusing on the role of debt. His
research is published in numerous journals and he has been funded
by the Institute of New
Economic Thinking. He is also a columnist in the Dutch
periodical De Groene
Amsterdammer.
Prof. Dr. Bart
Los’ area of expertise is on the interlinked nature of
(regional) economies and the impact of such linkages on trade
patterns and economic outcomes, such as economic growth and
employment. He has published widely, is the editor of Economic
Systems Research and has contributed to the public debate on
the consequences of Brexit.
Prof. Dr. Robert
Inklaar’s research is on the causes and consequences of
productivity growth, including the impact on broader welfare. His
research has appeared in a range of top economic journals and his
work on developing the Penn World
Table and Maddison
Project Database is used extensively around the world.
Prof. Dr.
Erik Dietzenbacher is renowned in the field of input-output
analysis, including as president of the International Input-Output
Association. His research has improved the tools for
input-output analysis and these have been applied in such areas as
international trade and environmental economics.
Prof. Dr.
Harry Garretsen combines research in international economics
with research on management and leadership. In this latter role, he
is one of the directors of the LEAD centre of expertise.
He is also a sought-after expert, including on the Bankraad, the
advisory board of the Dutch Central Bank.
Other teachers include Dr. Gaaitzen de Vries, Dr. Jacopo
Canello, Dr. Konstantin Wacker, Dr. Milena Nikolova and Dr. Anna
Minasyan. Their research projects evolve around the broad category
of globalization and development.
