prof. dr. J.H. (Harry) Garretsen

Education:

• BA (1984, cum laude), MSc (1987, cum laude), and PhD (1991) in economics from the University of Groningen.
• Title PhD thesis: Beyond the Invisible Hand, How to Extend Keynes’ Analysis of the Coordination Problem (PhD supervisor: S.K. Kuipers)

Present position:

Professor of International Economics and Business, University of Groningen (September 2008-December 2025 1,0 fte; as of January 2026 0,2 fte)

Director of centre of expertise In the LEAD, University of Groningen (as of September 2016)

Professor of Leadership & Sustainability, Aarhus BSS, Aarhus University (as of January 2026, 1,0 fte)

Other affiliations: 

• Senior Visiting Fellow, Department of Land Economy, University of Cambridge;
• Member, St. Catharine’s College, University of Cambridge;
• CESifo Research Fellow, CESifo institute and University of Munich;

Previous positions:

• Dean of the Faculty Economics and Business, University of Groningen (March 2011- May 2016) 
• Professor of International Economics, Utrecht University (2002-2008);
• Professor of Economic Theory and Policy, Radboud University Nijmegen (1996-2002);
• Senior Policy Staff Member Dutch central bank (1993-1996);
• Assistant Professor of Economics, University of Groningen (1991-1993).

Teaching experience:
undergraduate, graduate, PhD or executive courses in geographical, urban and regional economics, international economics, international business, macroeconomics, institutional economics, and leadership & management.

Research:

• main area of research: geographical economics, incorporating insights from international, regional and urban economics, and leadership, managment & economics.

email: j.h.garretsen@rug.nl

Personal homepage: Harry Garretsen