Centres of Excellence
 
  BACKGROUND     AGENDA  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Since its foundation in 1991 LICOS has been at the centre of top-level theoretical and empirical research of micro- and macro-economic aspects of transition, institutional changes and economic performance.

 

In 2005 LICOS was selected as one of the twelve 'Centres of Excellence' by the University of Leuven.

 

LICOS members and visitors engage in research through seminars and publications. Please see LICOS ANNUAL REPORT for further information.

 

NEW LICOS ANNUAL REPORT 2008

 

ANNUAL REPORT

 

 

LICOS SEMINARS

 

 

CURRENT EVENTS

 

CHINA SUMMER ECONOMICS INSTITUTE

(CESI)

July 2-5th 2010

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Creating a network and community of top-level scholars working on Chinese economic development

 

Co-sponsored by UC Berkeley, University of Chicago Booth School of Business, LICOS-Center for Institutions and Economic Performance at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Hong Kong University and the School of Economics and Management at Tsinghua University in collaboration with the BREAD, NBER and CEPR networks of academic economists.

 

 

  STRUCTURE   PREVIOUS EVENTS
 

DIRECTOR

Prof. Johan Swinnen

Administrators Evi Fosse and Conny Schuurmans

 

 

RESEARCH GROUPS

International Trade and Fiscal Policy

Prof. Hylke Vandenbussche

Market Structure and Performance

Prof. Patrick Van Cayseele

Labour Markets and Industrial Restructuring

Prof. Jozef Konings

Development and Food Policy

Prof. Johan Swinnen

 

JOB MARKET

PhD Candidates

Job Openings

 
 

"China Summer Economics Institute, 2009" organized by LICOS-KUL, UC Berkeley, University of Chicago, Hong Kong University and Tsinghua University

 

 

"The Economics of Institutional Reform and Development in China"; LICOS PhD course by Prof. Gérard Roland (UC Berkeley)

 

 

"Beeronomics Conference" organized by LICOS

 

 

"Media Economics Conference" organized by LICOS

 

 

"Whither the Bretton Woods Institutions after the G20 London Summit?" GGS-LICOS lecture by Willy Kiekens (IMF)

 

 

"Empirical Models of International Trade and Development with Firm Heterogeneity" LICOS Ph.D. Course by Prof. Bee Aw (Penn State University)

 

 

"Static and Dynamic Models of Competition: Theory and Empirics?"

UCL-LICOS Ph.D. Course by Prof. Mark Roberts

 

 

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  CONTACT
 

 

LICOS Centre for Institutions and Economic Performance
 

Debériotstraat 34 - bus 3511
B-3000 Leuven - BELGIUM
 

Phone: +32-16-32-65-98
Fax: +32-16-32-65-99


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BOOKS
RECENT LICOS DISCUSSION PAPERS


Detecting Hidden Violence:The Spatial Distribution of Excess Mortality in Rwanda
Marijke Verpoorten

Why does the WTO have an Antidumping Agreement?
James C. Hartigan and Hylke Vandenbussche

Political Reforms and Public Policies: Evidence from Agricultural Protection
Alessandro Olper, Jan Falkowski and Johan Swinnen

Political Reforms and Public Policies: Evidence from Agricultural Protection
Alessandro Olper, Jan Falkowski and Johan Swinnen

State Aid and Competition in Banking:the Case of China in the Late Nineties
Xiaoqiang Cheng and Patrick Van Cayseele

Tough Love: Do Czech Suppliers Learn from Their Relationships with Multinationals?
Beata S. Javorcik and Mariana Spatareanu

Trade with China and Skill Upgrading: Evidence from Belgian Firm Level Data
Giordano Mion, Hylke Vandenbussche and Linke Zhu

Product and Process Innovation and the Decision to Export: Firm-level Evidence from Belgium
Ilke Van Beveren and Hylke Vandenbussche

Quality and Inclusion of Small Producers in Value Chains:A Theoretical Note
Thijs Vandemoortele, Scott Rozelle, Johan F.M. Swinnen and Tao Xiang

Growth in high-value export markets in Sub-Saharan Africa and its development implications
Miet Maertens, Bart Minten and Jo Swinnen

The Impact of Training on Productivity and Wages:Firm Level Evidence
Jozef Konings and Stijn Vanormelingen

Trade openness and income – a re-examination
Vlad Manole and Mariana Spatareanu

Multinational ownership and R&D intensity: The role of external knowledge sources and spillovers
Filip De Beule and Ilke Van Beveren

Antidumping Protection hurts Exporters:Firm-level evidence from France
Jozef Konings and Hylke Vandenbussche

Reducing Corruption in Public Education Programs in Africa:Instruments and Capture in Madagascar
Nathalie Francken

Financial Constraints and the Cyclicality of R&D Investment:Evidence from Slovenia
Simona Bovha-Padilla,Joze P. Damijan and Jozef Konings

Factor Content of Bilateral Trade: The Role of Firm Heterogeneity and Transaction Costs
d'Artis Kancs and Pavel Ciaian

The Political Economy of Relief Aid Allocation: Evidence from Madagascar
Nathalie Francken, Bart Minten and Johan F.M. Swinnen

Trade, Development, and the Political Economy of Public Standards
Johan F.M. Swinnen and Thijs Vandemoortele

Revisiting Ricardo: Can productivity differences explain the pattern of trade between EU countries?
Wilfried Altzinger and Jože P. Damijan

Trade, Institutions and Export Specialization
Karen Crabbé and Michel Beine

Liberalization with Endogenous Institutions: A Comparative Analysis of Agricultural Reform in Africa, Asia and Europe
Johan F.M. Swinnen, Anneleen Vandeplas and Miet Maertens

Mass Media and Public Policy:Global Evidence from Agricultural Policies
Alessandro Olper and Johan F.M. Swinnen

Gender and Modern Supply Chains in Developing Countries
Miet Maertens and Johan F.M. Swinnen

Does Innovation Help the Good or the Poor Performing Firms?
Jože P. Damijan, Črt Kostevc, Matija Rojec

Globalisation, concentration and footloose firms: in search of the main cause of the declining labour share
John Hutchinson and Damiaan Persyn

Union Wage Demands with Footloose Firms
Damiaan Persyn

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