Topics are micro-level evaluation of Trade Policy; Corporate Tax Competition in Europe and trade protection and antidumping policy of EU - Market power and productivity measurement of firms - Pricing decisions of firms - Trade and trade policy - Corporate taxation
The primary missions of the Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB) are education and research.
A FEB education aims to prepare students for successful entrepreneurial endeavours and careers in the corporate world, in national and international public policy-making, or in research. To achieve this the FEB offers high-quality, research-based degree programmes in the fields of both economics and business, and from Bachelor to ...
VIVES, the Research Centre for Regional Economics conducts fundamental and applied research on regional economics and regional economic policy to support the public debate on the economic and social development of regions, with a particular emphasis on Flanders.
The research is organised around three core themes:
research in (applied( macro/microeconomics
1.ECONOMETRICS:*Empirical economic models: country models, global models , specification, estimation & simulation.*Consumer demand: systems of demand functions for economies as a whole and for groups of products. *Portfolio models: descriptive models for financial investment.*New technology & employment: microeconomic impact of technological change on employment.*Labor contracts: the allocation of risk over partners & ...
Research topics are
• Social and economic history
• economic policy Economics, econometrics, economic theory, economic systems,
• Financial sciences
• Economic planning
•International trade
• Development cooperation
The department for business economics and strategic policy seeks to bridge the gap between economic academic research and the business community. The study focuses on two main themes: (1) impact of economic policy on businesses and (2) long term business strategy. 1. The effects of economic policy tools applied by government are assessed according to the following criteria: - effectiveness; - legitimacy; - economic feasibility; - ...