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[Photo: Holger BREINLICH] Dr Holger BREINLICH
Research Associate - Globalisation
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Expertise: International Trade, Economic Geography, Regional Integration, Applied Econometrics

Biography:

Holger Breinlich is a Research Associate in the Globalisation Group of the Centre for Economic Performance. He is also a lecturer at the University of Essex. His broad research interests are in the area of international trade and regional integration.

Education:

  • 2001 – 2006: PhD in Economics, London School of Economics (preliminary year at the University of Bonn, Germany)
  • 1996 - 2001: BSc/MSc Management and Economics, University of Mannheim, Germany
  • 1999 - 2000: Diplôme de l'ESSEC (MBA), ESSEC, Paris

Awards:

  • Young Economist Award, European Economic Association Meeting 2006, for the paper “Trade Liberalization and Industrial Restructuring through Mergers & Acquisitions”
  • 2003 – 2006: Research Studentship, ESRC
  • 2001 – 2002: Stipend, German Research Foundation (DFK)

Affiliations/Professional activities with other institutions:

  • London School of Economics - Research Associate
  • University of Essex - Lecturer in Economics

Selected Publications:

  • “The Spatial Income Structure in the European Union – What Role for Economic Geography?”, Journal of Economic Geography, Nov. 2006, Vol. 6, No. 5

  • “Trade Liberalization and Industrial Restructuring through Mergers and Acquisitions”, CEP Discussion Paper 0717, March 2006

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