Mark Vancauteren

Job title: 
Rubens Visiting Professor in Dutch Studies
Department: 
German
Bio/CV: 

Mark Vancauteren is an Associate Professor in Applied Econometrics at Hasselt University and a Senior Researcher (one day per week) at Statistics Netherlands. He previously held postdoctoral positions at Tilburg University and WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management, and worked as a research fellow at the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS). He obtained his PhD in Economics from Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain).

Research interests: 

His research focuses on applied econometrics in industrial organization, innovation, trade, and management, covering topics such as migration, labor unions, firm strategies, ICT and AI, mental well-being, and environmental change, with a strong emphasis on policy-relevant questions.