Bernard Hoekman
Part-time Professor and Director, Global Economics, Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, European University Institute
Bernard Hoekman is part-time Professor and Director, Global Economics at the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, European University Institute in Florence, Italy. He was awarded a European Research Council Advanced Grant in 2024 for a project studying Plurilateral Integration Agreements and Noneconomic Objectives (PIANO). Previously he was Director of the International Trade Department and a Research Manager in the World Bank. He served as economist in the GATT Secretariat during the Uruguay Round. A graduate of the Erasmus University Rotterdam, he holds a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Michigan. He has published over 300 articles on international cooperation, trade policy and economic development and is the co-author of The Political Economy of the World Trading System (with Michel Kostecki, Oxford University Press).
Areas of Interest:
- International Economics
- Development Economics
Education:
- Ph.D., Economics, University of Michigan, USA, 1988
- M.A. Applied Economics, University of Michigan, USA, 1985
Experience:
- Professor and Program Director, Global Economics, Global Governance Programme, Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, European University Institute, Italy, 2013-present
- Sector Director, International Trade Department, The World Bank, Washington DC, USA, 2008-2012
- Research Manager and Senior Advisor, Development Research Group, The World Bank, Washington DC, USA, 2000-2008
Latest Publications:
- “MFN Clubs and Scheduling Additional Commitments in the GATT: Learning from the GATS,” with Petros Mavroidis, European Journal of International Law, forthcoming. (EUI Working Paper RSCAS 2016/4)
- “Subsidies, Spillovers and WTO Rules in a Value Chain World,” Global Policy, 2016. At: DOI: 10.1111/1758-5899.12327.
- “Fostering Transatlantic Regulatory Cooperation and Gradual Multilateralization,” Journal of International Economic Law, 2015, forthcoming.
- “Services Productivity, Trade Policy and Manufacturing Exports,” with Ben Shepherd, The World Economy, 2015, forthcoming.
- “WTO à la Carte or WTO Menu du Jour: Assessing the Case for Plurilateral Agreements,” with Petros Mavroidis, European Journal of International Law, 2015, forthcoming.
- “Whither Multilateral Cooperation in a World of Preferential Trade Agreements?” Brown Journal of World Affairs, 2015, forthcoming.
Industrial Policy in MENA: Objectives, Drivers and Scope for Plurilateral Cooperation
Areas of Interest: International Economics Development Economics Education: Ph.D., Economics, University of Michigan, USA, 1988 M.A. Applied Economics,... Read More
May, 2026
Conference PaperDiscretion and Public Procurement Outcomes
Areas of Interest: International Economics Development Economics Education: Ph.D., Economics, University of Michigan, USA, 1988 M.A. Applied Economics,... Read More
November, 2023
Working PapersDiscretion and Public Procurement Outcomes: Law, Practice and Government Effectiveness
Areas of Interest: International Economics Development Economics Education: Ph.D., Economics, University of Michigan, USA, 1988 M.A. Applied Economics,... Read More
May, 2023
Conference PaperDigitalization, International Trade, and Arab Economies: External Policy Implications
Areas of Interest: International Economics Development Economics Education: Ph.D., Economics, University of Michigan, USA, 1988 M.A. Applied Economics,... Read More
September, 2021
Working PapersRegulatory Quality and Participation by Small Firms in Public Procurement
Areas of Interest: International Economics Development Economics Education: Ph.D., Economics, University of Michigan, USA, 1988 M.A. Applied Economics,... Read More
September, 2020
ERF 26th Annual ConferenceGrowth, Employment, Poverty, Inequality, and Digital Transformation in the Arab Region
Areas of Interest: International Economics Development Economics Education: Ph.D., Economics, University of Michigan, USA, 1988 M.A. Applied Economics,... Read More
2021-01-01
ERF 32nd Annual Conference – Parallel Sessions on International Economics
Areas of Interest: International Economics Development Economics Education: Ph.D., Economics, University of Michigan, USA, 1988 M.A. Applied Economics,... Read More
Jun 14, 2026
ERF 30th Annual Conference: Tragedies of Regional Conflicts and Promises of Peacebuilding
Areas of Interest: International Economics Development Economics Education: Ph.D., Economics, University of Michigan, USA, 1988 M.A. Applied Economics,... Read More
Apr 21, 2024
ERF 30th Annual Conference: Parallel Sessions
Areas of Interest: International Economics Development Economics Education: Ph.D., Economics, University of Michigan, USA, 1988 M.A. Applied Economics,... Read More
Apr 21, 2024
ERF 29th Annual Conference – Parallel Sessions
Areas of Interest: International Economics Development Economics Education: Ph.D., Economics, University of Michigan, USA, 1988 M.A. Applied Economics,... Read More
May 04, 2023
Revisiting Macroeconomic Management in Times of Crisis and Beyond
Areas of Interest: International Economics Development Economics Education: Ph.D., Economics, University of Michigan, USA, 1988 M.A. Applied Economics,... Read More
Mar 26, 2022