Welcome to the Department of Economics at the University of Antwerp.
We are an internationally oriented department, home to researchers from diverse backgrounds and PhD students from around the globe. Our research addresses societally relevant questions, combining rigorous theoretical work with applied economic analysis.
Congratulations to Oghuzan on winning the Best Paper Award (“Technical Barriers to Trade and Firm Behaviour: Evidence from Turkish Exporters,” co-authored with Fehmi Furkan Turan) at the FBE Doctoral Day! A wonderful recognition of his outstanding research.
Congratulations to our colleague Bruno De Borger on winning the Conference Best Paper Prize at WCTR 2026, held at the Toulouse School of Economics!