Jan Van Hove

Research

Jan Van Hove is associate professor of European and international economics at the University of Leuven (KU Leuven). His research deals with international trade and European integration. His specialization includes the analysis of firm and product heterogeneity in international trade, the impact of trade agreements, the interaction between international trade and technological innovation and the impact of globalization on European trade dynamics. Other research interests include real estate economics, economic geography, panel data econometrics and European policy in general. Currently, Jan Van Hove is research director at the Leuven Centre for Irish Studies and Honorary Chairman of the International Network for Economic Research (INFER). He has been a research fellow at the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, US) and held visiting positions at the Université Catholique de Louvain (UCL) and the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB). Frequently he acts as advisor to various European Union and other international institutions on trade-related issues.

Education

• PhD in Economics KU Leuven

Skills

The most important

• International Economics

Companies

• Senior General Manager, KBC Insurance Belgium KBC Bank & Verzekering (2021)
• Chairman of the Board VAB (2021)
• Chairman of the Board KBC Autolease (2021)
• Chairman of the Board KBC Group Re (2021)
• Chairman of the Board ADD NV (2021)
• Management Committee Member, KBC Belgium KBC Bank & Verzekering (2021)
• Supervisory Board Member K&H Bank, Hungary K&H Csoport (2019)
• Honorary Chairman INFER - International Network for Economic Research (2015)
• Professor of International Economics KU Leuven (2008)