Research Interests
- Regulation, Industrial Organization, Contract Theory
- Energy Economics, Global warming, Environmental Economics, Network Industries
Working Experience
6/2010 |
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Associate Professor, TILEC and CentER, Tilburg University | |
4/2010 |
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5/2010 |
Visiting Researcher, EPRG, Cambridge University |
9/2008 |
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5/2010 |
Assistant Professor, TILEC and CentER, Tilburg University |
9/2006 |
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8/2008 |
Post-Doctoral Researcher, TILEC and CentER, Tilburg University |
9/2006 |
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8/2008 |
Post-Doctoral Researcher, Energy Transport Environment, Center for Economic Studies, K.U.Leuven (Part Time) |
7/2006 |
– | 8/2006 | Visiting Researcher, Chair of Energy Economics and Public Sector Management, T.U.Dresden |
| 1/2006 |
– | 6/2006 |
Jean Monnet Fellow, Florence School of Regulation, European University Institute, Florence |
| 9/2004 |
– | 12/2005 |
Senior researcher, Energy Transport Environment, Center for Economic Studies, K.U.Leuven |
| 1/2004 |
– | 8/2004 |
Visiting Post-Doc University of California Energy Institute, Berkeley |
| 1/2000 |
– | 12/2003 |
Research Assistant, Energy Transport Environment, Center for Economic Studies, K.U.Leuven |
| 9/1998 |
– | 8/1999 |
Research Assistant (Part Time), Applied Mechanics and Energy Conversion, K.U.Leuven, funded by the K.U.Leuven Energy Institute |
Education
1/2004 |
Ph.D. in Economics, " Electricity networks and Generation Market power ", K.U.Leuven, Supervisor Stef Proost | ||
6/2001 |
Doctoral courses: Contract Theory and Industrial Organization, IDEI and Midi-Pyrénées School of Economics, U. Toulouse I | ||
6/2000 |
Master of Science in Economics, K.U.Leuven | ||
6/1999 |
Complementary Studies in Economics, K.U.Leuven | ||
6/1998 |
Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, option Energy, K.U.Leuven and T.U.Braunschweig | ||
6/1995 |
Bachelor of Science in Engineering, K.U.Leuven | ||
6/1993 |
Latin - Mathematics, Secundary School, Geel |
Scholarships
9/2008
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Tilburg University, Marie Curie Fellowship, Intra European Mobility, The Netherlands |
1/2006
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Florence School of Regulation, Jean Monnet Fellowship, EUI-Robert Schuman Centre, Italy |
1/2004
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Visiting Research Associate, U. of California Energy Institute, Berkeley, USA |
1/2001
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Marie Curie Fellowship, U. Toulouse I, France |
9/1996
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– | 7/1997
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Erasmus Scholarship, T.U. Braunschweig, Germany |
Projects
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2008
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2009 |
Frontier Shift of Capital Cost, Report for TenneT B.V. |
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2008
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2009 |
Regional congestion management in the Netherlands, Report for Essent N.V. |
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2008
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2008 |
Green Energy Labeling, Report for Essent N.V. |
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2007
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2008 |
Cross-subsidies in the Electricity sector, Report for Essent N.V. |
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2004
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2005 |
CLIMNEG II: Project of the Belgian Science Policy on Climate Change, Belgian Science Policy |
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2004
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2005 |
Numerical Simulation Model of the North-Western European Electricity Network, Belgian Electricity Regulator |
| 2000
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2004 |
Electricity Markets and Market Power, Fund of Scientific Research Flanders |
Teaching Experience
- Liberalization and Regulation: Advanced theory and cases (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011), Tilburg University
- Micro-economics (2009, 2010) , Tilburg University
- EES-UETP course on the use of models in market monitoring (2006), Milaan
- Market Power in Electricity Markets (2006), Doctoral Course at YEES. T.U. Dresden
- Reading Group: Market Power in Electricity Markets (2006), T.U. Dresden
- Reading Group: Contract Theory (2006), T.U. Dresden
- Energy Economics for Engineers (2005) K.U.Leuven
- Excercises on Technical Thermodynamics (1999) K.U.Leuven
Other Academic Activities
- Co-supervisor PhD Michiel de Nooij, Economics Department, Tilburg University
(with Eric van Damme) - Co-supervisor PhD Emmanuel de Corte, Law Department, Tilburg University
(with Pierre Larouche) - Co-supervisor PhD Bastian Henze, Economics Department, Tilburg University
(with Charles Noussair) - Member PhD commission Jasper Frunt, T.U.Eindhoven, 2011
- Member PhD commission Gerd Küpper, K.U.Leuven, 2010
- Member PhD commission Eckart Ehlers, Tilburg University, 2009
- Member PhD commission Paul Nillesen, Tilburg University, 2008
- Member of Scientific Comittee, International Association for Energy Economics, International Conference, Stockholm, 2011.
- Member of the International Scientific Committee, 8th International Conference on the European Electricity Market, Zagreb, 2011
- Member of the International Scientific Committee, 6th International Conference on the European Electricity Market, Leuven, 2009
- Keynote speech at Conference at Applied Infrastructure Research, T.U. Berlin, October 2008
- Representative of the junior researchers at the board of the faculty and the department, 2000-2003
Organization of Workshops - Conferences
- Coordinator of Energy Research at TILEC, Tilburg University
- Co-organizer of the Energy Economics Policy Seminar on Liberalization of the gas market: prices and investments, 2009, The Hague
- Organizer Workshop on Energy regulation going forward: From cost efficiency to innovation and investment, 2009, Tilburg
- Co-organizer of the Energy Economics Policy Seminar on European integration of Electricity Markets, 2008, The Hague
- Co-organizer of the Energy Economics Policy Seminar on the Promotion of wind energy, 2008, The Hague
- Organizer of the Tilburg Energy Round Table, Trend, 2007, Tilburg
- Organizer of the Climate Change Policy Conference (PDF), 2005, Leuven
- Organizer of the Electricity modeling workshop of the Western European Market, 2005, Leuven
- Organizer of the Spring Meeting for Young Economists, SMYE, 2003, Leuven
Languages
Dutch, English, Spanish, German, French