Erik van der Marel
Prior to his appointment at ECIPE, Erik was a full-time lecturing at the London School of Economics (LSE) where he taught international trade at post-graduate level. In the past, Erik also gained various professional experience as a consultant at the, OECD, APEC, ADBI, and the World Bank Trade Research Department. Erik received his PhD in economics from Sciences-Po Paris and did his post-doctorate at the LSE, too.
Erik has published peer-reviewed journals, book chapters, working papers and reports, and made contributions to ECIPE, the World Bank, and ADBI on digital trade and services, domestic regulations in digital services trade and data flows. He has also provided various capacity building courses for policy makers at National Ministries and taught at the European University Institute (EUI) and World Trade Institute (WTI).
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From Factories to Ideas: The New Map of Global Power
Research Areas: Innovation, IP, and Human Capital New Globalisation Trade, Globalisation and SecurityWhen trade is driven by ideas, data and innovation rather than goods, alliances – not geography – determine global power. The world is reorganising into “idea blocs.” Globalisation is not...
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The Services Revolution: Industrial Policy for a Modern Economy
A ”manufacturing-first” attitude has taken hold in the European economic policy discussion. New strategies and industrial policies are designed with the ambition of boosting development and...
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Global Digital Trade Takes Off: Is EU Digital Policy Keeping Pace?
Research Areas: Data, AI, and Emerging Technologies EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness PolicyGlobal digital trade is increasingly shifting toward faster-growing regions outside Europe, driving greater external demand for the EU’s digitally deliverable services. As digital supply chains...
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The Trade Effects of AI Provisions in PTAs: Does Non-Binding Matter?
This paper examines whether non-binding (“soft”) AI-related provisions in preferential trade agreements (PTAs) move trade and how their effects compare with binding (“hard”) provisions. The...
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The Leverage That Europe Has Over the U.S. Economy
Erik van der Marel comments in the New York Times on the EU's leverage over the U.S. economy in...
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Europe in the Age of AI: How Technology Leadership Can Boost Competitiveness and Security
By: Matthias Bauer Fredrik Erixon Oscar Guinea Erik van der Marel Oscar du Roy Andrea Dugo Dyuti Pandya Vanika Sharma Elena SistoThe studies "Breaking Barriers, Boosting Growth: Unlocking the Power of Digital Technology for Europe’s Competitiveness" by Oscar Guinea, Vanika Sharma, Erik van der Marel, and Oscar du Roy, "The...
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Die EU verliert an Gewicht, China und Russland gewinnen
The Geoeconomic Interconnectivity Index receives special coverage by the Frankfurter...
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Donald Trump’s hard tariff deadline dissolves into whirl of endless confusion
The op-ed "Forget trade wars — the future isn’t about physical goods, but data, ideas and services" by Erik van der Marel published in The Hill is referenced via the Financial Times' "Trade...
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China heeft zelf rol in hoger handelsoverschot
(Behind Paywall in Dutch) Erik van der Marel writes in the Dutch Het Financieele Dagblad on China's trade...
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Germany should not squander its defence opportunity
Erik van der Marel writes for the Hertie School on Germany's defence...
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The EU’s geopolitical dream is dying in its own neighbourhood
Erik writes for the LSE European Politics and Policy Blog (europpblog) on the EU's loss of power to turn its economic weight into geopolitical...
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Forget trade wars — the future isn’t about physical goods, but data, ideas and services
Erik van der Marel analyses how globalisation is evolving, driven by intangible flows like data and ideas, benefiting the US economy despite trade wars and populism, and requiring adaptive policies...
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Turning Regulation into Data: Digital Trade Restrictiveness Index
Erik van der Marel co-authored to a paper published by CEPR on Digital...
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The Geoeconomic Interconnectivity Index
Report developed with Bertelsmann Stiftung and The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies (wiiw). It presents how interconnected the EU is with its neighbours compared to China, Russia,...
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Digital Trade, Data Protection and the EU Adequacy Club
Erik van der Marel has an external publication at the Centre for European Policy Research...
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The role of human-capital in artificial intelligence adoption
Erik van der Marel and Björn Brey publish in Economic...
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Europe in the global digital trade race with Erik van der Marel
Erik van der Marel speaks with the Hertie School Centre for Digital Governance about how the European Union’s increasingly stringent data- and AI-governance frameworks may be affecting its...
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Understanding the development impact of digital services trade
Erik van der Marel presents at the UNCTAD e-Commerce week in a panel together with GIZ and the World...
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The CPTPP and UK’s accession: What global implications? Case of services
Erik van der Marel comments on the economic rationales for the UK in joining...
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Data and Services Trade: Regulatory Options for a New Globalisation
Erik van der Marel presents on data and new globalisation, including the regulatory options, for IIFT Economics...