Eric Verhoogen - CERP

Eric Verhoogen

Research Fellow

Eric Verhoogen is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Associate Professor of Economics and International Affairs at Columbia University, with a joint appointment in the School of International and Public Affairs and the Department of Economics. He is the Co-Director, Center for Development Economics and Policy and a J-PAL Affiliated Professor. His primary research area is industrial development – empirical microeconomic work on firms in developing countries. A common theme is the process of quality upgrading by manufacturing firms, both its causes and its consequences. Recently, Dr Eric has been studying technology adoption and productivity estimation, among other topics. His work has been published in the Quarterly Journal of Economics, the American Economic Review, the Review of Economic Studies, and other journals. He is currently serving as co-director of the Trade Research Program of the International Growth Centre, and as a member of the Board of Directors of the Bureau for Research in the Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD). He holds a PhD in Economics from the University of California at Berkeley, a master’s degree from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and a bachelor’s degree from Harvard.

Eric Verhoogen

Research Fellow

Eric Verhoogen is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Associate Professor of Economics and International Affairs at Columbia University, with a joint appointment in the School of International and Public Affairs and the Department of Economics. He is the Co-Director, Center for Development Economics and Policy and a J-PAL Affiliated Professor. His primary research area is industrial development – empirical microeconomic work on firms in developing countries. A common theme is the process of quality upgrading by manufacturing firms, both its causes and its consequences. Recently, Dr Eric has been studying technology adoption and productivity estimation, among other topics. His work has been published in the Quarterly Journal of Economics, the American Economic Review, the Review of Economic Studies, and other journals. He is currently serving as co-director of the Trade Research Program of the International Growth Centre, and as a member of the Board of Directors of the Bureau for Research in the Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD). He holds a PhD in Economics from the University of California at Berkeley, a master’s degree from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and a bachelor’s degree from Harvard.

Eric Verhoogen

Research Fellow

Eric Verhoogen is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Associate Professor of Economics and International Affairs at Columbia University, with a joint appointment in the School of International and Public Affairs and the Department of Economics. He is the Co-Director, Center for Development Economics and Policy and a J-PAL Affiliated Professor. His primary research area is industrial development – empirical microeconomic work on firms in developing countries. A common theme is the process of quality upgrading by manufacturing firms, both its causes and its consequences. Recently, Dr Eric has been studying technology adoption and productivity estimation, among other topics. His work has been published in the Quarterly Journal of Economics, the American Economic Review, the Review of Economic Studies, and other journals. He is currently serving as co-director of the Trade Research Program of the International Growth Centre, and as a member of the Board of Directors of the Bureau for Research in the Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD). He holds a PhD in Economics from the University of California at Berkeley, a master’s degree from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and a bachelor’s degree from Harvard.