Eric Verhoogen
Professor of International and Public Affairs and of Economics; Co-Director, Center for Development Economics and Policy
Personal Details
Focus areas: Development economics, international trade, labor economics
Eric Verhoogen is Professor of International and Public Affairs and Economics. His main research area is industrial development–applied microeconomic research on firms in developing countries. This area overlaps with the fields of development economics, international trade, labor economics, and industrial organization. A recurrent theme in his work is the process of quality upgrading in the manufacturing sectors of developing countries–its causes, consequences, and broader implications.
Education
- PhD, University of California, Berkeley
- MA, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
- BA, Harvard College
Research And Publications
In The Media
Barnwal’s work examined an Indian government program that subsidizes the purchase of cooking gas for home use.
Verhoogen, an associate professor at SIPA and in Columbia’s Department of Economics, will be responsible for faculty recruitment and faculty development.
The CDEP director discusses how his recent study of soccer ball manufacturers in Pakistan took an unexpected turn.