Willem Thorbecke

Senior Fellow, Research Institute of Economy, Trade, and Industry, Japan

Willem Thorbecke is a Senior Fellow at Japan's Research Institute of Economy, Trade, and Industry. Before this, he was a Senior Research Fellow at the Asian Development Bank Institute and an Associate Professor of Economics at George Mason University. His recent research has focused on exchange rates, trade, and global imbalances. He received a Ph.D. in economics from the University of California, Berkeley.

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Exchange rates and the Swiss economy
01 July 2017, 11851 reads
Understanding the evolution of Japan’s exports
21 December 2015, 8256 reads
Measuring the competitiveness of China’s processed exports
06 November 2014, 10998 reads
Investigating the effect of exchange-rate changes in Japan, China, east Asia, and Europe
26 February 2013, 30693 reads
Does the renminbi matter? Evidence from China’s disaggregated processed exports
29 January 2012, 24857 reads
The effect of a renminbi appreciation on the US-China trade balance
06 October 2010, 37883 reads
Will abandoning the dollar peg help China rebalance its economy?
06 July 2010, 16864 reads

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