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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East Asian value chains, exchange rates, and regional exchange rate arrangements
06 November 2019
Why Japan lost its comparative advantage in producing electronic parts and components
02 October 2019
Exchange rates and the Swiss economy
01 July 2017
Understanding the evolution of Japan’s exports
21 December 2015
Measuring the competitiveness of China’s processed exports
06 November 2014
Investigating the effect of exchange-rate changes in Japan, China, east Asia, and Europe
26 February 2013
Does the renminbi matter? Evidence from China’s disaggregated processed exports
29 January 2012
The effect of a renminbi appreciation on the US-China trade balance
06 October 2010
Will abandoning the dollar peg help China rebalance its economy?
06 July 2010

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