Curriculum vitae - Joep Konings Main address K.U.Leuven CES - Monetary and Information Economics Hogenheuvelcollege Naamsestraat 69 3000 Leuven Belgium E-mail: Joep.Konings@econ.kuleuven.be Tel: +32 16 326820 Fax: +32 16 326796 Profile Address: Lindelaan 14 3001 Heverlee Belgium Nationality: Belgian Language Ability: Dutch (mother tongue),english,french,german Date of birth: May 24, 1967 Marital Status: Married, two children Education 1991-1994: PhD in Economics, London School of Economics 1990-1991: MSc Economics in London school of economics 1985-1989: Licentiaat applied economics in Ufsia Professional record General 2005- present: Dean, Faculty of Economics and Management, Catholic University of Leuven 2004- present: Full Professor (Gewoon Hoogleraar) Economics, Catholic University of Leuven 2001 2004: Associate Professor Economics, Catholic University of Leuven 1997 2004: Director of LICOS, Centre for Institutions and Economic Performance, Catholic University of Leuven (www.econ.kuleuven.ac.be/licos) 1995 2001: Assistant Professor Economics, Catholic University of Leuven 1994 1995: Assistant Professor Industrial Economics, University of Antwerp Visiting positions Fall 2002: Visiting Professor, Economics Department, Dartmouth College, USA (course load: International Finance, Econ 29) July 2002: Visiting Professor, Central European University, Budapest (Course load: Summer School in Competition Policy) Spring 2002: Visiting Professor Economics, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium (course load: The Economics of Emerging Markets)
July 2001: Visiting Professor, Central European University, Budapest (course load: Summer School in Competition Policy) Spring 2000: Visiting Professor, Economics Department, Dartmouth College, USA (course load: Macro Economics, Econ 22) Advising - consulting January 2005: FEVIA: The evolution of wage costs in the food industry: an international comparison September 2004: VKW Think Tank: Labor Costs and the Job Creation Process June 2002, European Commission: Expert Advise on Research on Emerging Markets April 2002, Flemish Government: Developing a model for expansion support granted to Flemish enterprises. September 2001, Federation of Belgian Companies: An analysis of the impact of EU enlargement for Belgian Companies 2001, Belgian Government: EU enlargement and MNE activity 2000, CITIBANK: Analysis of new market strategy of CITIBANK. April 1999, Flemish Government: Analyzing the effectiveness of enterprise support in the framework of the expansion law Honors and awards 2002: Award for best paper published by a young scholar in the Review of Industrial Organization in the year 2000. 1997: Bi-annual VVE award for best paper at the VEC conference (Flemish Economic Community, Belgium) Research interests Labour economics Competition Policy, Trade Policy and the Market Power of Firms The Economics of Emerging Markets Professional associations Research Affiliate Centre for Economic Policy Research, CEPR, London Research Fellow, IZA, Bonn Research Fellow William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
All publications Accepted for publication Amiti M, Konings J, Trade liberalization, intermediate imputs and productivity: Evidence from Indonesia, 2007, American Economic Review. Articles written in reviewed international journals Konings J, De Loecker J, Job reallocation and productivity growth in an emerging economy. Evidence from Slovenian manufacturing, 2006, European Journal of Political Economy, vol. 22, no. 2006, pp. 388-408. Konings J, Murphy A, Do multinational enterprises relocate employment to low-wage regions? Evidence from european multinationals, 2006, The Review of World Economics, vol. 142, no. 1, pp. 1-20. Budd JW, Konings J, Slaughter M, Wages and international rent sharing in multinational firms, 2005, Review of Economics and Statistics, vol. 87, no. 1, pp. 73-84. Konings J, Wage costs and industry (re)location in the enlarged european union, 2005, Swedish Economic Policy Review, vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 57-81. Konings J, Vandenbussche H, Antidumping protection and markups of domestic firms, 2005, Journal of International Economics, vol. 65, no. 1 (Jan.), pp. 151-165. Van Cayseele P, Konings J, Warzynski F, The effects of privatisation and competitive pressure on firm's price-cost margins: Micro evidence from emerging economies, 2005, Review of Economics and Statistics, vol. 87, no. 1, pp. 124-134. Konings J, Vandenbussche H, The adjustment of financial ratios in the presence of soft budget constraints: Evidence from Bulgaria, 2004, European Accounting Review, vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 131-160. Konings J, Faggio G, Job creation, job destruction and employment growth in emerging market economies, 2003, Economic Systems, vol. 27, no. 2May, pp. 129-154. Konings J, Lehmann H, Kupets O, Gross job flows in Ukraine: Size, ownership and trade effects, 2003, Economics of Transition, vol. 11, no. 2, pp. 291-320. Konings J, Vandenbussche H, Rizov M, Investment and financial constraints in transition economies: Micro evidence from Poland, the Czech Republic, Bulgaria and Romania, 2003, Economic Letters, vol. 78, pp. 253-258. Konings J, Lehmann H, Marshall and labour demand in Russia: Going back to basics, 2002, Journal of Comparative Economics, vol. 30, no. April, pp. 134-159. Konings J, Roodhooft F, The effect of e-business on corporate performance: firm level evidence for Belgium, 2002, De Economist, vol. 150, no. 5 (Dec.), pp. 569-581. Goos M, Konings J, Does rent-sharing exist in Belgium? An empirical analysis using firm level data, 2001, Reflets et perspectives de la vie economique, vol. XL, no. 1-2, pp. 65-79. Konings J, The effects of direct foreign investment on domestic firms: Evidence from firm level panel data in emerging economies, 2001, Economics of Transition, vol. 9, no. 3, pp. 619-633. Konings J, Van Cayseele P, Warzynski F, The dynamics of industrial mark-ups in two small open economies: Does national competition policy matter?, 2001, International Journal of Industrial Organization, vol. 19, no. 5, pp. 841-859. Konings J, Vandenbussche H, Springael L, Import diversion under european antidumping policy, 2001, Journal of Industry, Competition and Trade, vol. 1:3, no. January, pp. 283-299. Konings J, Veugelers R, Vandenbussche H, Union wage bargaining and European antidumping policy, 2001, Oxford Economic Papers, vol. 53, no. 2, pp. 297-317. Konings J, Walsh P, The impact of product market competition on employment determination in unionised and non-unionised firms: Firm level evidence for the UK, 2000, Review of Industrial Organization, vol. 17, no. 4, pp. 385-394. Abraham F, Konings J, Does the opening of Central and Eastern Europe kill jobs in the West?, 1999, World Economy, vol. 22, no. 4, pp. 585-601. Bojnec S, Konings J, Job creation, job destruction and labour demand in Slovenia, 1999, Comparative economic studies, vol. 41, no. 2/3, pp. 135-149. Faucompret E, Konings J, Vandenbussche H, The integration of Central and Eastern Europe in the European Union - Trade and labour market adjustment, 1999, Journal of World Trade, vol. 33, no. 6, pp. 121-145. Goos M, Konings J, Firm growth in Belgium, 1999, Tijdschrift voor Economie en Management, vol. 44, pp. 449-465.
Janssens S, Konings J, How do western firms respond to the opening of Central and Eastern Europe? Evidence from a small open economy--belgium, 1999, Tijdschrift voor Economie en Management, vol. 44, pp. 51-68. Konings J, Walsh P, Disorganization in the process of transition - Firm-level evidence from Ukraine, 1999, Economics of Transition, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 29-46. Veugelers R, Konings J, Mommaerts G, Seldeslachts J, Schepping en vernietiging van banen: De invloed van O&O-actieve bedrijven, 1999, Economisch en Sociaal Tijdschrift, vol. 531, no. 1, pp. 79-108. Bilsen V, Konings J, Job creation, job destruction, and employment growth of newly established firms in transition countries: Survey evidence from Bulgaria, Hungary, and Romania, 1998, Journal of Comparative Economics, vol. 26, no. 3, pp. 429-445. Janssens S, Konings J, One more wage curve: The case of Belgium, 1998, Economics Letters, vol. 60, no. 2, pp. 223-227. Vandenbussche H, Konings J, Globalisation and the effects of national versus international competition on the labour market: Theory and evidence from Belgian firm level data, 1998, World Economy, vol. 21, no. 8, pp. 1151-1177. Konings J, Firm growth and ownership in transition countries, 1997, Economics Letters, vol. 55, no. 3, pp. 413-418. Konings J, Roodhooft F, How elastic is the demand for labour in Belgian firms? Evidence from firm level data, 1987-1994, 1997, Economist, vol. 145, no. 2, pp. 229-241. Konings J, Roodhooft F, The convergence hypothesis of financial ratios, 1997, Journal of Business, Finance and Accounting, vol. 24, no. 9/10, pp. 1331-1342. Roodhooft F, Konings J, Vendor selection and evaluation - An activity based costing approach, 1997, European Journal of Operational Research, vol. 96, no. 1 (Jan.), pp. 97-102. Konings J, Lehmann H, Schaffer M, Job creation and job destruction in a transition economy: Ownership, firm size, and gross job flows in Polish manufacturing 1988-91, 1996, Labour Economics, vol. 3, pp. 299-317. Konings J, Roodhooft F, Wat is het effect van een verlaging van de loonkost op de vraag naar arbeid in België?, 1996, Tijdschrift voor Economie en Management, vol. 41, pp. 561-575. Konings J, Gross job flows and the evolution of size in UK, 1995, Small Business Economics, vol. 7, no. 3, pp. 213-220. Konings J, Job creation and job destruction in the UK manufacturing sector, 1995, Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, vol. 57, no. 1, pp. 5-24. Konings J, Centraal- en Oosteuropese economieën: Nieuwe uitdagingen, 1995, Economisch en Sociaal Tijdschrift. Konings J, Vandenbussche H, The effects of foreign competition on UK employment and wages: evidence from firm-level panel data, 1995, Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv- Review of World Economics, vol. 131, no. 4, pp. 655-672. Konings J, Walsh P, Evidence of efficiency wage payments in UK firm level paneldata, 1994, Economic Journal, vol. 104, no. 424, pp. 542-555. Article written in scientific journals Konings J, Faucompret E, Het Poolse lidmaatschap van de Europese Unie, 2002, Economisch en Sociaal Tijdschrift, vol. 56, no. Juni, pp. 193-217. Konings J, Transitie economie, 2001, Economische Didactiek, vol. 29, no. 4, pp. 24-31. Abraham F, Konings J, Veugelers R, Schept het innovatiebeleid werkgelegenheid?, 1998, VTO-IWT, vol. 8, pp. 1-20. Abraham F, Konings J, Veugelers R, Schept het innovatiebeleid jobs?, 1998, Trends: financieel ekonomisch magazine, vol. 2, pp. 20-27. Van de Gucht L, Roodhooft F, Konings J, Startende ondernemingen in Vlaanderen: Hun levenscyclus en invloed op jobcreatie en jobdestructie, 1998, Maandschrift Economie, vol. 62 / 341-355, pp. 341-355. Veugelers R, Konings J, Mommaerts G, De impact van technologische innovaties op jobcreatie en jobdestructie in Vlaanderen, 1997, VTO-IWT, vol. 4. Konings J, Nonneman W, Hoe verschillen economen van niet-economen in hun opvattingen over fairness?, 1995, Maandschrift Economie, vol. 59, pp. 156-175. Konings J, Experimenteel testen van economische theorie, 1993, Maandschrift Economie, vol. 57, no. 2. Konings J, Experimentele economie als onderzoeksmethodologie: Basisprincipes en resultaten van een duopolie-experiment, 1991, Maandschrift Economie.
Author of an international oriented book Konings J, 2001, Post-communist Russia: The economic transformation from plan to market. Author of a scientific book Abraham F, Konings J, Veugelers R, Van Hove J, Vansteenkiste I, 2002, De nieuwe EU: De doodsteek voor de Vlaamse economie?, (Acco Leuven). Article or part of books, published by international oriented publishers. Konings J, 1997, A discussion of technological progress, trade and the evolution of low-skilled unemployment, by Drèze and Sneessens, in Snower D, de la Dehesa G,ed.: Unemployment and labour market policy, (Cambridge University Press Cambridge). Konings J, Garibaldi P, Pissarides C, 1997, Gross job reallocation and labour market policy, in Snower D, Deladehesa A,ed.: Unemployment policy: Government options for the labour market, (Cambridge University Press Cambridge), pp. 467-488. Article in or part of a book, published by an academic publisher Konings J, 2003, Restructuring of firms in Central and Eastern Europe, in Tumpel- Gugerell G, Mooslechner P,ed.: Economic convergence and divergence in Europe, (Edward Elgar). Konings J, 2001, Loonkosten en relocatie van Belgische bedrijven, Leuvense Economische Standpunten, K.U.Leuven, Centrum voor Economische Studiën, 16 pp. Internal reports Goos M, Konings J, 2007, The impact of payroll tax reductions on employment and wages: A natural experiment using firm level data, Discussion Paper 178, KU Leuven, LICOS, 30 pp. Abraham F, Konings J, Vanormelingen S, 2006, The effect of globalization on union bargaining and price-cost margins of firms, LICOS Discussion Paper 181, KU Leuven. Konings J, 2005, Worden vrouwen gediscrimineerd op de arbeidsmarkt? Een microeconometrische analyse voor België, Leuvense Economische Standpunten, KULeuven, Centrum voor Economische Studiën, 16 pp. Konings J, 2004, Are the low wage regions of central and eastern europe threatening jobs in Belgium?, Discussion Papers, K.U.Leuven, LICOS. Konings J, Vandenbussche H, 2004, Antidumping protection and the productivity of domestic firms, Discussion Paper Series 4620, CEPR. Van Cayseele P, Konings J, De Loecker J, 2003, Merger review: How much of industry is affected in an international perspective?, Discussion Paper Series 03.15, K.U.Leuven, CES. Konings J, Xavier A, 2002, Firm growth and survival in a transition country: Micro evidence from Slovenia, Discussion Papers 114/2002, K.U.Leuven, LICOS, 30 pp. Faucompret E, Konings J, 2001, The integration of Poland into the European Union, Research Paper Series, UFSIA, Faculteit ETEW, 43 pp. Konings J, Estrin S, Zolkiewski Z, Angelucci M, 2001, The effect of ownership and competitive pressure on firm performance in transition countries. Micro evidence from Bulgaria, Romania and Poland, Discussion Papers 104/2001, K.U.Leuven, LICOS, 30 pp. Konings J, Murphy A, 2001, Do multinationals enterprises substitute parent jobs for foreign ones? Evidence from level panel data, Discussion Papers 110/2001, K.U.Leuven, LICOS, 40 pp. Konings J, Van Cayseele P, Warzynski F, 2001, Market power, competition and ownership in emerging economies, Discussion Papers 110/2001, K.U.Leuven, LICOS, 23 pp. Angelucci M, Estrin S, Konings J, 2000, The effect of ownership and competitive pressure on firm performance in transition countries: Micro evidence from Bulgaria and Romania. Konings J, Murphy A, 2000, The effects of foreign direct investment on home and host country employment. Anton I, Faggio G, Konings J, Lehmann H, 1999, Job creation, job destruction and labour demand in Bulgaria and Romania, Phare-ACE project P96-6203-R -Phare-Ace, 1999. Konings J, Walsh P, 1999, Employment dynamics of newly established and traditional firms: A comparison of Russia and the Ukraine, discussion.paper.;, K.U.Leuven, LICOS, 20 pp. Konings J, 1998, Competition and firm performance in transition economies,
Working.Papers., K.U.Leuven, LICOS. Konings J, Faggio G, 1998, Gross job flows in transition countries: Results from Bulgaria, Estonia and Romania, Working.Papers., K.U.Leuven, LICOS. Konings J, Labro E, Roodhooft F, 1998, Earnings management and trade union activity : Results for Belgium, Onderzoeksrapport, DTEW, K U Leuven. Konings J, Repkin A, 1998, How efficient are firms in transition countries? Firm-level evidence from Bulgaria and Romania, Discussion.paper.series, CENTRE FOR ECONOMIC POLICY RESEARCH. Konings J, Van Maldegem P, 1998, Loonkosten en de vraag naar laaggeschoolde, geschoolde en hooggeschoolde arbeid in Belgische ondernemingen, Discussion Paper Series 98.92, K.U.Leuven, CES. Konings J, 1997, The effect of competition on firm performance in transition countries, CEPR. Konings J, Repkin A, 1997, How efficient are firms in transition countries? Firm level evidence from Bulgaria and Romania, Discussion Papers 66/197, K.U.Leuven, LICOS. Konings J, Walsh P, 1997, The effect of real exchange rate movements and ownership on the life cycle of manufacturing plants in Ireland (1973-1994), Discussion Paper Series 97.11, K.U.Leuven, CES. Konings J, 1996, Foreign direct investment in transition economies, Discussion Papers 56/1996, K.U.Leuven, LICOS. Konings J, Roodhooft F, Van de Gucht L, 1996, The life cycle of new firms and its impact on job creation and job destruction, vol. 9669. Konings J, Vandenbussche H, 1995, How does increase foreign competition affect UK employment and wages? An empirical exploration, Discussion Papers, K.U.Leuven, LICOS. Konings J, Walsh P, 1995, The effect of international competition on UK employment in unionised and non non-unionised firms, Financial Economics Research Papers, K.U.Leuven, Centrum voor Economische Studiën. Various Abraham F, Konings J, Vanormelingen S, 2006, Price and wage setting in an integrating europe, vol. WP no. 93. Konings J, Vandenbussche H, 2006, Vennootschapsbelasting, tewerkstelling en groei, vol. VKW Metena beleidsnota 13. Amiti M, Konings J, 2005, Trade liberalization, intermediate imputs and productivity, vol. CEPR DPS 5104, pp. 1-45. De Loecker J, Konings J, 2002, Productivity and wages in Central and Eastern Europe, pp. 1-29. Konings J, 1993, Job creation and job destruction in the UK manufacturing sector, CEP, London School of Economics.