Hugo Erken

Hugo Erken works as a senior economist at RaboResearch Global Economics & Markets. He is a country analyst for the US, Canada, Mexico, India and a number of other South Asian countries. In addition, he works on economic forecasting, scenario analysis and a wide range of macro-economic topics, with a special interest in the labour market and productivity. Previously, Hugo was an analyst for China, the euro area, Germany and France. Hugo graduated in International Economics at Radboud University Nijmegen and has a PhD in Economics at the Erasmus University Rotterdam. His academic research has been published in leading journals such Journal of Technology Transfer, The Netherlands Economic Review and Economics of Innovation and New Technology. Previously, Hugo worked for the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs, the Dutch Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment, and the CPB Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis.