Konstantins Benkovskis

Adviser in the Monetary Policy Department, at Bank Of Latvia, Associated Professor at Stockholm School of Economics in Riga

Konstantins Benkovskis is the Adviser in the Monetary Policy Department of the Bank of Latvia. His main research activities include international trade, competitiveness, and macroeconomic forecasting. He is also the active member of the ESCB Competitiveness Research Network (CompNet). Konstantins Benkovskis combines his office duties at the Bank of Latvia with the position of Assistant Professor at Stockholm School of Economics in Riga, where he teaches International Economics and Econometrics for undergraduates.

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VoxEU Column

Making the best of EU regional support funds to boost productivity: Firm-level analysis

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  • EU policies
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  • Europe's nations and regions
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Learning by exporting in global value chains

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  • International trade
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  • Productivity and Innovation
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Fighting ‘currency wars’ with blanks: The limited role of exchange rates in export competitiveness

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  • Exchange Rates
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  • International trade