The Pharma Urgency for Belgium and Europe: Frontrunner or Decline? (external source)
Report with Marc De Vos on innovation, competitiveness and the future of biopharma in Belgium and Europe.
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Research with a Belgian
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McKinsey & Company / EuroCommerce / Europanel
Europe’s grocery sector: consumer behaviour, structural change and opportunities for growth.
Itinera
An agenda for innovation and competitiveness in Belgian and European biopharma.
King Baudouin Foundation / Itinera
What data and attitudes reveal about generosity and social engagement in Belgium.
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35 contributions
Newest firstReport with Marc De Vos on innovation, competitiveness and the future of biopharma in Belgium and Europe.
Research and economic analysis of philanthropy and giving behaviour in Belgium.
Commentary on giving behaviour in Belgium and the findings of the Philanthropy Barometer.
Paper by Christophe Peeters on Greenland and Europe’s strategic autonomy.
Interview on joining Itinera and perspectives on economic policy and policy design.
Comments and suggestions on the substance of Jean Hindriks and Théo Mauroy’s white paper on population ageing and education funding.
Presentation on key developments in consumer electronics at Consumer Electronics Retail Day on 6 May 2025.
Economic commentary on the growth of convenience food, changing consumer behaviour and opportunities for supermarkets.
Research on European grocery retail, consumer behaviour and opportunities for growth.
Presentation on the role of retail in Europe’s food value chain at the AGRI hearing on price formation on 27 March 2025.
Economic commentary on the cost of market segmentation for consumers and the functioning of the European single market.
Panel contribution on labour and skills shortages in European retail on 6 December 2024.
Research on European non-food retail and the differences between markets and product categories.
Co-organisation of the webinar launching and presenting the European E-Commerce Report 2024.
Economic commentary for Reuters on consumer confidence, European e-commerce and competition from low-cost platforms.
Presentation of the industry research at Auténtica Premium Food Fest, covered by Food Retail & Service.
Research and editing for the report on consumers, margins and growth opportunities in European grocery retail.
Commentary on the impact of inflation on sales volumes and consumers’ purchasing behaviour.
Point of contact for questions about the calculator assessing the financial impact of the proposed payment terms.
Economic commentary on the shift towards private labels and spending cuts on everyday consumer goods.
Feedback on the report’s content and co-organisation of the webinar presenting its main findings.
Analysis of inflation, price sensitivity, private labels and the outlook for European grocery retail.
Economic point of contact at Comeos for the retail recovery plan.
Commentary on the impact of municipal taxes on advertising leaflets for retailers.
Presentation and answers to questions on behalf of Comeos about the development of e-commerce in Belgium.
Retail-sector input at the SERV roundtable on the circular economy, focusing on packaging and food waste.
Participation on behalf of Comeos in the hearing on retail price developments on 19 June 2018.
Presentation and answers to questions on behalf of Comeos at the hearing on litter on 12 December 2017. Report published in January 2018.
Expert interview for Arne Devlies’s research on GDP as a measure of prosperity in election manifestos.
Expert interview on financial regulation for Pieter-Jan Deprest’s research on regulatory capture in Belgium.
Article on the technical and policy choices involved in reforming Belgian wealth taxation.
A 26-slide presentation for a training session on the tax shift in March 2015.
Expert interview for Toon Leën’s research on fiscal federalism and Belgium’s Special Financing Act. Full transcript in Appendix 7.
Book developing a framework for economic rationality that integrates insights from behavioural economics. ISBN 9783639343489.
Technical input on behalf of Groen in talks on the Financing Act. Article on the working group’s membership.
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