The European Centre for International Political Economy (ECIPE) is an independent and non-profit policy research

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dedicated to

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and other international economic policy issues of importance to

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. It is based in

Brussels Brussels, officially the Brussels-Capital Region, (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) is a Communities, regions and language areas of Belgium#Regions, region of Belgium comprising #Municipalit ...

and was founded in 2006 by the neoliberal economists Fredrik Erixon and Razeen Sally.

Work

Its research programme features research projects on the

World Trade Organization The World Trade Organization (WTO) is an intergovernmental organization headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland that regulates and facilitates international trade. Governments use the organization to establish, revise, and enforce the rules that g ...

, EU-Asia commercial relations, trade in health care, trade and development and several other topical themes with a political economy flavour. ECIPE has publications in various series of working papers, policy briefs and books. The think tank organises conferences and seminars in Brussels and European capitals. It is a network-based organization with 10-15 affiliated scholars, many of them active advisors to various governments and international organisations. It also publishes a blog, ''Trade Matters''.

Members

Its secretariat, which is located in Brussels, has residential and visiting scholars. Its advisory board, chaired by Professor Patrick Messerlin. More than 40 academics, ministers, business leaders, former and current senior officials of international organisations are found amongst its advisory board and fellows.

References

External links

ECIPE website

ECIPE Trade Matters blog

ECIPE publications
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