Personal profile
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Steven Poelhekke is Professor of International Environmental Economics at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. He is research fellow at CEPR and affiliated with the Tinbergen Institute, CESifo in Munich, and OxCarre in Oxford. He previously worked at the University of Auckland (New Zealand) and the Dutch central bank. His research interests cover International Trade and Investment, and their intersections with Development and Environmental Economics. He is a Dutch national and holds a PhD from the European University Institute, Florence, Italy. He has published among others in the Review of Economics and Statistics, Journal of the European Economic Association, Journal of International Economics, Journal of Development Economics, and Management Science. Columns and policy pieces have appeared on VoxEU.org, the LSE Business Review and Economisch Statistische Berichten.
Research
His research interests cover International Trade and Investment, and their intersections with Development and Environmental Economics.
Working papers have appeared at CEPR, CESifo, Tinbergen Institute, De Nederlandsche Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, European University Institute, European Central Bank and OxCarre.
Please find a complete list at EconPapers or RePec.
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Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production -
SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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When Ownership Changes, Their Banks Change Too: How Acquisitions Reshape Corporate Bank Relationships in Europe
Poelhekke, S., Vlahu, R. & Volosovych, V., 15 Jan 2026Research output: Web publication or Non-textual form › Web publication or Website › Professional
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Timing is Everything: Labor Market Winners and Losers during Boom-Bust Cycles
Katovich, E., Parker, D. & Poelhekke, S., 1 Jan 2026, In: Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists. 13, 1, p. 229-260 32 p.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Corporate Acquisitions and Bank Relationships
Poelhekke, S., Vlahu, R. & Volosovych, V., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Management Science.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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When Venture Capital Comes to Town: Local Ecosystem Effects Beyond Funded Ventures
Poelhekke, S. & Wache, B., 2026, In: Journal of Business Venturing. 41, 3, p. 106588 106588.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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The (un)intended consequences of export restrictions [VoxEU]
Bosker, M., van den Herik, E.-M., Pelzl, P. & Poelhekke, S., 25 Nov 2025Research output: Web publication or Non-textual form › Web publication or Website › Professional
Open Access
Courses
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Critical Minerals and the Clean Energy Transition
Dai, M. (Project Researcher), Bentz Maciel, F. (PhD candidate), Noailly, J. (Principal Investigator), Poelhekke, S. (Principal Investigator), van der Meijden, G. (Principal Investigator) & Kurz, A. (Project Researcher)
1/10/23 → 30/09/27
Project: Research
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NWO Open Competition: Restricting raw material exports - bad for the world, good at home?
van den Herik, E.-M. (PhD candidate) & Poelhekke, S. (Principal Investigator)
1/09/23 → 31/08/27
Project: Research
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NWO Project: BREATHE. Building Resilient Economic Agglomerations on Transportation and Health Effects: Urban form, location choice and transport solutions for low-carbon cities
Lankhuizen, M. (Project Researcher) & Poelhekke, S. (Principal Investigator)
1/06/16 → 1/08/19
Project: Research
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IGC Roads to trade
Gu, Y. (PhD candidate) & Poelhekke, S. (Principal Investigator)
1/12/15 → 1/02/17
Project: Research
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45 years of Dutch disease
Poelhekke, S. (Speaker)
7 Apr 2022Activity: Lecture / Presentation › Academic
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Journal of International Trade and Economic Development (Journal)
Poelhekke, S. (Member of editorial board)
2021 → 2024Activity: Peer review and Editorial work › Editorial work › Academic
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Do natural resources, such as oil, iron, and gold, always bring prosperity?
Poelhekke, S. (Speaker)
5 Nov 2019Activity: Lecture / Presentation › Academic
Prizes / Grants
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1st prize, graduate student paper competition, North American Regional Science Association, 2006
Poelhekke, S. (Recipient), 2006
Prize / Grant: Prize › Academic
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ESB award 2012 (best conference paper), NED 2012, for “Bank Intermediation of Foreign Direct Investment”.
Poelhekke, S. (Recipient), 19 Oct 2012
Prize / Grant: Prize › Academic
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NWO Open Competition M 2022 grant
Poelhekke, S. (Recipient), 15 May 2023
Prize / Grant: Grant › Academic
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Smart Urban Regions for the Future (SURF)/ERA-NET COFUND Smart Cities and Communities
Mulder, P. (Recipient), Poelhekke, S. (Recipient), van Ommeren, J. (Recipient) & Verhoef, E. (Recipient), 2015
Prize / Grant: Grant › Academic
Press/Media
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Nederlandse economen pleiten voor CO2-taks, anders is het klimaatakkoord verloren
van den Bergh, J., Poelhekke, S., van der Ploeg, F., Hofkes, M. W., de Groot, H. L. F. & Withagen, C. A. A. M.
29/11/18
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Other
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Datasets
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Replication data: Pushing one’s luck: Petroleum ownership and discoveries. Journal of Environmental Economics and Management 109 (September), 102506, 2021
Brunnschweiler, C. (Creator) & Poelhekke, S. (Creator), Mendeley Data, 25 Mar 2022
Dataset / Software: Dataset
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Replication data for: Timing is Everything: Labor Market Winners and Losers during Boom-Bust Cycles
Katovich, E. (Creator), Parker, D. (Contributor) & Poelhekke, S. (Contributor), Harvard Dataverse, 2025
DOI: 10.7910/DVN/IBN5JH
Dataset / Software: Dataset
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Data for: Do global banks facilitate foreign direct investment? European Economic Review 76, 25-46, 2015
Poelhekke, S. (Contributor), Unknown, 9 Dec 2016
DOI: 10.17632/6cmm3rhghd.1, https://data.mendeley.com/datasets/6cmm3rhghd
Dataset / Software: Dataset
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Replication data for: Follow the money: Does the financial sector intermediate natural resource windfalls?, Journal of International Money and Finance
Beck, T. (Creator) & Poelhekke, S. (Creator), DataverseNL, 14 Nov 2022
DOI: 10.34894/OKZJVS
Dataset / Software: Dataset
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Replication data for: Follow the money: Does the financial sector intermediate natural resource windfalls?
Beck, T. (Creator) & Poelhekke, S. (Creator), DataverseNL, 2022
DOI: 10.34894/okzjvs, https://dataverse.nl/citation?persistentId=doi:10.34894/OKZJVS
Dataset / Software: Dataset