Dr. Kasper Vrolijk
Function
Former Researcher
Specialization
Economy
Work areas
- Development Economics
- Macroeconomics
- Political Economy
Vita
| 4/2019 - 12/2023 | German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) (until 6/2022 German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE)) Researcher in the Research programme "Transformation of Economic and Social Systems" |
| 10/2014-4/2019 | Various international organisations Independent Researcher at UNCTAD, UNIDO, ODI, UNICEF, WHO |
| 5/2017-3/2018 | Private Infrastructure Development Group Economist |
| 9/2014-9/2016 | SOAS, University of London |
| 10/2013-3/2014 | UNCTAD Intern |
Publications
Refereed Publications
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Vrolijk, Kasper / Misato Sato
(2023)
Quasi-experimental evidence on carbon pricing
in: World Bank Research Observer 38 (2), 213–248 -
Altenburg, Tilman / Clara Brandi / Anna Pegels / Andreas Stamm / Kasper Vrolijk / Tina Zintl
(2021)
COVID-19 – Turning point in the process of industrialization?
in: UNIDO Inclusive and Sustainable Industrial Development Working Paper Series 8 (2021) -
Vrolijk, Kasper
(2020)
Industrial policy and structural transformation: insights from Ethiopian manufacturing
in: Development Policy Review 39 (2), 250-265 -
Altenburg, Tilman / Kasper Vrolijk
(2020)
Greening structural transformation: what role for industrial hubs?
in: Arkebe Oqubay / Justin Yifu Lin (eds.), The Oxford handbook of industrial hubs and economic development, Oxford: Oxford University Press
Non-refereed Publications
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Vrolijk, Kasper
(2023)
Relational contracts in the Rwandan coffee chain
(Policy Brief 25/2023) -
Vrolijk, Kasper / Gideon Ndubuisi
(2023)
Trade exposure and social cohesion: evidence from Uganda
in: STEG-CEPR Working Paper Series, Structural Transformation and Economic Growth (STEG) -
Vrolijk, Kasper
(2023)
How does globalisation affect social cohesion?
(Discussion Paper 5/2023) -
Vrolijk, Kasper
(2022)
Economic effects of FDI: how important is rising market concentration?
(Policy Brief 12/2022) -
Vrolijk, Kasper
(2022)
Dealing with the social repercussions of globalization
published on blogs.lse.ac.uk, 27.05.2022 -
Altenburg, Tilman / Clara Brandi / Anna Pegels / Andreas Stamm / Kasper Vrolijk / Tina Zintl
(2021)
COVID-19 – Turning point in the process of industrialization?
in: UNIDO Inclusive and Sustainable Industrial Development Working Paper Series 8 (2021) -
Altenburg, Tilman / Clara Brandi / Anna Pegels / Andreas Stamm / Kasper Vrolijk / Tina Zintl
(2021)
Does COVID-19 change the long-term prospects of latecomer industrialisation?
(Discussion Paper 32/2021) -
Vrolijk, Kasper
(2021)
How good are multinationals for you?
published on blogs.lse.ac.uk, 16.08.2021 -
Bös, Mattis / Negar Matoorian / Kasper Vrolijk
(2021)
Optimising carbon taxation: tax energy sources, not sectors, and be consistent
published on blogs.lse.ac.uk, 07.07.2021 -
Vrolijk, Kasper
(2021)
How robust is the evidence on carbon pricing?
published on www.lse.ac.uk, 20.04.2021 -
Vrolijk, Kasper
(2021)
What can the Ethiopian manufacturing sector learn from the past?
published on Deutsche Welle, 22.04.2021 -
Vrolijk, Kasper
(2021)
When industrial policy fails to produce structural transformation: the case of Ethiopia
published on blogs.lse.ac.uk, 16.04.2021 -
Vrolijk, Kasper
(2021)
Feeling the pressure: how interest pressures limit carbon taxation in Vietnam
published on blogs.lse.ac.uk, 11.03.2021 -
Altenburg, Tilman / Kasper Vrolijk
(2021)
Making economies more sustainable: what role for industrial hubs?
published on iap.unido.org, 23.02.2021 -
Stamm, Andreas / Tilman Altenburg / Maximilian Müngersdorff / Tim Stoffel / Kasper Vrolijk
(2019)
Soziale und ökologische Herausforderungen der globalen Textilwirtschaft: Lösungsbeiträge der deutschen Entwicklungszusammenarbeit
Bonn: German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) -
Balchin, Neil / Peter Coughlin / Phyllis Papadavid / Dirk Willem te Velde / Kasper Vrolijk
(2017)
Economic transformation and job creation in Mozambique
Synthesis Paper, London: Overseas Development Institute -
Worrall, Leah / Kasper Vrolijk / Claire Mason / Neil Balchin
(2015)
Baseline on economic transformation: review of the international, regional and domestic literature on economic transformation
London: Overseas Development Institute -
Fortunato, Piergiuseppe / Carlos Razo / Kasper Vrolijk
(2015)
Operationalizing the product space: a road map to export sophistication
Genf: United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD Discussion Paper Series 219) -
Fortunato, Piergiuseppe / Carlos Razo / Kasper Vrolijk
(2015)
Operationalizing the product space: a road map to export sophistication
Geneva: United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD Discussion Paper 219)
Opinion Pieces
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Vrolijk, Kasper
(2023)
What Uganda reveals about the benefits and drawbacks of foreign direct investment
published on blogs.lse.ac.uk, 27.09.2023 -
Vrolijk, Kasper
(2021)
Groei zonder economische ontwikkeling?
published on www.mejudice.nl, 27.01.2021