2026 Bernard Hoekman: Economics and Finance Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Economics and Finance	70	460	411	11	11	709	23672

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Economics and Finance in Italy Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Economics and Finance in Italy Leader Award
2024 - Research.com Economics and Finance in Italy Leader Award
2023 - Research.com Economics and Finance in Italy Leader Award
2022 - Research.com Economics and Finance in Italy Leader Award

Overview

Bernard Hoekman is affiliated with the European University Institute in Italy. Their research primarily spans the fields of Economics, Econometrics and Finance, as well as Social Sciences, with a notable emphasis on interdisciplinary areas intersecting economics and political science.

The subfields they have contributed to include General Economics, Econometrics and Finance, Political Science and International Relations, Strategy and Management, Development, and Economics and Econometrics. This diverse subfield engagement reflects the range of their scholarly work.

The main topics covered by their research are:

Global trade and economics
World Trade Organization Law
International Development and Aid
COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts
International Arbitration and Investment Law
Global trade, sustainability, and social impact
International Business and Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)

The frequent co-authors collaborating with Bernard Hoekman include:

Matteo Fiorini (21 co-authored works)
Petros C. Mavroidis (18 co-authored works)
Douglas Nelson (13 co-authored works)
Filippo Santi (11 co-authored works)
Anirudh Shingal (9 co-authored works)

Key venues in which Bernard Hoekman publishes include the SSRN Electronic Journal, with 40 publications, followed by World Economy (6 publications), World Trade Review (5 publications), Journal of World Trade (3 publications), and Journal of International Business Policy (2 publications).

Recent papers authored by or involving Bernard Hoekman are:

"Trade policy responses to the COVID-19 pandemic crisis: Evidence from a new data set" (2021), published in World Economy
"COVID-19, Public Procurement Regimes and Trade Policy" (2020), published in SSRN Electronic Journal
"Rethinking international subsidy rules" (2020), published in World Economy
"WTO Dispute Settlement and the Appellate Body: Insider Perceptions and Members' Revealed Preferences" (2020), published in Journal of World Trade
"Geopolitical competition, globalisation and WTO reform" (2023), published in World Economy

Bernard Hoekman has also authored numerous book publications through the World Bank, Washington, DC eBooks. These include:

"The Covid-19 Vaccine Production Club: Will Value Chains Temper Nationalism?" (2021)
"COVID-19, Public Procurement Regimes, and Trade Policy" (2021)
"Pursuing Environmental and Social Objectives through Trade Agreements" (2023)
"Global Value Chains and Deep Integration" (2021)

Best Publications

The Political Economy of the World Trading System: The Wto and Beyond

Bernard M. Hoekman;Michel M. Kostecki

2625
Citations
Foreign investment and productivity growth in Czech enterprises

Simeon Djankov;Bernard Hoekman

1582
Citations
Transfer of technology to developing countries: unilateral and multilateral policy options

Bernard M. Hoekman;Keith E. Maskus;Kamal Saggi

983
Citations
Services Trade and Policy

Joseph F. Francois;Bernard Hoekman

911
Citations
Trade Policy, Trade Costs, and Developing Country Trade

Bernard Hoekman;Alessandro Nicita

691
Citations
The political economy of the world trading system

Bernard Hoekman;Michel Kostecki

574
Citations
Development, Trade and the WTO a Handbook

Bernard M. Hoekman;Philip English;Aaditya Mattoo

439
Citations
Eliminating excessive tariffs on exports of least developed countries

Bernard Hoekman;Francis Ng;Marcelo Olarreaga

415
Citations
Protection and trade in services: a survey

Bernard Hoekman;Carlos A. Primo Braga

409
Citations
Services trade and growth

Bernard Hoekman;Aaditya Mattoo

395
Citations
Horizontal and vertical intra-industry trade between Eastern Europe and the European union

Chonira Aturupane;Simeon Djankov;Bernard Hoekman

379
Citations
Transfer of Technology to Developing Countries: Unilateral and Multilateral Policy Options

Bernard M. Hoekman;Keith E. Maskus;Kamal Saggi

321
Citations
Foreign Investment and Productivity Growth in Czech Enterprises

Bernard Hoekman;Bernard Hoekman;Simeon Djankov;Simeon Djankov

295
Citations
Preference erosion and multilateral trade liberalization

Joseph Francois;Bernard Hoekman;Miriam Manchin

294
Citations
Preference erosion and multilateral trade liberalization

Joseph François;Bernard Hoekman;Miriam Manchin

292
Citations
Government procurement : market access, transparency, and multilateral trade rules

Simon J. Evenett;Simon J. Evenett;Bernard M. Hoekman;Bernard M. Hoekman

272
Citations
Operationalizing the Concept of Policy Space in the WTO: Beyond Special and Differential Treatment

Bernard Hoekman

271
Citations
Determinants of the export structure of countries in Central and Eastern Europe

Bernard Hoekman;Simeon Djankov

266
Citations
WTO Dispute Settlement and the Missing Developing Country Cases: Engaging the Private Sector

Chad P. Bown;Bernard M. Hoekman

256
Citations
Services Policy Reform and Economic Growth in Transition Economies, 1990-2004

Felix Eschenbach;Bernard Hoekman;Bernard Hoekman

247
Citations
Services Policy Reform and Economic Growth in Transition Economies

Felix Eschenbach;Bernard Hoekman;Bernard Hoekman

236
Citations
Trade preferences and differential treatment of developing countries : a selective survey

Bernard Hoekman;Bernard Hoekman;Caglar Ozden

234
Citations
The Political Economy of the World Trading System: From GATT to WTO

Bernard Hoekman;Michel M. Kostecki

204
Citations
The global trade slowdown : a new normal?

Bernard M. Hoekman

40
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Petros C. Mavroidis Columbia University

Simon J. Evenett IMD Business School

Simeon Djankov London School of Economics and Political Science

Will Martin International Food Policy Research Institute

Aaditya Mattoo World Bank

Marcelo Olarreaga University of Geneva

Joseph Francois University of Bern

Kym Anderson University of Adelaide

Kamal Saggi Vanderbilt University

L. Alan Winters University of Sussex

External Links

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