I am a lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Economics at the University of Essex. I am also a research associate at the Centre for Economic Performance (CEP), a research affiliate at the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) and an Associate Editor of the Journal of International Economics.
Contact address: University of Essex, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester CO4 3SQ, United Kingdom
E-mail: hbrein@essex.ac.uk
Tel.: +44 (0)1206 872768
Research Interests
International Trade, Economic Geography, Corporate Finance and Applied Econometrics
2001 – 2006: Ph.D. in Economics, London School of Economics (preliminary year at the University of Bonn, Germany)
1996 – 2001: B.Sc./M.Sc. Management and Economics, University of Mannheim, Germany
“The Spatial Income Structure in the European
Union – What Role for Economic Geography?”, Journal of Economic Geography,
Nov. 2006, Vol. 6, No. 5
“Trade Liberalization and Industrial Restructuring through
Mergers and Acquisitions”,
Journal of International Economics,
Dec. 2008, Vol. 76, No. 2
“Foreign Market Conditions and Export Performance: Does
'Crowdedness' Reduce Exports?”, with A. Tucci,
forthcoming,
Canadian Journal of Economics.
Also available as CEPR Discussion Paper 7975.
“International Trade in Services: A Portrait of Importers
and Exporters”, with C. Criscuolo,
forthcoming,
Journal of International Economics.
Also available as CEPR Discussion Paper 7837.
Working Papers and Work in Progress
“Trade Liberalization and Heterogenous Firm Models: An
Evaluation Using the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement”, with A. Cunat. CEPR
Discussion Paper (download)
“Heterogeneous Firm-Level Responses to Trade
Liberalization: A Test Using Stock Price Reactions”, mimeograph, University of Essex.
“Channels of Firm Expansion and Contraction”, with S.
Niemann. Mimeograph, University of Essex.
“Economic Geography and Industrialization”,
with A. Cunat. Mimeograph, University of Essex.