Koen worked as an economist at RaboResearch Global Economics & Markets.
Koen was country risk analyst for Sub-Sahara Africa, Mexico and North-America. Previously he participated in a traineeship at the Dutch government. Koen studied Economics at Tilburg University.
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We present a ‘new and improved’ version of Rabo’s Emerging Market Vulnerability Heatmap which is constructed from a more comprehensive list of inputs. The heatmap highlights ARS, TRY and ZAR as the most vulnerable emerging market currencies.
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Door het beleid van president Trump vrezen velen dat we de handelsoorlog uit de jaren ’30 opnieuw zullen beleven. In deze column gaan we 90 jaar terug in de tijd en belichten de belangrijkste overeenkomsten en verschillen.
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The protectionism of the Trump era is similar to the 1930s in terms of motivation, timing, and retaliation. The differences lie in the shift of protectionism through tariffs to non-tariff barriers and the extent of international value chain integration, which makes the impact of protectionist measures less predictable.
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The ECB has little possibilities to stabilize the economy in case of a new recession. Therefore it is important that Eurozone countries have fiscal policy space to fill the gap. Unfortunately the Eurozone countries do not seem to have enough buffers.
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Hoewel de effecten van de opleving van protectionisme in de jaren ’30 moeilijk te scheiden zijn van de effecten van de recessie, laat die periode in de economische geschiedenis wel zien dat de gevolgen van een wereldwijde handelsoorlog vele malen groter kunnen zijn dan de beperkte effecten van de huidige schermutselingen.
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De gevolgen van een eventuele volledige handelsoorlog op de Nederlandse economie zijn significant: de schade kan oplopen tot 20 miljard euro aan misgelopen groei. Dit komt vooral door een veel lagere uitvoer.
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Driven by animosity vis-à-vis German cars and a sense of non-reciprocity by the EU on lower car tariffs, US President Trump is expected in the next few weeks to decide on whether the US will impose trade tariffs on cars. We assess the possible impact.
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The macroeconomic impact of the recently announced tit-for-tat trade-restrictive measures by the NAFTA partners and the EU deviates to a substantial degree between the parties involved, with the smaller ones getting the worst of it. This suggests that trade wars favour bigger economies like the US and EU.