Nils Herger Ph.D.

Nils Herger is lecturer at the Study Centre Gerzensee, lecturer at the University of Berne, and research affiliate to the national competence centre in research (NCCR) for trade regulation. He studied for a BA. in economics at the Universities of Bern and Neuchâtel and received an MSc. and Ph.D. in economics from the University of Exeter (United Kingdom). Before taking up his current position at the study centre, Nils has worked as an economic advisor for the Swiss Competition Commission (Wettbewerbskommission) and the Swiss Business Federation (Economiesuisse). Research interest include empirical aspects of international trade and finance, international investment, the economics of corruption, and industrial organisation.