Jan David Bakker

Jan David Bakker serves as an economist at Bocconi University and holds a Kiel Institute Fellowship, actively collaborating with the Research Centre “Macroeconomy” on international economics and urban economics initiatives.

His core research spans economic geography, international trade, and macroeconomics, examining spatial economic patterns, global trade dynamics, and policy implications through interdisciplinary frameworks. This triad of interests defines his scholarly contributions to understanding how geographical constraints shape trade flows and macroeconomic stability.

Within the Kiel Institute’s Research Centre “Macroeconomy”, Dr. Bakker contributes to projects analyzing urban economic development and cross-border economic interactions, leveraging institutional partnerships for empirical research.