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Kristien Coucke is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB) at KU Leuven, affiliated with the Department of Management, Strategy and Innovation. She holds a dual presence at the Brussels campus (Economics Research Group) and the Leuven campus. Her research focuses on international trade dynamics, industrial organization, and market competition analysis with an emphasis on firm exit mechanisms and globalization impacts. She contributes to policy-oriented studies such as the Monitoring of Markets and Sectors (MMS) project, which evaluates market functioning through innovative diagnostic tools like decision trees. Her work bridges empirical economic analysis with practical policy applications. Recent publications analyze EU market competition effects, sectoral competitiveness, and firm behavior under globalization pressures. She collaborates extensively with institutions like the Economics Research Group and has participated in expert workshops on market surveillance and trade policy.