Megan Haasbroek

Megan Haasbroek is a Janeway Institute Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Cambridge, Faculty of Economics. She is also a PhD candidate in Economics at Erasmus University Rotterdam and Tinbergen Institute, supervised by Prof. Dr. Maarten Bosker and Dr. Sacha Kapoor. Her academic career includes teaching roles at Erasmus University, Tinbergen Institute, and University of Amsterdam.

• Education: Research Master in Macroeconomics and International Economics from Tinbergen Institute

Research Focus: Megan's work bridges international trade, economic geography, and development economics. She examines how market frictions influence trade policy impacts, particularly in developing countries, using empirical methods and theoretical models to analyze:

• Consequences of compulsory land acquisition policies in India
• Role of domestic infrastructure in trade liberalization outcomes
• Matching frictions in international trade intermediation

Recent Publications demonstrate expertise in trade networks, productivity sorting mechanisms, and regional economic responses to policy changes. Her work utilizes novel datasets and causal inference methods to address questions about industrial composition and employment effects.

Teaching Contributions include course coordination and tutorial instruction in macroeconomics, international economics, and economic theory at both undergraduate and graduate levels, with consistently high evaluation scores.