Sabien Dobbelaere

Sabien Dobbelaere is an Associate Professor in the Department of Economics at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, with affiliations at Tinbergen Institute and IZA Bonn. She specializes in applied microeconometrics and microeconomics, focusing on labor and product market imperfections, innovation, and firm dynamics. Her research examines how market structures influence productivity, wages, and firm behavior across countries.

• Roles: Program Coordinator for Bachelor Economics & Business Economics, Member of the Educational Quality Steering Committee (STOK)
• Affiliations: Tinbergen Institute, IZA Bonn

Her work addresses policy-relevant topics like trade liberalization impacts, firm consolidation effects on labor markets, and R&D decisions. She has secured significant grants including Horizon 2020 and multiple visiting scholar awards. Teaching spans microeconomics, econometrics, and labor economics at both undergraduate and master’s levels.

Key research themes include analyzing market power dispersion, cross-country comparisons of labor/product market regimes, and the interplay between globalization and labor markets. Recent projects investigate mergers’ long-term labor market consequences and the role of non-compete agreements in shaping market inefficiencies.

• Awards: Postdoctoral Fellowship (Flanders, 2004–2009), Horizon 2020 Grant (2019–2021), Banque de France Visiting Scholarships (2017, 2019)

Her research has been published in leading journals like the Journal of Applied Econometrics and Industrial and Corporate Change. Current projects explore offshoring effects on labor market structures and the relationship between R&D investments and productivity growth.