Alexis Walckiers
Chief Economist
Belgian Competition Authority
Dr. Alexis Walckiers is the chief economist of the Belgian competition authority. He sits on the board of the Authority and advises competition prosecutors on economic issues surrounding mergers and competition investigations. He also teaches Advanced microeconomics at the Université libre de Bruxelles.
Prior to joining the Belgian competition authority, Alexis worked for Oxera, an economics consultancy, where he specialized in the economics of competition law and financial regulation. He holds a PhD in economics from Ecares-ULB and degrees in Physics and Philosophy. He has published a number of articles in competition policy and economics journals, including the Journal of the European Economic Association.
