Bert Willems

I am studying the organization and regulation of energy markets. Several questions are addressed:

• Which regulatory instruments are necessary to obtain a sustainable energy system? How can we organize the market such that we will use the optimal mix of renewable and conventional technologies
• Do energy firms have market power? If abuse of market power is a problem, which steps can the government take to reduce market power? Are standard competition policy rules sufficient or should we rely on sector-specific regulation?
• Will a healthy and competitive energy sector deliver a secure energy supply system? What is the role of the government?

• Associate professor, Tilburg University (2010- )
• Assistant professor, Tilburg University (2008-2010)
• Postdoc, Tilburg University (2006-2008)
• Jean Monnet Fellow, Florence School of Regulation (2006)
• Postdoc, KUleuven, (2004-2005)
• Postdoc, University of California Energy Institute, Berkeley (2004)
• Researcher, KULeuven (2000-2003)
• Teaching Assistant Mechanical Engineering, KULeuven (1998-1999)

Academic visits

• Florence University, 2018
• Toulouse University, 2014
• Research Institute for Industrial Economics, IFN Stockholm, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
• Cambridge University, 2010
• TU-Dresden, 2006

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PhD supervision

Peerawat Samranchit (with Eric van Damme)
Chayanin Wipusanawan (with Florian Schuett)
Bastian Henze (with Charles Noussair), 2016

Doctoral examination committee

Xingang Wen, Tilburg, 2017
Ali Motavasseli, Tilburg 2016
Richard Meade, Toulouse, 2014
Romeo Langestraat, Tilburg University, 2013
Matthias Laffont, Toulouse, 2013
Joris Morbee, K.U.Leuven, 2011
Jasper Frunt, T.U.Eindhoven, 2011
Gerd Küpper, K.U.Leuven, 2010
Eckart Ehlers, Tilburg University, 2009
Paul Nillesen, Tilburg University, 2008