Prof. Patrick Messerlin

Prof. Patrick Messerlin is professor of economics and director of the Groupe d'Economie Mondiale (GEM) at the Institut d'Etudes Politiques in Paris. He is a specialist in international trade with a research focus on the WTO, EU trade policy, liberalization in services, and regulatory reforms in France as well as in the EU with a particular focus on protectionism. Prof. Messerlin has recently published "Measuring the Costs of Protection in Europe: European Commercial Policy in the 2000s" and contributed over 100 articles to professional journals. He serves as a member of the Preparatory Conference to the G7-G8 Summits, the Steering Committee of the European Trade Study Group, and advisory committees on competition and services for the French Ministry of Economics. Previously, Prof. Messerlin was the special advisor on WTO affairs to Mike Moore, WTO Director General, and worked as a Senior Economist at the World Bank. He is a regular consultant to various international organizations, governments and companies. Prof. Messerlin holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the Université de Paris.