Filip Abraham

• Vice-president of the Humanities and Social Sciences, KULeuven
• Professor in international and European Economics and Business at KULeuven, the Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School and Rochester-Bern Executive MBA

Contact Data

• Rectoraat
  KU Leuven
  Naamsestraat 21
  B-3000 Leuven
• Telephone +32 16 32 40 75
• Fax +32 16 31 41 88 
• E-mail: filip.abraham@econ.kuleuven.be

Research

Filip Abraham obtained a Ph.D in economics at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA in 1987 after completing his undergraduate and masters’ studies at the KU Leuven in Belgium.

Currently, he is vice-president of the humanities and  social sciences at KU Leuven and a professor in international and European economics and business at KU Leuven, the Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School and Rochester-Bern Executive MBA. Previously he was the dean of the faculty of economics and applied economics at KU Leuven. Other professional experience includes positions at the International Monetary Fund and the University of Michigan.

Filip Abraham’s expertise lies in European business and European integration. He is the author of several books and articles and has lectured extensively on those topics. For several years  he has worked as an expert for the European Commission in various research contracts. He has been advising companies, public and private institutions.