Alexis Walckiers

Chief Economist, Belgian Competition Authority, Brussels

Alexis Walckiers is the Chief Economist of the Belgian Competition authority. As Chief Economist, he sits on the board of the Authority and advises both investigation teams and Competition Colleges on the use of economic tools in competition cases. He teaches microeconomics at the Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management (Université libre de Bruxelles) and is a member of the research center ECARES.

Alexis holds a PhD in Economics from the Université Libre de Bruxelles. He has published several papers in competition as well as economic journals, including the Journal of the European Economic Association. He has previously advised the Minister of economic affairs on competition issues and has worked for Oxera, an economic consultancy. Alexis served as the president of the Association of Competition Economics.