Neil Foster-McGregor became Research Fellow at UNU-MERIT in July 2014. Prior to this he was Research Economist at the Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies (wiiw) (2009-2014) and Assistant Professor at the University of Vienna (2000-2008). Neil’s research interests relate to economic growth and development, international trade and globalisation, innovation and technology transfer, and applied econometrics. Recent published work has considered the role of offshoring on labour markets, the impact of Preferential Trade Agreements (PTAs), Value Added trade and Global Value Chains (GVCs), and firm-level evidence on trade, foreign ownership and performance in sub-Saharan Africa. Current research continues to examine the role of PTAs and of GVCs, as well as the role of Bilateral Investment Treaties in encouraging FDI flows, and the interrelationships between migration, trade, FDI and innovation. CV can be downloaded HERE A full publications list can be downloaded HERE