Javier Lopez Gonzalez

Javier López González is a senior economist at the Trade and Agriculture Directorate of the OECD. His recent work is focused on digital trade: developing frameworks for the analysis of digital trade, including in the context of exploring what market openness means in the 21st century; investigating regulatory approaches to cross-border data flows; and identifying potential economic costs and benefits of digital trade. He has previously worked on the drivers and implications of participation in global value chains, co-authoring papers on: global patterns of supply chain trade; the implications of GVC participation for developing countries; the links between GVC participation and wage inequality; and how SMEs can make the most out of GVC participation. Javier holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Sussex.