Photo of Glenn

Glenn Rayp

Professorial Fellow

Education
PhD Applied Economic Sciences, University of Antwerp
Education
MSc Statistics and Econometrics, University of Brussels
Education
MSc Economics, University of Brussels
Education
MA Philosophy, Ghent University
Nationality
Belgium
Contacts
grayp@cris.unu.edu +32 50 47 11 03

Glenn Rayp is a part-time Professorial Fellow at UNU-CRIS

Glenn Rayp is a part-time Professorial Fellow at UNU-CRIS. He worked as a researcher and research assistant at the University of Antwerp, after which he became a professor in International Economics at Ghent University. Glenn Rayp teaches International Economics and History of Economic Thought at Ghent University.

He is a former member of the (Belgian) High Council of Finance and the High Council of Employment, as well as the (Flemish) Council of Industry. From 2010 to 2015, he coordinated the FWO research community on Globalisation, Regionalisation and Economic and Social Inequality (GRESI) of which UNU-CRIS was a member.

In his most recent research on regional integration, he was involved in the development of composite indicators of regional integration and the analysis of the relationship between regional integration and institutions. He is part of the team that is updating and re-developing the RIKS platform of UNU-CRIS.

 

Publications

Article

Has the World Become Smaller for Migrants? The Border and Distance Puzzles in Migration

This open-access paper investigates whether the well-documented border and distance puzzles in trade also apply to international migration.

20 Oct 2026

Journal Article

With Great Power Comes Great Dispersion. How Policy-Cycle Competences Drive Power Dispersion in Regional Organizations

This is an open-access article. Do member states concentrate or disperse competences when delegating authority to regional organisations (ROs)?

19 May 2026

Book

Regionalism in Broader Eurasia - The Dynamics and Typology of Regional Cooperation and Integration

This landmark study explores the dynamic typology of regional cooperation after the Cold War.

04 Mar 2026

See all