Hugo Hollanders is an Economist and Senior Researcher at UNU-MERIT. He has over 25 years of experience in innovation studies and innovation statistics and has been involved in various projects for the European Commission measuring innovation at the national, regional, industry and firm level.
His research interests include growth theory, the measurement of Science, Technology & Innovation, composite indicators, and economics of regional innovation. Current and past research focuses on innovation and S&T statistics. He has been a member of the Advisory Board of the Global Innovation Index. Currently he is a member of the Advisory Board of the Global Knowledge Index. He has provided advisory services to the European Commission, UN organisations and national governments.