Rolf Weder is Professor of International Trade and European Integration, Faculty of Business and Economics, University of Basel (Switzerland). He has published numerous scientific articles on international economics, European integration and Swiss economic policy in peer-reviewed journals. He is the author of a number of books (in German), including "International Competitive Advantages: A Strategic Concept for Switzerland" (Co-Author with Silvio Borner, Michael E. Porter and Michael Enright) and "Switzerland and the EU" (with Beat Spirig).