Curriculum Vitae

Current Position (Since April 2020)

Economist, Ottawa, Canada

Education

Ph.D. in Economics (2011-2016)

Université de Fribourg (Switzerland) and Université d’Avignon (France)

• Vigener Prize, ex aequo (Best Dissertation, Faculty of Social Sciences and Economics)
• CHF10,000 Mobility Grant from CRUS

Supervisors: Thierry Madiès (Fribourg) and Pierre-Henri Morand (Avigon)

Defence Jury:

• Philippe De Donder (Toulouse School of Economics)
• Nicolas Gravel (Aix-Marseille School of Economics)
• Martin Huber (University of Fribourg)
• Marko Köthenbürger (ETH Zurich)
• Sonia Paty (GATE-LSE, University of Lyon-2)
• Enrico Spolaore (Tufts University)

M.Sc. Economics (2008–2009)

London School of Economics (United Kingdom)
Thesis title: “The Economics of Secession and Regional Cultural Differences”

B.Sc.Soc. Economics (2004–2008)

University of Ottawa (Canada)
(with Minor in Mathematics)
Exchange studies at Lund University

Past Positions

2019-2020

Economist @ Centre for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS), Ottawa, Canada

2016-2019

Senior Researcher @ VATT Institute for Economic Research, Helsinki, Finland

2011-2016

• Teaching and Research Assistant @ University of Fribourg, Switzerland (September 2011-October 2016)
• Visiting PhD Student @ Toulouse School of Economics, France (November 2015-February 2016)
• Visiting PhD Student @ IQSS, Harvard University, USA (March-April 2015)
• Visiting Researcher @ VATT, Helsinki, Finland (October 2014)
• Visiting PhD Student @ Greqam, Aix-Marseille School of Economics, France (January 2014)
• Visiting PhD Student @ University of Ottawa, Canada (September 2013)

2010–2011

Economist @ Parliamentary Information and Research Service, Ottawa, Canada

2006–2010

Economist (part-time) @ Centre for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS), Ottawa, Canada

Teaching Experience

2011-2016

Teaching Assistant for Thierry Madiès (Tutorial Teaching, Exam Supervision, Thesis Supervision): International Trade (BA), International Finance (BA), Advanced Topics in Public Finance (MA), Regional Economics and New Economic Geography (MA), European Integration (MA).

Professional Service

Refereeing: Journal of Politics, Public Choice, International Tax and Public Finance, Spring Meeting of Young Economists

Administrative: Department Committee (PhD Students Delegate, Uni. Fribourg, 2014-2015), Continuing Education Fund for Young Researchers (Faculty Representant, Uni. Fribourg, 2014-2015)

Languages

French: Mother tongue
English: Fluent (Academic level)
German: Beginner
Finnish: Beginner

Computer Skills

Mathematical Software: Stata, Mathematica, R (beginner), QGIS (Beginner)

Other: LaTeX, HTML