Alexandra Roulet

Alexandra Roulet serves as Assistant Professor of Economics at INSEAD and holds a CEPR Research Fellowship. Previously, she advised President Macron and Prime Minister Borne on economic policy from June 2022 to September 2023.

Education:

• Ecole Normale Supérieure (Paris)
• PhD in Economics, Harvard University (2017)

Research Focus: Her work centers on labour economics with specialized attention to gender wage disparities, job search dynamics, and unemployment insurance impacts. She integrates environmental economics through analysis of technological choices under market competition, and explores education economics via school tracking effects on mental health. Methodologically, she leverages administrative datasets and firm-level analysis for causal inference in policy-relevant contexts.

Publication Trends: Recent outputs (2017-2022) reveal consistent investigation of labour market structures, particularly gendered firm-level wage effects and spatial job search behavior. Her research demonstrates interdisciplinary expansion into environmental innovation and educational policy, characterized by rigorous quasi-experimental designs using French administrative data.

Scientific Recognition:

• 2017 Upjohn Institute Dissertation Award (co-winner)

Professional Engagement: As an INSEAD faculty member, she contributes to graduate education and research supervision. Her government advisory role underscores direct policy impact, particularly in French economic strategy. The CEPR affiliation connects her to pan-European economic research networks for collaborative projects.

Research Infrastructure: Her CEPR Research Fellowship provides access to extensive academic networks and policy forums, facilitating data-sharing partnerships and interdisciplinary collaboration across European institutions.