Flavio Toxvaerd

Professor Flavio Toxvaerd is a faculty member at the Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge, and a Fellow of Clare College. He serves as Founding Director of the Cambridge Initiative for Market Studies and is affiliated with institutions such as the Bennett Institute for Public Policy and the Centre for Economic Policy Research.

• PhD in Economics from the London Business School
• PhD in Theoretical Epidemiology from the University of Cambridge (2023)
• MSc in Econometrics and Mathematical Economics from the London School of Economics
• BSc and MSc in Economics from the University of Copenhagen

His research bridges Microeconomic Theory and Economic Epidemiology, focusing on game theory, public health, and policy responses to infectious diseases. Recent work includes modeling asymptomatic transmission, social distancing, and vaccine rollout dynamics.

Notable awards include the EEA Award for Exceptional Teaching (2023), UKRI Policy Fellowship, and Higher Education Academy Fellowship. He has advised PhD students on topics like network formation, platform economics, and microeconomic theory.

His interdisciplinary collaborations span the Review on Antimicrobial Resistance, Competition and Markets Authority, and European Commission competition policy advisory groups.