Ghassane Benmir

Ghassane Benmir is an Assistant Professor of Economics at IE University and IE Business School, with associate fellowships at King’s Business School, PSL Research, and UM6P. His research focuses on macroeconomic theory, asset pricing, and the distributional impacts of climate policies.

Education includes:

• PhD in Environmental Economics, London School of Economics
• PhD in Financial Economics, PSL Research
• MSc in Information Systems Engineering, Institut Mines-Telecom
• BSc in Mathematics and Physics, Classes Préparatoires Faidherbe

Research explores linkages between macroeconomic theory, heterogeneity, and climate externalities. Primary interests include dynamic stochastic models, climate risk in financial systems, and policy design for sustainable transitions.

Publications demonstrate consistent focus on climate-economic modeling, carbon pricing mechanisms, and distributional policy impacts. Recent work integrates epidemiological frameworks into macroeconomic policy analysis.

Awards include multiple teaching excellence recognitions at IE University and research prizes from the European Finance Association. Grant funding supports investigations into green asset pricing and net-zero transition economics.