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Alexandre GaillardView profile

Assistant Professor

• Macroeconomics
• International Trade
• Inequality
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Professor Alexandre Gaillard is an Assistant Professor of Economics at Brown University, specializing in Macroeconomics and International Trade. He holds a PhD from Toulouse School of Economics (2022) and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Princeton University's JRCPPF from 2022-2023. His research focuses on microeconomic heterogeneity's macroeconomic implications, inequality dynamics, taxation policies, and the role of markups in international trade. He teaches courses in Intermediate Macroeconomics and hosts graduate workshops on macroeconomic topics. Research interests include: Macroeconomic inequality and taxation mechanisms Global value chains and trade linkages Self-employment dynamics and unemployment insurance Quantitative analysis of productivity and GDP correlations His recent work explores the distributional effects of consumption and wealth inequality, fiscal stimulus effects during supply disruptions, and the evaluation of self-employment programs. He is affiliated with Brown University's Economics department and maintains active research collaborations in quantitative macroeconomics.

Laurent FERRARAView profile

Professor

• International Economics
• Macroeconomics
• Forecasting
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Laurent FERRARA is a full Professor of International Economics at SKEMA Business School (since 2019). Previously, he led the International Macroeconomics Division at the Banque de France, focusing on global economic outlook and policy issues. He holds a PhD in Econometrics (2001) and a Habilitation (HDR) in Economics (2007). His research spans international economics, macroeconomic forecasting, and business cycle analysis, with over 50 peer-reviewed papers and 3 books. He serves on the Board of Directors of the International Institute of Forecasters (heading the Macro Forecasting section) and chairs the French business cycle dating committee. He is an associate editor for the International Journal of Forecasting and International Economics . Notable contributions include developing the World Trade Leading Index (WTLI), analyzing uncertainty shocks' global impacts, and high-frequency monitoring of macroeconomic risks. Key affiliations include the Paris School of Economics, University of Paris Nanterre (EconomiX), and the SKEMA Centre for Global Risks. His work emphasizes real-time data integration (e.g., Google data for GDP nowcasting) and policy-relevant forecasting methodologies. Recent focus areas include commodity currencies' behavior under uncertainty, inflation dynamics, and fiscal policy effects on exchange rates. He organizes major conferences like the International Macro workshop (Banque de France) and has been honored for his editorial roles and contributions to macroeconomic theory-practice bridges. His research often addresses practical policy challenges, such as post-recession employment dynamics and Growth-at-Risk during crises like the 2020 pandemic.

Amaury GOGUELView profile

Associate Professor

• Country Risk
• Financial Markets
• Money Market
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Amaury GOGUEL is an Associate Professor at SKEMA Business School and Co-Scientific Director for the MSc Financial Markets & Investments (ranked 6th worldwide by FT in 2016). He previously led the MSc in Corporate Financial Management. His research focuses on country risk, financial markets, airline finance, and sustainable finance. He holds a PhD in Economics from Université de Lille (2016), alongside advanced degrees in international business and law from Sorbonne and Université Côte d'Azur. Key roles include: Co-Scientific Director, MSc Financial Markets & Investments (since 2015) Scientific Director, MSc Corporate Financial Management (since 2014) Lecturer at SKEMA Business School (since 2013) Research Interests: Country risk and sovereign risk modeling Eco-efficiency in M&A transactions Risk allocation in banking systems Aviation regulatory frameworks and sustainability Global economic dynamics and geopolitical risks Publications span peer-reviewed journals, books, and conferences, including a 2018 Palgrave Macmillan book on global country risk management. His work addresses challenges in financial markets, regulatory policies, and sustainable development. Professional Experience: Board Member, College of Europe Administrative Council (2011-2012) Business development and regulation roles in Spain (2008) and finance roles at BVT/Virbac (2007) Labs/Teams: Active in the SKEMA Centre for Global Risks and the FAIRR Seminar Series.

Marc LongView profile

Research Fellow

• Chemical Ecology
• Marine Microbial Physiology
• Harmful Algal Blooms
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Marc Long is a CNRS Research Fellow at the LEMAR Laboratory (University of Brest), specializing in chemical ecology and physiology of marine microalgae. His work focuses on allelopathic interactions, particularly how secondary metabolites mediate competition, predation, and parasitism in plankton communities. He holds a PhD from the University of Wollongong (Australia) and University of Western Brittany (LEMAR), and has conducted postdoctoral research at DYNECO-Ifremer and the Roscoff Biological Station. Research interests include harmful algal blooms, dinoflagellate mixotrophy, microplastic-phytoplankton interactions, and allelochemical mechanisms. Key projects include ALG-AD, HABIS, PARACIDE, and EXAM. Methodologies involve cultivation techniques, fluorometry, flow cytometry, and quantitative imaging. Publications emphasize chemical warfare in plankton, copper stress effects, and microplastic aggregation dynamics. Collaborations span marine biology, biotechnology, and environmental toxicology. No scientific awards explicitly listed, though ongoing research has significant ecological implications. Labs/Teams: LEMAR, DYNECO-Ifremer, Roscoff Biological Station.

Levi CrewsView profile

Assistant Professor

• International Economics
• Macroeconomics
• Spatial Economics
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Levi Crews is an Assistant Professor of Economics at UCLA. He specializes in the intersection of macroeconomics, spatial economics, and international trade, focusing on how spatial allocation of economic activity impacts long-run macro aggregates and welfare. Prior to UCLA, he was an IES Postdoctoral Fellow at Princeton University. Education: Ph.D. in Economics, University of Chicago (2023) B.A. in Economics and Mathematics, Duke University Research Interests: His work explores how geographic distribution of industries and populations influences economic outcomes. Key themes include trade patterns, urbanization effects, and policy implications for global economic structures. Awards/Grants: No specific awards or grants listed in provided text. Labs/Teams: No affiliated labs or research teams explicitly mentioned.

Katie FieldView profile

Professor

• Mycorrhizal Symbiosis
• Plant-Soil Interactions
• Nutrient Cycling
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Professor Katie Field is a leading researcher at the University of Sheffield , where she holds the Chair in Plant-Soil Processes . Her work bridges evolutionary biology, soil ecology, and climate science to unravel ancient and modern plant-fungal symbioses. Royal Society Faraday Discovery Fellow (2025–present) Former Professor of Plant-Soil Interactions at University of Leeds (2019–2020) BBSRC Translational Fellow (2016–2021) Her research focuses on mycorrhizal mutualisms , particularly the 500-million-year-old partnerships between plants and soil fungi. Key themes include: Evolution of nutrient-for-carbon exchange mechanisms Fungal network-mediated resource sharing under climate stress Applications to sustainable agriculture and carbon sequestration Recent publications highlight her lab's innovations in isotope tracing and metabolomics to map symbiotic dynamics. Her team has demonstrated: Variable carbon-nutrient trade in wheat cultivars Competition between mycorrhizal fungi and pests Mucoromycotina's role in nitrogen acquisition Awardees include: Royal Society Faraday Discovery Fellowship BBSRC Translational Fellowship Packington Fellowship As Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Plants, People, Planet and Senior Editor of Functional Ecology , she shapes global discourse on sustainable land management.

Mengjie XuView profile

Assistant Professor

• Financial Accounting
• Corporate Governance
• Information Economics
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Mengjie Xu is an Assistant Professor of Accounting at Duke University's Fuqua School of Business. Her research focuses on financial accounting, corporate governance, and information economics, particularly analyzing how information creation and dissemination influence market participant strategies and outcomes. She holds a background from Frankfurt School of Finance & Management. Key research areas include high-frequency data analysis, social media-driven insights (e.g., Reddit, Twitter), EDGAR database tracing, and Glassdoor-based workplace studies. She has developed methodologies for parsing satellite imagery, short-sale data, and SEC filings. Technical expertise spans Python, Stata, SAS, and API integrations for data collection. Her work bridges accounting theory with practical data science, emphasizing replicable workflows for complex datasets. No scientific awards are explicitly mentioned in the sources provided.

• International Economy
• Climate Policy
• Macroeconomics
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Dr. Larry Liu is a researcher at the Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis (CAMA) at the Australian National University (ANU). His work focuses on macroeconomic analysis with an emphasis on climate policy, demographic change, and international economic dynamics. He specialises in large-scale economic modelling frameworks (e.g., G-Cubed model) to assess policy impacts on global and regional economies. Key research areas include climate change mitigation strategies, the macroeconomic implications of ageing populations, and the interplay between environmental taxation and international trade. His research explores topics such as: Long-term economic projections under climate scenarios Demographic shifts and their effects on savings/investment patterns Climate policy design and border carbon adjustments Public goods provision mechanisms at international level Modelling global production networks and trade dynamics Dr. Liu collaborates extensively with international institutions including the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS). His current project examines China's population ageing and its intersection with climate policy. He has published widely in top economics journals and contributed to policy-oriented reports for global stakeholders.

Ludwig StraubView profile

Professor

• Macroeconomics
• International Economics
• Heterogeneous-Agent Models
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Ludwig Straub is a Professor of Economics at Harvard University, specializing in macroeconomics and international economics. His research focuses on the natural rate of interest, debt dynamics, and the transmission mechanisms of fiscal and monetary policy. He is particularly noted for his work on heterogeneous-agent models, which analyze how economic policies affect different groups within an economy. Education: He holds a PhD in Economics from MIT (2018), a Master’s in Mathematics from Trinity College, Cambridge (2015), and a Bachelor’s in Physics from Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (2012). Research Interests: His work addresses critical contemporary issues such as declining interest rates, rising public and private debt, and the effectiveness of policy interventions. He has developed influential frameworks for modeling macroeconomic systems with heterogeneous agents, emphasizing the distributional impacts of policies. Awards: He has received the 2024 Sloan Fellowship and 2022 AQR Young Researcher Prize, recognizing his groundbreaking contributions to macroeconomic theory. Advising & Grants: While specific advising details are not listed, his publications suggest active involvement in guiding research on fiscal/monetary policy and heterogeneous-agent models. No grant details provided in the text. Labs/Teams: Maintains a code repository for solving and estimating complex economic models, indicating collaborative computational research.

• International Finance
• Firm Dynamism
• Globalization
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Jozef Konings is a Full Professor at the Faculty of Economics and Business (KU Leuven) and currently serves as Dean of the Nazarbayev University Graduate School of Business (Astana, Kazakhstan) while on leave from KU Leuven. He specializes in International Finance , Firm Dynamism , and Globalization , using big data to address economic questions. His affiliations include the Leuven Center for Regional Economic Policy , VIVES - Regional Economics Research Centre , and advisory roles with institutions like the Belgian National Productivity Council . Education: PhD in Economics from the London School of Economics. Leadership Roles: Dean at NUGSB, former Dean at KU Leuven's School of Economics and Business, founding director of VIVES. His research explores how granular data and big data improve understanding of firm-level dynamics , international trade , and policy evaluation . Key projects include analyzing superstar spillovers in FDI , energy price regulation , and historical infrastructure impacts . His work bridges theoretical frameworks with real-world policy applications, particularly in European economic reform and global value chains . Recent publications focus on productivity mismeasurement , cost-of-living disparities , and firm-to-firm transaction networks . These studies highlight the role of intangible assets, exchange rate shocks, and multinational firm behavior in shaping economic outcomes. Scientific Awards: Research Fellow, Center for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), London Fellow, Royal Flemish Academy for Sciences and Arts As a supervisor, he has guided PhD research on firm dynamics , price adjustment , and regional clusters . He has contributed to policy evaluations for the European Commission and advised institutions like the IMF and OECD .

• International Trade
• Economic Integration
• Microeconomics
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Jan Van Hove is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Economics and Business (KU Leuven), affiliated with the Economics Research Group . He focuses on International Trade , Economic Integration , and Microeconomics , with a specialization in export policy and trade agreements. Advisor role in multiple PhD dissertations Active in empirical trade analysis His recent research explores the Great Trade Collapse , trade dynamics in the European single market, and methodological challenges in measuring distance and border effects. Key subfields include Trade Agreements , Global Value Chains , and Econometric Validation . He collaborates extensively with institutions like the University of Leuven and researchers such as Magerman, G. and Soete, S.

Melanie MortenView profile

Researcher

• Development Economics
• Spatial Economics
• Migration
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Melanie Morten is a Research Associate at Stanford University's Department of Economics within the School of Humanities and Sciences. Her work bridges development economics and spatial economics, focusing on migration, risk sharing, labor markets, and trade dynamics in low- and middle-income countries. Current Position: Research Associate, Stanford University Research Domains: Development Economics, Spatial Economics, Migration Collaborative Projects: Network-based hiring, border wall impacts, seasonal migration subsidies in Bangladesh Her research explores how spatial frictions like migration costs and infrastructure affect economic outcomes, including productivity, trade, and risk sharing. She employs randomized controlled trials, structural models, and field experiments to analyze migration's role in informal insurance, labor market integration, and urban development. Recent work examines gentrification's inequality effects, transportation's influence on migration patterns, and network hiring's dual impact on firms in developing economies. The evolving focus spans from localized labor dynamics to global migration policy implications. Morten has contributed to leading journals and working paper series, with media coverage from The Economist , The Washington Post , and VoxEU . She co-leads the Stanford Guestworker Migration Initiative, applying her findings to real-world policy challenges. Key Collaborators: Gharad Bryan, Ahmed Mushfiq Mobarak, Arun Chandrasekhar Policy Relevance: Labor mobility, regional inequality, development strategies Current Projects: Spatial economics frameworks for urbanizing economies

Adrien BilalView profile

Assistant Professor

• Macroeconomics
• Environmental Economics
• Spatial Economics
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Adrien Bilal is an Assistant Professor of Economics at Stanford University , specializing in Macroeconomics with emphasis on Environmental Economics, Spatial Economics , and Labor Market Dynamics . He was awarded the 2024 Excellence Award in Global Economic Affairs by the Kiel Institute for the World Economy for his climate change research. Primary Affiliation : Stanford University, Department of Economics Awards : Kiel Institute Excellence Award, NSF Grant His research bridges climate science with macroeconomic modeling, focusing on: Global warming's economic impacts Regional unemployment patterns Heterogeneous agent model solutions Outsourcing's labor market effects Recent publications examine climate change (in Quarterly Journal of Economics ), unilateral decarbonization (with Diego Känzig in AEA Papers and Proceedings ), and continuous-time sequence-space methods (with Shlok Goyal). Media coverage includes The Economist , Nature , and Le Monde . Scientific Awards: 2024 Kiel Institute Excellence Award in Global Economic Affairs 2024 NBER Working Paper Series (multiple) He maintains active collaborations with institutions like: National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) Kiel Institute for the World Economy Harvard University Northwestern University

Marko MartinovićView profile

Senior Lecturer

• Artificial Intelligence
• Machine Learning
• Financial Engineering
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Marko Martinović is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Slavonski Brod, affiliated with the College of Technical Sciences, Department of Informatics and Information Technology. He holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Osijek (2022) and a master's degree in Computing from the University of Zagreb (2006). His career spans academia and industry, with prior roles at the Polytechnic of Slavonski Brod and private sector experience in IT. PhD in Economics, University of Osijek, 2022 MSc in Computing, University of Zagreb, 2006 His research is centered on Artificial Intelligence , Machine Learning applications , and Financial Engineering . He explores AI in diverse domains including financial markets, renewable energy, sports technology, and ethical computing. His work often bridges technical computing with economic and social implications. The recent publications highlight a strong trend in applied AI , particularly using neural networks for forecasting (financial indices, currency, demand), optimization (edge AI, microcontrollers), and societal analysis (search engine bias). His work combines theoretical models with real-world datasets, emphasizing practical implementation and performance evaluation. Marko actively mentors students, supervising numerous undergraduate theses in computing and informatics. He is involved in institutional research projects such as the MOD-INO project (2019–2022), contributing to curriculum and research development. He has not received any explicitly mentioned scientific awards or major grants in the provided text. He teaches core courses including Basics of Artificial Intelligence , Python Programming , Neural Networks and Deep Learning , and Basics of Informatics . His technical expertise is complemented by a CCNA certification, reflecting a strong foundation in networking.

Lianzhang BaoView profile

Assistant Professor

• Mathematical Biology
• Applied Mathematics
• Partial Differential Equations
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Lianzhang Bao is an Assistant Professor at Michigan State University, affiliated with the College of Engineering and the Computational Mathematics, Science and Engineering (CMSE) department. His research focuses on mathematical biology, applied mathematics, and computational modeling of complex biological systems such as chemotaxis, cell migration, and population dynamics. He explores topics including nonlinear diffusion, pattern formation, and free boundary problems through both theoretical analysis and numerical simulations. His work spans the analysis of reaction-diffusion equations, traveling wave solutions, and interfacial phenomena in biological contexts. Recent studies include investigations into chemotaxis systems with logistic damping, competition models with free boundaries, and aggregation-diffusion processes in cellular movement. His research also delves into economic models with asymmetric information and control theory for degenerate systems. While no specific grants or awards are listed, his publications reflect active contributions to interdisciplinary research at the intersection of mathematics and biology. No advising records are provided in the text, but his research suggests involvement in graduate student mentorship in applied mathematics and computational biology.