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Steinar HoldenView profile

Professor

• Wage Determination
• Monetary Policy
• Fiscal Policy
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Steinar Holden is a Professor at the Department of Economics, University of Oslo, with a 30-year tenure (1994-present). He served as Head of Department (2016-2023) and Deputy Head (2008-2015). Current roles include external member of Norges Bank's Monetary Policy and Financial Stability Committee (2024-2027) and leadership in public commissions like the Frontfagsmodellutvalget (2023) and the Expert Group on Pandemic Measures (2020-2022). Research Interests focus on wage determination, monetary/fiscal policy, macroeconomics, and labor market dynamics. His work bridges theoretical models (wage rigidity, bargaining theory) with policy applications (climate finance, pandemic response, oil fund utilization). Key Publications include studies on credit rating dynamics (2018), wage rigidity (2008), and pandemic policy (2024), appearing in journals like International Economic Review and Scandinavian Journal of Economics . Articles emphasize policy relevance and institutional analysis. Scientific Recognition includes the University of Oslo Dissemination Award (2019) and Akademikerprisen (2024). He chairs major commissions and contributes to textbook development and public debates.

• Applied microeconomics
• Pricing
• Competition
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Cemil Selcuk serves as a Senior Lecturer in Economics at Cardiff Business School, Cardiff University, where he has been a faculty member since 2009. He was promoted from Lecturer to Senior Lecturer in 2017, reflecting his significant contributions to academic research and teaching excellence. Education: PhD in Economics, Purdue University, USA BSc in Mathematics, Bogazici University, Turkey Dr. Selcuk specializes in applied microeconomics with a focus on pricing strategies, market competition, and the sharing economy. His research examines how information asymmetries, budget constraints, and strategic behavior shape market outcomes across various economic contexts. He has made substantial contributions to auction theory, search and matching models, and the economic mechanisms driving digital platform markets. His work bridges theoretical microeconomic principles with practical applications in contemporary market settings, particularly addressing challenges in housing markets, online platforms, and transportation services. His publication record demonstrates consistent high-quality research output spanning over fifteen years, showing a clear evolution from foundational work on housing market dynamics to more recent investigations of digital platform economics. The common thread throughout his research is the examination of how market structures, information availability, and consumer constraints affect economic outcomes, with particular attention to budget constraints and strategic behavior in competitive environments. Scientific Awards: The Martin Evans Award for Excellence in Teaching (2018) The Martin Evans Award for Excellence in Teaching (2017) Recognition of Exceptional Research Performance (2014) Dr. Selcuk teaches Advanced Microeconomic Theory at the PhD level, Economics of Information and Uncertainty for MSc students (with classes exceeding 400 students), and Intermediate Microeconomics for undergraduates. His teaching excellence has been recognized with multiple prestigious awards. His research on the sharing economy and innovative transportation services positions him at the forefront of economic research addressing the challenges and opportunities presented by digital platform markets, particularly in understanding incentive structures for flexible workers in the gig economy.

Felipe SaffieView profile

Assistant Professor

• International Finance
• International Trade
• Monetary Policy
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Felipe Saffie is an Assistant Professor of Business Administration at the University of Virginia's Darden School of Business. He holds a courtesy appointment in the Department of Economics at UVA and is a Faculty Research Fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). His research intersects international finance, trade, and macroeconomic policy. Education : B.S. and M.Sc. from Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania (2014). Affiliations : NBER (2024-present), Journal of Monetary Economics (2022-present), University of Maryland Economics Department (2014-2020). His research focuses on international finance (capital flow volatility, sudden stops, exchange rate movements), international trade (supply chain reorganization, trade policy uncertainty), and monetary/fiscal policy dynamics. He combines microdata with structural models to analyze external shocks and policy interventions. The 15 most recent publications span topics in trade policy, commodity shocks, financial intermediation, and monetary economics. These works were published in or submitted to journals such as the Review of Economic Studies , American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics , and Journal of International Economics . Scientific awards and affiliations : NBER Faculty Research Fellowship Associate Editor at the Journal of Monetary Economics He teaches core macroeconomics in the MBA program across residential and part-time formats, serving as Course Head for GEM II. He also develops teaching cases on macroeconomic strategy in emerging markets and leads community-building initiatives for Latin American and international students at Darden.

• Risk Management
• Economic Statistics
• Reliability Engineering
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Professor Jake Ansell is a faculty member at the University of Edinburgh Business School, specializing in Risk Management. He holds a PhD in Reliability from Keele University, an MSc in Statistics from Newcastle University, and a BSc from the University of Leicester. Director, Credit Research Centre Co-founder, Edinburgh Strategic Resilience Initiative Member, Royal Statistical Society His research spans financial risk modeling, statistical methods in credit scoring, tourism analytics, and strategic asset management. Key themes include: Economic statistics and indices Financial wellbeing frameworks Quantitative tourism flow management Reliability engineering Recent publications focus on credit scoring interpretability (2023), asset maintenance optimization (2022), and social media impacts on tourism (2024). Current projects include ESRC-funded IoT tourism management in rural destinations. Active collaborations include: Principal Investigator for ESRC IAA Transient Visitor Levy project (2025) Co-investigator for financial capability research (2022-2024)

Dogan TirtirogluView profile

Professor

• Real Estate Finance
• Banking
• Corporate Finance
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Dr. Dogan Tirtiroglu is a Professor and Chair of the Real Estate Management Department at Toronto Metropolitan University, a position he has held since September 2019. He holds a PhD in Finance from the University of Connecticut, USA, with a focus on Real Estate. His academic career includes roles at institutions such as the University of Cambridge (UK), Kadir Has University (Turkey), and others. He is a peer-elected fellow of the Homer Hoyt Institute and an affiliated researcher with the Middle East Technical University's Financial Mathematics group. Education: PhD in Finance (Real Estate focus), University of Connecticut, 1991 MBA, St John Fisher College, 1987 BSc (Honors) in Business Administration, Middle East Technical University, 1983 Research Interests: Dr. Tirtiroglu specializes in real estate finance (including REITs and house price indices), banking, and corporate finance. His work explores topics such as capital structure, mortgage choice, regulatory impacts, and market dynamics. His research has been published in top-tier journals like the Journal of Money, Credit and Banking and Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics . Articles Trends: His recent publications (2020–2025) focus on REIT profitability, regulatory competition in banking, and placemaking’s behavioral impacts. Earlier works (2010–2014) address IPO dynamics, housing demand elasticity, and banking productivity. Awards: Peer-elected fellow of the Homer Hoyt Institute (since 2009) 2009 Best Paper Award at the FIRN Meeting (Adelaide) Advising & Grants: He has supervised numerous post-graduate theses and is a co-investigator in a SSHRC grant on real estate asset challenges in the retail sector. He organizes the annual RealPAC/Toronto Metropolitan University Canadian Commercial Real Estate Symposium. Labs/Teams: He contributes to editorial boards of the Journal of Urban Design and Economics & Politics , and serves on RealPAC’s research committee. His work bridges academia and industry through collaborative research initiatives.

• Econometrics
• Applied Financial Economics
• Business Data Analytics
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Dr. Jen-Je Su is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Accounting, Finance and Economics at Griffith University, affiliated with the Griffith Asia Institute and Griffith Institute for Tourism. He holds a PhD in Economics from Michigan State University and previously taught at Massey University, New Zealand. His research focuses on econometrics, applied financial economics, business analytics, economic development, and tourism economics. Key interests include cryptocurrency, asset pricing, energy economics, and sustainable development goals like affordable energy and economic growth. Dr. Su's research outputs span 77 articles, with recent works examining digital inequality impacts, stock market semibetas, tourism spillover effects, and renewable energy forecasting. He has secured grants from organizations like DFAT and the United Nations, focusing on Pacific digital economies, economic policy in developing nations, and tourism data analysis. He supervises doctoral students exploring topics like credit constraints, corporate governance risks, and tourism economics. His teaching and supervision emphasize empirical methods and policy-relevant research. Dr. Su collaborates with institutions like GHD Pty Ltd and Austrade, contributing to policy formulation and economic analysis. He is fluent in English and Mandarin, peer-reviewed in multiple journals, and active in interdisciplinary groups like the Griffith Asia Institute. His work bridges theoretical econometrics with applied policy solutions in Asia-Pacific contexts.

Giancarlo CorsettiView profile

Professor

• Macroeconomics
• Monetary Policy
• International Economics
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Giancarlo Corsetti is a Full-time Professor holding a Joint Chair in the Department of Economics and the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies at the European University Institute. He previously served as Professor of Macroeconomics at the University of Cambridge and has held roles as Director of the Keynes Fund and Cambridge-INET Institute. A Fellow of the British Academy, he advises the European Central Bank and coordinates the CEPR’s European Macroeconomic Policy Research Network. His research focuses on open economy macroeconomics, financial crises, and policy responses to geopolitical and trade dynamics. Corsetti’s expertise spans macroeconomic policy, monetary frameworks, and international finance. Key projects include studying debt sustainability, the impact of trade wars on monetary policy, and the effects of geopolitical fragmentation on global trade. His work frequently bridges theoretical models with empirical analysis, particularly on topics like exchange rate dynamics, tariff shocks, and market power in international trade. He has supervised over 18 students, including notable advisees such as Alina Kempf and Fred Seunghyun Maeng. Awards include the prestigious Fellowship of the British Academy. Corsetti also contributes to policy discussions through his role on the UN High-level Advisory Board on Economic and Social Affairs and his publications in venues like Project Syndicate on topics like the Bretton Woods system’s evolution. His research teams and labs explore cutting-edge issues like the short lags of monetary policy, international risk sharing, and the macroeconomic stabilization of tariff shocks. Recent work emphasizes the interplay between fiscal and monetary policies in turbulent economic environments.

• Financial Services
• FinTech
• Corporate Finance
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Dr. Quan Nguyen serves as Assistant Professor in Finance (Accounting and Finance) at the University of Sussex Business School. His academic affiliations include active membership in the Higher Education Academy as a Fellow. His research spans financial services, fintech, corporate finance, credit ratings, asset pricing, business ethics, and energy economics. Nguyen's work demonstrates strong interdisciplinary connections between financial markets, geopolitical events, and social policies, with particular emphasis on market comovement phenomena and unconventional external shocks. His publication record shows consistent output in top finance journals including Journal of Financial Markets, Journal of Business Finance and Accounting, and Energy Economics. Recent work focuses on sanctions impacts, political risk measurement, and cryptocurrency dynamics, reflecting evolving research interests toward geopolitical finance and digital assets. Fellow of Higher Education Academy Nguyen actively supervises graduate research including MSc Banking and Finance projects while maintaining significant grant activity, notably leading a British Academy-funded project on sanctions and Russian firm responses. His professional service includes extensive journal refereeing for International Review of Financial Analysis, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, and other prominent finance publications.

Georgine YorgeyView profile

Adjunct Professor

• Circular Economy in Agriculture
• Nutrient Recovery Systems
• Climate Change Mitigation
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Georgine Yorgey serves as Director of the WSU Energy Program, Affiliate Faculty in the Department of Biological Systems Engineering, and Senior Research Fellow with the Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources (CSANR) at Washington State University's College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences. With 15 years at CSANRS, she leads initiatives at the food-energy-water-climate nexus. Education: BA Biology, Swarthmore College (1999) with High Honors, minor in Sociology & Anthropology M.P.A., University of Washington (2008) Her research focuses on developing circular economies in agriculture through nutrient and energy recovery from organic wastes, climate change mitigation strategies, and assessing climate impacts on agricultural systems. She pioneers work in anaerobic digestion, biogas production, soil carbon sequestration, and water resource management in Pacific Northwest cropping systems. Her approach integrates stakeholder collaboration with technical innovation to address regional sustainability challenges. Analysis of her 15 most recent publications reveals dominant themes in Columbia River Basin water management, dairy manure valorization, climate-resilient cropping systems, and carbon farming methodologies. Key geographic focus centers on Pacific Northwest agricultural systems with strong emphasis on practical implementation through farmer partnerships. Scientific Awards: WSU CAHNRS Excellence in Extension Award (2024) WSU Provost’s Leadership Academy (2022-2023) Washington Organic Recycling Council Excellence in Education and Outreach Award (2015) WSU CAHNRS Interdisciplinary Team Award (2011) USDA NIFA Partnership Award for Innovative Program Models (2009) As Director of the WSU Energy Program and former Associate Director at CSANRS, Yorgey has secured significant USDA and state funding for collaborative projects addressing agricultural sustainability. Her extension work emphasizes farmer-to-farmer knowledge transfer through case studies and demonstration projects across Washington's diverse agricultural regions. She actively partners with dairy producers, crop growers, and policymakers to implement practical climate adaptation strategies. Yorgey leads the Energy Extension Program within CSANRS, directing a team focused on agricultural energy systems, waste-to-energy conversion, and climate-smart farming practices. Her work bridges academic research with industry implementation through the Northwest Advanced Renewables Alliance and Pacific Northwest Climate Hub partnerships.

Bruce WeberView profile

Professor

• Poverty and Inequality
• Rural Development
• Upward Mobility
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Bruce Weber is a Professor of Applied Economics and Extension Economist at Oregon State University (OSU), serving as Director of the OSU Rural Studies Program. Previously, he co-directed the RUPRI Rural Poverty Research Center. His research focuses on poverty, inequality, and upward mobility in rural/urban contexts, with an emphasis on rural-urban interdependence and social safety net policies. Dr. Weber’s academic career includes teaching courses such as AEC/RS 421/521 (Rural Poverty and the U.S. Social Safety Net) and RS 512/513 (Rural Studies fundamentals). He has held significant professional accolades, including Fellow status in the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association and Distinguished Scholar recognition from the Western Agricultural Economics Association. His research interests span federal forest policy impacts, regional economic vulnerability, and the socioeconomic dynamics of rural communities. Key themes include conservation policy effects, economic resilience post-recession, and spatial disparities in wealth creation. He has published extensively on topics like the Northwest Forest Plan’s regional economic implications and the Oregon Earned Income Credit’s child poverty reduction effects. Dr. Weber’s work bridges academia and public policy, with recent studies analyzing tsunamic regional vulnerability models and SNAP’s urban income redistributive effects. His awards reflect recognition of his outreach and engagement contributions to Oregon’s communities.

• Governance
• Corporate Performance
• Entrepreneurship
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Mircea Epure is a Serra Hunter Associate Professor at the Department of Economics and Business at Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF) in Barcelona, Spain. He also holds affiliations with the UPF-Barcelona School of Management and the Barcelona School of Economics. His academic profile includes extensive research and teaching in business economics and management. Epure's research focuses on governance, corporate performance, entrepreneurship, and accounting. His work has been published in leading management and business economics journals, attracting funding from national institutions, La Caixa Foundation, and the CEIBS Cathay Cross-border Private Equity Research Fund. His research has been cited in The Oxford Handbook of Corporate Law and Governance and World Bank studies, and was nominated for an award by the International Corporate Governance Society. His articles have been featured on the Columbia Law School Blue Sky Blog, Atlanta Fed Policy Hub, and in the press releases of the Strategic Management Society. His recent publications reveal a strong focus on crisis-related business dynamics, corporate governance, and financial performance. Epure's work examines how firms respond to uncertainty, the real effects of public grants during crises, and the interplay between financial cycles and regulatory policies. His research demonstrates a consistent interest in organizational behavior during economic stress periods and the mechanisms through which governance structures affect firm performance. Nominated for an award by the International Corporate Governance Society Cited in The Oxford Handbook of Corporate Law and Governance Cited in World Bank studies Featured on Columbia Law School Blue Sky Blog Featured on Atlanta Fed Policy Hub Featured in Strategic Management Society press releases Epure teaches undergraduate and graduate courses on Organizations and Markets, and Management Accounting and Control at Pompeu Fabra University. He has also taught at Toulouse Business School and the Autonomous University of Barcelona. His teaching spans undergraduate Organizations and Markets (2009-2025), Management Accounting (2011-2024), and Business Economics (2009-2015), as well as graduate courses including Benchmarking and Management Control, Research Topics in Business Organization, and Business Economics at the MRes/PhD level. He has delivered invited graduate lectures at the University of Padua and the Institutional & Organizational Economics Academy.

Eric StroblView profile

Professor

• Climate Economics
• Environmental Economics
• Disaster Economics
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Prof. Eric Strobl is a Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Bern, specializing in climate economics, environmental policy, and the socioeconomic impacts of natural disasters. His research spans historical economic analysis, disaster finance, and sustainable development. Research Interests: Climate adaptation strategies, disaster-driven innovation, historical economic systems, and the macroeconomic consequences of environmental shocks. He examines topics like hurricane impacts on Caribbean economies, drought resilience in financial systems, and long-term human capital investment in disaster-prone regions. Key Trends in Publications: Focus on historical case studies (e.g., colonial Jamaica, early 20th century Japan) to analyze how societies adapt to climate and environmental challenges. Recent work explores the interplay between natural disasters and financial systems, including sovereign debt dynamics and banking sector resilience. Grants & Advising: While specific grants are not listed, his prolific publication record suggests active involvement in funded research projects on climate resilience and disaster economics. No formal advisees are documented here. Labs/Teams: Engaged with interdisciplinary teams at the University of Bern, possibly collaborating with climate scientists and policy experts to address global environmental challenges.

Aymeric BellonView profile

Assistant Professor

• Corporate Finance
• Climate Finance
• Bankruptcy
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Aymeric Bellon is an Assistant Professor of Finance at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Kenan-Flagler Business School. His research specializes in corporate finance with emphasis on environmental and climate finance, bankruptcy, and financial intermediation. Recent work examines environmental lender liability and private equity's environmental impacts. His research explores intersections between financial systems and environmental sustainability, including climate risk in lending, pollution dynamics in corporate ownership structures, and mechanisms for financing green transitions. Publications demonstrate consistent focus on how financial institutions and markets address environmental challenges. Education includes a PhD in Finance from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, MA in Data Science from ENSAE ParisTech, and MA in Economics from École Normale Supérieure Paris-Saclay.

Jean-Charles RochetView profile

Professor

• Banking
• Financial Stability
• Contract Theory
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Professor Jean-Charles Rochet is an Honorary Professor at the University of Geneva's Geneva School of Economics and Management (GSEM) and holds a senior chair at the Swiss Finance Institute. He also serves as a visiting professor at Zurich University. His academic background includes a PhD in Mathematical Economics from the University of Paris Dauphine. Rochet has taught globally at institutions like the Toulouse School of Economics and the London School of Economics, and has engaged with central banks worldwide. As former President (2012) and long-time Fellow (since 1995) of the Econometric Society, he has authored over 80 journal articles and seven influential books, including *Microeconomics of Banking* and *Balancing the Banks*. His research focuses on banking systems, financial stability, and contract theory, with notable contributions to sovereign debt sustainability, capital regulation, and systemic risk. Key areas include analyzing credit fluctuations, optimal dividend policies, and NGO activism's economic impact. Rochet has presented at prestigious venues like the Nobel Symposium on Money and Banking (2018) and the Bachelier Finance Society Congress (2016). Scientific recognition includes the Maurice Allais Prize (2019) and his work on financial regulatory frameworks, such as critiques of Basel III and proposals for taxing financial transactions. His interdisciplinary approach bridges macroeconomic modeling, financial innovation, and policy design. Rochet’s academic leadership extends to co-editing journals and advising policymakers on banking crises and climate policy. His current research explores green finance, digital currencies, and the long-term effects of capital requirements.

Chuncheng LiuView profile

Assistant Professor

• Science and Technology Studies
• Political Sociology
• Economic Sociology
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Chuncheng Liu is an Assistant Professor of Communication and Sociology at Northeastern University, with a PhD in Sociology and Science Studies from UC San Diego and postdoctoral research at Microsoft Research New England. His work bridges science and technology studies, political sociology, and global health, focusing on the politics of algorithms, surveillance systems, and public health classification practices. Education: MA (2019) and BA (2015) in Sociology from UC San Diego and Sun Yat-sen University, respectively. His research investigates how sociotechnical systems surveil and classify citizens, particularly in China’s Social Credit Systems and pandemic contact tracing. He employs mixed methods to analyze algorithmic governance, public perception, and institutional power dynamics. Article Trends: Recent publications address algorithmic surveillance in China, pandemic response frameworks, and long-term studies on HIV stigma, testing behaviors, and sexual health interventions among Chinese men who have sex with men (MSM). Key subfields include sociotechnical systems, health communication, and data politics. Scientific Awards: Hacker-Mullins Graduate Student Paper Award (2022) Martin Levine Student Paper Award (2020) Best Paper Award, Lancet-CAMS Health Summit (2017) Multiple internal and external fellowships from UC San Diego, ASA, and AAS He has guest-lectured at the University of Milan, Boston University, and Arizona State University and served as a teaching assistant at UC San Diego for courses on health sociology, law, and future prediction. His work is supported by grants from the Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation, Horowitz Foundation, and Microsoft Research.