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David Benatia is an Associate Professor in the Department of Applied Economics at HEC Montréal (Université de Montréal), Canada, since 2020. He holds part-time affiliations with CREST (ENSAE, Institut Polytechnique de Paris) as a researcher and lecturer, and collaborates with Laboratoire de Finance des Marchés de l’Énergie (FIME) in France. His expertise spans Applied and Theoretical Econometrics, Energy Economics, Environmental Economics, and Industrial Organization.
Education: Ph.D. in Economics from Université de Montréal, followed by advanced studies in Environmental Economics, Economics, and Mathematics at Toulouse School of Economics.
Research interests focus on econometric methodologies, energy market dynamics, climate change policies, and pandemic impacts on economic systems. Recent work explores systemic risk in banking, air pollution health effects, and electricity market vulnerabilities during the pandemic. He has supervised 7 Master’s theses and projects analyzing ESG criteria, energy transitions, and financial sector connectedness.
Teaching includes courses on environmental economic challenges and applied econometrics integrating machine learning techniques. His research is published in top journals such as Journal of Econometrics and Energy Journal.
