Gabriel Loumeau

Gabriel Loumeau is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Spatial Economics, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, and a Candidate Fellow at the Tinbergen Institute. Previously, he was a Post-Doctoral Researcher at ETH Zurich's Chair of Public Economics (2019–2023). He holds a PhD from ETH Zurich (2019) and teaches courses such as Real Estate Finance and Investment and Regional and Urban Economics.

Education:

• PhD in Economics, ETH Zurich, 2019

Research Interests: Focus on urban and public economics, particularly the public sector's role in shaping economic geography. Key themes include spatial policy design, equitable access to resources, and efficient urbanization strategies. Recent work explores transport infrastructure impacts, new town development, and lockdown effects on voting behavior.

Collaborations: Active in global research networks, with notable contributions to China's transport infrastructure analysis and European urban policy studies.

Teaching:

• Real Estate Finance and Investment (2024–2025)
• Regional and Urban Economics (2024–2025)