Jan Eeckhout

Jan Eeckhout is a full-time Professor at University College London and a Research Professor at Pompeu Fabra University since 2008. His research spans Spatial economics, Labor markets, and Market power.

His Fields of Scholarship include

• Spatial economics
• Optimal spatial taxation
• Search and matching
• Wage inequality
• City size distribution

His refereed publications show a focus on urban economics, labor market frictions, and game theory, with recurring themes of sorting mechanisms, market power, and spatial taxation.

Scientific Awards include

• Fellow of the Econometric Society
• European Research Council Advanced Grant (2014–2020)
• RecerCaixa Research Grant (2014–2016)
• Excellence in Refereeing Award, American Economic Review (2011, 2012)

He has advised PhD students such as Roberto Pinheiro (University of Colorado, Boulder) and Yijuan Chen (Australian National University), and served on dissertation committees for 18 PhD candidates. He contributed to Barcelona Jocs and editorial committees for journals like Journal of Economic Theory and Review of Economic Dynamics.