Nicolas Alou

Nicolas Alou is a PhD Candidate and Doctoral Researcher at ETH Zurich, affiliated with the Agricultural Economics and Policy group. His research focuses on extreme weather risks in grassland farming systems and evaluating risk management strategies like plant diversity and weather index insurance.

• PhD Candidate, InsuranceGrass project, ETH Zurich (2022–Present)
• MSc. in Economics, HEC Lausanne (2019–2021)
• BSc. in Business, HEC Lausanne (2015–2019)

His work bridges ecological and economic frameworks to assess biodiversity as a natural insurance mechanism and inform agricultural policy. Professional experience includes roles at Goodtrack Association, University of Geneva, and teaching assistantships in advanced microeconomics.