Skerdilajda ZANAJ

Skerdilajda ZANAJ is a Full Professor of Economics at the University of Luxembourg, affiliated with the Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance and the Department of Economics and Management. She earned her PhD in Economics (2008) through a joint doctoral program between CORE, Université Catholique de Louvain, and Università degli Studi di Siena.

• Research Focus: Public economics, international economics, microeconomic theory, cultural economics, fiscal competition, environmental policy, and gender dynamics.
• Methodology: Theoretical game theory and empirical microeconometric analysis of panel data.
• Policy Impact: Contributions to fiscal federalism, migration, and gender equality in academia.

• Teaching: Microeconomics, Game Theory, Applied General Equilibrium, Economics of Gender, Mathematics for Economists, and International Public Economics.
• Gender Equality Advocacy: Served as Gender Equality Delegate since 2018, instrumental in adopting the University’s Gender Equality Policy (2021).

Recognition:

• Marie Curie Fellowship
• Top 5% female economist globally (IDEAS ranking 2025)