Roxana Mihet

As an Assistant Professor of Finance at the University of Neuchâtel and Director of the AI & the Digital Economy Lab, my research focuses on a defining question of our era: Will artificial intelligence democratize global systems, or will it accelerate unprecedented inequality?

My tracking of these dynamics predates the mainstream surge of Generative AI. My interest was sparked in 2015 at NYU Stern while analyzing Kenneth Arrow's foundational insights on the distributive effects of information technology during a macro reading group with Tom Sargent. Recognizing early that data architecture would redraw the lines of competitive advantage, I formally launched my research lab in 2021, attracting generous funding from the Sandoz Foundation and the ArmaSuisse Cyber-Defense Campus.

My research explores how advanced computation and data feedback loops dictate corporate market power, sovereign dominance, financial returns, and financial stability. I actively investigate the societal friction points where AI technologies risk concentrating capital, while shrinking opportunities for less affluent households. I view the re-evaluation of traditional economic frameworks not just as an academic pursuit, but as an urgent necessity to prevent deep-seated social movements and foster sustainable growth.

I am the recipient of the European Central Bank (ECB) Best Young Economists’ Competition prize and the WFA doctoral dissertation prize. I bring deep institutional experience to my research, having previously worked at the University of Lausanne and served at the IMF, BIS, EBRD, and Norges Bank.