CV

EMPLOYMENT:

Since 2019 Co-Director (joint with Jean-Paul Renne) of the Department of Economics, University of Lausanne

Since 2015 Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, University of Lausanne

2012-2015 Assistant Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, University of Lausanne

2009-2012 Senior Research Fellow ("Oberassistent") of Economics, Department of Economics, University of Zurich

2007-2009 Assistant Professor ("Lecturer") of Economics, Department of Economics, University of York

OTHER POSITIONS:

Since 2022 Elected member, European Development Research Network (EUDN)

Since 2020 Associate Editor, Economic Journal

2020-2021 Member of the Editorial Board, Covid Economics: Vetted and Real-Time Papers (from CEPR)

Since 2019 Co-Leader (joint with Philippe Thalmann) of the group on "Evidence-Based Environmental Policy Advice" at the Enterprise for Society Center (E4S), joint of University of Lausanne, EPFL and IMD.

Since 2019 Member of the National Research Council of the Swiss National Science Foundation.

Since 2019 Leader of the CEPR Policy and Research Network (PRN) on "Preventing Conflict: Policies for Peace".

2013-2018 Associate Editor, Journal of the European Economic Association

Since 2018 Member, Development Economics Network Switzerland (DENS)

Since 2011 Member of the Editorial Board, Geopolitics, History, and International Relations

Since 2015 Research Fellow, CEPR

Since 2015 Research Fellow, CESifo

Since 2007 Research Associate, OxCarre, Department of Economics, University of Oxford

Since 2008 Research Affiliate, HiCN, Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex

Since 2008 Network Member, ESOP, Department of Economics, University of Oslo

Since 2008 Faculty Research Fellow, Centre for Research in Microeconomics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge

Since 2012 Permanent Research Fellow, Department of Economics, University of Zurich

Since 2017 Research Fellow, Dondena Centre for Research on Social Dynamics and Public Policy, Bocconi University

Since 2014 Member of the Swiss Board, Swiss Economists Abroad

EDUCATION:

2008 PhD in Economics, University of Cambridge

2004 MPhil in International Economics, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (HEI), Geneva

2003 BSc and MSc in Politics/Economics, University of Geneva

HONORS, SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANTS:

2021 SNIS International Geneva Award for the article "Globalization mitigates the risk of conflict caused by strategic territory" (joint with Quentin Gallea)

2018 Excellence in Refereeing Award, Review of Economic Studies

2017 HEC Research Fund (Duration 1 year, CHF 8000, joint with Elena Esposito and Christian Zehnder)

2016 HEC Best Teacher Award (for my teaching in the Master Program in Economics)

2016 European Research Council (ERC) starting grant on "Policies for Peace" (Duration of 5 years, Euros 1'013'720)

2014 SNIS International Geneva Award for the article "Strategic Mass Killings" (joint with Joan Maria Esteban and Massimo Morelli)

2013 Swiss National Science Fundation (SNF) Grant on “The Economics of Ethnic Conflict” (3 years, CHF 165’600)

2013 KfW Development Bank Excellence Award for Policy Relevant Development Research

2013 Special Refereeing Award, Journal of the European Economic Association

2008 International Collaborative Research Grant, Worldwide Universities Network (joint with Erik Gartzke, UCSD)

2006 Fellowship for Prospective Researchers, Swiss National Science Foundation, Switzerland

2006 Stuart Bremer Travel Award for the best paper of a young researcher, Jan Tinbergen Peace Science Conference Amsterdam

2004 Overseas Student Bursary, Cambridge Overseas Trust, Cambridge

2004 Trinity Hall Research Bursary, Trinity Hall, Cambridge

2004 Research grant of the Cogito Foundation, Switzerland

2004 Scholarship of the Progress Foundation, Switzerland

2004 Scholarship of the Swiss Studies Foundation, Switzerland

2004 Luca d'Agliano Award, Churchill College, Cambridge

2004 Scholarship of the Janggen-Pöhn Foundation, Switzerland

2004 Scholarship of the HBM Foundation, Switzerland

2004 Prize of the Political Science Department (University of Geneva) as best student of my cohort in the field of "International Relations"

2000 Fellowship for Outstanding Performance, Swiss Studies Foundation