I'm a PhD candidate at the Paris School of Economics under the supervision of Jérémie Gignoux (PSE, INRAE) and Oliver Vanden Eynde (PSE, CNRS).
My research interests lie at the intersection between development economics, environmental economics, and political economy. My research focuses on the role of reelection incentives on politicians' behavior. In particular, I investigate how reelection incentives affect deforestation in Indonesia and corruption in Chile.
I am also part of the French National Agency multidisciplinary project, PALMEXPAND, studying the socioeconomic and environmental effects of oil palm expansion in Indonesia.
I spent Spring 2024 as a visiting research fellow at Harvard, visiting Vincent Pons (HBS).
You can find my CV here.
Don't hesitate to reach out at julia.helie@psemail.eu