About Me
I am a Junior Economist Consultant in Digital economy in the Directorate for Science, Technology and Innovation of the OECD (STI/DEP) where I currently work on nowcasting with Google Trends and machine learning, cybersecurity measurement., and e-commerce.
I hold a Master's in International economics and development from the University Paris Dauphine - PSL. Originally from Geneva but living in Paris, I also hold a Bachelor's in International relations from the University of Geneva.
My main areas of interest lie across digital economics, e-commerce, cybersecurity, iternational trade, and labor economics.
My resumes in French & English are available on the About page.
Recent Research Projects - Overview
Overview Trade Protectionism and Regional.pdfTrade Protectionism and Regional Dynamics
This paper studies the partial equilibrium impact of the U.S.-China Trade war on regional labor markets in the U.S. using the specific factors model of Kovak (2013).
Among the main results, we find that more protected commuting zones experienced relatively slower wage and employment rate declines.
This dissertation was written under the supervision of Pr. Gianluca Orefice, and received a mark of 16/20.
More on the paper can be found on the Research Projects page.
A blog article of this paper, co-authored with Patrick Lenain and published in the Council on Economic Policies (CEP) can be foud here.
Contact Details
Professional emai: nicolas.benoit@oecd.org
Personal email: nicolasbenoitkynd@gmail.com
Phone number: +33645968319