Speakers

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Georg Neuschäffer

Halle Institute for Economic Research (IWH)

Georg Neuschäffer joined the Department of Structural Change and Productivity at the Halle Institute for Economic Research (IWH) as a doctoral student in October 2016. His research focuses on applied econometrics and labour economics. Georg Neuschäffer received his bachelor's degree from University of Göttingen and his master's degree from University of Freiburg. He also spent a semester at University of Bologna.

Giang Nghiem

Leibniz University Hannover

I am a postdoc at Leibniz University Hannover. I completed my Ph.D. in Economics from Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany and hold an M.A. in Policy Economics at Williams College, USA. In my research, I use observational and experimental data to study questions in macroeconomics and household finance. I am particularly interested in studying the heterogeneous effects of households' macroeconomic expectations and macroeconomic experiences on consumption and saving behavior.

Anh Nguyen

Bank of Lithuania

I am a Senior Research Economist at Bank of Lithuania, European System of Central Banks, and a research fellow at Faculty of Economics, Vilnius University. I am also a member of Working Group on Econometric Modelling, ECB and NCBs, on Euro Area and Global Economy Model (EAGLE). My research interests include monetary and fiscal policy, business and financial cycles, uncertainty, network structure, and spillovers.

Adrian Nieto Castro

Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research

Adrian is a Research Associate at the Labour Market Department of the Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER). He joined LISER in September 2019, after completing his PhD in Economics at the University of Nottingham. His research interests primarily lie in the areas of Labour Economics, Family Economics and Gender Equality.

Milena Nikolova

University of Groningen/IZA/Brookings/GLO

Milena Nikolova is an Assistant Professor and Rosalind Franklin Fellow at the University of Groningen.Prior to joining the University of Groningen, Milena was a Research Associate at the Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) in Bonn, Germany, where she is now a Research Fellow. She is also a Nonresident Fellow at the Brookings Institution and a Fellow at GLO. In addition to her academic career, Nikolova has demonstrated research experience in prominent think tanks and international institutions, such as the Urban Institute, the Brookings Institution, and the World Bank. Nikolova's work has appeared in leading peer-reviewed journals such as World Development, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, Journal of Business Venturing, and the Journal of Population Economics.

Eleonora Nillesen

Maastricht University

Eleonora Nillesen is professor of public policy and development at the Maastricht Graduate School of Governance, Maastricht University. Her research focuses on the causal impacts of policies and interventions, specifically in poor and fragile environments. She uses (quasi) experimental designs and observational data to examine the impact of development programs and policies, and identify the role of (in)formal institutions and leadership as drivers of technology adoption. She has published on these topics in leading economics journals, including The American Economic Review, Journal of Development Economics and Journal of Public Economics.Her research focuses on the causal impacts of policies and interventions, specifically in poor and fragile environments.

Roberto Nisticò

University of Naples Federico II, CSEF and IZA

Roberto Nisticò is Senior Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of Naples Federico II, and is also affiliated with the Center for Studies in Economics and Finance (CSEF) in Naples and the Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) in Bonn. He holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Essex. His research focuses on development, education and labor economics. He published in Journal of Development Economics, Demography, The Journal of Law, Economics, and Organizations, among others. He was recently awarded the Visitinps Fellowship, the EIEF research grant, and the Etta Chiuri Prize.

Manabu Nose

The University of Tokyo

I am currently an Associate Professor at the University of Tokyo's Graduate School of Public Policy. My research areas are SME growth, urbanization and spatial development in Asia and Africa. My current works evaluate the growth impact of infrastructure investment, basic income supports and welfare programs, and the distributional implications.

Vegard Nygaard

University of Houston

Vegard M. Nygaard is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of Houston. He received his B.A. and M.A. from the University of Oslo and his Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota in 2019. His research focuses on the macroeconomic effects of health inequality, health care policy, and aging.