Adrian Nieto Castro
Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic ResearchAdrian 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/GLOMilena 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 UniversityEleonora 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 IZARoberto 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 TokyoI 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 HoustonVegard 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.
Rossa O'Keeffe-O'Donovan
University of OxfordI am a Postdoctoral Prize Research Fellow in Economics at Nuffield College and the Assistant Director of the Global Priorities Institute at the University of Oxford. I completed my PhD in Economics at the University of Pennsylvania in May 2017.
Cian O'Neill
Bank of EnglandCian is a Senior Economist at the Bank of England working in the Stress Testing Strategy Division. Previously he has worked on developing the BoE’s macroprudential framework and strategy, as well as analysis on financial market infrastructure. His research focus is on financial stability and macroprudential policy topics, with a particular interest in GDP-at-Risk and the impact of policy on the real economy. Prior to joining the Bank of England in 2013, Cian obtained his MPhil degree in Economics at the University of Cambridge and his Undergraduate degree at Trinity College Dublin.
Adrian Obrist
ETH ZurichI am a PhD student focusing on the field of applied microeconomics at ETH Zurich. My research examines the choice of energy-consuming durables and analyzes energy efficiency based on economic foundations. I have been part of several research projects funded by the Swiss government as well as the European Union. My undergraduate degree consists of a BSc in Mechanical Engineering and a MSc in Management, Technology, and Economics from ETH Zurich.
Filippo Occhino
Federal Reserve Bank of ClevelandFilippo Occhino is a senior research economist in the Research Department of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland. His primary areas of interest are macroeconomics and financial stability. His recent research has focused on monetary policy, fiscal policy and macroeconomic effects of financial distortions. Before joining the Bank in 2008, Dr. Occhino was an assistant professor of economics at Rutgers University. Dr. Occhino earned a bachelor’s and a master’s degree from Bocconi University of Milan, and a PhD in economics from the University of Chicago.