Former Staff
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Stephanie Fürer
Former PhD student and post-doctoral researcher
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David Imhof
Former PhD student
Current position:
Economist for the Swiss Competition Commission (2011- )
Assistant and Tutor for UniDistance (2011- )
Parliamentary Assistant for the National Council (2008-2010)
Thesis titel:
"Empirical Methods for Detecting Bid-rigging Cartels"
Price Vigener
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Mickael Melki
Former post-doctoral researcher
Current position:
Academic dean of the DBA and associate professor of economics, Paris School of Business
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Tjasa Bjedov
Former assistant and PhD student
Current position:
Adjunct professor at the Swiss Distance Learning University
tjasa.maillard-bjedov@unidistance.ch
Thesis titel:
"Three essays in public economics: fiscal decentralization, coordination and secessions"
Defended at the 27th of may 2015, mention summa cum laude from University of Fribourg and very honourable with unanimous congratulations from Université Lumière Lyon 2.
Thesis supervisors:
Thierry Madiès - Professor, University Fribourg (Switzerland)
Marie Claire Villeval - Directrice de recherche CNRS, University Lyon 2 (France)
Thesis jury:
David Masclet - Directeur de Recherche CNRS, Université de Rennes 1 (France)
Sonia Paty - Professor, University Lyon 2 (France)
Yvon Rocaboy - Professor, University of Rennes 1 (France) - Rapporteur
Mark Schelker - Professor, University of Fribourg (Switzerland)
Marc Willinger - Professor, University of Montpellier 1 (France) - Rapporteur
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Simon Lapointe
Former assistant and PhD student
Current position:
Economist, Department of Finance (Tax Policy Evaluation and Research Group), Government of Canada (2020- )Economist, Centre for the Study of Living Standards (2019-2020)
Senior Researcher, VATT Institute for Economic Research (2016-2019)
Thesis titel:
"Four Essays on Fiscal Decentralisation and Secessions"
Price Vigener
Defence in 2016
Thesis supervisors:
Thierry Madiès (Fribourg, Switzerland)
Pierre-Henri Morand (Avignon)
Thesis jury:
Philippe De Donder (Toulouse School of Economics)
Nicolas Gravel (Aix-Marseille School of Economics)
Martin Huber (University of Fribourg)
Marco Köthenbürger (ETH Zürich)
Sonia Paty (GATE-LSE, University of Lyon-2)
Enrico Spolaore (Tufts University)
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Pascal Wicht
Former PhD student
Current position:
Scientific collaborator, domain Economie & Services at HES-SO (Haute école spécialisée de Suisse occidentale), rectorate
Dr. in public administration, University of Lausanne
Thesis titel:
"Organizational Choices in the Delivery of Local Public Services in Switzerland: A Cultural Perspective"
Thesis supervisors:
Thierry Madiès (University of Fribourg)
Laure Athias (University of Lausanne)
Thesis jury:
Marius Brülhart (University of Lausanne)
Stéphane Saussier (IAE de Paris, University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne)
Nils Soguel (University of Lausanne)
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Simon Schnyder
Former assistant and PhD student
Current position:
Senior executive, department of Justice, Canton of Fribourg (2019- )
Economist, Swiss Federal Tax Administration - Economic Analysis and Tax Statistics Division (2014-2019)
Assistant professor at the University of Lorraine (France) (2012-2014)
Thesis titel:
Defence in 2011
Price Vigener 2011 for the best thesis of the faculty of economic and social sciences
Thesis jury:
Thierry Madiès (University of Fribourg)
Yvon Rocaboy (University of Rennes 1)
Fabio Padovano (University of Rennes 1 and University of Rome 3)
Alain Trannoy (EHESS and Aix-Marseille School of Economics)
Volker Grossmann (University of Fribourg)
Marius Brülhart (University of Lausanne)
Hubert Kempf (Paris School of Economics)
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Malgorzata Wasmer
Current position:
Economist Federal Office for Public Health
Direction of Policy and Health: Evaluation and Research
Hessstrasse 27e, Postfach 3003, Bern
Thesis titel:
"Ageing, productivity and earnings: econometric and behavioural evidence"
Defence in 2011
Price Vigener 2011 for the best thesis of the faculty for economic and social sciences
Thesis jury:
Thierry Madiès (University of Fribourg)
Marie Claire Villeval (CNRS and University of Lyon 2)
Rafael Lalive (University of Lausanne)
François-Charles Wolff (University of Nantes)
Volker Grossmann (University of Fribourg)
Stéphane Robin (University of Lyon 2)