Ghassane Benmir

Dr. Ghassane Benmir is an Assistant Professor of Economics. He specializes in Macroeconomics, Macro-Finance and Climate Change Economics. His research interests span: macroeconomic theory and heterogeneity, asset pricing theory and climate change economics.

Dr. Benmir’s current research assesses how climate change damages and climate change policies impact macroeconomic and financial aggregates, households and firms (both in the short/medium run and long run). His research contributes to two main literatures: i) macro-finance and ii) environmental and climate economics. His research makes use of theoretical and numerical modeling as well as empirical approaches. Dr. Benmir’s research on these topics received the Runner-Up 2022 QCGBF Young Economist Prize Award as well as The European Finance Association 2021 Best Paper Prize in Responsible Finance Award.

Previously, Dr. Benmir has worked as a senior advisor for top consultancy firms advising governments and industries alike in different countries on strategic engagements.

Academic Experience

• Assistant Professor of Economics, IE University, Spain, 2023 - Present 

• Teaching Fellow in Economics, LSE, London, 2020 - 2023

• Teaching Fellow in Financial Economics, Université PSL, Paris, 2020 - 2023

• Graduate Teaching Assistant in Economics, LSE, London, 2019 - 2023

• Graduate Teaching Assistant in Economics, Université PSL, Paris, 2018 - 2022

• Graduate Teaching Assistant in Financial Economics, UCL, London, 2021

• Graduate Teaching Assistant in Economics, Imperial Business School, London, 2021

Academic Background

• PhD London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), London, 2023

• PhD Université PSL (Paris Sciences & Lettres), Paris, 2023

• PhD Visiting, University of Chicago, Chicago, 2023 

• MSc and MPhil (Environmental and Climate Change Economics), LSE, London, 2020

• MSc and MRes (Financial and Monetary Economics), Université PSL, Paris, 2018

• MSc in Engineering of Information Systems, Institut Mines-Telecom, Paris, 2013

• BSc in Mathematics and Physics, Prépa Faidherbe, Lille, 2009

Corporate Experience

• Senior Advisor, EY Advisory, Paris, 2014 - 2018 

• Strategy Analyst, Air France – KLM, 2013 - 2014

• Junior Strategy Analyst, BNP Paribas CIB, 2013

• Junior Strategy Analyst, BNP Paribas Securities Services, 2011 - 2012

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