David Sonnewald

David Sonnewald

PhD Candidate in Economics

UCLouvain Saint-Louis - Bruxelles

I am a PhD candidate and researcher in economics at the Center for Applied Public Economics (CAPE), at UCLouvain Saint-Louis - Bruxelles. I am also a member of the Center for Research in Economics (CEREC) and the International Microsimulation Association (IMA).
In 2023/24 (fall), I visited the Department of Applied Economics at HEC Montréal.
My research interests include labour and education economics, microsimulation modelling, and data science. As personal interests, I am also fond of behavioural economics and economic history, with a particular focus on the evolution of social inequalities.
At CAPE, I have been working on the Beamm project, a tax-benefit microsimulation model for Belgium, while my personal research is more closely related to the field of labour economics.
I am also teaching assistant for the course of Public Economics at Bachelor level.

Interests
  • Labour and education economics
  • Microsimulation modelling
  • Data science
  • Behavioral economics
  • Economic history and social inequalities
Education
  • PhD in Economics, present

    UCLouvain Saint-Louis - Bruxelles

  • Visiting PhD Student, 2023

    HEC Montréal

  • MSc in Economics and Management of Government and International Organizations, 2020

    Bocconi University

  • Exchange Program, 2018

    EMLyon Business School

  • Bachelor in Economics and Social Sciences, 2017

    Bocconi University

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