Murphy-Economics Seminar: Nicolas Werquin
Senior Economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
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The Murphy Institute Spring Seminar Series in Economics
Each semester The Murphy Institute sponsors a series of seminars organized by the Tulane Department of Economics that provides an opportunity for faculty, researchers, and practitioners to present their latest research and pressing issues related to topics in political economy. Research presented covers all aspects of contemporary economics, including the economics of education, health economics, and public economics, as well as in economic history, international economics, and core areas in political economy. Papers are distributed one week beforehand to the participants who read the paper and prepare discussion questions for the presenter.
Nicolas Werquin is a senior economist in the research department of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. His research focuses on inequality and fiscal policy, and examines the optimal design and the political economy of redistributive tax systems. His work has been published in academic journals such as Econometrica and the American Economic Review. Before joining the Chicago Fed in May 2021, Nicolas was an Assistant Professor at the Toulouse School of Economics. He received his Ph.D. from Yale University.
