Jessica Hug

Economist, Economic Statistics Centre of Excellence

Research interests: 

Jessica is an Economist in the Economic Statistics Centre of Excellence at the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR). She is particularly interested in understanding inequalities in living conditions and how localisation choice of worker within countries and recent technological change affect it.

Education: 

2019 PhD        Economics, University of Geneva, Switzerland

2012 MSc        Economics, University of St.Gallen, Switzerland

2009 BSc        International Relation, University of Geneva, Switzerland

Employment: 

Employment

2020-               Economist, NIESR

2012-2018       Teaching Assistant, Global Studies Institute, University of Geneva

2011-2012       Pricing Assistant, Public Utilities of Geneva

PhD dissertation

“Skill, tasks and skill-bias technological change in cities” under the supervision of Profs Frédéric Robert-Nicoud and Céline Carrère, available at: https://archive-ouverte.unige.ch/authors/view/128283