David Hémous

Assistant Professor of Economics at European Institute of Business Administration (INSEAD), Associate Professor at University Of Zurich

  • Fellow, Macroeconomics and Growth
  • Fellow, Climate Change and the Environment
Website
https://www.econ.uzh.ch/en/people/faculty/hemous.html
David Hémous is an Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Zurich and an Affiliated Professor at the UBS Center. He holds a PhD degree from Harvard University and was previously an Assistant Professor at INSEAD. His research interests focus on Economic Growth, Innovation, International Trade and Environmental Economics. In particular, he has worked on the role of innovation for climate change policies, the impact of automation on income distribution and the link between innovation and top income inequality.

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Latest contributions 

VoxEU Column

Innovation, income inequality, and social mobility

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  • Poverty and Income Inequality
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  • Productivity and Innovation