Martín A. Valdez

I hold a PhD in Economics from Université de Lille, completed in cotutelle with Universiteit Gent. My primary fields are Political Economy and International Trade, with a focus on themes such as lobbying, regulatory capture, market power, financial frictions, and income and wealth inequality.

My doctoral research applied heterogeneous firms models to examine issues related to concentration, regulation, and international trade. My thesis was co-supervised by Etienne Farvaque and Thomas Baudin (Université de Lille) and Koen Schoors and Luis Correa da Rocha (Universiteit Gent).

In February 2025, I will join the OECD as a Junior Trade Policy Analyst.