Alfred Galichon ( ; born May 4, 1977) is a French

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and

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. His work focuses on quantitative economics and econometrics. He is a professor of economics and of mathematics at

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Life and work

Galichon was born in

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. He is a professor at New York University in the

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, and the director of

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. Previously, he had been a full professor at Ecole Polytechnique, and then at Sciences Po, Paris. He is a graduate of Ecole Polytechnique and

Corps des Mines The ''Corps des mines'' is the foremost technical Grand Corps of the French State (grands corps de l'Etat). It is composed of the state industrial engineers. The Corps is attached to the French Ministry of Economy and Finance. Its purpose is to e ...

, and holds a PhD in Economics from

Harvard University Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636 as Harvard College and named for its first benefactor, the Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of higher le ...

. His work lies within quantitative economics, in particular on the economic applications of

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. He has contributed to the econometrics of matching markets, discrete choice models, martingale optimal transport, and

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. He is a fellow of the

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and the author of ''Optimal Transport Methods in Economics''.

Research

Galichon is the author of more than forty peer-reviewed articles. His research has been funded by the

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(2017-2020) and twice by the

European Research Council The European Research Council (ERC) is a public body for funding of scientific and technological research conducted within the European Union (EU). Established by the European Commission in 2007, the ERC is composed of an independent Scientific ...

, for a total amount of approximately 3 million Euros.

Awards and distinctions

*Edmond Malinvaud Prize from the French Association of Economic Sciences, 2015. * Starting grant, European Research Council, 2013-2016. * 'Young Leader' of the French-American Foundation, 2018. * Economic Theory Fellow, 2019. *

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, 2020. * Consolidator grant, European Research Council, 2020-2025.

Selected publications

Books

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References

External links

Personal website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Galichon, Alfred French economists 21st-century French mathematicians 1977 births Living people New York University faculty École Polytechnique alumni Mines Paris - PSL alumni Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences alumni Fellows of the Econometric Society French expatriates in the United States