About

I am a Ph.D. candidate in Economics at the Université de Montréal and an affiliate of CIREQ. I am on the 2026–2027 job market.

My research lies at the intersection of econometrics, industrial organization, and public policy. I develop econometric methods for estimating strategic interaction models and apply structural models to study competition, market structure, and policy interventions, with applications to digital infrastructure, telecommunications, and financial services.

Job market paper

Interests

  • Econometrics
  • Industrial Organization
  • Applied Microeconomics
  • Competition Policy
  • Digital Markets
  • Public Economics

Education

  • Ph.D. in Economics, 2021–present
    Université de Montréal
  • M.Sc. in Statistics and Economics, 2016–2019
    ENSAE-Dakar
  • B.Sc. in Mathematics, 2013–2016
    Université Nazi Boni, Bobo-Dioulasso

Selected awards & fellowships

  • Finalist, Bank of Canada Graduate Student Paper Award2025
  • Fonds de recherche du Québec – Société et culture Fellowship, ranked 2nd2024–2026
  • Ph.D. Scholarship, Maison des Affaires Publiques et Internationales, FAS2026–2027
  • J.W. McConnell Foundation Chair Scholarship in American Studies2025–2026
  • Ph.D. Fellowship, Department of Economics and CIREQ, Université de Montréal2021–2024
  • World Bank Vice President’s Program for African Statistical Schools2019–2021

Selected presentations

  • 2026 African Econometric Society Conference, Cairo; AMIE Workshop; CIREQ; Industrial Organization Study Group, Montréal
  • 2025 Competition Bureau of Canada (invited seminar), Gatineau; Bank of Canada Graduate Student Paper Award Workshop, Ottawa; Congrès SCSE, Orford; CIREQ-UdeM Seminar
  • 2024 CIREQ Econometrics Conference, Montréal; Canadian Econometric Study Group Annual Meeting, Toronto

References

Mathieu Marcoux
Department of Economics
Université de Montréal
mathieu.marcoux@umontreal.ca
Max Lesellier
Department of Economics
Université de Montréal
max.antoine.lesellier@umontreal.ca
Joshua Lewis
Department of Economics
Université de Montréal
joshua.lewis@umontreal.ca