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Lorenzo Kaaks

PhD Candidate in Economics, Yale University

Fields: International Trade · Macroeconomics

lorenzo.kaaks@yale.edu · CV · LinkedIn

About

I am a PhD candidate in Economics at Yale University, working in International Trade and Macroeconomics. My research focuses on how production networks shape the aggregate effects of industrial policies. I am also interested in how trade reshapes countries' sectoral composition, and how it affects economic growth in developing countries.

Research

Scale Economies and Industrial Policy in Production Networks

Job Market Paper

Work in Progress

The Complexity Margin of Trade

Teaching

Growth and Macroeconomics (Master's in International and Development Economics)

T.A. to Dr. Ana Cecilia Fieler, Fall 2025

Introductory Macroeconomics (Yale College)

T.A. to Prof. Aleh Tsyvinski, Spring 2025

Intermediate Microeconomics (Yale College)

T.A. to Dr. Eva Chalioti, Fall 2024

Intermediate Macroeconomics (Yale College)

T.A. to Dr. Marnix Amand (Spring 2024) and Prof. William Nordhaus (Fall 2023)