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After a PhD at LIDAM, Niranjana Prasad transitioned from economic research to oncology research at Johnson & Johnson. She now applies her econometric expertise to generate real-world evidence and improve patient outcomes.

François Maniquet has been appointed administrator of the Francqui Foundation, which promotes excellence in fundamental research and supports scientific progress in Belgium.

Our colleague, Yurii Nesterov, was recently awarded the prestigious Carl Friedrich Gauss Prize 2026. To celebrate this event, François Glineur and Geovani Grapiglia are organizing a scientific event entitled "Optimization in the age of AI” that will take place at UCLouvain (Euler building, room A.002) on Friday, October 2nd, from 14:00 to 18:30.

Why do we need a full fledge social insurance for old age disability? / Pierre Pestieau

In the Fed we trust? Measuring trust in central banking and its effects on the macroeconomy / David Aikman, Francesca Monti, Shunshun Zhang