PhD Candidate in Economics
Julia M. Schmidt
Université Paris Dauphine - PSL · Former OECD economist
I am a PhD Candidate in Economics at Université Paris Dauphine – PSL. My research examines how artificial intelligence, data, and compute reshape firm productivity, firm dynamics, and emissions. I combine quantitative macroeconomic models with firm-level data and computational methods. I am supervised by Prof. Lise Patureau.
From October to December 2025, I was a visiting researcher at Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain, hosted by Prof. Isaac Baley.
Before starting my PhD, I was an Economist and Data Scientist at the OECD, working in the Science, Technology and Innovation Directorate and the Statistics and Data Directorate. My work covered digital skills, data-intensive firms, and machine-learning approaches to nowcasting trade and productivity. I also led the development of the OECD AI Index.
Professional service. Reviewer for Economic Modelling.
Feel free to reach out if you’d like to connect or collaborate.
Outside of research and policy work, you find me swimming in some sort of water (regularly and on vacation), hiking in mountains close to the beautiful Kloster Andechs in the Bavarian Alps, or cooking my favourite Thai green curry.