Jeremy Zuchuat
Project Manager and Scientific collaborator
University Lecturer
Lausanne, Switzerland
CV.pdf [FR]

Expertise
Economic modeling
Statistical modeling
Forecasting
- Econometric methods
- Projection models
Program evaluation
Data analysis
- Micro- & macro- econometrics
- Machine learning (supervised, unsupervised)
- Discrete choice analysis
Data management
- Big data
- Register and survey data
Data visualization
- Including GIS

Professional Experience

2023-pres. Project manager and Scientific collaborator - Büro für arbeits- und sozialpolitische Studien (BASS) - Bern (CH)
  • Carried out various mandates for public institutions in Switzerland (federal or cantonal).
  • (Non-exhaustive) list of topics covered : labor markets, education system, social insurances.
  • Complex data management and analysis tasks, mostly using Swiss public registers (e.g. AVAM/ASAL, CdC, LABB) or survey data (e.g. ESPA, ESS, RS).
  • Full-cycle project management, from drafting offers, to delivering the output, through conducting the analyses and financial management.
2023-pres. University lecturer - University of Lausanne - Lausanne (CH)
  • Teaching applied economic research to 3d year Bachelor students (Recherche Empirique en Management et Economie).
    Concepts taught: Research plan definition, Data literacy (data collection, management, visualization, analysis), Research communication (written, spoken)
  • Teaching public economics to 3d year Bachelor students (Finances publiques).
    Concepts taught: Role of the state in the economic system, Market inefficiencies (externalities, public goods, etc.), Public intervention
2020-pres. Scientific collaborator - Centre for Applied Research (CREA/UNIL) - Lausanne (CH)
  • Carried out a series of mandates for the Direction générale de la cohésion sociale (DGSE) in Vaud, jointly with Pr. Rafael Lalive.
  • Causal evaluation of vocational programs (FORJAD) on employment outcomes
    Analysis of the employment/income trajectories of social aid beneficiaries (RI)
    Development of a macroeconometric model relating economic conditions to the prevalence of the social aid in the canton de Vaud
  • Complex data management and analysis tasks, using Swiss public registers (e.g. AVAM/ASAL, CdC, LABB).
2018-2023 Graduate assistant - University of Lausanne (CH) - Lausanne (CH)
  • Writing 4 academic papers investigating job seekers’ and firms’ behaviors in the Swiss labor market, and the impact of labor market policies and taxation on workers’ outcomes
  • Presentation of research projects in workshops and conferences with inter-national audience
  • Teaching duties in Applied Econometrics and Macroeconomics (Bachelor level), taught to classes from 20 to 400 students
2016-2018 Research assistant - University of Lausanne - Lausanne (CH)
  • Data analytics on labor market-related topics, under the supervision of Pr. Rafael Lalive
  • Data management, visualization and analysis using large administrative datasets (big data)
  • Writing of an internal report for the SECO on several aspects of job search (ALMPs, income paths, etc.)
2014-2018 Teaching assistant - University of Lausanne - Lausanne (CH)
  • Teaching, Exercise and Q&A sessions, Development of course material, Grading
  • Data management, visualization and analysis using large administrative datasets (big data)
  • Writing of an internal report for the SECO on several aspects of job search (ALMPs, income paths, etc.)

Education

2018-2023. PhD in Economics - University of Lausanne - Lausanne (CH)
Research topics: applied econometrics, labor economics, public economics, program evaluation.
Advisor : Pr. Rafael Lalive.
Further training : Winter School in Data Analytics and Machine Learning (UNIFR), Discrete Choice Analysis (EPFL).
2018-2019 Swiss Program for Beginning Doctoral Students in Economics - Study Center Gerzensee - Gerzensee (CH)
GPA : 5.7/6.0.
2016-2018 Master of Science in Economics - University of Lausanne - Lausanne (CH)
Differentiation in Mathematics/Applied Mathematics.
Specialization in Quantitative Economics and Microeconomics.
Master thesis: The effects of ALMPs on job search effort and interviews in Switzerland.
GPA : 6.0/6.0
2013-2016 Bachelor of Science in Economics - University of Lausanne - Lausanne (CH)
Exchange semester in Dublin (IE).
GPA : 5.9/6.0

Awards and Honors

2021 Econometric Game, Amsterdam, HEC Lausanne team captain, Finished in the top-8 finalists.
2018 Prix de Faculté, HEC Lausanne, Best student MScE.
2017 Econometric Game, Amsterdam, HEC Lausanne team member.
2016 Prix Ernst & Young SA, HEC Lausanne, Prize for excellence.
2014-2016 Prix de la Faculté des HEC, HEC Lausanne, Best student BScE (1st, 2d, 3d year & entire cursus).

Technical skills

Programming
R ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ Stata ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉
Python ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◎ HTML/CSS/JS ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◎
Softwares
Excel ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ QJIS ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◎
Photoshop ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◎ Illustrator ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◎
Office
Latex ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ Word ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉

Personal skills

Independence, Reliability, Collaboration, Communication, Pedagogy

Languages

French (Native), English (Full working profenciency), German (Full working profenciency)

Extracuricular Activities

2019-2023 Representative of the intermediary body at HEC Faculty council, Lausanne (CH)
2008-pres. Member and musician of the Brass Band "la Rose des Alpes", Savièse (CH)
2017-2020 Member of the student think thank "Uthink", Lausanne (CH).
Organized conferences and seminars to inform Lausanne population on public interest topics & research conducted at the University of Lausanne.
List of topics/events: Federal initiative "Monnaie pleine", AVS reform, Seminar on Urban Economics, "La fin des glaciers", etc.
2017-2019 Member and teller of the association "La Grange", Conthey (CH)
Organization of social and festive events in the region of Sion, Valais.