Greetings!
I am a PhD Candidate at Lille Economy Management (LEM- CNRS UMR 9221) – University of Lille, starting September 2019, under the supervision of Pr. Florence HUART. My research focuses on the political macro-economy of environmental policies. Using econometric strategies and machine-learning methods, I study the political and envrionmental determinants of environmental regulation, and the economic and environmental consequences of these regulations.
My research led me to create the original comparative Multi-dimensional Environmental Legislation Stringency Index (MELSI). Available for 197 countries, from 1950 to 2020, the MELSI is a composite index that incorporates a large variety of environment dimensions such as terrestrial and marine ecosystems protection, air quality, agriculture, land use, and forest, freshwater and waste management. For each environmental dimension, numerous environmental policies and policy instruments have been tracked and scored in order to build a stringency index.
In addition to my research activities, I also work as a Teaching Assistant at the University of Lille. I’m teaching macroeconomics, international economics and growth to undergraduates and econometrics to master levels.
If you need to reach me, please feel free to send me an email at yoan_wallois@pm.me
Yoan WALLOIS, PhD Candidate 