Social and Political Sciences, Philosophy, and Anthropology

Dr Gabriel Katz Wisel

Dr Gabriel Katz Wisel (Professor)

Professor
Politics

I am Professor (Personal Chair) of Political Economy and Quantitative Methods at the University of Exeter.

 

My research interests lie at the intersection of economics and political science, focusing on Latin American Politics, Political Behavior, Political Economy and Research Methods. My work has been published in leading economics and political science journals such as the American Journal of Political Science, the Journal of Politics, Comparative Political Studies, the Economic Journal, the European Economic Review, and the Journal of Law, Economics & Organization, among others.

 

I earned my Ph.D. in economics and politics from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), in the US. I also hold an MSc. from Caltech and a Licenciatura in Economics from the Universidad de la Republica, in Uruguay. I have worked as an academic in higher education institutions across Latin America, Europe and the US.

 

Besides my academic work, I have ample experience working as an economist and data scientist in government, industry and the third sector. I have been a Senior Data Scientist at Virgin Money; a research associate for Justice & Care, an NGO working on human trafficking in the UK and the developing world; statistical consultant for fhi360, an international non-profit human development organization; senior data analyst for YouGov/Polimetrix; economist for Willis Towers Watson; and economic advisor for the Uruguayan government.
 

Biography:

CV

ResearchGate.

 


Other academic and non-academic appointments:

 

Academic:

Adjunct Professor of Political Economy, NYU London

Visiting Professor of Political Economy, Universidad de la Republica, Uruguay

Visiting Professor of Economics and Politics, Universidad Catolica del Uruguay

Senior Fellow, National Center for Research Methods, UK

External Examiner, University of Warwick, UK

Project Evaluator, Uruguayan National Reserch and Innovation Agency (Fondo Clemente Estable)

Associate Staff Member, Q-Step Centre, Exeter.

Research Affiliate, Finance and Economics Experimental Laboratory at Exeter (FEELE), Business School, University of Exeter.

Research Associate, Research Methods Centre, Business School, University of Exeter

 

 

Non-academic:

Senior Data Scientist, Virgin Money, UK

Resarch Associate, Justice & Care UK

Statistical Advisor, fhi 360, USA

Senior Data Scientist, YouGOV/Polymetrix, USA

Senior Financial Analyst, Watson Wyatt LLP, Uruguay

Economist, Ministry of Industry, Uruguay

 

Research supervision:

I would be happy to supervise students working on Latin American Politics, Political Behaviour, Political Economy and Political Methodology. Students I have previously supervised have gone on to have successful careers in academia and international organisations in the UK and Europe.

 

Previous PhD Students (at University of Exeter):

  • Dr Adrian Millican, currently Associate Professor in Comparative Quantitative Politics, University of Durham, UK.
  • Dr Claudia Zucca, currently Assistant Professor, University of Tilburg, the Netherlands.
  • Dr Cristina Montero, currently Economic Affairs Consultant, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe.

 

Current PhD Students:

  • Nicholas Bradley. "Civil War terrorism".
  • Mariam Cook (ESRC-funded): "How can advanced quantitative methods support democratic innovation and decision-making?"
  • Natalia Lopez Hornickel (ESRC-funded)
  • Jan Abril (ESRC-funded)
 

 

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