Dr Gabriel Katz Wisel

I am Professor (Personal Chair) of Political Economy and Data Science at the University of Exeter. I am also Social Science Research Scholar at Stanford University (Gerstenfeld Lab). 

My research interests lie at the intersection of economics and political science, focusing on Political Economy and Computational Social Science. 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. More recently, my research has delved into the application of quasi-experimental methods to epidemiological and medical research, analysing the impact of HZ vaccination on dementia in collaboration with medical doctors, bio-statisticians and economists at Stanford University.

I earned my Ph.D. in economics 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, UK and the US.

At Exeter, I was a founding member of the Q(uantitative) Step Centre, helping  bring quantitative methods at SPSA and developig the computational social science curriculum. I was also the first Academic Lead of the SWDTP Advanced Quantitative Methods Pathway, Exeter's first Instutional Lead of the SWDTP, Director of the Centre for Elections, Media and Parties, and first director of SPSA's Master in International Development. Currently, I am one of SPSA's Senior Academic Leads.

Biography:

CV

ResearchGate.

Other academic and non-academic appointments:

Academic:

Social Science Resarch Scholar, Stanford University, USA.

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

Visiting Associate Professor, California Institute of Technology, USA

Visiting Researcher, Princeton University, USA

Assistant Professor of Economics and Politics, IMT Lucca, Italy

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:

Modelling Manager - Business Banking, Nationwide Building Society, UK

Modelling Manger - Retail Banking, Virgin Money, UK

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 Political Economy and Data Science. Students I have previously supervised have gone on to have successful careers in academia and international organisations in the UK, Europe and the US.

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 Economist at the Inter-American Development Bank. 

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)