Personal profile
Career
I am an assistant professor at the Department of Econometrics and Operations Research at Tilburg University. I received my PhD in Economics from Boston University.
I am a Research Affiliate at the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) in the Industrial Organization and Development Economics groups. I am also an affiliate member of the Financial Inclusion Through INteroperability (FIT IN) Initiative at the Toulouse School of Economics (TSE).
Research interests
Fields:
My primary field of interest is Empirical Industrial Organization, with applications in Finance, Development and Environmental Economics.
Working papers:
Social Impacts of New Radio Markets in Ghana: A Dynamic Structural Analysis - Revise and Resubmit at the RAND Journal of Economics
Environmental Impacts of Banning Vehicle Advertising, with Jiekai Zhang (CEPR Discussion Paper 20393)
Do I Really Want to Buy This? Preference Discovery and Consumer Search,
with Tinghan Zhang and Tobias Klein
Teaching
- 230333 General Equilibrium Theory for Research Master in Economics
- 30J211 Statistics 2 for BSc in International Business Administration
- 30J125 Programming and Quantitative Skills for BSc in International Business Administration
- 300366 Programming for Entrepreneurship and Business Innovation BSc
- 30M015 Programming for TiSEM Minor Essential Digital Skills
- 390302 Thesis Supervisor for MSc in Econometrics and Mathematical Economics
- 390320 Thesis Supervisor for MSc in Finance
PhD supervision
My current and previous PhD students are:
- Vishal Pant (co-supervised with Nicola Pavanini).
- Tinghan Zhang (co-supervised with Tobias Klein).
- Hazal Sezer (co-supervised with Burak Uras). Defended June 17, 2024 with cum laude. First placement: Charles River Associates, Brussels.
- Xiaoyue Zhang (co-supervised with Jaap Abbring and Jeffrey Campbell). Defended Sept. 22, 2023. First placement: Postdoc at MIT Sloan before joining DIW Berlin, Germany.
- Michela Bonani (co-superised with Florian Schuett). Defended June 9 2023. First placement: Postdoc at ESSEC Business School, Cergy, France.
Current courses
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Education/Academic qualification
Economics, PhD, Boston University
Award Date: 18 May 2018
Economics, Master’s Degree, Trinity College Dublin
Award Date: 9 Nov 2012
Economics, Bachelor’s Degree, BA (Mod.) in Economic and Social Studies, Trinity College Dublin
Award Date: 5 Dec 2011
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 1 No Poverty -
SDG 4 Quality Education -
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 15 Life on Land
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Research output
- 3 Article
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Bank branching strategies in the 1997 Thai Financial Crisis and local access to credit
Rysman, M., Townsend, R. M. & Walsh, C., Mar 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of the European Economic Association.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Open Access -
The effects of policy interventions to limit illegal money lending
Leong, K., Li, H., Pavanini, N. & Walsh, C., Sept 2024, In: Journal of Financial Economics. 159, 21 p., 103894.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Open Access -
Law enforcement and bargaining over illicit drug prices: Structural evidence from a gang's ledger
Leong, K., Li, H., Rysman, M. & Walsh, C., Jun 2022, In: Journal of the European Economic Association. 20, 3, p. 1198-1230Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Open Access2 Link opens in a new tab Citations (Scopus)
Activities
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Micro seminar
Walsh, C. (Speaker)
27 May 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk › Scientific
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Economics Seminar
Walsh, C. (Speaker)
4 Apr 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk › Scientific
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Micro CRC Seminar
Walsh, C. (Speaker)
17 Sept 2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk › Scientific
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FIT IN Initiative Conference
Walsh, C. (Speaker)
2 May 2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk › Scientific
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Workshop on Industrial Organization
Walsh, C. (Speaker)
30 Nov 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk › Scientific
Datasets
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Replication package for "Bank Branching Strategies in the 1997 Thai Financial Crisis and Local Access to Credit"
Rysman, M. (Creator), Townsend, R. M. (Creator) & Walsh, C. (Creator), Zenodo, 11 Dec 2025
Dataset
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FINEC-D-23-00516_Leong-Li-Pavanini-Walsh_The-Effects-of-Policy-Interventions-to-Limit-Illegal-Money-Lending
Leong, K. (Contributor), Li, H. (Contributor), Pavanini, N. (Creator) & Walsh, C. (Contributor), Mendeley Data, 4 Jun 2024
DOI: 10.17632/vtx4336yyx.1, https://data.mendeley.com/datasets/vtx4336yyx
Dataset