Tristan Du Puy
PhD Student - 2024-25 Job Market Candidate
Personal Details
Tristan (they/them) is a sixth-year PhD student in Sustainable Development. They study the role of industrial policies in shaping the efficiency and environmental sustainability of production. They are also interested in adaptation to climate change and land use policies. Their research combines methods from industrial organisation and applied microeconomics with remote sensing or climate data.
Prior to joining Columbia University, Tristan earned Masters in economics (Paris School of Economics), in international relations (Sciences Po Paris), as well as Bachelors in philosophy (University of Paris 10 - Nanterre), law (University of Paris 1 - Pantheon Sorbonne) and political sciences (Sciences Po Paris). They also studied mathematics for three years at Sorbonne Université, and worked on European competition and environmental policy in Belgium and Romania.