Barthelemy Bikoi
Barthelemy is from Cameroon, where he completed his BS in Finance. He then pursued his Master’s in Leadership at Boston College, followed by a Master’s in Economics at Baylor University. Prior to joining Columbia, he was a Research Fellow at The World Bank Group, where he was sponsored by the Robert S. McNamara Fellowship Program to collaborate on research relating to the impacts of innovative technologies on agricultural productivity. He is interested in understanding the mechanisms that underlie voting behaviors in elections and is particularly keen to learn the rigorous tools which Economics provides for studying similar questions relating to society. He is currently assisting Professor Ebonya Washington on projects which examine how minority groups in the United States leverage the political system to meet their needs. Outside of Economics, he enjoys delving into Renaissance history and the history of the Roman Empire, with a particular fascination for the period of the Punic Wars.
Filippo Paternollo
Filippo Paternollo was born and raised in Milan, Italy. He received his MSc and BSc in Economic and Social Sciences from Bocconi University, where he was awarded the Bocconi Graduate Merit Award for academic excellence. He also studied at the London School of Economics (LSE) and the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).
Filippo is primarily interested in applied microeconomics and has a strong passion for policy-relevant issues. He has co-authored research on competition in digital markets with Francesco Decarolis and Muxin Li. Additionally, Filippo has provided economic analysis to the Commission for the reform of the Italian Public Procurement Law. At Columbia, Filippo is currently working on research related to healthcare economics and energy/environmental economics.
Before joining Columbia University, Filippo worked as an Analyst in Compass Lexecon’s Competition Practice in Milan. His work involved estimating damages in antitrust litigation and evaluating the competitive effects of mergers.
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