Curriculum vitae
Carl Rippon
PhD candidate in economics at the University of Antilles (CREDDI), working on the macroeconomics of climate risk in small open economies, with a focus on the Caribbean.
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PhD in Economics, University of Antilles
Dissertation: “Three Essays on the Economics of Disasters”
Advisors: Alain Maurin & Patrice Borda · CREDDI
Dissertation: “Three Essays on the Economics of Disasters”
Advisors: Alain Maurin & Patrice Borda · CREDDI
MSc in Applied Economics, University of Antilles
Thesis: “The Impact of Natural Disasters on the Economy: A Case Study of the Caribbean–Central America Zone, 1979–2010”
Advisor: Patrice Borda
Thesis: “The Impact of Natural Disasters on the Economy: A Case Study of the Caribbean–Central America Zone, 1979–2010”
Advisor: Patrice Borda
BSc in Economics and Management, University of Antilles
Research
Publications in peer-reviewed journals
“Inflation Tales from the French Overseas Departments”, with Patrice Borda. Accepted for publication, Revue d'Économie Régionale et Urbaine.
Working papers
“Common Channels, Different Magnitudes: How Hurricanes Transmit Through Caribbean Small Open Economies”.
Work in progress
“Beyond the Shock: What Follows When Disaster Strikes? A Review of Impacts Across Households, Sectors, and States”.
Research fields
International Macroeconomics, Climate Macroeconomics
Macro-Finance, Economics of Disasters, Regional Economics
DSGE Modeling, Structural Macroeconometrics, Local Projections
Awards & honors
Third place, Research Days Poster Competition, University of Antilles, for “Cyclone Transmission Channels in a Caribbean Economy: A Two-Sector DSGE Model Calibrated to Jamaica”.
Third place & Public Choice Award, Research Days Poster Competition, University of Antilles, for “Inflation Tales from the French Overseas Departments”.
Conference presentations & seminars
UCD Workshop on Climate and Geopolitical Risks. Dublin, Ireland.
ASSET 2025, Meeting of the Association of Southern European Economic Theorists. Rabat, Morocco.
TEPP 2025, Annual Conference of the CNRS TEPP Research Network. Rennes, France.
ARUM 2024, Actes de la Recherche Ultra Marine. Paris, France.
Research Seminar “Eryc Edinval”, CREDDI, University of Antilles.
CREDDI Doctoral Seminar, University of Antilles.
Science outreach & public engagement
“Bik a Syans” kick-off meeting, Introduction to Research, University of Antilles.
Panel moderator, “The Economy and the Caribbean Carnival”. Organized by Karibbean Festimas with the Department of Guadeloupe, Departmental Museum of Art and History, Pointe-à-Pitre.
Professional experience
Financial and Administrative Manager, JURISDEM (permanent, part-time)
Corporate accounting and financial statements, cash flow and banking, management control, and administrative and accounting procedures.
Corporate accounting and financial statements, cash flow and banking, management control, and administrative and accounting procedures.
Economic Data Analyst (intern), Région Guadeloupe
Regional economic observatory: database management, statistical processing of data, economic studies and reports.
Regional economic observatory: database management, statistical processing of data, economic studies and reports.
Academic & institutional engagement
Elected PhD Representative, Research Committee, University of Antilles.
Elected Student Vice-President, University of Antilles. Elected by the entire student body to sit on the university's board of governors (Conseil d'administration), its highest decision-making body, contributing to strategic decisions, academic planning, and student-affairs policy at institution level.
Elected Member, Academic and Student Life Council (CFVU), University of Antilles.
Skills
R, Dynare, MATLAB, LaTeX, Excel
Structural Macroeconometrics, DSGE Modeling, Local Projections
English (advanced), French (native)