Sophie Cottet
Postdoctoral Researcher at University of Stavanger
Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway
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Top SchoolSophie Cottet is a postdoctoral researcher based in Stavanger with 11 years of applied economics and public policy experience, specializing in labor demand, taxation, and welfare programs. Her PhD from Paris School of Economics examined payroll taxation reforms in France, and she has combined rigorous econometric research with practical policy evaluation work at PSE-CREST and the French Ministry. Sophie has a strong computational toolkit—leading Python redevelopment of the TAXIPP microsimulation model and contributing to dynamic retirement microsimulations—bridging research and deployable policy models. She has international research exposure through a visiting position at ETH Zürich and teaching roles at Sciences Po, reflecting an ability to communicate complex quantitative topics to students and policymakers. Colleagues describe her as methodical and policy-focused: she routinely translates experimental and administrative data into actionable evaluation for government and academic audiences. Beyond academia, Sophie’s background in behavioral experiments and hands-on model implementation signals a rare blend of empirical rigor and software-enabled policy analysis.
11 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (MSc), Economics and Statistics, Master of Science (MSc), Economics and Statistics at ENSAE ParisBac ES international O.I.B. Anglais, Mention TB, Bac ES international O.I.B. Anglais, Mention TB at Lycée international de GrenobleHypokhâgne - Khâgne B/L, Sciences sociales, Hypokhâgne - Khâgne B/L, Sciences sociales at Stanislas
French, English, Spanish
Github Skills (11)
french10
tax10
api10
python10
parser6
aggregates6
macroeconomics4
survey4
commons1
xen1
perl1
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
SophieIPP/ipp-macro-series-parser
Jul 2015 - Sep 2016
Contributions:46 pushes, 5 branches in 1 year 1 month
pythonaggregatesparsermacroeconomicsvariables
SophieIPP/openfisca-france
May 2015 - Jul 2017
Contributions:3 PRs, 46 pushes, 4 branches in 2 years 1 month
openfiscabenefitfrenchtax
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