Frank Pisch

Frank Pisch is an Assistant Professor at the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland, and an Associate at CEP. He received his PhD from the London School of Economics and studied Economics and Philosophy at universities in Bayreuth (Germany), Cambridge (UK) and Singapore. His research focuses on international trade and organisational economics.

Current areas of research include:

International production networks: just-in-time management leads to regionalisation and vertical integration; pro-competitive effects of trade liberalisations are important; their structure shapes exchange rate pass-through International market access: firms outsource services needed domestically; negative effects on domestic environment in China if politicians favour industry over citizens

Experience U St. Gallen

• Microeconomics II (undergrad, Autumn 2018)
• International Economics for Economists (undergrad, Spring 2019 - Spring 2021)
• International Economics for International Affairs Students (undergrad, Spring 2019 - Autumn 2020)
• Empirical Policy Evaluation (grad, Spring 2018- )
• International Trade II: Firms in the Global Economy (graduate, Spring 2018 - Autumn 2020)

LSE

• EC455: Quantitative Approaches and Policy Analysis for MPA students (2014-2017)
• EC406: Economic Policy Analysis for MPA students (2014-2016)
• EC301: Advanced Economic Analysis (undergrad, 2012/13)
• EC315: International Economics (undergrad, 2012-14, 2017)
• Summer School, EC351: International Economics (undergrad, 2012, 2015) U Bayreuth
• Macroeconomics (undergrad, 2007-2010)