Welcome!

I obtained a PhD in Economics from London Business School under the supervision of Hélène Rey in July 2026. My research interests include geoeconomics, international macro, trade and monetary policy.

I am a member of the Next-Geo cohort and a 2026 Lamfalussy Fellow for the European Central Bank. I was a finalist for the 2026 Young Economist Prize.

My job market paper is Ports of Power. I study the acquisitions of European port terminals by Chinese state-owned companies and their effect on the European trade network.

Before the PhD, I worked at the European Central Bank. I did my pre-doc at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. I hold a MSc in Economics from University College London and a BSc in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from the University of Warwick.

Previous papers include Monetary Policy and Regional Inequality (R&R on The Economic Journal) and The Globalization of Corporate Control (Journal of International Economics).

Here is my CV. You can contact me on knikalexi[at]london[dot]edu.