David Delacrétaz
Lecturer in Economics – University of Manchester

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Employment

2021-Present
Lecturer in Economics, School of Social Sciences, University of Manchester

2018-2021
Postdoctoral Prize Research Fellow, Nuffield College and Department of Economics, University of Oxford

Education

2012-2018
PhD, Economics, University of Melbourne

2009-2011
MSc, Economics, University of Lausanne

2006-2009
BSc, Economics, University of Lausanne

Teaching and Research Fields

Applied Microeconomic Theory, Market Design, Matching Theory, Mechanism Design

Teaching

2023-Present
Lecturer and Unit Coordinator for Introduction to Mathematical Economics (first-year UG), University of Manchester

2021-Present
Lecturer and Unit Coordinator for Managerial Economics II (third-year UG), University of Manchester

2018-2021
Teaching Assistant for Microeconomics (first-year PhD), University of Oxford

2020
Guest Lecturer for Marcelo Fernandez‘s Market Design course at Johns Hopkins University [video][slides]

2018
Teaching Assistant and Guest Lecturer for Microeconomics (first-year PhD), University of Melbourne

2015-2018
Lecturer and Teaching Assistant for Price Theory (second-year UG), Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) and Singapore Institute of Management (SIM)

2014
Lecturer for the Victorian Competition and Efficiency Commission (VCEC) Executive Education Program, Centre for Market Design and University of Melbourne [slides][syllabus]

2014
Teaching Assistant for Microeconomics (third-year UG), University of Melbourne

PhD Supervision

2023-Present

2021-Present
Lucas Morisette (co-supervisor with Antonio Nicolò since 2023)

2019-2025
Chi Chong (Angus) Leong (co-supervisor since 2022 with Horst Zank)
Placement: Postdoctoral Researcher (UM Macau Fellow), University of Macau

Professional Activities

Service
Placement Director, Department of Economics, University of Manchester (since 2024)

Seminar Organizer
Manchester Economic Theory Seminar, University of Manchester (2022-25)
Learning, Games, and Networks Seminar, University of Oxford (2018-20)
Postdoctoral Fellows Seminar (Economics), University of Oxford (2018-9)

Editorship
The Manchester School (since 2023)

Referee
American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, American Economic Review, Econometrica, Economic Letters, Economic Theory, European Economic Review, Games and Economic Behavior, Journal of Development Economics, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Journal of Economic Theory, Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics, Journal of Mathematical Economics, Journal of Political Economy, Journal of Public Economic Theory, Journal of Public Economics, Management Science, Mathematics of Operations Research, Oxford Economic Papers, Review of Economics and Statistics, Scandinavian Journal of Economics, Social Choice and Welfare, Theoretical Economics

Conference Committees

Member of the refugees.ai project (since 2017)
Consult on matching markets for the Centre for Market Design (2013-8)

Honors and Scholarships

2026
Visiting Research Scholar Award, University of Melbourne

2020
Best Job Market Paper Award, European Economic Association and UniCredit Foundation

2019
Visiting Research Scholar Award, University of Melbourne

2019
George Webb Medley and OEP Fund, University of Oxford

2018
Williams Prize for Excellence in the PhD Thesis, University of Melbourne

2016 and 2017
Faculty of Business and Economics Travelling Scholarship, University of Melbourne

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Student with the most potential in Economics, 29th PhD Conference in Economics and Business

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Best presentation in Economics, 29th PhD Conference in Economics and Business

2015
Centre for Market Design PhD Scholarship, University of Melbourne

2013
Kilmany Scholarship for highest result in Economics PhD Coursework, University of Melbourne

2012 to 2016
Melbourne Research Scholarship, University of Melbourne

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Research Higher Degrees Studentship, University of Melbourne

Conference and Seminar Presentations

2026
University of Liverpool (Economic Theory Seminar, scheduled)
Berlin Workshop on Matching and Market Design
Monash University (Economic Theory Seminar)
Deakin University (Economic Theory Seminar)
University of Melbourne (Economic Theory Seminar)

2025

2024

2023

2022
Asia-Pacific Industrial Organization Conference (APIOC, Sydney)
University of Melbourne (Economic Theory Seminar)
Conference on Economic Design (Padua)
Microeconomic Theory Group Icebreaking Workshop (University of Warwick)
Saarland Workshop in Economic Theory (Saarbrücken)

2021
ACM Conference on Economics and Computations (EC’21, Budapest, online)
SAET Annual Conference (Seoul, online)
Matching in Practice (St Petersburgh, online) [video]
North Carolina State University (Economic Theory Seminar, online)
University of Exeter (Job Market Talk, online)
National University of Singapore (Job Market Talk, online)
University of Essex (Job Market Talk, online)
University of Manchester (Job Market Talk, online)
University of Surrey (Job Market Talk, online)

2020
European Winter Meetings of the Econometric Society (online)
ESMT Berlin (Faculty Research Seminar, online)
Australasian Microeconomic Theory Seminar (online) [video]
Johns Hopkins University (Economic Theory Seminar, online)
NBER Market Design Working Group Meeting (online)
Lausanne Matching and Market Design Workshop (online)
Stanford University (Market Design Workshop, online)
HEC Lausanne (Micro Theory Lunch Seminar, online)
UK Matching Workshop (City, University of London)

2019
Lisbon Meetings in Game Theory and Applications
Transatlantic Theory Workshop (Oxford)
Conference on Economic Design (Budapest)
Match-UP (ETHZ, Monte Verità)
Royal Economic Society Meetings (University of Warwick)
University of Melbourne (Economic Theory and Experimental Seminar)
City, University of London (Lunch Theory Seminar)

2018

2017
Australasian Public Choice Conference (Deakin University)
University of Oxford (Job Market Talk)
Australian National University (Economic Theory Seminar)
HEC Lausanne (Microeconomics Seminar)
Conference on Economic Design (University of York)
Swiss Society of Economics and Statistics Annual Congress (Lausanne)
Toulouse School of Economics (Applied Theory Workshop)
Match-Up (Poster, Microsoft Research New England)
Australasian Economic Theory Workshop (Auckland)

2016
University of Melbourne – Toulouse School of Economics Workshop (Melbourne)
PhD Conference in Economics and Business (University of Western Australia)
NBER Market Design Working Group Meeting (Stanford University)
Econometric Society Australasia Meeting (University of Technology, Sydney)
Department of Treasury and Finance, Victorian Government (Lunch Seminar)
Australasian Economic Theory Workshop (Monash University)

2015
University of Queensland (Economic Theory Seminar)
Australasian Economic Theory Workshop (Deakin University)

2014

Personal

Citizenship:
Switzerland, Australia, UK

Languages:
French (native), English (fluent), German (intermediate), Italian (intermediate)

 

Updated September 24, 2026

 

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