Julien Gourdon is Economist at CEPII. He holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Clermont-Ferrand (CERDI), and he is specialized in International Trade and Development. His main topics of interest are trade policies, exports competitiveness, the impact of international trade on income inequalities, and the impact evaluation of trade assistance projects .

Formerly, he was Economist at the World Bank from 2006 to 2011, working in the Middle East/North Africa department and in the International Trade department