Biography
Expertise Summary
Dr. Bruno Deschamps joined the Nottingham University Business School China in 2009. He has a PhD in Economics from the University of Brussels, Belgium. Previously he worked at the University of Bath as a Lecturer in Finance.
Teaching Summary
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Industrial Economics A
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Public Choice and Economic Policymaking
Research Summary
His research interests are in the fields of macroeconomic forecasting, panel data econometrics, applied microeconometrics, and betting markets. His primary current research interest is concentrated around the theme of the evaluation of macroeconomic forecasts. In particular, he is working on efficiency tests for fixed-events forecasts, strategic forecasting, and forecast evaluation in emerging economies. He is also working on and the relationship between the macroeconomy and financial markets, and tournament behavior.
Research Interests
Present
Macroeconomic forecast evaluation
Theory of strategic forecasting
Panel data econometrics
Macroeconomy and financial markets
Betting markets
Publications
Deschamps (2008). Betting markets efficiency: Evidence from European football markets, Journal of Gambling Business and Economics, vol 2, 66-76
Deschamps and Gergaud (2008) Anti-herding behavior in prediction markets: Evidence from Horse-Racing Tipsters (2008), Handbook of Lottery and Sports, ed. Donald Hausch and William Ziemba. Elsevier: Handbook in Finance Series.
Deschamps and Gergaud (2007) Efficiency in betting markets: Evidence from English football, Journal of Prediction Markets, vol 1, 61-73