Curriculum Vitae
Assistant Professor · Maastricht University
julian.ashwin@maastrichtuniversity.nl · Google Scholar · ORCID
Positions
2023–presentAssistant Professor, Department of Macro, International and Labour Economics (MILE), School of Business and Economics, Maastricht University
2024–presentResearch Fellow, , Ellison Institute of Technology
2025–presentGSBE Fellow, Graduate School of Business and Economics, Maastricht University
2022–2024New Map of Life Fellow, , Stanford Center on Longevity, Stanford University
2021–presentAcademic Consultant, Development Research Group, World Bank
2021–2023Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Economics, London Business School
2020–2021PhD Trainee, DG Economics (Business Cycle Analysis), European Central Bank
2021–2021Summer Associate, Global Markets, Goldman Sachs
2020–2021Research Assistant, Department of Economics, University of Oxford
2019–2021Instructor, , ViaX
2018–2018Policy Advisor, Open Innovation Team, Cabinet Office
2014–2014Research Assistant, , Smith School for Enterprise and the Environment, University of Oxford
2014–2014Research Assistant, , Tax Administration Research Centre, University of Exeter
Education
2022DPhil in Economics, Nuffield College, University of Oxford
2017MPhil in Economics, Nuffield College, University of Oxford
2015BA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics, Hertford College, University of Oxford
Publications
Reframing the Epidemiological Transition – Increasing Returns to Tackling Ageing-Related Diseases (2026)
Julian Ashwin, David Bloom, Naomi Lee, Peter Piot, Andrew Scott
Nature Aging (forthcoming)
Qualitative Analysis with Large-N: A New Method with an Application to Aspirations in Bangladesh (2026)
Julian Ashwin, Vijayendra Rao, Monica Biradavolu, Aditya Chhabra, Arshia Haque, Afsana Khan, Nandini Krishnan
The Economic Journal
DOIIntroduction to the Special Issue: The Economics of Ageing and Longevity (2026)
Julian Ashwin, David Canning, Johanna Wallenius
Journal of the Economics of Ageing
DOINeural Network Learning for Nonlinear Economies (2025)
Julian Ashwin, Paul Beaudry, Martin Ellison
Journal of Monetary Economics
DOIUsing Large Language Models for Qualitative Analysis Can Introduce Serious Bias (2025)
Julian Ashwin, Aditya Chhabra, Vijayendra Rao
Sociological Methods and Research
DOIA Bayesian Model of Later Life Mortality Trends and Implications for Longevity (2025)
Julian Ashwin, Andrew Scott
Journal of the Royal Statistical Society: Series A
DOINowcasting Euro Area GDP with News Sentiment: A Tale of Two Crises (2024)
Julian Ashwin, Eleni Kalamara, Lorena Saiz
Journal of Applied Econometrics
DOIFinancial News Media and Volatility: Is There More to Newspapers than News? (2024)
Julian Ashwin
Journal of Financial Markets
DOIInternational Gains to Achieving Healthy Longevity (2023)
Andrew Scott, Julian Ashwin, Martin Ellison, David Sinclair
Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Medicine
DOIAn Adaptive Dynamical Model of Default Contagion (2022)
Damian Smug, Julian Ashwin, Peter Ashwin, Didier Sornette
Quantitative Finance
DOIBayesian Topic Regression for Causal Inference (2021)
Maximilian Ahrens, Julian Ashwin, Jan-Peter Calliess, Vu Nguyen
Proceedings of the 2021 Conference on Empirical Methods in Natural Language Processing (EMNLP), pp. 8162–8188
DOIWorking Papers
Multi-dimensional Uncertainty and Central Bank Communication: What Do Central Bankers Talk About and Why? (2022)
Julian Ashwin
Working paper
Abstract
Winner of the Peter Sinclair Prize (1st place) at the 9th MMF Society PhD Conference, 2022. Currently shelved — not being revised or submitted.
The Value of Healthy Longevity and Increasing Returns to Tackling Ageing
Julian Ashwin, Martin Ellison, Andrew Scott
Working paper
Grants & Funding
VENI Grant
NWO · PI · 2026–present · EUR 320,000
Starter Grant (Stimuleringssubsidie Bedrijfswetenschappen)
NWO · PI · 2025–present · EUR 336,000
Co-funded the Inequality Dynamics PhD project and a departmental research fund of over €70,000.
Research Support Grant
World Bank · Co-I · 2023–present · USD 100,000
Knowledge for Change Grant
World Bank · Co-I · 2021–2023 · USD 200,000
David Walton Distinguished Doctoral Scholarship
Researcher · 2020–2022 · USD 40,000
ESRC Scholarship (MPhil + DPhil)
ESRC · Researcher · 2015–2022 · GBP 150,000
Teaching
PhD
Text Analysis Methods · Lecturer
2022
Short PhD course on NLP methods for economists.
Masters
Statistical Programming and Statistical Learning · Teaching Fellow
2022–23
MSc Data Science for Public Policy programme.
Undergraduate
ICT, Labour and Inequality (EBC2130) · Lecturer
2023–24, 2024–25
Modern Economic Crises: Causes and Solutions (EBC2191) · Lecturer
2023–24, 2024–25
History of Economic Thought (EBC2153) · Co-Lecturer
2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
Co-taught with Kristof Bosmans.
International Economic Relations: the Case of Europe (SSC3034) · Co-Lecturer
2023–24, 2024–25
Co-taught with Mark Sanders. UCM (University College Maastricht) course.
Contending Perspectives in Economics: the Case of Inequality (SSC2010) · Lecturer
2025–26
UCM (University College Maastricht) course.
Economics for Business Engineering (BENC1005) · Lecturer
2023–24
Macroeconomics · Tutor
2019–20, 2020–21
Second-year BA Economics tutorials.
Money and Banking · Tutor
2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21
Third-year BA Economics tutorials.
Mathematics for Economists · Tutor
2017–18, 2018–19
First-year BA Economics tutorials.
Labour Economics · Tutor
2017–18, 2018–19
Third-year BA Economics tutorials.
Selected Presentations
North East Universities Development Consortium (NEUDC)
Conference · NEUDC · USA · October 2025
CEPR Conference on the Economics of Ageing and Longevity
Conference · Centre for Economic Policy Research · London, UK · September 2025
European Economic Association Annual Congress
Conference · EEA · · August 2025
CEPR Conferences
Conference · Centre for Economic Policy Research · · July 2025
OECD Presentation
Invited talk · OECD · Paris, France · June 2025
European Central Bank Seminar
Seminar · European Central Bank · Frankfurt, Germany · May 2025
Royal Economic Society Annual Conference
Conference · RES · UK · April 2025
ASSA Annual Meeting
Conference · Allied Social Sciences Associations · Philadelphia, PA, USA · January 2025
ECB AI in Economics Seminar
Seminar · European Central Bank · Frankfurt, Germany · November 2024
North East Universities Development Consortium (NEUDC)
Conference · NEUDC · USA · October 2024
Academic Service
Editorial & Reviewing
Editor
Journal of the Economics of Ageing — Special Issue on the Economics of Ageing and Longevity (with David Canning and Johanna Wallenius) (since 2026)
Referee
European Economic Review
Journal of Applied Econometrics
Macroeconomic Dynamics
Journal of Business and Economic Statistics
Journal of the Economics of Ageing
Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics
Behavioral Finance and Asset Prices (Springer)
Sociological Methods and Research
Applied Economics
Empirical Economics
Departmental Service
Assistant Project Lead, CEPR Research Policy Network on Ageing and Longevity
Centre for Economic Policy Research · 2025–present
Co-founder, Inequality Dynamics Research Theme
MILE, School of Business and Economics · 2024–present
Grant Reviewer
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada · 2024–present
Honors Colloquium Talk
School of Business and Economics · 2024–present
Overleaf Workshop for Students
School of Business and Economics · 2024–present
Second Reader, BSc Thesis Groups
School of Business and Economics · 2023–present
Grading, International Classroom Admissions Essays
School of Business and Economics · 2023–present
Conference Organisation
Co-organiser · CEPR Conference on the Economics of Ageing and Longevity
London Business School, London, UK · 2025
Co-organiser · MILE Seminar Series, Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands · 2024
Co-founder and Co-organiser · Young Dutch Economist Meetings (YDEM)
De Nederlandsche Bank, Amsterdam, Netherlands · 2024
Co-organiser · MORSE Conference (track)
· 2024
Outreach & Dissemination
Podcasts
SBE Podcast
Maastricht University School of Business and Economics · March 2025
EADi Innovating Methods Podcast
European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes · October 2024
CEPR VoxTalks
Centre for Economic Policy Research · June 2024
The Finance Bro Podcast
The Finance Bro · July 2022
Discussion of the working paper on multi-dimensional uncertainty and central bank communication.
Software & Media
iQual: Scaling Qualitative Analysis with NLP/LLMs
GitHub / PyPI · January 2026
Python package released alongside the Economic Journal paper on aspirations in Bangladesh. Link to be added.
Blogs & Written Pieces
VoxDev Blog
VoxDev · August 2024
Development Impact Blog
World Bank Development Impact Blog · April 2024
SBE Blog
Maastricht University School of Business and Economics · February 2024
Policy
ECB AI in Economics Seminar
European Central Bank, Frankfurt · November 2024
Presentation on large language models and bias in qualitative analysis.
OECD Working Party No. 3 Lunch Presentation
OECD, Paris · May 2024
Presentation on the macroeconomics of ageing to senior OECD member-country policymakers.
CF Partners Consultancy — Economic Valuation of Health
CF Partners (via Ellison Institute of Technology) · January 2024
Applying economic valuation of health and longevity to preventative and diagnostic medical interventions.
Public Lectures
CUBIC Masterclass for Save the Children
CUBIC / Save the Children (online) · May 2023
Athena Infonomics Seminar
Athena Infonomics (online) · April 2023