Nicolas Bau

I am a Ph.D. Candidate in Political Science at the University of Geneva, Switzerland. In 2025-26, I am a visiting researcher at Princeton University, USA.

Broadly, my research seeks to understand how domestic and international economic and political transitions shape the engagement of industrialized nations with the Global South. I examine this area of interest focusing on the political economy of foreign aid, development finance, international organizations, and firm behavior.

I hold an M.A. in Political Science from Sciences Po. I have gained research and policy experience at the ENS-Ulm, the OECD, and the Kiel Institute. My research has been supported by the Swiss National Science Foundation and the Ernst and Lucie Schmidheiny Foundation.