Willy Lefez joined ESMT in September 2021 as a Research Associate working with Prof. Özlem Bedre-Defolie on the Digital Platforms: Pricing, Variety and Quality Provision (DIPVAR) Project. Willy obtained his PhD in Economics at the Toulouse School of Economics.

Willy's research focuses on applied microeconomic theory, industrial organization and digital economics. His research examines distortions in the use and collection of data by digital platforms using game-theoretic methods.