Catherine Thomas is an Associate Professor of Managerial Economics at the London School of Economics. Her research focuses on empirical organisational economics and, specifically, on multinational firms' strategies and firms' decisions to offshore production through outsourcing. She received her Ph.D. in Business Economics from Harvard University, an M.A. in Economics from Edinburgh University, and was previously an Assistant Professor of Economics at Columbia Business School.

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The economics of organisational strategy
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- Industrial organisation

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The value of online gig economy platforms
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- Labour Markets

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In-house and arm’s length: Productivity heterogeneity and variation in organisational form
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- Industrial organisation
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Landing the first job: The value of intermediaries in online hiring
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- Global economy 
- Labour Markets
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Innovation and foreign ownership
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- Global economy 
- International trade 
- Productivity and Innovation