Mara Bălașa

Mara Bălașa finalised her MSc in Economics at the Stockholm School of Economics in 2022, specialising in Applied Economic Analysis.

Bălașa completed the Data Analytics Track and her thesis examined the environmental Kuznets curve for CO2 emissions in Romania between 1968 and 2018. Bălașa’s PhD project examines the nexus between economic statecraft, free trade agreements and the environment, with a focus on European Union Member States.