Visiting Fellow
Biography
Dr Christine Côté completed her PhD in international political economy from LSE in 2014. In addition to an undergraduate degree in economics and politics from McGill University, Christine has a graduate degree in economic policy from Harvard University and an MBA in strategic management and finance from London Business School in the UK.
Christine has been giving lectures and teaching graduate seminars in the Department of Management since 2009 and was previously a lecturer in international business at McGill University's Desautels Faculty of Management in Montreal, Canada from 2006-2009. Christine worked as an international trade negotiator with the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada from 2002-2006. In this capacity she represented Canada in negotiations at the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in Paris and on bilateral trade and investment agreements.
Prior to this, Christine worked as a strategy, policy and economics consultant with PricewaterhouseCoopers based out of London, England and was responsible for advising governments in Europe, Africa and Asia on major strategic public policy decisions. She was also a political advisor and organizer in the Office of the Prime Minister of Canada.
Research interests
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International trade
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International investment agreements and investment arbitration
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Globalization and its impact on national regulation
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Foreign direct investment and the internationalization strategies of firms.