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Hector Calvo-Pardo is a Reader at the University of Southampton and has been conducting research in economics, focusing on decision making under uncertainty in applied international economics. He explores the financial behaviors of firms and households, particularly their expectations, information usage, and social interactions. His work has implications for understanding migration and populism, and he utilizes machine learning methods to analyze economic systems composed of interacting agents. Raised in Spain and having earned his PhD in 2005 from EHESS, Paris School of Economics, he has since received funding from esteemed institutions, including the Economic and Social Research Council and NORFACE. His scholarly contributions have been recognized with the Chair Jacquemin award for the best paper at the European Trade Study Group's annual meeting in 2009. Calvo-Pardo has also supervised research projects that received junior fellowships from the Royal Economic Society. He has had visiting positions at several prestigious universities including New York University and University College London.