Maria Rasskazova 🍵
Maria Rasskazova

PhD in Digital Economics

ACT, LabEx ICCA, University Sorbonne Paris Nord

My research explores digital platforms by analyzing the interactions between producers, advertisers, audiences, and platforms, while also addressing questions of governance and regulation. To this end, I rely on research in economics and social sciences, as well as on data science (Python, R, SQL) to answer complex questions and solve strategic problems.

In February 2026, I defended my doctoral dissertation in Digital Economics at the University Sorbonne Paris Nord. In my doctoral dissertation, I examined the interdependence of the economic actors in content creator ecosystems and its impact on production, moderation and monetisation strategies.

I am available for academic opportunities starting August 2026.

Résumé

Experience

  1. Adjuct Lecturer

    School of Management, University of Lorraine
    • Taught undergraduate courses in Economics :
    • 1st year bachelor degree: Microeconomics (54h), Macroeconomics (54h), Introduction to the Economics of Money and Banking (9h), Statistics (24h).
    • 3rd year bachelor degree: Behavioral Economics applied to Economic Policies (36h).

  2. PhD student

    ACT, LabEx ICCA, University Sorbonne Paris Nord
    • Conducted research on the structure of French content creators.
    • Investigated the impacts of YouTube’s moderation policy changes on content production and creators’ visibility on the platform.
    • Examined YouTube creators’ content supply diversity.
    • Supervised the organisation of various research seminars.

  3. Human Resources Data Analyst

    Deloitte Luxembourg
    • Produced monthly reports throughout Excel for the finance department.
    • Analysed human resources metrics (absenteeism, salary gap, turnover) and produced deliverables to the head of the human resources department.

  4. Data Analyst (Internship)

    Qare
    • Defined and implemented temporal, quantitative and qualitative KPIs in line with business needs through SQL, Python and Tableau.
    • Produced deep-dive analyses of the platform’s user behaviours: adoption and customer retention.
    • Created and maintained dashboards for the marketing and product departments on Tableau.

Education

  1. PhD Economics

    University Sorbonne Paris Nord
    Thesis on production and monetization strategies in creators’ economy. Supervised by Prof. François Moreau and Prof. Thierry PĂ©nard.
    Communications

  2. Masters' Degree in Digital Economics and Marketing

    University of Rennes
    Master Innovation Management, Mention Digital Strategies and Innovation.

  3. Dual Bachelors' Degree Law and Economics

    University of Lorraine
Skills & Languages
Technical Skills
Python
R
SQL
Word, Excel
Languages
French
Russian
English
German