Christopher Grigoriou joined the CERDI, University of Auvergne, in 2007 as an Associate Professor in Economics and Econometrics. Currently on leave, he is working in Geneva as consultant, for international institutions including the IMF, World Bank and UNCTAD, on international trade and customs and tax administration matters. He is also an invited professor at the Swiss Graduate School of Public Administration (IDHEAP, Lausanne University), where he teaches econometric modelling in the field of public finance. He holds a PhD in economics from CERDI (2006). He is currently conducting research on international trade (including electronic trade), illicit cross-border trade measurements, and risk management for government services.