Baptiste Souillard, Postdoctoral researcher at ULB and former FNRS Research Fellow, has been awarded the McKinsey & Company Scientific Award for his doctoral thesis in social, economic and management sciences, entitled: " Essays on international trade and corporate tax avoidance".

"Very honored to receive this interdisciplinary research award, and very happy that tax optimization has finally become a major topic!", says Baptiste Souillard.

This €5,000 award is awarded annually for the social and economic relevance or practical applicability of a doctoral thesis in one of the following field s: exact sciences - applied sciences - social, economic or management sciences - biomedical sciences.