Dr. Paola Conconi

Biography

Paola Conconi is a Professor of Economics at the University of Oxford and a Professorial Fellow at New College. Prior to her position at Oxford, she was involved with the Université Libre de Bruxelles and was a member of the European Centre for Advanced Research in Economics and Statistics (ECARES). She obtained her Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from the University of Bologna, a Master’s in International Relations from the School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University, and both an M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Warwick. Conconi is a Research Fellow at the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) and directs the CEPR Research Network on Global Value Chains and Trade Development. She has published many papers in leading economic journals, including the American Economic Review and the Journal of Political Economy. Her research interests focus on international trade, political economy, and firm organization. Some of her recent publications examine topics such as trade protection and supply chains as well as the effects of globalization on lobbying.

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