Francesco Loiacono
Francesco Loiacono is a Principal Research Economist in the Office of the Chief Economist at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in London. He holds a PhD in Economics from the Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES) at Stockholm University. His research focuses on firms and labor markets in lower- and middle-income economies. Prior to his PhD, Francesco was a research fellow for the international NGO BRAC in Uganda and a consultant for the World Bank in Nigeria.
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Research interests
Development economics
Labour economics
Political economics
Education
2023 – PhD Economics, IIES Stockholm University
2013 – MSc Economics, Bocconi University
2010 – BSc Economics, Bocconi University