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Evidence for Change. 10 Years of LEAP

LEAP marks 10 years of advancing rigorous research to fight poverty. Save the date for the policy event on 17 June at Bocconi University, bringing together global voices to explore how evidence can shape policy, strengthen institutions, and improve lives.

LEAP and World Bank

LEAP Bocconi and World Bank: Addressing Together the Big Challenges of Development

A new Memorandum of Understanding: Scientific evidence against inequality

5th International Conference on Development Economics - Call for Papers

University Paris Nanterre and EconomiX (UMR 7235) are pleased to host the 5th International Conference on Development Economics (ICDE) of the French Association of Development Economics (AFEDEV), which will take place from July 2 to 4, 2025.

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Luca Privinzano

Associate Director of Research

Luca Privinzano is the Associate Director of Research at the Laboratory for Effective Anti-Poverty Policies at Bocconi University. In this role, he is...

Mara Squicciarini

Mara Squicciarini

Mara Squicciarini is an Associate Professor at Bocconi University. Her research interests are in Economic History and Economics of Culture, with ...

Erika Deserranno

Erika Deserranno

Erika Deserranno is an Associate Professor in the Department of Economics at Bocconi University, and a visiting Associate Professor at the Kellogg Sch...

Michela Tincani

Michela M. Tincani

Michela Tincani is Associate Professor at University College London. She obtained her PhD in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania. Her r...

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Devis Decet

LEAP Postdoctoral Researcher

Devis Decet is an economist with interests in development, environmental, political, and public economics. His research focuses on state capacity and ...

Edoardo Teso

Edoardo Teso

Edoardo Teso is an Associate Professor in the Department of Economics at Bocconi University, and an Associate Professor (untenured) in the MEDS Depart...

Awa Ambra Seck

Awa Ambra Seck

Awa Ambra Seck is an Assistant Professor in the Business, Government, and the International Economy unit at Harvard Business School. She graduated fro...

Selim Gulesci

Selim Gulesci

Selim Gulesci is a Professor in the Economics department at Trinity College Dublin, where he has been based since 2020. He holds a PhD in Economics fr...

Selene Ghisolfi

Selene Ghisolfi

Selene Ghisolfi is Assistant Professor at Catholic University, Milan. She obtained my PhD in Economics at the Institute for International Economic Stu...

Andrea Guariso

Andrea Guariso

Andrea Guariso is an Associate Professor of Economics at University of Milan-Bicocca. He received his PhD in economics from the University of Leuven i...

Pamela Giustinelli

Pamela Giustinelli

Pamela Giustinelli is an associate professor of economics in the Department of Economics and Management of the University of Padova and an associate e...

Lucia Corno

Lucia Corno

LEAP Affiliate, Co-founder

Lucia Corno is Professor of Economics at Cattolica University (Milan). She is Co-Founder and past Executive Director (2016–2026) of the Laboratory for...

Eliana La Ferrara

Eliana La Ferrara

LEAP Affiliate, Co-founder

Eliana La Ferrara is Professor of Public Policy and Faculty Chair of the MPA/ID Program at Harvard Kennedy School. She received a PhD in Economics fro...

Miguel Espinosa

Miguel Espinosa

Miguel Espinosa is an Assistant Professor of the Management Department at Bocconi University and received his PhD in Economics from the London School ...

Alexia Delfino

Alexia Delfino

Alexia Delfino is Assistant Professor in the Economics Department at Bocconi University. She received her PhD in Economics from the London School of E...

Alessandra Voena

Alessandra Voena

Alessandra Voena's is a Professor at the Department of Economics, Stanford University and she received her PhD in economics from Stanford University i...

Francesca Miserocchi

Francesca Miserocchi

Francesca Miserocchi is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at Tilburg University. She received her Ph.D. from Harvard in 2024 and w...

Javier Garcìa Brazales

Javier Garcia Brazales Sierra

Javier Garcia Brazales Sierra is a lecturer at the University of Exeter Business School since September 2023. Previously, he was a post-doctoral resea...

Livia Alfonsi

Livia Alfonsi

Livia Alfonsi is an Assistant Professor at Harvard Business School, a Research Affiliate at CID, CEPR, LEAP and IZA and an Invited Researcher at J-PAL...

Jared Gars

Jared Gars

Jared Gars is an assistant professor at FRED, University of Florida. He is also an Assistant Director at the Joint Initiative of Latin American Experi...