Fabio Arico

Fabio Arico is a Professor of Higher Education and Economics at the University of East Anglia (UEA), affiliated with the School of Economics and the Centre for Higher Education Research Practice Policy and Scholarship. He holds a prestigious National Teaching Fellowship (2017) and has held roles including Visiting Professor at Vanderbilt University and Lecturer at the University of St Andrews. His expertise spans Economics of Education, Higher Education Policy, and Labour Economics.

Education: BSc/MSc/PhD in Economics from the University of Pavia (Italy) and University of Warwick (UK). He also earned a MA in Higher Education Practice.

Research focuses on widening access to higher education, student self-efficacy, assessment practices, and pluralism in Economics education. He advises institutions on teaching innovation and technology-enhanced learning.

Key projects include the National Teaching Fellowship initiative (2017–2022), Turning Technologies Distinguished Educators program (2015–2018), and studies on self-efficacy in higher education (2013–2014).

Awards include the National Teaching Fellowship, recognizing his contributions to pedagogical excellence. He supervises PhD students on topics like skills mismatch, higher education policy, and workplace well-being.