Isabela Manelici

Isabela Manelici is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). She holds a PhD in Economics from the University of California, Berkeley, and previously worked at Princeton University and the World Bank. Her research focuses on international trade, development economics, and firm organization, with particular emphasis on multinational enterprises' impacts and policy evaluation. She is affiliated with prominent institutions like CEPR and CEP.

Key research areas include the effects of multinational supply chains on domestic firms, responsible sourcing policies, and industrial policies like Romania's IT tax incentives. Awards include the STEG Research Grant and recognition for her work on terrorism's urban economic impacts. She has held visiting roles at MIT, Yale, and Tuck School of Business.

Her teaching includes courses on international economics at LSE and MIT. Grants include £15,000 from STEG and multiple fellowships from Berkeley and CEGA. She serves on editorial boards for journals like the Review of Economic Studies and the Journal of International Economics.