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Alberto Ciancio is an Assistant Professor in Applied Economics at the Adam Smith Business School, University of Glasgow. He is a Research Affiliate at IZA and the Population Studies Center, University of Pennsylvania. His research focuses on Development Economics, Health Economics, and Political Economics, with a particular emphasis on Sub-Saharan Africa. Ciancio investigates topics such as child discipline norms, health behavior during epidemics, and the political economy of governance. He collaborates with the Malawi Longitudinal Study of Families and Health (MLSFH) to explore health and socioeconomic dynamics in developing regions.
Education: Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania (2017). Research areas include health information’s impact on behavior, the legacy of colonial missions on parenting practices, and the role of community leadership in pandemic responses. His work bridges empirical analysis with policy implications, addressing issues like non-communicable diseases, voting technology, and immigration enforcement under federal systems.
Awards: None explicitly listed, though his research has been published in top-tier journals such as the Review of Economics and Statistics, Demography, and World Development. He has contributed to understanding the socioeconomic determinants of health outcomes and policy effectiveness in low-income settings.
Grants and Advising: While no specific grants or advisees are mentioned, his extensive collaboration with MLSFH and multiple co-authored publications suggest active engagement in research networks. He is part of interdisciplinary teams addressing global health challenges and development economics.
Labs/Teams: Active contributor to the Malawi Longitudinal Study of Families and Health (MLSFH), a long-term demographic and health research project in Malawi.
