Alessandra Bonfiglioli

Alessandra Bonfiglioli is a Professor of Economics at Queen Mary University of London (QMUL), serving as Director of Graduate Studies at the School of Economics and Finance since 2018. She holds affiliations as a Research Fellow at the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) and an Affiliated Professor at the Barcelona Graduate School of Economics (GSE). She previously served as an Assistant Professor at Universitat Pompeu Fabra and a Research Fellow at the Institute for Economic Analysis (CSIC) in Barcelona. Her PhD in Economics was awarded by Stockholm University in 2005.

Her research focuses on international trade, growth, income inequality, political economy, and financial economics. Key themes include firm heterogeneity, institutional impacts on economic performance, and labor market disparities. She has contributed to understanding structural reforms, automation effects, and global trade dynamics through her work.

Publications span prestigious journals like the Journal of the European Economic Association and Journal of Monetary Economics, with recent works addressing robots/offshoring linkages and trade policy. Her research has been recognized, including being shortlisted for the 2015 'vanguard of science' prize by La Vanguardia. She actively engages in public discourse through economic blogs and media features.

• Education: PhD in Economics, Stockholm University (2005)
• Key Roles: Associate Editor of the Journal of the European Economic Association, CEPR Fellow
• Labs/Teams: Collaborates with global research networks through CEPR and GSE