Diogo Britto

Diogo Britto is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of Milan-Bicocca and a UniCredit Foundation Marco Fanno Fellow. He serves as Director of the CLEAN Unit on the Economic Analysis of Crime at Bocconi University, and holds affiliations with institutions like CEPR, IZA, and UNU-Wider. His research focuses on applied economics, with interests in crime, labor markets, development, gender, political economy, and climate adaptation. He has been funded by entities such as the International Growth Centre and the Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation.

Education:

• PhD in Law and Economics (cum laude), Universities of Bologna, Hamburg, and Erasmus Rotterdam (2015)
• MSc in Economics (cum laude), University of Bologna (2012)

Research Interests: Diogo's work examines the socioeconomic impacts of economic shocks, social policies, and institutional frameworks. Recent studies include the effects of unemployment insurance on crime, the intergenerational transmission of inequality, and climate adaptation strategies in Brazil. His research has been published in top journals like Econometrica and Review of Economic Studies.
Awards:

• 2023 IMDS-SBE Award for Best Paper in Applied Microeconomics
• 2022 Haralambos Simeonidis Award (Brazilian Association of Graduate Programs in Economics)

Grants & Policy Work: He leads projects on climate adaptation policies and intergenerational mobility, collaborating with the World Bank and Brazilian government agencies. Recent grants include funding from the International Growth Centre and the Unicredit Foundation.
Labs/Teams: Diogo directs the CLEAN Unit at Bocconi, focusing on crime economics, and co-leads interdisciplinary projects on climate resilience and development.