Elena Renzullo

Elena Renzullo is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Department of Geography and Environment, London School of Economics (LSE), specializing in political economy and public economics. Previously, she served as a Ph.D. candidate and teaching staff member at Ca' Foscari University of Venice's Department of Economics from 2019-2024, instructing exercise sessions for Economic Policy and Public Finance courses across three academic years (2020/2021-2022/2023).

Her educational trajectory features:

• Ph.D. in Economics, Ca' Foscari University of Venice (2019-2024; completed May 2024)
• Advanced Master's in Public Policy and Social Change, Collegio Carlo Alberto (2018-2019)
• Master of Science in Economics, University of Turin (2016-2018; thesis: 'Ideology or voters? An empirical analysis of why left-wing governments spend more')
• International Master in Public Finance, University of Rennes 1 (2017-2018)
• Bachelor's in Economics and Business, University of Turin (2013-2016)

Renzullo's research integrates administrative data and counterfactual methods to investigate how local policies shape electoral support and how policymaker characteristics influence outcomes. Her work bridges political economy, economic geography, and public finance, with particular emphasis on European Union cohesion policy impacts, government spending determinants, and fiscal federalism dynamics. She employs spatial econometrics and policy evaluation frameworks to address questions of governance and electoral behavior.

Her sole publication to date—the 2025 Journal of Economic Geography article on EU cohesion policy's electoral effects—exemplifies her methodological approach combining spatial analysis with policy impact assessment. This work reflects emerging trends in empirical political economy research that leverage granular administrative data to examine subnational policy spillovers.

No scientific awards were documented in the source materials.

While no advised students or research grants were specified, Renzullo's academic trajectory includes research affiliations with the Center for Research on Pension and Welfare Policies (CeRP) at Collegio Carlo Alberto and visits to the Cañada-Blanch Centre (LSE) and Gran Sasso Science Institute (GSSI) during doctoral studies.