Facundo Albornoz

Facundo Albornoz is Professor of Economics at the University of Nottingham, serving as Deputy Theme Lead for 'Negotiating a Turbulent World' at the Centre for Inclusive Trade Policy (CITP). His institutional affiliations include:

• Research Fellow, Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)
• Research Fellow, Argentine National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET)
• Research Fellow, Globalisation and Economic Policy (GEP)
• Research Fellow, Nottingham Interdisciplinary Centre for Economic and Political Research (NICEP)

Albornoz holds a PhD from EHESS Paris School of Economics, with prior academic appointments at University of Birmingham and Universidad de San Andrés (Argentina). His research spans Development Economics, Political Economics, Economics of Education, International Trade, and International Political Economics, focusing on how institutions, policies, and behavioral factors interact to shape outcomes in trade, education, and conflict. Recent work examines firm export dynamics and foreign intervention effects on democracy.

His scholarly contributions include publications in Journal of International Economics, Journal of Development Economics, and Economic Journal. Key 2023 outputs analyzed UK export strategy for Parliament and revealed sequential expansion patterns in French exporters' internationalization.

Professor Albornoz's recognition includes:

• CEPR Research Fellowship
• CONICET Research Fellowship
• GEP Research Fellowship
• NICEP Research Fellowship

Funding for his research comes from ESRC and British Academy grants, complemented by policy advisory work for World Bank, Inter-American Development Bank, and Organisation of Ibero-American States. As CITP Deputy Theme Lead, he directs interdisciplinary teams examining trade policy in volatile global contexts, with strong emphasis on empirical rigor and policy relevance.