Francesco Maria Esposito

Francesco Maria Esposito is an Assistant Professor in Economics at the Department of Economics, Birmingham Business School, University of Birmingham. He earned his PhD in Economics from Brown University (2021), MSc in Economics from Catholic University of the Sacred Heart (Milan, 2014), and BA in Economics and Social Sciences from Bocconi University (2011).

Research Interests: His work bridges

• Labour Economics
• Political Economy
• Game Theory

with current projects analyzing workers' mental health post-layoffs, employment protection legislation, voting laws, media influences, and fake news effects on voters' beliefs.

Scientific Recognition:

• Recipient of the Bonaldo Stringher scholarship (2015) from the Bank of Italy for research on U.S. political donations

Public Engagement: His research on Photo ID laws in Rhode Island (2019) examines legislative impacts on voter participation and policy outcomes.