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Michela Vecchi is Professor of Economics at Kingston University's Faculty of Business and Social Sciences, Department of Economics, with over 20 years of academic experience. Previously at Middlesex University, NIESR, Stirling University, and Glasgow University, she develops collaborative research environments while contributing to the university's teaching excellence. Her institutional affiliations include Visiting Fellow at NIESR and Consultant for the Office for National Statistics.
- PGcertHE, Middlesex University
- PhD in Economics, University of Ancona, Italy
- MSc in Economics, University of Glasgow
- Laurea Cum Laude in Political Science, University of Macerata (Italy)
Vecchi's research centers on policy-oriented labor economics, particularly skill mismatch (30% of UK graduates in non-graduate jobs), green skills development, and the dance-productivity nexus. Her ESRC/ONS-funded work reveals pandemic-era labor market trends while her cross-disciplinary dance studies demonstrate cognitive productivity links. She examines skill-biased technical change through tangible/intangible capital frameworks, with recent focus on Hounslow Council-funded green economy initiatives.
Her 15 most recent publications (2022-2008) reveal consistent focus on productivity dynamics, with increasing attention to human capital dimensions. Early work emphasized ICT spillovers and EU-US productivity gaps, while recent studies integrate well-being metrics and green transition challenges. Cross-country comparative methods and microeconomic perspectives characterize her approach across labor share decline, regional disparities, and skill certification impacts.
- Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
- Fellow of the Royal Society of the Arts
- Fellow of the Royal Economic Society
- Visiting Fellow at NIESR
Vecchi supervises dissertation students while leading development of Kingston's new MSc Economics program and Pluralist Economics Seminar Series. Her research funding spans Hounslow Council (green skills), ONS/ESRC (skill mismatch), Middlesex University (dance studies), and EU programs (productivity research). She co-organizes the International Workshop on Skills, Intangibles and Productivity with University of Perugia and King's College London.
Vecchi co-leads Kingston's symposium series on Creativity, Wellbeing and Society and contributes to the university's Future Skills agenda through graduate labor market research. Her international collaborations include the NIESR network and EU-funded projects examining knowledge assets' role in productivity convergence.
