Rocco Macchiavello

Rocco Macchiavello serves as Professor of Economics at the London School of Economics (LSE), with prior appointments as Professor at Warwick University, Visiting Fellow at Stanford's SIPA and Harvard Kennedy School, and Post-doctoral Research Fellow at Oxford's Nuffield College. He holds a PhD in Economics from LSE.

His educational background includes:

• PhD in Economics, London School of Economics

Macchiavello's research centers on microeconomic analysis of private sector development in emerging economies, specializing in how institutional voids shape firm behavior. His work bridges Development Economics, Organizational Economics, and Industrial Organization through empirical investigations of relational contracts, market collusion, and conflict impacts on businesses. He employs mixed methodologies including field experiments, structural estimation, and firm-level data analysis across Africa and Latin America.

Recent publications (2022-2024) reveal consistent focus on institutional constraints in developing markets, with geographic concentration in Rwanda, Colombia, and Myanmar. Key thematic threads include knowledge transfer barriers in multinational operations, labor market disruptions from civil conflict, and informal governance mechanisms in electricity and agricultural markets. His scholarship demonstrates strong alignment between Development Economics and Industrial Organization frameworks.

Macchiavello maintains active research affiliations as Affiliate with BREAD, CEPR, EUDN, J-PAL, and IGC, facilitating collaborative work across global development networks. His advisory roles and grant activities are not specified in available sources.