Emanuel Ornelas, PhD (University of Wisconsin), is a Reader in the Managerial Economics and Strategy Group, Department of Management, London School of Economics. Prior to joining LSE, he worked as an Assistant Professor at the University of Georgia and at Ibmec-Rio. Ornelas’ research interests include international trade, political economy, and theories of the firm. In recent work he has examined the political economy of the formation and the consequences of regional trade agreements; the impact of trade liberalization on firms’ investment incentives; the implications of the separation of ownership from control for the efficient restructuring of firms. Ornelas has presented his work in over sixty professional conferences and academic institutions. He has published in several academic journals, including the Quarterly Journal of Economics, the Journal of International Economics, Games and Economic Behavior, the Canadian Journal of Economics, and the European Economic Review.
