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Alexia Delfino

  • PhD Candidate
  • London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)

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Alexia Delfino is a PhD candidate in Economics at the London School of Economics and Political Science

Projects

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Female entrepreneurship and trust in the market

Alexia Delfino, Nava Ashraf, Edward L. Glaeser 1 Aug 2025
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Growing together: Trust, spontaneous clusters, and the growth of micro, small, and medium enterprises in cities

Edward L. Glaeser, Nava Ashraf, Alexia Delfino 31 Dec 2016
Project

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Why trust matters - policy brief cover

Why trust matters: female entrepreneurship and institutions in Zambia

Nava Ashraf, Alexia Delfino, Edward L. Glaeser, Kim Sarnoff
Policy brief
Photo credit: Karin Schermbrucker / UN Women.

Is the rule of law good for women? Evidence from micro-entrepreneurs in Lusaka, Zambia

Nava Ashraf, Edward L. Glaeser, Alexia Delfino
Blog
Photo credit: Thatlowdownwoman via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Women, entrepreneurship, and institutions

Nava Ashraf, Alexia Delfino, Edward L. Glaeser
Policy brief
Sunday craft market at Manda Hill shopping complex in Lusaka Zambia. Photo credit: Lighton Phiri, CC BY 2.0.

Urban density, trust, and knowledge sharing in Lusaka, Zambia

Nava Ashraf, Calvin Chiu, Alexia Delfino, Edward L. Glaeser, Nicholas Swanson
Policy brief

Urban density, trust, and knowledge sharing in Lusaka

Alexia Delfino, Nicholas Swanson
Blog

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