Dr. Giorgio Chiovelli is an Associate Professor of Economics at Universidad de Montevideo, a position he has held since 2023. He obtained his Ph.D. in Economics from the Università di Bologna in 2015. Before his current role, Dr. Chiovelli served as an Assistant Professor at Universidad de Montevideo from 2019 to 2023 and as a Research Fellow at the London Business School from 2015 to 2019. His research focuses on Development, Political Economy, and Economic History. Dr. Chiovelli’s work has been published in leading journals including American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, and the Journal of the European Economic Association. His studies often explore the interplay between economic development, political institutions, and historical factors, with a particular emphasis on Africa and Latin America. As co-director of the MONT² Econ Lab and co-organizer of RIDGE’s Workshop Towards Sustained Growth, Dr. Chiovelli actively contributes to advancing economic research and fostering academic collaboration in the region.
Details of Dr. Chiovelli’s work can be found here.
