Education
2023 – PhD Economics, IIES Stockholm University
2013 – MSc Economics, Bocconi University
2010 – BSc Economics, Bocconi University
Who we are
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Overview: about the EBRD
Learn about the EBRD's journey to investing more than €210 billion in over 7,500 projects.
What we do
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Overview: how the EBRD operates
Through projects, business services and involvement in high-level policy reform, we're doing more than ever before.
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Overview: how you can work with the EBRD
We draw on three decades of regional knowledge and financial expertise to tailor our products and approaches to each client's needs.
Francesco Loiacono is a Principal Research Economist in the Office of the Chief Economist at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in London. He holds a PhD in Economics from the Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES) at Stockholm University. His research focuses on firms and labor markets in lower- and middle-income economies. Prior to his PhD, Francesco was a research fellow for the international NGO BRAC in Uganda and a consultant for the World Bank in Nigeria.
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Research interests
Development economics
Labour economics
Political economics
2023 – PhD Economics, IIES Stockholm University
2013 – MSc Economics, Bocconi University
2010 – BSc Economics, Bocconi University