Antonella Bancalari is a Senior Research Economist at the Institute for Fiscal Studies. She is also a Research Affiliate in the Department of Economics at University College London (UCL) and at IZA - Institute of Labor Economics. Previously, she was a UK-US Fulbright Visiting Scholar at the Economic Growth Center at Yale University and an Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of St Andrews. She is an applied microeconomist and her research lies at the intersection of Development, Public, and Health Economics. She employs applied econometrics and field experiments to understand the principles underlying the effective delivery of public goods and services in low- and middle-income countries. Her work also explores strategies to encourage the adoption of welfare-enhancing technologies and behaviors. Antonella holds a PhD and MPA from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and a BSc in Economics from Universidad del Pacífico.

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