Dr Andrea

Andrea is a Career Development Fellow in Economics at Mansfield College and at the Department of Economics. He has previously taught economics at the following Oxford colleges: Trinity, Lincoln, St Edmund, St Catherine’s, Jesus and Merton.

He has obtained his Ph.D. in Economics and M.Phil. in Economics from the University of Oxford, and he was a visiting research fellow at Harvard University, the European University Institute, and the University of Venice.

His research interests lie at the intersection of political economy and economic history. He studies the impact of voting rights’ policies across different aspects of American politics, minority rights, inclusion and enfranchisement.

He is interested in the interaction between research and policy making, and he has worked and conducted research for the World Bank Group, Goldman Sachs, the Bank of England and the United Nations.

Publications:

• Race, Representation and Local Governments in the U.S. South: The Effect of the Voting Rights Act, Journal of Political Economy (Forthcoming)
• The Voice of Radio in the Battle for Equal Rights: Evidence from the U.S. South, Economics & Politics (2022)

Themes:

• Political Economy
• Economic History
• Applied Microeconomics