
Antonella Bancalari
Assistant Professor in Economics, University of St Andrews; Research Associate, Institute for Fiscal Studies
Antonella Bancalari is an Assistant Professor at the School of Economics and Finance of the University of St Andrews, and a Research Associate at the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) and the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB).
Antonella is an applied microeconomist and her research sits at the intersection of Development, Public and Health Economics. She uses applied econometrics and field experiments to understand the principles underlying effective public good/service delivery in Latin America and South Asia. She also explores ways to induce people to adopt welfare-improving technologies and behaviours.
She holds a PhD from the London School of Economics and Political Science, Department of Social Policy, a Master in Public Administration - International Development/Economic Policy from the LSE and a BSc in Economics from Universidad del Pacifico (Lima, Peru).
Recent work by Antonella Bancalari
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Incentivising quality of public infrastructure excludes users and worsens public health
A study of community toilets in India shows importance of fully subsidising basic services and of measures to prevent overcrowding and degradation
Articles : Infrastructure & Urbanisation
Alex Armand Britta Augsburg Antonella Bancalari
Published 23.08.21
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Can ‘white elephants’ kill? Evidence from infrastructure development in Peru
Incomplete and abandoned sewerage projects can increase risks of early life mortality and impose significant public health costs on populations
Articles : Infrastructure & Urbanisation
Published 02.11.20