Eliana La Ferrara

Eliana La Ferrara is Professor of Economics at Bocconi University. Her research focuses on development economics with special attention on ethnicity, social norms, institutions and media. She has worked on the economic and social determinants of trust and participation in society, on the political consequences of media ownership and content, and on violent conflict. She holds the Fondazione Romeo ed Enrica Invernizzi Chair of Development Economics at Bocconi. She is also the Scientific Director of the Laboratory for Effective Anti-Poverty Programs (LEAP). She the President of the European Economic Association and of the Bureau for Research and Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD) and a Fellow of the Econometric Society. She has received several research grants, including from the ERC and the European Commission.