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Professor Christian Ghiglino

Professor
Department of Economics
Professor Christian Ghiglino
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  • Location

    5B.319A, Colchester Campus

  • Academic support hours

    Monday 10:00 - 11:00 Friday 11:00 - 12:00

Biography

Christian Ghiglino joined Essex in September 2006, his main areas of research being economic theory, economic and social networks and economic growth. Christian has extensively explored the link between wealth inequality and macroeconomic performance, in particular growth and instability, within the General Equilibrium framework. In his most recent work, Christian explores the role of inequality in shaping the actual fiscal policy when individuals can choose their social identification. Christian’s other interest is in revisiting classical themes such as communication, keeping up with the Joneses, innovation, and differential economic development, using the unifying framework of network analysis. His research agenda also includes the modality of idea creation leading to technological progress; the evolution of monogamic institutions, strategic (mis) communication in economic and political settings, and optimal taxation in face of credit restrictions and government budget deficit restrictions. Christian Ghiglino has been Associate Editor of the Journal of Economic Theory for two decades and is presently Associate Editor of the International Journal of Economic Theory. He is the founding director of the Centre for Social and Economic Network Analysis (SENA) and Head of the Department of Economics at the University of Essex since 2019. Recent publications have appeared in the Journal of Economic Theory, International Economic Review and Economic Theory.

Qualifications

  • PhD in Economics, University of Geneva, 1993

  • PhD in Particle Physics, CERN, Geneva, 1988