Personal statement
I am a lecturer at the Department of Economics, University of Strathclyde and a Research Associate at the the Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM), University College London.
I am an applied economist and my research interests are development economics, economics of conflict, economics of religion, and economics of migration. My current research focuses on the determinants and consequences of conflict. I am particularly interested in factors that lead to conflict and in how violence can impact individuals' welfare with a particular focus on children. In another project, I analyse the effect of the religious and cultural enviornment on health outcomes of children.
Professional activities
- Internal Examiner for PhD Viva - University of Strathclyde
- Examiner
- 2021
- External Examiner for PhD Viva - University of Edinburgh
- Examiner
- 2021
- Spillover effects of conflict
- Speaker
- 2021
- Spillover effects of conflict
- Speaker
- 2021
- Temperature, Trust and Conflict
- Speaker
- 2021
- Temperature, Trust and Conflict
- Speaker
- 2021
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Projects
- Application for funding at the United Nations University
- Alfano, Marco (Principal Investigator)
- I applied, as a Principal Investigator, for external funding for research at the United Nations University. The project is titled "Ripple Effects of Conflict: Spatial Propagation of Human Capital Effects through Food Prices in Somalia". The funding application was submitted together with Professor Thomas Cornelissen (University of Essex).
- 13-Jan-2021
- The social determinants of children’s welfare - Application to Wellcome Trust (Value £14,815.00)
- Alfano, Marco (Principal Investigator)
- Small Grant in Humanities and Social Science application - Value £14,815.00 - Unsuccessful
- 01-Jan-2019 - 01-Jan-2021
- Health in Sub-Saharan Africa: The (neglected) role of attitudes and demography - Successful SBS Research Excellence Award
- Alfano, Marco (Principal Investigator) Dickson, Alexander (Co-investigator)
- Research Excellence Award
- 01-Jan-2017 - 31-Jan-2021
- The impact of migration: differences between Scotland and the rest of the UK - Successful SBS Research Excellence Award
- Alfano, Marco (Principal Investigator) Roy, Graeme (Co-investigator)
- Research Excellence Award
- 01-Jan-2017 - 31-Jan-2020
- Application to Unicredit Foundation Best Paper Award on Gender Economics
- Alfano, Marco (Principal Investigator)
- Application to Best paper award in competition organised by Unicredit Foundation - Value EUR 2,500 - Unsuccessful.
- 01-Jan-2017
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