Welcome to my website. I am a Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Economics at City, University of London. My research explores how individuals and firms adjust to globalization. My current work focuses on three overarching themes:
- Documenting and quantifying the effect of export promotion policies such as subsidies and special economic zones on firm-level export performance, competitiveness and aggregate welfare
- Investigating whether globalization increases firms’ real and financial volatility
- Exploring how trade liberalization and offshoring affect labor market outcomes, such as wage inequality and informality in developing countries
Prior to joining City, I was an Associate Professor in Economics at the Nottingham School of Economics. I received my PhD in Economics from Penn State University in 2009 and my B.A. in Economics from Universidad de los Andes in Bogotá, Colombia.
Contact address:
Room D321, Rhind Building
Department of Economics
City, University of London
London EC1V 0HB
UK
E-mail: alejandro [dot] riano [at] city [dot] ac [dot] uk
Phone: +44(0) 207 040 4590