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Francesca Chiaradia

Research Associate
El-Erian Institute
University of Cambridge

f.chiaradia@jbs.cam.ac.uk

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Bio

I am a Research Associate at the El-Erian Institute of Behavioural Economics and Policy at the University of Cambridge and a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Queens’ College.

My research examines how policy, institutions, and information shape technological change and behaviour. I use quasi-experimental methods and natural language processing to study questions in innovation and public economics. My current work focuses on intellectual property, public procurement, and sustainable innovation.

I completed my PhD in Economics at the University of St Andrews, where I was supervised by Prof. Andy Zapechelnyuk, Prof. David A. Jaeger, and Dr Min Zhang. Before starting my PhD, I worked as a market analyst and economic researcher.

I also write about the history of invention, with a keen interest in women whose contributions have been overlooked. This page presents a selection of women patentees active between 1850 and 1950.

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News
2026-08

newMeasuring Technological Similarity in the Wine Industry is now out in the Journal of Wine Economics. Read the paper here. For Italian readers, friendlier write-ups are available here and here. For Chinese readers, there’s another version here.

2026-08
new New article live at ProMarket. Read it here: 🔗.
2026-06
Passed my Ph.D. viva with no corrections! 🎉
2026-06
Awarded the STLC travel award.
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2026-06
Attended the Fife Applied Microeconomics and Golf Conference.
2026-05
Submitted a piece for the RSS Award for Statistical Excellence in Early Career Writing.
2026-04
A paper was accepted at EARIE 2026.
2026-03
A paper was posted on SSRN.
2026-03
Thesis submitted for examination.
2025-12
Awarded the Laura Bassi Scholarship (40% Waiver).
2025-12
Presented at EWMES ’25.

© 2026 Francesca Chiaradia

 
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