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Francesca Chiaradia

Ph.D. Researcher in Economics

fc73@st-andrews.ac.uk

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Bio

I recently completed my Ph.D. in Economics at the University of St Andrews. My doctoral research was supervised by Prof. Andy Zapechelnyuk (The University of Edinburgh), Prof. David A. Jaeger (University of St Andrews), and Dr. Min Zhang (University of St Andrews). In the Fall 2026, I will join the El-Erian Institute of Behavioural Economics and Policy at the University of Cambridge as a Research Associate.

In my work, I combine quasi-experimental methods with natural language processing to examine how creativity and invention can be made more equitable and sustainable. Beyond discussing research, this page highlights inventions of women patentees from 1850 to 1950 and their contributions to technological development.

Prior to starting the Ph.D., I worked as a market analyst and economic researcher.

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News
2026-06
new Passed my Ph.D. viva with no corrections! 🎉
2026-06
new Awarded the St Leonard’s College Postgraduate Travel Award.
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.
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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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