Carolina Villegas-Sanchez

Carolina Villegas Sanchez completed her PhD in Economics at the European University Institute, Florence, Italy. She also holds a Master in Development Economics (University of Sussex, UK). She is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at ESADE. 
Carolina''s research focuses on international economics and finance and, in particular, on the evidence of financial integration and growth. She has conducted research on capital flows and convergence, the determinants of foreign direct investment (FDI), as well as the durability of flexible exchange rate regimes. Following recent trends in the literature, she uses micro-level data (i.e. data at the firm level) to answer traditional macroeconomic questions. She has focused on the role of well developed local financial systems as a precondition for positive productivity spillovers derived from the presence of multinational companies. Carolina has also been involved in policy work. She was a research fellow at the Universite Libre de Bruxelle, an external short-term consultant for the World Bank and conducted various internships at international organizations including the European Commission and the International Monetary Fund.

Education

• PhD in Economics. European University Institute
• Master of Arts. University of Sussex
• Licenciada en Economía. Universidad de Cantabria

Areas of interest

• International Finance
• Foreign Direct Investment
• Productivity
• Trade
• Development