Erika Deserranno
Associate Professor of Managerial Economics & Decision Sciences at Kellogg School of Management
Biography
Kellogg School of Management
Professor Deserranno joined the Kellogg faculty after receiving her PhD in Economics from the London School of Economics. Her research interests lie at the intersection between development and personnel economics. She is working on issues related to the selection, recruitment and motivation of workers both in private and public organizations.
Research Interests
Development Economics, Personnel Economics, Labor Economics
Education
- Ph.D., 2016, Economics, London School of Economics
- MSc, 2008, Economics and Social Sciences, Bocconi University, Summa Cum Laude
- MRes, 2008, Economics, London School of Economics, Distinction
- BSc, 2006, Business Engineering, Universite Libre de Bruxelles, Solvay Business School, Distinction
Academic Positions
- Teaching Fellow, London School of Economics, 2013-2015
- Teaching Assistant, London School of Economics, 2010-2014
- Teaching Assistant, Bocconi University, 2008-2009
Awards
- Grant: International Growth Center (£20,000). Project: Financial Incentives as Signals
- Grant: Agriculture Technology Adoption Initiative ($234,858). Project: Social Ties and the Delivery of Development Programs
- Grant: Center for Global Development ($435,182). Project: When Pay Transparency Fails
- Grant: World Bank Gender Lab ($131,303). Project: When Pay Transparency Fails
- Grant: Economic Development & Institutions ($8,409). Project: Facilitating Civil Service Reform in Liberia
- Grant: International Growth Center (£20,000). Project: Facilitating Civil Service Reform in Liberia
- Grant: World Bank i2i ($207,000). Project: “Facilitating Civil Service Reform in Liberiaâ€
- Grant: NSF-BFI ($120,000). Project: Leader Selection and Service Delivery and Rotation Policies and Incentive Payment for Loan Officers in Microfinance
- Grant: International Growth Center (£248,650). Project: Financial Incentives in Multi-Layered Organizations
- Grant: JPAL Government Initiative ($73,313). Project: Financial Incentives in Multi-Layered Organizations
- Grant: Economic Development & Institutions (£180,825). Project: Financial Incentives in Multi-Layered Organizations
- Grant: JPAL Government Initiative ($49,386). Project: Promotions and Productivity
- Grant: Weiss ($63,807). Project: Promotions and Productivity
- Certificate of Impact Teaching Award
- John Hicks Prize for an Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation
- Teaching Excellence Award, LSE
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