She has a M.Sc. in Development Economics from the University of Oxford (St. Antony’s College) and a Ph.D. in Development Studies from the University of Sussex. Her main research interests are in regional economics, innovation and development, clusters and small enterprises, multinationals and Global Value Chains. She authored more than 45 articles in peer-reviewed journals and several books, which were published by Harvard University Press, Edward Elgar, Palgrave and Routledge, among others. Rabellotti has provided academic advice to the European Commission, the IADB, OECD; UNIDO; UN-CEPAL, UNCTAD and various national and regional governments on supporting development and innovation in developing countries, with a special focus on Latin America and China.

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