Fabrizio Zilibotti is an Italian

Italy

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 economist. He is currently the Head of the Chair of Macroeconomics and Political Economy of the University of Zürich

University of Zurich

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's Department of Economics. Zilibotti was previously Professor of Economics at University College London

University College London

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 and at the Institute for International Economic Studies

Institute for International Economic Studies

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 in Stockholm

Stockholm

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. He is the managing editor of the Journal of the European Economic Association

Journal of the European Economic Association

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, and an Associate Editor of the Journal of Economic Growth

Journal of Economic Growth

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His research interests include economic growth and development, political economy, macroeconomics, financial economics, and industrial organization.

He has published papers in the American Economic Review

American Economic Review

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, Journal of Political Economy

Journal of Political Economy

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, Quarterly Journal of Economics

Quarterly Journal of Economics

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, Economic Journal

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, European Economic Review

European Economic Review

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, International Economic Review

International Economic Review

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, Journal of Monetary Economics

Journal of Monetary Economics

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, Journal of Economic Theory

Journal of Economic Theory

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, Journal of Economic Growth

Journal of Economic Growth

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, and Journal of the European Economic Association

Journal of the European Economic Association

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Awards

In 2009, Zilibotti received the Yrjö Jahnsson Award

Yrjö Jahnsson Award

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 of the European Economic Association

European Economic Association

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 for “greatly [improving] our understanding of how technological innovation affects economic growth at different stages of economic development. He also contributed to the positive analysis of the welfare state, explaining how economic and political forces interact to shape government redistribution.". Zilibotti shared the prize with John van Reenen

John Van Reenen (economist)

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 of the London School of Economics

London School of Economics

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External links

• Zilibotti at IEW