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Professor Carolina Garriga

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Department of Government
Professor Carolina Garriga

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Biography

I am a Professor in the Department of Government at the 糖心Vlog. During 2024-2025, I will be a Visiting Professor at the London School of Economics. My research and teaching interests include international and comparative political economy, the political economy of money and finance, central banks, the interactions between of domestic and international institutions, and Latin American politics. Currently, I am working on the study of central banks'governance, the adoption of restrictive monetary institutions in developing countries, the political economy of FDI, and the political economy of conflict. My research has been published or is forthcoming in the Journal of Politics, International Studies Quarterly, the Journal of Peace Research, the Journal of Conflict Resolution, Governance, Regulation & Governance, Political Research Quarterly, Economic Modelling, Economic Analysis and Policy, and other outlets. . I am open to supervise Doctoral dissertations and Post-doctoral research addressing issues related to international political economy and global governance. If you need a letter of recommendation, please send me your request and materials with a minimum three-week notice. Please, see https://sites.google.com/site/carogarriga/recommendation-letters for more details.

Qualifications

  • PhD University of Pittsburgh,

  • MA, European Union Law Universidad Complutense de Madrid,

  • BA, International Relations Catholic University of Cordoba,

Appointments

糖心Vlog

  • Professor (R), Government, 糖心Vlog (1/10/2023 - present)

  • Deputy Director, 糖心Vlog Summer School in Social Science Data Analysis (1/9/2022 - 31/8/2024)

  • Reader, Government, 糖心Vlog (1/10/2020 - 30/9/2023)

  • Director of Diversity and Inclusion, Department of Government, /staff/department-support-roles/inclusivity-leads (1/9/2019 - 31/8/2022)

  • Lecturer, Government, 糖心Vlog (1/10/2018 - 30/9/2020)

Other academic

  • Visiting Professor, London School of Economics and Political Science (1/9/2024 - 15/7/2025)

  • Affiliated professor, Political Science, Centro de Investigación y Docencia Economicas (CIDE) (1/1/2020 - 31/12/2022)

  • Visiting Professor of Political Science, Torcuato di Tella University (1/8/2017 - 31/7/2018)

  • Associate professor, Political Science, Centro de Investigación y Docencia Economicas (CIDE) (1/11/2016 - 30/9/2018)

  • Assistant professor, Political Science, Centro de Investigación y Docencia Economicas (CIDE) (1/6/2010 - 31/10/2016)

Research and professional activities

Research interests

International Political Economy

Open to supervise

Comparative Political Economy

Open to supervise

Central banks

Open to supervise

Foreign direct investment

Open to supervise

International cooperation/International institutions

Key words: International organizations
Open to supervise

Current research

Central banks' mandates

Conflict finance: the role of monetary institutions

Central bank independence: determinants and consequences

Foreign direct investment and environmental regulation

Subnational allocation of FDI

Teaching and supervision

Previous supervision

Manuel Ernesto Perez Aguirre
Manuel Ernesto Perez Aguirre
Thesis title: The Effects of Criminal Violence and State Weakness on Human Rights Abuses: The Mexican Case
Degree subject: Government
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 8/8/2023

Publications

Publications (1)

DiGiuseppe, M., Garriga, AC. and Kern, A., (2025). Partisan Bias in Inflation Expectations: Evidence from the 2024 Election

Journal articles (23)

Garriga, AC., (2025). PUBLIC CONFIDENCE IN THE BANK OF ENGLAND. National Institute Economic Review, 1-23

Garriga, AC. and Zhang, M., (2025). Are Foreign Firms Good for the Environment? FDI and Protected Areas. International Interactions. 51 (2), 224-263

Garriga, AC., (2025). . International Studies Quarterly. 69 (2)

Garriga, AC., (2024). . International Studies Perspectives. 25 (4), 533-575

Bodea, C. and Garriga, AC., (2023). . Governance: an international journal of policy, administration, and institution. 36 (1), 59-80

Garriga, AC. and Rodriguez, CM., (2023). . Economic Analysis and Policy. 78, 1320-1341

Garriga, AC. and Phillips, BJ., (2023). . Journal of Conflict Resolution. 67 (9), 1675-1703

Garriga, AC., (2022). . Political Research Quarterly. 75 (4), 1006-1020

Garriga, AC., (2022). . Journal of Peace Research. 59 (4), 508-525

Garriga, AC. and Negri, J., (2020). . Revista de Ciencia Pol铆tica. 40 (2), 137-161

Garriga, AC. and Rodriguez, CM., (2020). . Economic Modelling. 85 (1), 87-105

Bodea, C., Garriga, AC. and Higashijima, M., (2019). . Journal of Politics. 81 (2), 601-615

Garriga, AC. and Meseguer, C., (2019). . Oxford Development Studies. 47 (4), 452-467

Garriga, AC., (2017). . Regulation and Governance. 11 (2), 143-165

Garriga, AC., (2017). . Foro Internacional. 57 (2), 317-355

Garriga, AC., (2017). Independencia de los bancos centrales: La "sabidur铆a convencional" a la luz de nuevos datos.. Studia Politicae. 40, 103-128

Garriga, AC., (2016). . International Interactions. 42 (5), 849-868

Garriga, AC., (2016). . International Studies Quarterly. 60 (1), 160-172

Garriga, AC. and Grau Vidiella, M., (2015). . Foro Internacional. 55 (3), 879-916

Garriga, AC., (2015). Leonardo Baccini and Johannes Urpelainen. 2014. Cutting the Gordian Knot of Economic Reform. When and How International Institutions Help (New York: Oxford University Press). The Review of International Organizations. 10 (3), 409-412

Garriga, AC. and Ortiz, HD., (2014). . Politica y Gobierno. 21 (1), 201-232

Garriga, AC. and Phillips, BJ., (2014). . Journal of Conflict Resolution. 58 (2), 280-306

Garriga, AC., (2009). . Journal of Conflict Resolution. 53 (5), 698-726

Book chapters (4)

Bodea, C., Garriga, AC. and Higashijima, M., . In: Populism, Economic Policies and Central Banking. Editors: Gnan, E. and Masciandro, D., . Bocconi University and BAFFI CAREFIN. 161- 179. 978-3-902109-89-7

Garriga, AC., Do Human Rights Violations Affect Investors鈥 Decisions? Past and Current Trends. Elsevier BV

Garriga, AC. and del Tedesco Linz, MA., (2014). El Camino Hacia la Estabilidad. Treinta A帽os de la Moneda en M茅xico y Brasil (The Path Towards Stability: Thirty Years of Currency in Mexico and Brazil). In: La integraci贸n de pol铆ticas p煤blicas para el desarrollo Brasil y M茅xico en perspectiva comparada. Editors: Magaldi de Sousa, M. and Maldonado Trujillos, C., . CIDE. 55- 103. 6079367181. 9786079367183

Garriga, AC., (2014). Other Forms of Punishment of Human Rights Violations: The Case of Foreign Direct Investment. In: Derecho internacional de los derechos humanos manifestaciones, violaciones y respuestas actuales. Editors: Pavo虂n Piscitello, D. and Thiele, C., . EDUCC, Editorial de la Universidad Cato虂lica de Co虂rdoba. 99- 138. 987626253X. 9789876262538

Reports and Papers (5)

Garriga, AC., (2025). Revisiting Central Bank Independence in the World: An Extended Dataset

DiGiuseppe, M., Garriga, AC. and Kern, A., (2025). Information, Party Politics, and Public Support for Central Bank Independence

Garriga, AC., (2023). Box A: Public Confidence in the Bank of England

Garriga, AC. and Phillips, BJ., (2022). Organized Crime and Foreign Direct Investment: Evidence From Criminal Groups in Mexico

Garriga, AC., (2021). Central Banks and Civil War Termination

Other (4)

Garriga, AC., Mexican Monetary Policy (1980-2010): Objectives, Instruments and Results (Objetivos, Instrumentos Y Resultados De Pol铆tica Monetaria, M茅xico 1980-2010). SSRN Electronic Journal,Elsevier BV

Garriga, AC., Mexican Monetary Policy (1980-2010): Objectives, Instruments and Results (Objetivos, Instrumentos Y Resultados De Pol铆tica Monetaria, M茅xico 1980-2010),Elsevier BV

Garriga, AC., Proving Existence: Inter-Latin American Relations as International Subsystem. SSRN Electronic Journal,Elsevier BV

(2024).Correction to: Introspective Journeys and Lessons Learned: Narratives of Self-Care in Academia. International Studies Perspectives. 25(3),Oxford University Press (OUP)

Grants and funding

2023

Toward a GIG6 Impact Case: Policy engagement with NIESR (National Institute of Economic and Social Research)

糖心Vlog (QR Impact Fund)

2020

Establishing an interdisciplinary network to address the economic consequences of violence in Mexico

Academy of Medical Sciences

2019

A servant of many masters: What are the consequences of assigning multiple mandates to central banks?

British Academy

Contact

carolina.garriga@essex.ac.uk

Location:

5B.308, Colchester Campus

Academic support hours:

On research leave for AY 2024-2025.

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