Rocco Macchiavello is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is currently an Associate Professor in Management at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Previously, he had been a Post-Doctoral Fellow at Nuffield College (Oxford University), Harvard Kennedy School, and a Professor of Economics at Warwick University. He is also the Lead Academic for the IGC – Myanmar Country Program and is a research affiliate with BREAD, CEPR and IPA. Dr Rocco’s research interests lie at the intersection of development, organizational and industrial economics. His research covers several topics (relational contracts, vertical integration, supply chain, lending models, risk management, management and productivity), countries (Bangladesh, Chile, Costa Rica, Colombia, Ethiopia, India, Kenya, Myanmar, Pakistan and Rwanda), and sectors (coffee, flowers, dairy and garments). For his research, he has collaborated with numerous government agencies, international organizations, social enterprises and large companies. He has a PhD from London School of Economics, an Msc Economics from DELTA, Paris and a BSc in Economics and Business from University of Genoa.