Alessia Paccagnini is currently an Associate Professor at the University College Dublin School of Business, a Research Associate at CAMA, and an Associate Editor for the International Journal of Finance and Economics and the European Journal of Finance. Throughout her career, she has held research and teaching positions at prestigious institutions, including Bicocca University, the European University Institute, the European Central Bank, the University of Pennsylvania, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, the Bank of England, the National Bank of Poland, IMT Lucca, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, and Bocconi University, where she earned her Ph.D.
Her research focuses on macroeconometrics, forecasting, monetary policy, and applied macroeconomics. Alessia's contributions on gender gap and diversity have been widely recognized, including receiving the Best Paper on Gender, Diversity, & Entrepreneurship Kauffman Award at the 2022 Annual Academy of Management Conference and the STEM Champion prize at the 2024 Diversity in Tech Awards.

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The role of journal editors and gender diversity in academic disciplines
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Testing the predictive accuracy of COVID-19 forecasts
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