Trade & political economy
Trade rules, institutions and geopolitics — from Most-Favoured-Nation treatment to international economic relations.
Explore themeEconomics · development · political economy
Frans
Lavdari
Economist, researcher & academic publisher.
Exploring how trade, institutions and public choices shape economic development and societal change.
Academic researchSapienza University of Rome
Doctoral Researcher in Economics
Doctoral Researcher in Economics
Visiting researchInstitute of Social Science
The University of Tokyo
The University of Tokyo
Scholarly publishingDurham & Thunmann
Director & Editor-in-Chief
Director & Editor-in-Chief
Research agenda
Research Interests
Development & institutions
Development outcomes, foreign investment, remittances and the institutions shaping economic choices.
Explore themeEthics & economic change
Economic knowledge, business ethics, innovation and new measures of collective well-being.
Explore themeSelected writing
Recent publications
Bitcoin: after 15 years, is it worth?
Sino-Russian Frenemies in the Arctic: A Friendship as Fragile as Glaciers
The Russo-Ukrainian War: Political and trade implication for American neighbourhoods
Across research and practice
Research shaped by institutions and real-world decisions.
Having fun while doing research, because identifying gaps in the literature and trying to fill them is (almost) always a pleasure
Research orientation
Conversation & collaboration
Let's get in touch, why not?
Connect about academic collaboration, invited talks, peer review, policy analysis or scholarly publishing.