Carolina Garriga

I am a Professor in the Department of Government at the University of Essex.  I am a Visiting Professor at the London School of Economics (2024-2025), and fellow at the National Institute for Economic and Social Research (NIESR). 

My research and teaching interests include international and comparative political economy, and the interactions between of domestic and international institutions.   

My current research includes the study of central banks' governance, public support for central bank independence, the adoption of restrictive monetary institutions in developing countries, the political economy of FDI, and the political economy of conflict.  My work on central banks' mandates was funded by the British Academy/Leverhulme Fund, and my research on the economic consequences of criminal violence was funded by the Academy of Medical Sciences. My research has been published 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.