Welcome to my website! 

I am an Associate Professor in the Department of Economics at Bocconi University, and a visiting Associate Professor at the Kellogg School of Management.

My research is at the intersection of development, personnel, and organizational economics. I study how incentive structures can be designed to more effectively motivate and select workers in both public and private organizations. 

Here you can find my CV. 

I hold an ERC Starting Grant for the project  "Digitization of Public Service Delivery and Inclusive Development" (2024-2029).  

Affiliations:  Bureau for Research and Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD), Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), International Growth Centre (IGC), Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA), Laboratory for Effective Anti-Poverty Policies (LEAP), Innocenzo Gasparini Institute for Economic Research (IGIER), Finance in Africa (FINAFRICA), Global Poverty Research Lab (GPRL).

Contact: erika.deserranno@unibocconi.it

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