My research explores how business interests shape public policy, with a focus on state–business relations, collective action, and the role of business associations as intermediary actors in Latin America and the European Union. I am particularly interested in how firms’ organisational choices and political strategies influence fiscal policymaking, labour market inequality, and broader patterns of development.
I have held visiting researcher positions at INSPER, Universidade de São Paulo, Fundação Getulio Vargas (Brazil), FLACSO (Ecuador), and Universidad Torcuato Di Tella (Argentina).
I have taught across political science and political economy at undergraduate level. Most recently, I was Associate Lecturer in Latin American Political Economy at UCL’s Institute of the Americas, where I designed and led the Political Economy of Economic Development module, delivering lectures and seminars for second- to fourth-year undergraduates.
I was awarded the UCL Provost Education Award (2019) – awarded for major contributions to pedagogy and university teachind (one individual a year).
Published
Kingstone, P., Maghin, H., and Renon, E., 2018. Chapter 5: Latin America’s Golden Era?. In The Political Economy of Latin America Reflections on Neoliberalism and Development after the Commodity Boom. New York: Routledge.
Renon, E., (R&R). Explaining Variation in Policy Choice Across Business Association Types. Journal of Politics in Latin America.
Renon, E., (under review). Comparing the Institutional Capacity of Business Associations in the European Union, West European Politics.
Renon, E., (under review). Assessing the Structural Legacy of Competitive Authoritarian Electoral Engineering, Party Politics.