Silvia Vannutelli

I am an Assistant Professor at Northwestern University Department of Economics, a Faculty Research Fellow at the NBER, a Faculty Affiliate at the CEPR and a Senior Affiliate Fellow at the Stigler Center at Chicago Booth. 

I am the 2026-2027 Glenn Campbell and Rita Ricardo-Campbell National Fellow at the Hoover Institution, so you can currently find me in Stanford.  

I am an applied economist using original and administrative data and rigorous empirical methods to answer policy-relevant questions. My research seeks to improve policymaking by explaining how institutional design, political incentives, and organizational structures shape government decisions and public-sector performance. I study governments as complex organizations and examine both the forces that lead policymakers to adopt particular policies and the effects of those choices on individuals, firms, and communities.

Here you can find my CV. 

Addresses: 

Hoover Memorial Building, Office 337, 

434 Galvez Mall

Stanford, CA 94305

Kellogg Global Hub, Office 3431,

 2211 Campus Dr, Evanston, IL 60208

Email: silvia.vannutelli@northwestern.edu 

X:@silviavannutell