Regular biography
Michela Giorcelli is an Associate Professor of Economics at the University of California, Los Angeles. She is an economic historian with interests in labor economics and the economics of innovation. Her research primarily focuses on the determinants of productivity and innovation in the 20th century. Giorcelli holds a Ph.D. from Stanford University and is affiliated with the UCLA Department of Economics. Her work contributes to the fields of applied microeconomics, economic history, and labor economics.
Scholar-generated biography
Michela Giorcelli is a Professor of Economics at UCLA, with research interests in Economic History, Economics of Innovation, and Applied Economics. Her work explores the long-term effects of management and technology transfers, the role of copyrights in creativity, and the impact of scientific education on innovation. She examines historical cases such as the Marshall Plan, the Sino-Soviet Alliance, and the Italian opera industry to analyze economic development and institutional change. Her research also investigates the effects of fiscal decentralization, public infrastructure, and business school education on labor markets and managerial careers. Giorcelli's work highlights the interplay between economic policies, technological diffusion, and cultural evolution.