Regular biography
Alessandro Dovis is an Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Pennsylvania, Department of Economics. He received his Ph.D. from Minnesota and previously spent time at Penn State. His research focuses on macroeconomics, with a particular interest in sovereign debt crises and related topics in international economics. Dovis is based at the Ronald O. Perelman Center for Political Science and Economics, located at 133 South 36th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104. His personal page can be accessed at https://economics.sas.upenn.edu/people/alessandro-dovis.
Scholar-generated biography
Alessandro Dovis is a scholar specializing in Macroeconomics and International Economics. His research explores topics such as sovereign debt, financial repression, and the political economy of fiscal and monetary policy. Dovis investigates how macroeconomic policies, including fiscal rules and central bank credibility, influence economic stability and crisis dynamics. His work also examines the role of reputation, commitment, and information disclosure in shaping economic outcomes. Additionally, he analyzes the implications of credit market frictions, trade liberalizations, and capital mobility on macroeconomic performance. His research contributes to understanding the mechanisms behind self-fulfilling debt crises, optimal currency areas, and the design of robust lender-of-last-resort mechanisms.