Professor Michela Giorcelli has been named a winner of a 2020 Excellence Award in Global Economic Affairs from the Kiel Institute for the World Economy. The other award winners are Luigi Bocola (Stanford), Teodora Boneva (Oxford), and Javier Cravino (Michigan and former UCLA Ph.D. student).

The aim of the Excellence Award is “to build a community of the brightest young researchers in the area of global economic affairs.” The Kiel Institute provides award winners with intellectual, financial, and administrative support to pursue focused programs of research in designated areas. The award includes a fellowship and a research visit to the Kiel Institute.