How Do African Dictators Stay in Power?
Dictators in postcolonial sub-Saharan Africa cling to power by keeping senior ministers in check and manipulating ethnic divisions, according to new research by VSE Professors Francesco Trebbi and Patrick Francois. More…
Francesco Trebbi Wins Rae Prize for Research Excellence
Dr. Trebbi’s work in empirical political economy, which has contributed to understanding of the recent financial crisis, is highly cited.
Francesco Trebbi Receives Governor’s Award
Professor Francesco Trebbi Receives Prestigious Bank of Canada Governor’s Award.