Isabella Massa

Research Fellow, International Economic Development Group

Dr Isabella Massa has policy-oriented research experience, in particular with respect to African countries. Before joining ODI, she has worked as an Economist (FIP) at the International Monetary Fund within the Middle East and Central Asia Department, and has developed an extensive academic experience as research assistant and instructor in different international universities. Her research interests focus on private capital flows, stock markets development and economic growth. She has published in the Emerging Markets Review, African Development Review, Applied Financial Economics, International Review of Financial Analysis and in institutional working papers as well as occasional papers. She has a PhD in Economics and Organization at Ca’ Foscari University in Venice, Italy.

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Construction workers in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Financial regulation in low-income countries: balancing inclusive growth with financial stability

Event - Workshop - 10 - 11 September 2013

The University of Ghana hosted a two workshop and debate for the ODI project, funded by DFID-ESRC Growth Research Programme, on financial regulation in African low-income countries.

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Assessing Aid for Trade: effectiveness, current issues and future directions

Publication - Books or book chapters - 1 August 2013

Dirk Willem te Velde and Mohammad A Razzaque

This volume, comprising 16 chapters prepared by 20 renowned experts from a range of international organisations, think tanks and academic institutions, including Commonwealth Secretariat, ODI, ECDPM, DIE, ICTSD, Saana Consulting, WTI Advisors, and Columbia University, provides a comprehensive review of the Aid for Trade initiative.

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Women traders buy fish from fishermen to trade at Ngwenye market in Mpulungu, Zambia

Low income countries in the global economic recovery: strengths, vulnerabilities, role of the IMF

Event - Round-table - 1 May 2013 13:00 - 15:00 (GMT+01 (BST))

This roundtable explored the economic situation in low income countries (LICs) and the role of the International Monetary Fund.

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The role of development finance institutions in cushioning investments in vulnerable countries

Publication - Articles and blogs - 30 April 2013

Isabella Massa

This article explores the role of development finance institutions in cushioning investments in vulnerable countries.

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European Report on Development 2013 - Post-2015: global action for an inclusive and sustainable future

Publication - Research reports and studies - 9 April 2013

James Mackie (European Centre for Development Policy Management), Pedro Martins (Overseas Development Institute) and Stephan Klingebiel (Deutsche Institut für Entwicklungspolitik)

The European Report on Development 2013 aims to provide an independent contribution to the post-2015 debate by focusing on how best global collective action can support the efforts of developing countries to achieve development.

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