Isabela Manelici

Isabela Manelici

Ph.D., Economics

Manelici is a PhD student in Economics. With support from the Opportunity Lab and the Smith Richardson Foundation, she and her research partner Jose Vasquez are studying the effects of incentive policies designed to attract large multi-national corporations. In their current project, Isabela and Jose are looking into how these kinds of incentives are affecting firm productivity, employment rates, and economic activity in Costa Rica.