
Francesca Bastagli
Francesca's main area of work is social policy, with a focus on the design, implementation and evaluation of social protection policies and their poverty, inequality and employment outcomes.
Francesca Bastagli's main interests lie in the field of social policy, with a focus on the design and implementation of social protection policies, and their poverty, inequality and employment outcomes. Her most recent research examines income and wealth distribution, targeting and conditionality in public cash transfers and the employment trajectories and wages of women with children. She is the author of articles on these topics and co-author of the book Wealth in the UK: Distribution, accumulation and policy (Oxford University Press, 2013).
She has particular expertise on Latin America (especially Brazil) and has also worked in sub-Saharan Africa, Southeast Asia and Europe. She has acted as advisor to the IADB, UNESCAP and in 2011 was Visiting Scholar at the IMF’s Fiscal Affairs Department.
Prior to joining ODI, Francesca held positions at the London School of Economics (LSE), at the World Bank and at Bocconi University. She holds a Laurea in Economics from Bocconi University and an MSc and PhD in Social Policy from the LSE. She is a Senior Visiting Fellow at the Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion (CASE), London School of Economics.
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- 15 JanRT @stellacreasy: Cancer operations are being cancelled, but still private healthcare sector making a mint- using staff the NHS has trained…
- 15 JanRT @ODIdev: Some of @FraBastagli's key takeaways: 1⃣ #Covid19 has exposed & deepened inequalities 2⃣ Social protection & tax reforms are n…
- 15 Jan@ArjanDevDebate @clarewenham @N_Kabeer @modonnell1231 @AshaHerten @fhgferreira In a recent pre-covid paper we look… https://t.co/QDG9U7BwIn
- 15 JanIn a recent pre-covid paper we look at how #SocialProtection (incl #UBI) can address but also reinforce gender… https://t.co/HHN0BEoZ88
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- 13 JanRT @HeinerSalomon: TODAY we are hosting a great conference put together by @FraBastagli and other colleagues on #inequality and the new soc…
- 09 JanRT @LiesbetSteer: This is THE question for 2021! Looking forward to being part of this important conversation. @SaraPantuliano @fhgferreira…
- 08 Jan"Our sense of loss is immense." Thank you Tania, Abigail, @kittyjstewart, Polly, for this beautiful and faithful t… https://t.co/otcp4gT6DX
- 08 JanJoin us on 13 January at the #GlobalReset @ODIdev @IrishAid conference to discuss pathways forward placing… https://t.co/YblgTLugYN
- 18 DecRT @FionaAmalia: We will be back in 2021 with more valuable contributions to our online resources. Please continue to send in your learning…
- 16 DecUsing HH survey data for #Rwanda illustrates how informal #taxes and transfers 👉can be included in analysis of fis… https://t.co/1plSvQCAiG
- 16 DecNew paper explores definition, scale and fiscal incidence of ‘informal’ taxes and transfers - by Evans, Harkness an… https://t.co/rxFn8n4TN7
- 07 DecRT @csbehrendt: Calling out to the #socialprotection community 🌎 What would you like to see in the next World Social Protection Report? Ple…
- 30 NovRT @ODIdev: Closing today | Are you a tax policy expert with a background in economics, law, or the civil service? Don't miss today's deadl…
- 30 NovIn the context of profound changes, the #EuropeanUnion needs to reconsider its models of production and consumption… https://t.co/euAyRMvhDI
- 27 Nov#Brazil’s Bolsa Familia associated with positive effect on formal labour market participation, especially for young… https://t.co/GCAz8kjL9d
- 11 Nov@rgrahamgoulder Well it goes like this, the fourth the fifth The minor fall and the major lift...
- 11 NovRT @WIEGOGLOBAL: What kinds of COVID-19 relief measures are actually reaching informal workers? What support do they need to restart & secu…