We would like to welcome the following new members of the InsTED network:

Prof. Swati Dhingra (London School of Economics) Her research interests are in international economics, trade policy and industrial organisation with focus on globalisation in the context of Britain and the EU, India, the US, Colombia and Thailand.

Prof. Mengxiao Liu (Syracuse University) Her research interests are international trade, organisational economics and network economics.

Prof. Kalina Manova (University of Oxford) Her research explores three themes in international economics: (i) the effects of financial frictions on international trade and multinational activity; (ii) the role of firm heterogeneity in productivity, product quality, and management practices; and (iii) the determinants and consequences of firm participation in global value chains.

Tommaso Sonno (London School of Economics) is a Ph.D. Candidate within the European Doctoral Program in Quantitative Economics, jointly organized by the Universite Catholique de Louvain and the London School of Economics.  Currently he is a visiting student at the Centre for Economic Performance.  His main areas of interest are international trade and political economy.