International Food Policy Research Institute
sustainable solutions for ending hunger and poverty
Angelino C. G. Viceisza was born on Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles. His research interests are game theory, experimental economics, public economics and development economics. While at IFPRI, Angelino will assist IFPRI's research program to research and test ways in which applied mechanism design can help to promote factor markets development in developing countries, through the use of experimental economics methods. In particular, he will manage the IFPRI Mobile Experimental Economics Laboratory (IMEEL). Angelino's most recent research has focused on topics related to corruption and government competition. He has received financial support from several organizations, including but not limited to 1) the Public Choice Society, 2) the Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association, 3) the Atlanta Economics Club and 4) Georgia State University. In 2007, Angelino's paper titled "An Experimental Inquiry into the Effect of Yardstick Competition on Corruption" received an honorable mention as one of the three best papers submitted for the Knut Wicksell Prize. This prize is awarded annually by the European Public Choice Society to the best paper by a scholar under the age of thirty. Angelino holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the University of the Netherlands Antilles, an International MBA from Temple University, an MA in economics from Boston University and an MA in economics with a policy track from Georgia State University. He obtained his Ph.D. in economics from Georgia State University in 2007.