Mattia Fracchia

Mattia Fracchia is an Assistant Professor of Economics at IE University. He specializes in applied microeconomics, focusing on development, behavioral, organizational, and health economics. Mattia has published in international refereed journals such as the Journal of Development Economics, Nature Medicine, and Health Economics. His research has entailed substantial fieldwork in Mozambique and Guinea-Bissau and funding by national and international agencies such as FCT, IGC, PEP, UNDP, and USAID. He is also Vice-President of NOVAFRICA Guinea-Bissau and a consultant to the World Bank. Mattia Fracchia holds a Ph.D. in Economics and Finance from Nova School of Business and Economics.

Corporate Experience

• Vice-President, NOVAFRICA Guinea-Bissau, Guinea-Bissau, 2019 - Present

• Consultant, The World Bank Group, Guinea-Bissau, 2021 - Present

Academic Experience

• Assistant Professor in Development Economics, IE University, Spain 2024 - Present

• Teaching Assistant, Nova School of Business and Economics, Portugal, 2015 - 2016

Academic Background

• Ph.D. in Economics and Finance, Nova School of Business and Economics, Portugal, 2024

• MSc, Economic Analysis, Barcelona School of Economics, Spain, 2013

• BSc, Economics, Bocconi University, Italy, 2011

Selected Publications 

• Fracchia, M., Molina-Millán, T., Vicente, P.C. (2023). “Motivating Volunteer Health Workers in an African Capital City”. Journal of Development Economics, 163:103096 

• Armand, A., Fracchia, M., Vicente, P.C. (2023). “Let’s Call! Using the Phone to Increase Vaccine Acceptance”. Health Economics, 33(1):82-106

• Solís, J.S., …, Fracchia, M., et al. “COVID-19 vaccine Acceptance and Hesitancy in Low and Middle Income Countries”. Nature Medicine , 27:1385–1394