Professor Carolina Garriga

Carolina’s research interests include international and comparative political economy, and the influence of domestic institutions on international cooperation. Her current research includes the study of central banks’ governance, the political determinants of foreign direct investment, and the political economy of conflict.  

PhD in Political Science, University of Pittsburgh 

Prior to joining the University of Essex in 2018, Carolina was associate professor at the Centre for Research and Teaching in Economics (CIDE) in Mexico. She has also been a visiting professor at University Torcuato Di Tella in Argentina. 

Carolina has published in leading political science and economics journals, such as the Journal of Politics, International Studies Quarterly, the Journal of Peace Research, the Journal of Conflict Resolution, Governance, Regulation & Governance, Economic Modelling, Economic Analysis and Policy, and other outlets. She is the author of a worldwide dataset on central bank independence, covering 190 countries since 1970. 

Selected Publications 

Garriga, AC. and Rodriguez, CM., (2023).’Central Bank Independence and Inflation Volatility in Developing Countries.’ Economic Analysis and Policy. 78, 1320-1341 

Bodea, C. and Garriga, AC., (2023).’Central Bank Independence in Latin America: Politicization and De-delegation.’ Governance. 36 (1), 59-80 

Garriga, AC. and Phillips, B., (2023).’Organized Crime and Foreign Direct Investment: Evidence from Criminal Groups in Mexico.’ Journal of Conflict Resolution. 67 (9), 1675-1703 

Garriga, AC., (2022). ‘Central Banks and Civil War Termination.’ Journal of Peace Research. 59 (4), 508-525 

Garriga, AC., (2022). ‘International Capital and Subnational Politics: Partisanship and Foreign Direct Investment in Mexican States.’ Political Research Quarterly. 75 (4), 1006-1020 

Garriga, AC. and Rodriguez, CM., (2020). ‘More Effective Than We Thought: Central Bank Independence and Inflation in Developing Countries.’ Economic Modelling. 85 (1), 87-105 

Bodea, C., Garriga, AC. and Higashijima, M., (2019). ‘Economic Institutions and Autocratic Breakdown: Monetary Constraints and Spending in Dominant-Party Regimes.’ Journal of Politics. 81 (2), 601-615 

Garriga, AC. and Meseguer, C., (2019). ‘Remittances, Monetary Institutions, and Autocracies.’ Oxford Development Studies. 47 (4), 452-467 

Garriga, AC., (2017).  ‘Regulatory Lags, Liberalization, and Vulnerability to Banking Crises.’ Regulation and Governance. 11 (2), 143-165 

Garriga, AC., (2016). ‘Central Bank Independence in the World: A New Data Set.’ International Interactions. 42 (5), 849-868 

Garriga, AC., (2016). ‘Human Rights Regimes, Reputation, and Foreign Direct Investment.’ International Studies Quarterly. 60 (1), 160-172