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Enrico Spolaore is a Professor and Chair of Economics at Tufts University. His research interests are in political economy, economic growth and development, and international economics. His publications include articles in academic journals (American Economic Review, European Economic Review, Journal of Economic Growth, Journal of Public Economics, Quarterly Journal of Economics, Review of Economic Studies, and others), chapters in edited volumes (Handbook of Economic Growth, Oxford Handbook of Political Economy, etc.), and the book The Size of Nations, co-authored with Alberto Alesina (MIT Press). Spolaore is co-editor of the journal Economics & Politics. His research has been funded by the National Science Foundation and the European Union's Human Capital and Mobility program. Spolaore joined the Tufts faculty in September 2004. He previously held the Kutayba Alghanim junior chair in Political Economy at Brown University. He also held faculty positions at Boston College and the Ohio State University. Spolaore received a B.A. (Laurea) in Economics and Commerce from the University of Rome, a Ph.D. in Political Economy from the University of Siena, and a Ph.D. in Economics from Harvard University. He lives in Lexington (MA) with his wife Deborah, their son Edoardo, and their golden retriever Lobo.