Dr Ralitza Dimova
Associate Professor (Reader) in Development Economics

Biography
Ralitza Dimova is a development economist, who joined the Global Development Institute of the University of Manchester in 2010. She graduated from the Catholic University of Leuven with a PhD in Economics and subsequently worked as a researcher in a number of countries, including France, Germany and the US. Prior to that she lived and worked for two years in India. Her current research focuses on labour market issues in less developed countries, particularly those in Francophone West Africa and the Middle East and North Africa. She is particularly interested in the implications of intra-household decision making and social norms on labour market outcomes and food security. Her recent and ongoing field work involves behavioural field experiments.
External positions
Research fellow, IZA (Institute for the Study of Labor), Bonn
2010 → …Research Networks and Beacons
Education / academic qualifications
- 2005 - Doctor of Social Science, Labor market evolution during structural reform and crisis, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Related information
Publications
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Student Theses
UoM administered thesis: Phd
UoM administered thesis: Phd
UoM administered thesis: Phd