Riccardo Crescenzi is a Professor of Economic Geography at the London School of Economics and is the current holder of a European Research Council (ERC) Grant. He is also an Associate at the Centre for International Development, Harvard Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University. His research is focused on Regional Economic Development and Growth, Innovation, FDI, Multinational Firms and the analysis and evaluation of public policies. His teaching focuses on the economics of local and regional development. He is the Editor of the LSE Blog “Global Investments and Local Development”