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Antonio Postigo

Antonio Postigo

Senior Research Fellow

Visiting Fellow, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)

Associate Fellow, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS)

Biography

Antonio Postigo's main areas of research are the comparative and international political economy of trade and economic integration, pathways to economic growth and development, and socioeconomic development policy (including health and R&D) with a focus on East and Southeast Asia.

Background and education

  • (2013) PhD in International Development Studies, Dept. of International Development, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), London, UK
  • (2004) MSc in Development Management, Dept. of International Development, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), London, UK
  • (2003) MSc in International Affairs, Graduate School, International Affairs, Washington University, USA

Professional memberships & affiliations

  • International Political Economy Society (IPES)

Research

Research interests

  • International political economy of trade and economic integration, FTAs
  • Economic growth and development
  • Trade and investment policy
  • Social and economic development policy
  • Health and R&D policy
  • Southeast Asia
  • East Asia
  • Industrial policy

Selected publications

  • Postigo, Antonio.2023.The Economics and Actors in Vaccine Research and Development (Chapter 2).In:

    Rupa Chanda, Pralok Gupta, and Matthias Helble (eds.)

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    From Jab to Lab, Improving Asia and the Pacific’s Readiness to Produce and Deliver Vaccines.Tokyo, Japan:Asian Development Bank Institute,pp: 17-42.LinkLogo open access
  • Postigo, Antonio.2023.Vaccine Research and Development in Asia and the Pacific: Strengthening Partnerships among Actors at the Domestic and Regional Levels (Chapter 3).In:

    Rupa Chanda, Pralok Gupta, and Matthias Helble (eds.)

    .
    From Jab to Lab, Improving Asia and the Pacific’s Readiness to Produce and Deliver Vaccines.Tokyo, Japan:Asian Development Bank Institute,pp: 43-82.LinkLogo open access
  • Postigo, Antonio.2022.Utilization of GSP Schemes as a Political and Economic Determinant of the Utilization of North-South FTAs.Review of International Political Economy (RIPE),29(5):1420-1447. doi: 10.1080/09692290.2021.1892796Link
  • Postigo, Antonio.2016.Institutional spillovers from the negotiation and formulation of East Asian Free Trade Agreements. Government-business relations in the policymaking of bilateral free trade agreements.Review of International Political Economy (RIPE),23(3):379-417Link
  • Postigo, Antonio.2014.Liberalisation and protection under overlapping Free Trade Agreements. Dynamic interplay between free trade agreements and investment.The World Economy,37(11):1612-1633Link
  • Postigo, Antonio.2011.Accounting for the outcomes of participatory local urban governance through state-civil society synergies.Urban Studies,48(9):1945-1967Link
  • Postigo, Antonio.2008.Financing Road Infrastructure in China and India. Current trends and future options.Journal of Asian Public Policy,1(1):71-89Link
  • Postigo, Antonio; Kay, Thelma; Tata, Srinivas; Roncarati, Marco; Barth, Bernhard

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    2007.Achieving the Health Millennium Development Goals in Asia and the Pacific. Policies and Actions within Health Systems and Beyond.Bangkok, Thailand:United Nations ESCAP, UNDP and Asian Development Bank.Link
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