Paola Subacchi

I am an economist working on global finance, China and the international monetary system. I am interested in how economics and geopolitics shape global financial systems, with particular attention to China, Europe and international institutions.

I work at the intersection of academic research and practical economics, bringing together rigorous scholarship with real-world business and policy insight.

I am Professor and Chair in Sovereign Debt and Finance at Sciences Po, Paris, and Adjunct Professor at the University of Bologna. I am a partner at Essential Economics, a London-based consultancy, where I advise governments, international organisations, and private companies. I also serve as a non-executive director in the public and private sectors.

This back-and-forth between the seminar room and the boardroom keeps my work grounded. Academic rigour meets practical reality, and vice versa.