Luigi Pascali is an Associate Professor of Economics at UPF, a BSE Affiliated Professor and a Ramon y Cajal Fellow. He is also a research affiliate  of the Institute of Political Economy and Governance (IPEG), the Centre for Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE) and the Centre for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR).

His research covers topics in growth and development, economic history and macroeconomics and has appeared in international journals, including the American Economic Review and the Review of Economics and Statistics. He is an associate editor at the Economic Journal.