Lino Briguglio

Lino Briguglio is an Economics Professor at the University of Malta and also directs the Islands and Small States Institute of the same University. He possesses a PhD in Economics from the University of Exeter, UK. He was formerly Head of the Economics Department and of the Banking and Finance Department of the University of Malta, as well as Director of the University Gozo Campus. He is former Chief Executive Officer of the Foundation for International Studies of the University of Malta. His...See more

Lino Briguglio is an Economics Professor at the University of Malta and also directs the Islands and Small States Institute of the same University. He possesses a PhD in Economics from the University of Exeter, UK. He was formerly Head of the Economics Department and of the Banking and Finance Department of the University of Malta, as well as Director of the University Gozo Campus. He is former Chief Executive Officer of the Foundation for International Studies of the University of Malta. His main area of interest is islands and small states studies, in particular economic aspects, and he has authored many publications on this subject. He is known internationally for his seminal work on the 'vulnerability index' which led to a worldwide interest in and to many quantitative studies on Economic and Environmental Vulnerability. He has also pioneered studies on economic resilience. See less