Ms Stephanie Vella is a part-time lecturer in Intermediate Macroeconomics/Fundamentals of Economics. She also delivers tutorials in Introductory Microeconomics and Introductory Macroeconomics. Her main research interests are small states studies, international trade and exchange rates. She graduated Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) in Economics (First Class) from the University of Malta in 2002 and obtained a Master of Arts in Economics in 2004, submitting a dissertation entitled "Exchange Rate Strategies of Small Island Developing States". She is currently also working as a freelance economist.

Publications:

• "Conceptualising and Measuring Economic Resilience", University of Malta (2005), co author with Briguglio L., Cordina G., and Farrugia N.

• "Exchange Rate Strategies for Small Island Developing States", Bank of Valletta Review, No. 32 (2005).