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Matthew Melchiorre is the 2012-2013 Warren T. Brookes Journalism Fellow at CEI, where he studies and comments on European economic affairs. He is also a regular contributor to OpenMarket.org.

Melchiorre’s research focuses on quantitative analysis of political and economic issues and trends within Europe, the Euro Area, and the individual European economies.  His work has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Investor’s Business Daily, USA TODAY, Forbes, City AM, EU Observer, National Review, and elsewhere. He has appeared on prime time Al Jazeera and Fox News television, CBS Talk Radio, and in the European press.

Melchiorre has both worked and studied in Italy. He graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Dickinson College, where he studied political science and economics. Prior to coming to CEI as the Warren Brookes Fellow, he worked in the emergency medical services for six years.

Currently, Melchiorre is pursuing a Master of Arts in International Economics and International Relations from the Johns Hopkins University Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS).