Research

Current research:

Bove, V., Di Salvatore, J., and Elia, L. “What it takes to return: UN Peacekeeping and the safe return of displaced people,” Policy Research Working Papers;10102. World Bank, Washington, DC.

Dragomirescu-Gaina, C., and Elia, L., “A look offshore: unpacking the routes of misinvoicing in international trade.” WIDER Working Paper 2022/156. Helsinki: UNU-WIDER.

Journal publications:

Bove, V., Di Salvatore, J., Elia, L., and Nisticò, R. (2024) “Mothers at peace: International peacebuilding and post-conflict fertility," Journal of Development Economics, 167, doi.org/10.1016/j.jdeveco.2023.103226 [open access]. Coverage in VoxDev, Bnews

Bove,V., Elia, L., and Ferraresi, M. (2023). "Immigration, fear of crime and public spending on security", The Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, 39(1), doi.org/10.1093/jleo/ewab02. Coverage in voxeu.org

Bove, V., Di Salvatore, J., and Elia, L. (2021). "UN peacekeeping and households' well-being  in civil wars", The American Journal of Political Science, doi.org/10.1111/ajps.12644 [open access]

Conti, M., Elia, L. Ferrara, A.R., Ferraresi, M. (2021) "Governments' late payments and firms' survival. Evidence from the EU", The Journal of Law and Economics, 64(3):603-627. Media coverage: LSE European Politics and Policy (Europp blog), EU Science Hub.

Dragomirescu-Gaina, C., and Elia, L. (2021). "Technology shocks and sectoral labour market spill-overs", Economics Letters, volume 201, doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2021.109784.

Bove, V., and Elia, L. (2018). "Economic Development in Peacekeeping Host Countries", CESifo Economic Studies, 64(1):712–728, 2018. [open access]

Bove, V., and Elia, L. (2017). "Why Mass Migration Is Good for Long-Term Economic Growth", Harvard Business Review (digital article), April 18, 2017.

Bove, V., and Elia, L. (2017). "Migration, Diversity and Economic Growth", World Development, 89:227-239. [open access]. Media coverage: voxeu.org

Bove, V., Elia, L., and Smith, R.P. (2017). "On the heterogenous consequences of civil war", Oxford Economic Papers, 69(3):550-568.

Di Porto, E., Elia, L., and Tealdi, C. (2017). "Informal Work in a Flexible Labour Market'', Oxford Economic Papers, 69(1):143–164.

Bove, V., Elia, L., and Pelliccia, M. (2016). "Centrality in Trade Networks and Investment in Security", Peace Economics, Peace Science and Public Policy, 22(1): 27-39.

Dragomirescu-Gaina, C., Elia, L., and Weber, A. (2015). "A fast-forward look at tertiary education attainment in Europe 2020'', Journal of Policy Modeling, 37(5):804-819.

Bove, V., Elia, L., and Sekeris, P.G. (2014). "U.S. Security Strategy and the Gains from Bilateral Trade",  Review of International Economics, 22(5): 863-884.

Bove, V., and Elia, L. (2014). "The impact of American and British involvement in Afghanistan and Iraq on health spending, military spending and economic growth", The B.E. Journal of Macroeconomics (Contributions), 14(1): 325-339.

Bove, V., and Elia, L. (2013). "Drugs and Violence in Afghanistan: A Panel VAR with Unobserved Common Factor Analysis", Defence and Peace Economics, 24(6).

Bove, V., and Elia, L. (2011). "Supplying peace: participation in and troop contribution in peacekeeping mission”, Journal of Peace Research, 48(6). 

Elia, L. (2010). "Temporary/permanent workers wage gap: a brand-new form of wage inequality?”, Labour: Review of Labour Economics and Industrial Relations, 24(2).

Book chapters:

Munda, G., Albrecht, D., Becker, W., Havari, E., Listorti, G., Ostlaender, N., Paruolo, P., Saisana, M., Dominguez-Torreiro, M., Elia, L., d’Artis, K., Langedijk, S., Rosati, R., Rosenbaum, E., Smits, P., Vertesy, D., Vollbracht, I. (2020), “The Use of Quantitative Methods in the Policy Cycle”, in Sucha, V., Sienkiewicz, M. (eds), Science for Policy Handbook, Chapter 18, Amsterdam: Elsevier.

Bove, V., and Elia, L. (2014). "Occupational Choices and Insurgency in Afghanistan's Provinces", in Warneryd, K. (ed), The Economics of Conflict: Theory and Empirical Evidence, Chapter 7, Cambridge, MA:  MIT Press.