Research

Publications

UNPACKING SOCIAL CAPITAL 

Economic Journal (Accepted)

with Ruben Durante, Nicola Mastrorocco, and Jim Snyder 

(Download CEPR Discussion Paper)

UNCOVERING THE ROOTS OF OBESITY-BASED WAGE DISCRIMINATION: THE ROLE OF JOB CHARACTERISTICS 

Labour Economics (2023)

with Juan J. Dolado and Airam Guerra

(Download Paper - Working Paper version)

Featured on VoxEU

RISK ATTITUDES AND HOUSEHOLD MIGRATION DECISIONS

Journal of Human Resources (2023)

with Christian Dustmann, Francesco Fasani, and Xin Meng 

(Download preprint version - Paper - Appendix)

Featured in VoxEU

(THE STRUGGLE FOR) REFUGEE INTEGRATION INTO THE LABOUR MARKET: EVIDENCE FROM EUROPE

Journal of Economic Geography (2022)

with Francesco Fasani and Tommaso Frattini 

(Download preprint version - Paper)

Featured on VoxEU and The Conversation

LIFT THE BAN? INITIAL EMPLOYMENT RESTRICTIONS AND REFUGEE LABOUR MARKET OUTCOMES 

Journal of the European Economic Association (2021) 

with Francesco Fasani and Tommaso Frattini

(Download Paper - Working Paper - JEEA teaching material)

Featured on VoxEU, CATO Institute,  "NOVAFRICA Sustainable Development Talks" Podcast, Open Migration, The Financial Times

NEWS MEDIA AND CRIME PERCEPTIONS: EVIDENCE FROM A NATURAL EXPERIMENT

Journal of Public Economics (2018)

with Nicola Mastrorocco 

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AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY SHOCKS, LABOUR REALLOCATION AND RURAL-URBAN MIGRATION IN CHINA

Journal of Economic Geography (2018)

(Download Paper)

ON THE ECONOMICS AND POLITICS OF REFUGEE MIGRATION

Economic Policy (2017)

with Christian Dustmann, Francesco Fasani, Tommaso Frattini, and Uta Schoenberg

(Download Paper)

Featured on VoxEU, World Economic Forum Blog and El Pais

Working Papers/Selected New Projects

Immigrant Diversity and Long-Run Development

with Rudi Rocha and Bruno Vigna 

(Download RFBerlin – CReAM Discussion Paper No. 08/24, February 2024)

The Effect of Internet on Social Capital: Evidence from New Italian Data

with Ruben Durante, Nicola Mastrorocco, and Jim Snyder

Unity in Diversity? Immigration and Social Capital in the UK 

with Maria Alexandra Castellanos 

Grants, Fellowships, and Awards

Ramón y Cajal Fellowship, Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad, Spain. 

Years: 2024-2029. 

2022 UC3M Social Council Excellence Award (prize amount: 15,000€). 

Juan de la Cierva-Incorporación Fellowship, Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad, Spain. 

Years: 2021-2024. 

Research grant from the Fundación Ramón Areces for the project "An Economic Analysis of the Refugee Crisis in Europe. 

Years: 2017-2020. Amount: 36,000€. Principal Investigator: Luigi Minale.

International Growth Centre (IGC) Grant awarded for a project on "Subjective Expectations, Labour Market Choices and Migration among University Students in Mozambique".

Years: 2016-2017. Amount: 45,000€. Principal Investigators: Luigi Minale and Mariapia Mendola.