Research

    Research Interests

    Labour Economics, Wage Inequality, Applied Microeconometrics, Spatial Economics, International Trade.

    Papers in Refereed Journals

• Matano A., Naticchioni P., Vona F., (2023), "The Institutional Wage Adjustment to Import Competition: Evidence from the Italian Collective Bargaining System", Oxford Economic Papers, 75(3), 631-651, July, DOWNLOAD.

• Di Paolo A., Matano A. (2022), "The Impact of Combining Work with Study on the Labour Market Performance of Graduates: the Joint Role of Work Intensity and Job-Field Match", International Journal of Manpower, 43(7), 1556-1578, DOWNLOAD.

• Matano A. (2022), "Spatial Externalities in Big Cities and Duality of the Labour Market", Journal of Regional Science, vol.62(2), 471-498. DOWNLOAD.

• Obaco M., Royuela V., Matano A., (2021), "On the link between material deprivation and city size: Ecuador as a case study", Land Use Policy, Vol.111 (December), 104761. DOWNLOAD. 

• Matano A., Obaco M., Royuela V., (2020), "What Drives the Spatial Wage Premium for Formal and Informal Workers? The Case of Ecuador", Journal of Regional Science, vol.60(4), 823-847. DOWNLOAD.

• Colantone I., Matano A., Naticchioni P., (2020), "New Imported Inputs, Wages and Worker Mobility", Industrial and Corporate Change, vol.29(2): 423-457. DOWNLOAD

• Matano A., Ramos R., (2018),  "Remittances and Educational Outcomes: a Regional Investigation for Moldova", Annals of Regional Science, vol.60(3): 451-471. DOWNLOAD

• Matano A., Naticchioni P., (2017),  "The Extent of Rent Sharing along the Wage Distribution", British Journal of Industrial Relations, vol.55(4), 751-777. DOWNLOAD

• Matano A., Naticchioni P., (2016),  "What Drives the Urban Wage Premium? Evidence along the Wage Distribution",  Journal of Regional Science, vol.56(2), 191-206. DOWNLOAD

• Nieto S., Matano A., Ramos R., (2015),  "Educational mismatches in the EU: Immigrants vs Natives", International Journal of Manpower, vol.36 (4), 540-561. DOWNLOAD

• Cavallaro E., Esposito P., Matano A., Mulino M., (2013), “Technological Catching Up, Quality of Exports and Competitiveness: a Sectoral Perspective". Emerging Markets, Finance and Trade, vol. 49(6), pp.4-21. DOWNLOAD

• Matano A., Naticchioni P., (2013), “Rent Sharing as a Driver of the Glass ceiling Effect". Economic Letters, vol. 118 (1), pp.55-59. DOWNLOAD

• Matano A., Naticchioni P., (2012), “Wage Distribution and the Spatial Sorting of Workers”. Journal of Economic Geography, vol.12 (2), pp.379-408. DOWNLOAD

• Matano A., Naticchioni P., (2010), “Trade and Wage Inequality: Local vs Global Comparative  Advantages”. World Economy, vol.33(12), pp.1757-1787. DOWNLOAD

     Papers in Other Journals

• Ramos R., Matano A., Nieto S., (2015),  "EU Immigrant Integration Policies and Returns on Human Capital", The International Spectator, 50:3, pp-78-87. DOWNLOAD

• Matano A., Naticchioni P. (2011), “Rent Sharing in Italy: Evidence from Employer-Employee Data",  European Journal of Comparative Economics, vol.8(2),pp.265-279. DOWNLOAD

     Papers Edited in Books

-  Matano A., (2019), “Premio Salariale Urbano e Mercato del Lavoro Duale”, in Allegato al XVIII Rapporto Annuale INPS: Valutare con i dati amministrativi. Progetti VisitInps Scholars. DOWNLOAD.

-  Ramos R., Matano A., (2015), “Remittances, Education and Return Migration: Evidence for Immigrants in Spain”, in Research and Assessment on   Euro-Mediterranean relations, DocumentsIEMED, European Institute of the Mediterranean (eds). DOWNLOAD.

   -  Matano A. Naticchioni P. (2009), “Commercio Internazionale e  disuguaglianze: il ruolo dei vantaggi comparati locali e globali”, in L’Italia delle Disuguaglianze, curated by Lorenzo Cappellari, Paolo Naticchioni e Stefano Staffolani, Carocci (eds).

  -   Matano A., (2010), “The labour market” in Immigrazione e Integrazione nel Lazio, CREL, University of Rome “La Terza” (eds.).

  -  Matano A., (2008) “Flexible Jobs”, in Rapporto annuale sullo stato e le prospettive dell'economia, dello sviluppo e del lavoro nella Regione Lazio 2008, CREL, University of Rome “La Terza” (eds.).

Working Papers

-   Matano A. (2021), "Spatial Externalities in Big Cities and Duality of the Labour Market", WorkINPS Papers Series 2021/38. DOWNLOAD

-   Di Paolo A., Matano A. (2021), "The Impact of Combining Work with Study on the Labour Market Performance of Graduates: the Joint Role of Work Intensity and Job-Field Match", AQR Working Paper 2021/3, IREA Working Paper 2021/09.  R&R for International Journal of Manpower. DOWNLOAD

-     Matano A., Naticchioni P., Vona F., (2019), "The Institutional Adjustment Margin to Import Competition: Evidence from Italian Minimum Wages", AQR Working Paper 2019/4, IREA Working Paper 2019/05 and IZA discussion paper n.12714.  R&R for Oxford Economic Papers. DOWNLOAD

-    Matano A., Obaco M., Royuela V., (2018), "What Drives the Spatial Wage Premium for Formal and Informal Workers? The Case of Ecuador", AQR Working Paper 2018/6 and IREA Working Paper 2018/13.  DOWNLOAD

-    Colantone I., Matano A., Naticchioni P., (2018), "New Imported Inputs, Wages and Worker Mobility", AQR Working Paper 2018/4, IREA Working Paper 2018/7, XREAP WP2018-06 and IZA discussion paper n.12715. DOWNLOAD

-    Colantone I., Matano A., Naticchioni P., (2018), "New Imported Inputs, Wages and Worker Mobility", BAFFI CAREFIN Centre Research Paper N.2018-77.  DOWNLOAD

-    Matano A., Naticchioni P., (2017), "The Extent of Rent Sharing along the Wage Distribution", IZA Discussion Paper n.10570.  DOWNLOAD

-    Matano A., Naticchioni P., (2017), "The Extent of Rent Sharing along the Wage Distribution", IREA Working Paper 2017/04.  DOWNLOAD   andAQR Working Paper 2017/02.  DOWNLOAD.

-    Matano A., Naticchioni P., (2015), "What Drives the Urban Wage Premium? Evidence along the Wage Distribution", CREI Working Paper 8/2015.  DOWNLOAD

- Matano A., Ramos R., (2013),  "Remittances and Educational Outcomes: Evidence for Moldova", WP3.10, SEARCH Working Paper Series. DOWNLOAD.

-  Ramos R., Matano A., (2013),  "Remittances, education and return migration. Evidence for immigrants in Spain", WP3.11, SEARCH Working Paper Series. DOWNLOAD.

-  Ramos R., Matano A., Nieto S., (2013),  "Immigrant-Native Wage Gaps and the Returns to Human Capital", WP3.8, SEARCH Working Paper Series. DOWNLOAD.

-  Nieto S., Matano A., Ramos R., (2013),  "Skill mismatches in the EU: Immigrants vs Natives", WP3.8, SEARCH Working Paper Series and IZA Discussion Paper n.7701. DOWNLOAD.

-  Cavallaro E., Esposito P., Matano A., Mulino M., (2012), "Technological Catching up, quality of exports and competitiveness: a sectoral perspective", Working Paper 158, University of Rome "La Sapienza", Department of Public Economics. DOWNLOAD.

-    Matano A. Naticchioni P. (2012), "Rent Sharing as a Driver of the Glass Ceiling Effect", IZA  Discussion Paper n.6875 DOWNLOAD.

-    Matano A. Naticchioni P. (2012), "What Drives the Urban Wage Premium? Evidence along the Wage Distribution", IZA Discussion Paper 7811, Working Paper DE_ISFOL n.13/2012, IREA Working Papers 201203.  DOWNLOAD

-    Matano A. Naticchioni P. (2011), "Rent Sharing as a Driver of the Glass Ceiling Effect", Working Paper DE_ISFOL n.12/2011.  DOWNLOAD

-    Matano A. Naticchioni P. (2011), "Is there Rent Sharing in Italy? Evidence from Employer-Employee Data", Working Paper DE_ISFOL n.11/2011. DOWNLOAD

-   Matano A. Naticchioni P. (2009), “Wage Distribution and the Spatial Sorting of Workers and Firms”, Working Paper DE-ISFOL n.8/2009. DOWNLOAD

-   Matano A. Naticchioni P. (2008), “Trade and Wage Inequality: Local versus Global Comparative Advantages", Working Paper DE-ISFOL n.6/2008. DOWNLOAD

     Others

-   "Gli ostacoli all'incremento dei tassi di attività e di occupazione: un confronto intraeuropeo!", (2004) research commssioned by the 'Studiare e Sviluppo' Society. Countries analyzed: Spain, Greece and Portugal. DOWNLOAD