Research

Publications

1. "Domestic Violence Perception and Gender Stereotypes" (joint with V. Grembi and E. Barili ), Journal of Population Economics, 37(1), 1, 2024 (previously circulating with the title "Domestic Violence and Gender Stereotypes: Perceptions, Justifications, and Reactions" as LdA Working paper 474)

2. "TBTs, Firm Organization and Labour Structure”, (joint with G. Barba Navaretti, L. Fontagné, G. Orefice, G. Pica), Review of International Economics 32 (3), 958-992(previously circulating as CESIFO Working Paper 8494, CEPR Discussion Paper 15223 and  LdA Working paper 453  )

3. "In Medio Stat Virtus? Effective Communication and Preferences for Redistribution in Hard Times" (joint with P. Bertoli, V. Grembi and M. Morelli),  Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, Vol. 214, Pages 105-147, 2023 (previously circulating as CEPR Discussion Paper 16805)

4. "Are Political and Economic Integration Intertwined? ", (joint with B. Bratsberg, G. Facchini and T. Frattini), Economica, Vol. 90, No. 360, Pages 1265-1306, 2023 (previously circulating as CReAM Discussion Paper 10/19,  LdA Working paper 454 and CEPR Discussion Paper 14041)

5. "Mental Health between Present Issues and Future Expectations" (joint with E. Barili and V. Grembi), Health Policy, Vol.128, Pages 42-48, 2023 (also circulating with the title "Women in Distress: Mental Health and the COVID-19 Pandemic")

6. "Inequality in Productivity: Geography and Finance of Leaders and Laggards in Italy", (joint with G. Barba Navaretti), Journal of Regional Science, 1– 50, 2022 (previously circulated as LdA Working Paper 469)

7. "Innovative Events:Product Launches, Innovation and Firm Performance"  (joint with M.Nathan), Research Policy, 51, (1) 2021, 104373 (previously circulated with the title Innovative Events as CEP DP No 1607, IZA DP No. 12213 and LdA Working paper 429) 

8. "Eastern European Immigrants in the UK ",  International Journal of Manpower, Vol. 42 No. 8, 2020, pp. 1341-1369 

9. "Emigrant Selection and Wages: the case of Poland", Labour Economics, Volume 60, October 2019, Pages 148-175

10. "The Effect of Emigration from Poland on Polish Wages" (joint with C.Dustmann and T.Frattini), Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 117 (2): 522-564, April 2015 

11. "Mapping digital business with Big Data: some early lessons from the UK" (joint with M. Nathan ), Research Policy, 44 (9), 1714–1733, November 2015 (previously circulating as a CEP Occasional paper here and IZA Discussion Paper here)

12. "Introduction to the Special Issue on Migration", National Institute Economic Review (guest Editor), 229: R1-R2, August 2014      

Working Papers

1. “The New Wave? The Role of Human Capital and STEM Skills in Technology Adoption in the UK”, (joint with M. Draca, M. Nathan, V. Nguyen-Tien, J. Oliveira-Cunhaand A.Valero) IZA DP No. 17329; CAGE WP 726/2024; POIDWP101; LdAWP 495, submitted

2. "Industrial policy and the decision to emigrate", submitted

Work in Progress

1. "Immigrant candidates and political outcomes", (joint with B. Bratsberg, G. Facchini and T. Frattini)

2. “Diversity and UK Firm Performance”, (joint with M. Nathan, T. Kemeny, C. Ozgen, G. Pialli, M. Sere, A. Valero)

3. “Diversity and UK Entrepreneurs”, (joint with M. Nathan, T. Kemeny, C. Ozgen, G. Pialli, M. Sere, A. Valero)

Book Chapters

1. “Urban Clustering and innovation in UK Technology Firms: What can Big Data Tell Us?”, chapter for the book Big Data for Urban and Regional Science, edited by Laurie A. Schintler and Zhenhua Chen, published by Routledge (joint with M.Nathan), 2017

Other Publications

1. “Immigrazione, Salari e Previdenza”, volume of the book series Economia per tutti, edited by Corriere delle Sera, 2023

2. “Nuove imprese, innovazione e emigrazione: come una politica industriale influenza i flussi migratori”, in INPS XXI Rapporto Annuale, INPS, Roma  

3. “Productivity and human capital: The Italian case”, (joint with C. Andretta, I. Brunetti), OECD Productivity Working Paper Series No. 25, 2021

4. "Inequality in productivity: Geography, Finance and Governance of Leaders and Laggards. A note on Italy", (joint with G. Barba Navaretti). Note prepared for the EIB Investment report, 2019.  

5. “The WEAI in Niger: analysis of women empowerment in the Dosso region in Niger” (joint with IFAD team).

6. "Evaluating the impact of UKTI trade services on the performance of supported firms" (joint with A. Rincon-Aznar and R. Riley)(2015), report to UK Trade and Investment.

7. "What explains the growth in 'never-worked' households?" (joint with D. Gaffney and J.Portes), (2015), report to the Joseph Rowntree Foundation.

8. "State of Nation: A Review of the Evidence on the Supply and Demand of Quantitative Skills"(joint with G.Mason and M.Nathan)(2015), report to the British Academy.

9. "Measuring the UK's digital economy with Big Data" (joint with M.Nathan and T.Gatten, P. Majmudar, A. Mitchell)(2013), report to Google.  [Featured on the printed version of The Financial Times, The Guardian, Telegraph, Sky, The Independent, etc... For a full list look here]

10. "The economic impact of migration liberalisation: evidence and issues" (joint with J.Portes and C.Rienzo), report to the Think 20 meeting, G20 Summit 2013.

11. "Emigration from Poland and the wages for those who stayed behind" (joint with C.Dustmann and T.Frattini), published by The Rockwool Foundation Research Unit and University Press of Southern Denmark (2012).