Curriculum Vitae
DR ARCANGELO DIMICO
Department of Economics, Queen’s University Belfast
Riddel Hall, 185 Stranmillis Road, Belfast BT9 5EE, UK
October 2023
APPOINTMENTS
Queen's University Belfast. Senior Lecturer in Economics. 2018-
Queen’s University Belfast. Lecturer in Economics, 2011-2018
VISITING POSITIONS
University of Padua (Italy), Department of Economics, 2022
Einaudi Institute of Economics and Finance (Italy), 2020.
University of Warwick (UK) - Department of Economics, 2019
University of Modena and Reggio Emilia (Italy) – Department of Economics, 2016
Brown University (USA) – Department of Economics, 2013
University of Gothenburg (Sweeden) - Department of Economics, 2012
ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS & PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
Royal Economics Society Conference Programme Chair, 2023-
Director of the Health and Human Development Initiative, 2023-
Royal Economics Society Conference Deputy Programme Chair, 2022-23
Director of Centre for Health Research at the Management School, 2021-23
MSc Economics Programme Director, 2018-20
Theme Leader for the Centre for Health Research at the Management School, 2015-2021
Adviser of Studies, 2011-2015
AFFILIATIONS
CEPH - Centre for Economics, Policy and History, 2023 –
IZA - Institute of Labor Economics, 2019 –
GLO - Global Labor Organization, 2019 –
CHARMS - Centre for Health Research at the Management School, 2015-2023
QUCEH - Queens University Centre for Economics History, 2012 –
HEA - Higher Education Academy, 2012 –
EDUCATION
PhD in Economics; University of Nottingham, 2009
MSc in Economics; University of Essex, 2005
MA in European Studies and Economics; University of Bari, 2003
Laurea in Economics; University of Bari, 2001
PUBLICATIONS
COVID-19, Race, and Gender (with Graziella Bertocchi), Journal of Urban Economics (Insight), July 2022, 103484
Youth Enfranchisement, Political Responsiveness and Education Expenditure: Evidence from the US (with Graziella Bertocchi, Francesco Lancia and Alessia Russo), American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2020, 12(3): 76-106
The Long-Term Determinants of Female HIV Infection in Africa: The Slave Trade, Polygyny, and Sexual Behavior (with Graziella Bertocchi), Journal of Development Economics, 2019, 140, 90-105
Origins of the Sicilian Mafia: The Market for Lemons (with Alessia Isopi and Ola Olsson), Journal of Economic History, 2017, 77(4): 1083-1115 (Runner Up for the Journal Award and Top 5% of all Research Output on Altimetric)
De Jure and de Facto Determinants of Power: Evidence from Mississippi (with Graziella Bertocchi), Constitutional Political Economy, 2017, 28(4):321-345
Ethnic Diversity and Conflict (with Michael Bleaney), Journal of Institutional Economics, 2017, 13(2): 357-78 (shortlisted for the Elinor Ostrom Prize)
Size Matters: The Effect of the Scramble for Africa on Institutions and Development Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 2017, 79(3): 291-318
State History, Historical Legitimacy and Ethnic Fractionalization (with Michael Bleaney), European Journal of Political Economy, 2016, 43 . pp. 159-170
Slavery, Education, and Inequality (with Graziella Bertocchi), European Economic Review, 2014, 70: 197-209
The Racial Gap in Education and the Legacy of Slavery (with Graziella Bertocchi), Journal of Comparative Economics, 2012, 40(4): 581-95
Biogeographical Conditions, the Transition to Agriculture and Long-Run Growth (with Michael Bleaney) European Economic Review, 2011, 55(7): 943-954
How Different Are the Correlates of Onset and Continuation of Civil Wars? (with Michael Bleaney), Journal of Peace Research, 2011, 48:145-155
Geographical Influences on Long-Run Development (with Michael Bleaney), Journal of African Economies, 2010, 19 (5): 635-656
WORKING PAPERS & NON-REFEREED PUBLICATIONS
Strangers and Foreigners: Trust and Attitudes toward Citizenship in Sub-Saharan Africa (with Graziella Bertocchi and Gian Luca Tedeschi) – R&R World Bank Economics Research
COVID-19, Race, and Redlining (with Graziella Bertocchi), COVID Economics 38: 129–95.
Bitter Sugar: Slavery and the African American Family (with Graziella Bertocchi), CEPR DP14837
WORK IN PROGRESS
Food Variability and Preference for Redistributions (with Graziella Bertocchi and Gian Luca Tedeschi) – Presented at the National Bureau of Economic Research Meeting in Boston. July 2023
Abortion Policies, Fertility and Human Capital – Presented at the CHARMS Workshop, June 2023
Gender Reforms and Female Leadership (with Francesco Lancia and Alessia Russo) – Presented at the Workshop on Gender and Institutions in Venice, May 2023
Family Planning and Ethnic Heritage: Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa (with Graziella Bertocchi and Chiara Falco)
The Effect of the Global Gag Rule on Abortion and Human Capital (with Matthias Flueckiger)
The Origin of Trust and Cooperation (with Graziella Bertocchi, Omer Moav, and Audy Pauzmer)
CHAPTERS IN EDITED VOLUMES
Econometric Identification in Blum, Matthias and Christopher L. Colvin (Eds.), An Economist's Guide to Economic History; Palgrave Macmillian, 2018
BOOK REVIEWS
Dennis M.P. McCarthy, “An Economic History of Organized Crime: A National and Transnational Approach”. New York: Routledge, 2011; EH.Net
CURRENT & COMPLETED PHD SUPERVISION
Alessandro Brioschi (with John Turner), CEPH PhD Student, 2023 -
Jason Flemming (with Duncan McVicar), Economics PhD Student, 2022 -
Craig Entwistle (with Heather Dickey), Economics PhD Student, 2022 -
Haicheng Jiang, Essays in Economic Development, Economics PhD Student - Completed in 2021
Ryan Kee (with John Turner), Essays in Economic Development, Economics PhD Student - Completed in 2018
EXTERNAL PHD EXAMINATION
Gianni Marciante (University of Warwick), Essays in Economic History, February 2023
Gayane Vardanyan (Trinity College Dublin), Essays in Economic History, December 2019
Martina Miotto (University of Warwick), Essays in Economic Development, October 2019
TEACHING
Quantitative Business Economics (ECO3039), 2021-
Undergraduate Economic Dissertation (ECO3021), 2021-
Applied Econometrics (ECO7011), 2015-2023
Applied Econometrics (ECO3015), 2011-2019
Principles of Economics (ECO1001), 2012-2016
Economic History (ECO3020), 2018-19
FUNDING
ESRC Rapid Impact Acceleration Fund, 2023 (£1,850)
NI Department of Health, 2016 (£ 2,000)
Economic History Society - Initiatives and Conference Fund, 2014 (£2,000),
ORGANIZATION OF WORKSHOPS & PUBLIC EVENTS
Workshop on Fertility, Health and Human Capital, Queen's University Belfast, 2023
Public Event on Evidence on the Treatment of Mother and Child Mental Health (with Sonia Bhalotra), Queen's University Belfast, 2023
The Economics and History of Health Crisis, Queen's University Belfast, 2022
CHARMS Workshop on Health Economics (with Declan French), Queen’s University of Belfast, 2016
Long-Run Perspective on Crime and Conflict (with Chris Colvin), QUCEH Crumlin Road Workshop, 2014
SELECTED SEMINARS & CONFERENCES
NBER - National Bureau of Economic Research Meeting (US) 2023
ASREC - Association for the Study of Religion, Economics and Culture (US) 2023
Seminar at the University of Padua (Italy), 2022
RES - Royal Economic Society Conference (UK), 2021
AEA - American Economic Association Meeting (US), 2021
Seminar at the University of Bath (UK), 2020
Seminar at the Einaudi Institute for Economics and Finance (Italy), 2020
EEA - European Economic Association Meeting (UK), 2019
NBER - National Bureau of Economic Research Meeting (US), 2019
CEPR Economic History and Economic Growth (Denmark), 2019
Seminar at the University of Manchester (UK), 2018
National Bureau of Economic Research Meeting (US), 2016
SIRE Workshop on the Economics of Crime (UK), 2016
CASE - Centre for the Study of African Economies (UK), 2015
Workshop on the Economics of Organized Crime (UK), 2014
Seminar at the University of Nottingham (UK), 2013
Nordic Development Economics Conference (Sweeden), 2012
REFEREEING SERVICE
Grants: The Economics and Social Research Council (UK); The National Science Foundation (US); The Independent Research Fund (Denmark).
Economic Journals: The Quarterly Journal of Economics; Review of Economics and Statistics; Journal of the European Economic Association; The Economic Journal; European Economic Review; Journal of Economic Growth; Journal of Public Economics; Journal of Development Economics; Journal of Law, Economics and Organization; Exploration in Economic History; Journal of Comparative Economics; Oxford Economic Papers; European Review of Economic History; World Development; Journal of Institutions and Economics; Eastern Economic Journal; Bulletin of Economic Research; Journal of African Economies.