Francesco Amodio
I am on leave and visiting Universitat Pompeu Fabra for the academic year 2022/23
CEPR and IZA Research Affiliate, CIREQ and CReAM Research Fellow
MONT^2 Founding Member, McGill CPD Associate Member
Leacock Building 514
855 Sherbrooke St. West
Montreal, QC, H3A 2T7
Research Interests
Development Economics
Labor Economics
Political Economy
I study market frictions and their impact on the productivity and efficiency of organizations, focusing primarily on firms and labor markets in low-income countries.
Working Papers and Work in Progress
The Employment Effects of Ethnic Politics (with G. Chiovelli and S. Hohmann)
Revise and Resubmit, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics
Work Style Diversity and Diffusion Within and Across Organizations: Evidence from Soviet-style Hockey (with S. Hoey and J. Schneider)
Revise and Resubmit, Management Science
Selection, Absolute Advantage, and the Agricultural Productivity Gap (with F. Alvarez and M. Poschke)
Labor Market Power, Self-employment, and Development (with P. Medina and M. Morlacco)
Weather Shocks Affect Trade Policy: Evidence from PTAs (with L. Baccini, G. Chiovelli and M. Di Maio)
FDI, Labor Market Power, and Structural Transformation (with H. Pham and M. Sanfilippo)
Trade Liberalization and Political Violence: Evidence from North-South PTAs (with L. Baccini, G. Chiovelli and M. Di Maio)
Revise and Resubmit, Economic Policy
Evaluating Export Benefits Along the Value Chain (with G. Chiovelli and S. Frache)
Main Publications
Input Allocation, Workforce Management and Productivity Spillovers: Evidence from Personnel Data (with M. A. Martinez)
The Review of Economic Studies 2018, 85(4), 1937-1970 [wp version] [online appendix]
Ethnicity and Violence During Democratic Transitions: Evidence from South Africa (with G. Chiovelli)
Journal of the European Economic Association 2018, 16(4), 1234-1280 [wp version]
Making Do with What You Have: Conflict, Input Misallocation and Firm Performance (with M. Di Maio)
The Economic Journal 2018, 128(615), 2559-2612 [wp version] [online appendix]
Security, Trade, and Political Violence (with L. Baccini and M. Di Maio)
Journal of the European Economic Association 2021, 19(1), 1-37 [wp version] [online appendix]
Agricultural Comparative Advantage and Legislators' Support for Trade Agreements (with L. Baccini, G. Chiovelli and M. Di Maio)
The Journal of Politics 2022, 84(2), 1244-1249 [wp version]
Workplace Incentives and Organizational Learning (with M. A. Martinez)
Journal of Labor Economics, forthcoming [wp version]
Measuring Labor Market Power in Developing Countries: Evidence from Colombian Plants (with N. de Roux)
Journal of Labor Economics, accepted [wp version]
Other Publications
Crime Protection Investment Spillovers: Theory and Evidence from the City of Buenos Aires
Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization 2019, 159, 626-649 [wp version]
Bribes vs. Taxes: Market Structure and Incentives (with J. Choi, G. De Giorgi and A. Rahman)
Journal of Comparative Economics 2022, 50(2), 435-453 [wp version]
Pre-colonial Ethnic Institutions and Party Politics in Africa (with G. Chiovelli and D. Munson)
Journal of Comparative Economics 2022, 50(4), 969-980 [wp version]
Policy Briefs and Research Notes
Labor Market Power, Self-employment, and Development (with P. Medina and M. Morlacco ) [pdf]
Working in Export Manufacturing: A Blessing or a Curse? (with A. Menzel) [pdf]
The Effect of the Italian Support System for Refugees and Asylum Seekers on the Local Economy (with A. Martelli and C. Paoli) [pdf]
Trade Restrictions Lead to Lower Wages and More Violence (with M. Di Maio) [pdf]
Media/Posts
Reforming Montreal's transit system (with V. Geloso), Montreal Gazette, January 2023 [link]
Push to resume pay hikes for essential retail workers, CBC The National, January 2022 [link]
Immigration could help Quebec nursing shortage, CTV News, January 2022 [link]
Health-care staff shortages? Let's talk immigration, Montreal Gazette, January 2022 [link]
Pay Out Emergency Benefits or Subsidize Wages, Montreal Gazette, March 2020 [link]
How conflict disrupts the economy: New evidence from the West Bank and Gaza (with M. Di Maio), voxeu.org, December 2018 [link]
Se i Rifugiati Danno Posti di Lavoro agli Italiani (with A. Martelli and C. Paoli), lavoce.info, October 2018 [link]
Feedback rating to decrease bribery: Evidence from the Kyrgyz Republic (with J. Choi, G. De Giorgi and A. Rahman), voxdev.org, July 2018 [link]
Il Ventennio Boom del Divario Generazionale (with A. Martelli), linkiesta.it, June 2014 [link]
Firms in Conflict: Adapt or Perish (with M. Di Maio), sipri.org, May 2014 [link]
Percepciones y Realidad sobre el tema de los Delitos en la Ciudad de Buenos Aires (with L. Freira), focoeconomico.org, February 2013 [link]