Publications

Papers in refereed journals

1. "Demography, growth, and robots in advanced and emerging economies" (with A. F. Gravina). Asian Development Review, 41, pp. 1-26, 2024. (Faculti interview, 30 November 2023)

2. "The turnaround in Philippine growth: From disappointment to promising success" (with G. Estrada and J. Felipe). Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, 62, pp. 327-342, 2022

3. "Finance, globalisation, technology and inequality: Do nonlinearities matter?"  (with A. F. Gravina). Economic Modelling, 96, pp. 96-110, 2021

4. "The PRC’s long-run growth through the lens of the export-led growth model" (with J. Felipe).  Journal of Comparative Economics, 48, pp. 163-181, 2020 

5. "Is Indonesia’s growth rate balance-of-payments-constrained? A time-varying estimation approach" (with G. Estrada and J. Felipe). Review of Keynesian Economics, 7, pp. 537–553, 2019

6. “Potential growth in Asia and its determinants: An empirical investigation”. Asian Development Review, 33, pp. 1-27, 2016

7. “Inflation targeting and interest rates: A panel time-series approach”. Oxford Economic Papers, 68, pp. 484-505, 2016

8. “The declining share of agricultural employment in the People's Republic of China: How fast?”. (with C. Dacuycuy and J. Felipe). Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, 37, pp. 127-137, 2016

9. “The Balance of Payments Constrained Growth Rate and the Natural Rate of Growth: New empirical evidence ”. Cambridge Journal of Economics, 38, pp. 817-838, 2014

10. “Temperature, rainfall and economic growth in Africa”. Empirical Economics, 46, pp. 1-18, 2014

11. “Current account sustainability in advanced economies”. The Journal of International Trade & Economic Development, 23, pp. 1000-1017, 2014 

12. “Hysteresis and the regional NAIRUs in Italy”. Bulletin of Economic Research, 64, pp. 415-429, 2012

13. “Credibility in emerging economies: Does inflation targeting matter?” (with R.P. Nogueira Jnr). The Manchester School, 79, pp. 1080-1098, 2011

14. “The endogeneity of the natural rate of growth in the regions of Italy”.  International Review of Applied Economics, 24, pp. 533-552, 2010

15. “The nature of regional unemployment in Italy”. Empirical Economics, 39, pp. 877-895, 2010

16. “Is regional growth in Italy endogenous?”. Regional Studies, 43, pp. 1001-1013, 2009

17. “Sectoral engines of growth in developing Asia: Stylized facts and implications” (with G. Estrada, J. Felipe and M. León-Ledesma). Malaysian Journal of Economic Studies, 46, pp. 107-133, 2009

18. “Disparità regionali e specializzazione produttiva in Italia”. Scienze Regionali, Italian Journal of Regional Science, 5, pp. 85-10, 2006

Book chapters

1. “The metropolitan area of the Strait: An opportunity for the development of the territory”. (with P. David and M. Limosani). In Eugene P. Trani and Donald E. Davis (Eds.), A Bridge to Somewhere: The Tragedy of the Messina Strait Bridge Project. Richmond, USA: Dementi Milestone Publishing, 2014

2. “The endogenous nature of the 'natural' rate of growth” (with M. León-Ledesma). In Mark Setterfield (Ed.), Handbook of Alternative Theories of Economic Growth. Northampton, USA: Edward Elgar, 2010