Research interests

• Environmental Law and Economics

• Environmental Crime

• Environmental Justice

• Economics of Crime

• Air pollution and internal migrations

• Occupational accidents and workplace safety

I was part of the EFFACE ('European Union Action to Fight Environmental Crime') research project, a 40-month EU-funded research project under the Seventh Framework Programme. The project saw the involvement of eleven European partners (universities, research institutes and think tanks). I was involved in various project topics and I was Work Package Leader of WP4 "Case Studies", aimed at identifying the underlying mechanisms and impacts of different types of environmental crimes, inside and outside the EU, and the possible countermeasures to adopt. EFFACE has evaluated not only the different impacts of environmental crime but also the possible policies for its fight, with a strongly interdisciplinary perspective. The research project ended in March 2016. For project results and publications, see: www.efface.eu 

Work in Progress

• Barberis F. L., A. Ciarini, F. Di Dio, A.R. Germani, A. Ker (2026). The Multidimensional Welfare Effects of Italy's Minimum Income (RdC), R&R  to Review of Income and Wealth

• Germani A.R., M. Mariconda, M. Mirrione (2026). Appalti Pubblici nell’Unione Europea: Criticità e Prospettive tra Regolazione, Mercato e Trasformazione Digitale, Rivista Trimestrale di Scienza dell'Amministrazione, under review

• Porrini D., A.R. Germani, A. Ker (2026). Natural Disaster Governance and Insurance Efficiency: Evidence from Europe and the Italian Mandatory Insurance Reform 

• Germani A.R., C. Nardone, R. Dell'Anno, M. Puca (2026). On the Shadow Economy Pollution Nexus: Empirical Evidence from Italy

• Argentiero A., A. D'Amato, A.R. Germani, A. Ker (2026). The Determinants of Illegal Gambling in Italy: an Empirical Investigation at Provincial Level

• Antonelli M. A., A. Castaldo, A.R. Germani, A. Marrocco, C. Nardone, A. Ker (2026). The Business Cycle and the Incidence of Workplace Injuries in Italy: Economic Fluctuations, Occupational Risk, and Reporting Behavior

• Germani A.R., A. Castaldo, M. Faure, N. Philipsen (2026). Does Money Laundering Affect Environmental Crime? A Case Study on Italian Regions

• D'Amato A., C. Petrone, A.R. Germani (2025). Testing for Environmental Kuznets Curves in Italy: an Empirical Analysis on Local Air Pollution Emissions at Municipal-Level