Antonio Francesco Gravina, Ph.D.

Profile

I am currently a Tenure-Track Assistant Professor (RTT) of Public Economics at the Department of Economics of the University of Messina, Italy.

In November 2025, I obtained the National Scientific Qualification (Abilitazione Scientifica Nazionale) as Associate Professor in the Italian higher education system, in the fields of Economics and Public Economics.

Current Research Projects

1. Asian Development Bank: I am working as a Consultant at the Asian Development Bank (ADB), contributing to the "Industry, Services, and the Future of Development in Asia" project.

Education

• PhD in Economics, Management and Statistics - University of Messina, Italy (December 2020)

  • Dissertation: "Essays on inequality, automation and globalisation"

  • Award: "Andrea Vaona" prize for the best Doctoral Dissertation in Economics (July 2021)

Main Research Interests

• Political Economy

• Applied Econometrics

• Macroeconomics

• Economic Growth and Development

• Labor Market Dynamics

• Automation and Globalization

Past Positions

1. Junior Assistant Professor of Economics at the Department of Law of the University of Palermo.

   • Project: "RObotics and BOttlenecks in Changing OccuPations" (ROBOCOP).

2. Consultant, Asian Development Bank (ADB) [June 2023 - June 2024]

   • Project: "Enhancing Models for Macroeconomic Assessment and Long-Term Growth Projection"

3. Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Law, University of Palermo [March 2021 - December 2021]

   • Project: "Robotization of production processes and impact on labor market in terms of automation risk, skills and wages"

   • Funded by the CRUI Foundation

4. Visiting Doctoral Researcher, United Nations University – Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (UNU-MERIT) [November 2019 - February 2020]

Contact Information

Antonio Francesco Gravina

Tenure-Track Assistant Professor of Public Economics

Department of Economics

University of Messina

Via dei Verdi, 75

Building C, 2nd floor, Room 106 

98122 MESSINA (ME) 

Email: antoniofrancesco.gravina at unime.it

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