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I am a senior economist in the DG for Economics, Statistics and Research of the Bank of Italy.
I work in the Firms and Regional Analysis Division, where I am Head of the Economic Growth and Territorial Policies Sector.
My research focuses on firm productivity, business dynamics, spatial models and place-based policies.
Email: andrea.petrella[at]bancaditalia.it
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Working papers and selected work in progress
Working papers and selected work in progress
Firms' Taxation, Misallocation and Growth, with M. Alpino and E. Olivieri
Import Reshoring and Friendshoring: Latest Trends using Administrative Data, with E. Gentili, A. Linarello and L.D. Nota
A Quantitative Spatial Model with International Trade: Policy Experiments for the Italian Economy, with A. Accetturo, L. Arcà, F. Bertolotti, G. Gonzalez-Torres, A. Lamorgese, A. Linarello, S. Lo Bello, L.D. Nota, and G. Ziglio
Creation, Destruction and Reallocation of Jobs in Italian Firms: an Analysis based on Administrative Data, with L. Citino, E. Di Porto, A. Linarello, F. Lotti and E. Sette
[Lavoce (in Italian)] [Menabò (in Italian)]
Submitted
Publications
Publications
Entry, Exit and Market Structure in a Changing Climate, with M. Cascarano and F. Natoli. European Economic Review, 176, 2025
Credit Shocks and Allocative Efficiency during a Financial Crisis, with A. Linarello and E. Sette. International Journal of Central Banking, 18(3), 2022
Stylized facts on Italian cities, with A. Lamorgese. Italian Economic Journal, 5(2), 2019
Productivity and Reallocation: Evidence from the Universe of Italian Firms, with A. Linarello. International Productivity Monitor, 32, 2017
[Lavoce (in Italian)]
The Politics of Mafia Violence: Explaining Variation in Mafia Killings in Southern Italy (1983–2008), with F. Moro and S. Sberna. Terrorism and Political Violence, 28(1):90–113, 2016
Assessing the Impact of Forward Trading, Retail Liberalization, and White Certificates on the Italian Wholesale Electricity Prices, with A. Sapio. Energy Policy, 40:307–317, 2012
Policy work
Policy work
The employment activated by the National Recovery and Resilience Plan and its characteristics, with G. Basso, L. Guiso and M. Paradisi
Covid-19 note. Tackling the emergency. The scaling up of productive capacity in the Italian health system: progress overview, with L. Aimone Gigio, L. Citino, D. Depalo and M. Francese
Tourism in Italy: Figures and Potential for Development, with R. Torrini (editors)
Legal Enforcement and Global Value Chains: Micro-Evidence from Italian Manufacturing Firm, with A. Accetturo and A. Linarello
Italian Cities: Definitions, Characteristics and Growth, with A. Lamorgese
Exports from the European Regions during the Crisis and in the Long Run, with C. Bentivogli, P. Chiades, C. Fabrizi and E. Mattevi
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