Bruno Martorano

Welcome to my webpage!

I am an Associate Professor at UNU-MERIT, Maastricht University. My research lies at the intersection of inequality, political behavior, and development. I study how economic shocks and inequality shape individual preferences, political behavior, and broader economic and social outcomes, with implications for public policy and inclusive development.

Selected Publications:

2025, "Inequality, social mobility and redistributive preferences", (with Isabel Günther), Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 229, 106828.

2025, "Can Preferences for Redistribution Explain the Impact of Austerity on Political Participation? Evidence from the UK," (with P. Justino and L. Metzger), Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 87(2): 357-381.

2025, “Humanitarian concerns and threat perceptions: An analysis of the key drivers of refugee attitudes in Germany”, (with Hillenbrand, Tobias, Laura Metzger and Melissa Siegel),  Migration Studies, 13(3).

2025, “Lockdown and unrest: inequality, restrictions and protests during COVID-19,” (with F. Iacoella and P. Justino), Journal of Conflict Resolution,  69(7-8), 1309-1339.

2022, "COVID-19 policy responses, mobility, and food prices" (with S. Dietrich, V. Giuffrida, G. Schmerzeck), American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 104(2): 569–588.

2021, "Chinese official finance and political participation in Africa", (with F. Iacoella, L. Metzger and M. Sanfilippo), European Economic Review, 136, 103741

More information on my research:

• Google scholar

• IDEAS/RePEc

• ResearchGate

Contact Information:

Maastricht Graduate School of Governance - Maastricht University| UNU-MERIT

Boschstraat 24, 6211 AX Maastricht, the Netherlands

Email: bruno.martorano@maastrichtuniversity.nl; martorano@merit.unu.edu

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