Publications
1) Journal articles
2) Book
3) Chapters in books
4) Reports
5) Blog entries and Policy Briefs
1) Journal articles
Weather shocks affect trade policy: Evidence from preferential trade agreements
(with Francesco Amodio, Leonardo Baccini, and Giorgio Chiovelli)
American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2024 [PDF] [Replication]
(with Francesco Amodio, Leonardo Baccini, and Giorgio Chiovelli)
Economic Policy, 2024, March, eiae024 [PDF]
Finance, informal competition, and expectations: A firm-level analysis
(with Emanuele Brancati and Aminur Rahman)
World Development, 2024, vol. 173, 106408 [PDF]
Firms amid conflict: Performance, production inputs, and market competition
(with Davide Del Prete and Aminur Rahman)
Journal of Development Economics, 2023, vol. 164, 103143 [PDF] [Appendix]
Conflict exposure and labour market outcomes: Evidence from longitudinal data for the Gaza Strip
(with Valerio Leone Sciabolazza)
Labour Economics, 2023, vol.85, 102439 [PDF]
Facing displacement and a global pandemic: Evidence from a fragile state
(with Francesco Fasani, Valerio Leone Sciabolazza, and Vasco Molini)
Journal of Demographic Economics, 2023, 1-26 [PDF]
Migration in Libya: A spatial network analysis
(with Valerio Leone Sciabolazza and Vasco Molini)
World Development, 2023, vol. 163, 106139, Lead Article [PDF]
Agricultural comparative advantage and legislators’ support for trade agreements
(with Francesco Amodio, Leonardo Baccini, and Giorgio Chiovelli)
Journal of Politics, 2022, vol.84 (2), 1244–1249 [PDF]
Security, trade, and political violence
(with Francesco Amodio and Leonardo Baccini)
Journal of the European Economic Association, 2021, Issue 19-1, 1-37, Lead Article [PDF] [Appendix]
Conflict exposure and health: Evidence from the Gaza Strip
(with Valerio Leone Sciabolazza)
Health Economics, 2021, vol. 30 (9), 2287-2295 [PDF]
(with Nathan Fiala)
World Bank Economic Review, 2020, vol. 34 (3), 654–669 [PDF]
Learning the hard way: The effect of violent conflict on student academic achievement
(with Tilman Bruck and Sami Miaari)
Journal of the European Economic Association, 2019, vol. 17 (5), 1502–1537 [PDF]
(with Roberto Nisticò)
Journal of Development Economics, 2019, vol.141, 102375 [PDF]
Education is forbidden: The effect of the Boko Haram conflict on education in North-East Nigeria
(with Eleonora Bertoni, Vasco Molini, and Roberto Nisticò)
Journal of Development Economics, 2019, vol.141, 102249 [PDF]
The effects of conflict on fertility: Evidence from the Rwanda genocide
(with Kati Krahnert, Tilman Bruck, and Roberto Nisticò)
Demography, 2019, vol.56 (3), 935–968 [PDF]
Making do with what you have: Conflict, input misallocation, and firm performance
(with Francesco Amodio)
Economic Journal, 2018, vol.128 (615), 2559-2612 [PDF]
Selected for the Economic Journal Virtual Issue "The Economics of Conflict"
Schools of thought and economists' opinions on economic policy
(with Luca De Benedictis)
Eastern Economic Journal, 2016, vol. 42, Issue 3, 464–482 [PDF]
(with Tushar K. Nandi)
Journal of Development Economics, 2013, vol.100 (1), 107-116 [PDF]
Consumer boycott, household heterogeneity and child labor
(with Giorgio Fabbri)
Journal of Population Economics, 2013, vol.26 (4), 1609-1630 [PDF]
Are mainstream and heterodox economists different? An empirical analysis
American Journal of Economics and Sociology, 2013, vol.72 (5), 1315–1348 [PDF]
Informality, tariffs and wealth
(with Nelson Correa)
The Journal of International Trade and Economic Development, 2013, vol.22 (4), 477-508 [PDF]
Uncertainty, specialization and government intervention
(with Marco Valente)
Metroeconomica, 2013, vol.64 (2), 215-243 [PDF]
Uncertainty and the optimal level of specialization
(with Marco Valente)
Research in Economics, 2012, vol. 66, 213-218
Economists' view about the economy: Evidence from a survey of Italian economists
(with Luca De Benedictis)
Rivista Italiana degli Economisti, 2011, vol.XVI (1), 11-59 [PDF]
Labour mobility and the redistributive effects of trade integration
(with Carlo Devillanova and Pietro Vertova)
Journal of Economics, 2010, vol.100 (2), 95-115 [PDF]
Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, 2008, vol.19 (4), 315-329 [PDF]
Technology and the environment in the history of the economic thought
(with Marianna Belloc, Simone D’Alessandro, Francesco Drago and Pietro Vertova)
International Journal of Global Environmental Issues, 2008, vol.8, n.4, 311-334
[Special Issue on ’Innovation, Development and Environment’]
(with Federico Tamagni)
QA - Rivista dell’Associazione Rossi Doria, 2008, vol.3/4, 79-104
The evolution of world export sophistication and the Italian trade anomaly
(with Federico Tamagni)
Rivista di Politica Economica, 2008, January-February, 20-35 [PDF]
2) Book
The Private Sector amid Conflict: The Case of Libya
(with Aminur Rahman)
International Development in Focus, 2020. Washington, DC: World Bank [pdf]
3) Chapters in books
Libyan Private Sector: Difficulties, Challenges, and Perspectives
(with Aminur Rahman)
In: The Long Road to Inclusive Institutions in Libya: A Sourcebook of Challenges and Needs.
edited by: Irhiam, H., Schaeffer, M., and K. Watanabe. Chapter 7. International Development in Focus series. Washington, DC: World Bank
Industrial Policy in BRICS Countries: Similarities, Differences and Future Challenges
In: Structural Change, and Industrial Development in the BRICS
edited by Naudé, N., Szirmai, A. and N. Haraguchi. Chapter 16. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2015
In: International Development: Ideas, Experience, and Prospects
edited by Currie-Alder, B., R. Kanbur, D. Malone and R. Medhora. Chapter 32. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2014
Theoretical Arguments for Industrialization-Driven Development
(with Tommaso Ciarli).
In: African Industrial Development and European Union Cooperation
edited by Matambalya, F., Chapter 2. Routledge, 2014
The Italian Economy, the Economic Crisis and Industrial Policy
In: Structural Change, Competitiveness and Industrial Policy
edited by Teixeira, A., Silva, E., and R. Mamede, Chapter 12. Routledge, 2014 [pdf]
Survey of the Literature on Successful Strategies and Practices for Export Promotion by Developing Countries
(with Marianna Belloc)
In: Economic Challenges and Policy Issues in Early Twenty-First-Century Sierra Leone
edited by Johnson, O.E.G., Chapter 7, 226-277, 2012. International Growth Center, London [pdf]
Industrial Policies in Developing Countries. History and Perspectives
edited by Cimoli, M., Dosi G. and Stiglitz, J. E., Chapter 5, 2009. Oxford University Press [pdf]
Il Negoziato sui Prodotti Manufatturieri
(with Luca De Benedictis and Francesco Romanelli) [in Italian].
In: Il Doha Round e il WTO. Una valutazione quantitativa degli scenari di liberalizzazione commerciale
edited by Guerrieri P. and Salvatici, L. (eds.), Capitolo 3, 69-98, 2008. Il Mulino, Bologna
Formule di Riduzione Tariffaria ed Effetti sulla Distribuzione dei Dazi dei Prodotti Manufatti [in Italian]
(with Luca De Benedictis).
In: RAPPORTO ICE 2007, Chapter 3, 2008, 156-164
4) Reports
Sierra Leone's National Export Strategy: Implementation Issues and Recommendations
(with Marianna Belloc),
IGC Working Paper 11/1018, January 2012
(with Marianna Belloc),
IGC Working Paper 11/0248, June 2011
Industrial Policies for the Structural Transformation of African Economies: Options and Best Practices
(Paper commissioned by the United Nations Commission for Africa - UNECA), October 2010
5) Blog entries and Policy Briefs
Learning the hard way: The effect of conflict on education (with Tilman Brück and Sami Miaari) [April 2022]. VoxEU.org
How Much did Boko Haram Forbid Education in Nigeria? (with Abul Kalam Azad and Vasco Molini) [May 2019]. World Bank Blogs
How Conflict Disrupts the Economy: New Evidence from the West Bank and Gaza (with Francesco Amodio) [December 2018]. VoxEU.org
Trade Restrictions Lead to Lower Wages and More Violence (with Francesco Amodio and Leonardo Baccini) [October 2017]. ISID Policy Brief
Firms in Conflict: Adapt or Perish (with Francesco Amodio) [May 2014]. Economists on Conflict Group Blog
Conflict and Firm Dynamics: Some Issues and Some Wishes [August 2013]. Economists on Conflict Group Blog
Industrialization and food security [May 2013]. LDA Scholars' Development Blog