Research interests
Development economics, conflict, migration, industrial policy, international trade
My research papers are available at
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Working Papers
News sentiment in destination countries and migration choices: Evidence from Libya
(with Nelly Elmallakh and Valerio Leone Sciabolazza)
[R&R Economic Development and Cultural Change]
Labor market power and self-employment around the world
(with Francesco Amodio, Emanuele Brancati, Peter Brummund, and Nicolás de Roux).
CEPR Discussion Paper 18828 [R&R Economic Journal]
Dust
(with Valerio Leone Sciabolazza and Dario Pantano)
Consider the Lobster: Unintended consequences of a fisheries conservation policy on crime
(with Valerio Leone Sciabolazza, Dario Pantano and Samuel Nocito)
Global shocks, local violence: Crop prices, agricultural production, and political violence
(with Patricia Justino, Valerio Leone Sciabolazza, and Cecilia Nardi)
Permanent Working Papers
Product market competition and the labour market: Evidence from South Africa (with Francesco Amodio, Yifan Li, and Patrizio Piraino). WIDER WP 2020/39 [PDF]
Heterogeneous entrepreneurs, government quality, and the effectiveness of industrial policy (with Giorgio Fabbri and Vincenzo Lombardo)
Survey of Economists' Opinions on the Economy
Website of the Survey of Economists' Opinions on the Economy