Research

Research interests

Development economics, conflict, migration, industrial policy, international trade

My research papers are available at

Working Papers

News sentiment in destination countries and migration choices: Evidence from Libya (with Nelly Elmallakh and Valerio Leone Sciabolazza)

Global labor market power (with Francesco Amodio, Emanuele Brancati, Peter Brummund, and Nicolás de Roux). CEPR Discussion Paper No. 18828, IZA DP No. 16823

The labor market power of exporters: Evidence from Latin American countries (with Francesco Amodio, Emanuele Brancati, and Nicolás de Roux)

Conflict and firms’ performance: A global view (with Emanuele Brancati, Roberta Gatti, and Asif Islam)

Faraway, So Close: The impact of the Russia-Ukraine War on political violence in Asian countries (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