Research interests
Development economics, conflict, migration, industrial policy, international trade
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Working Papers
News sentiment in destination countries and migration choices: Evidence from Libya (with Nelly Elmallakh and Valerio Leone Sciabolazza) [submitted]
Labor market power and self-employment around the world (with Francesco Amodio, Emanuele Brancati, Peter Brummund, and Nicolás de Roux). CEPR Discussion Paper 18828 [submitted]
Labor market institutions and wage-setting power: Evidence from Latin America and the Caribbean∗ (with Francesco Amodio, Emanuele Brancati, and Nicolás de Roux) CEPR Discussion Paper 20539 [submitted]
Under pressure: Global evidence on conflict and firms (with Emanuele Brancati, Roberta Gatti, and Asif Islam) World Bank Policy Research Working Paper 10898 [submitted]
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