Research
Research interests
Development economics, conflict, industrial policy, international trade
My research papers are available at
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Working Papers
Weather shocks affect trade policy: Evidence from PTAs (with Francesco Amodio, Leonardo Baccini, and Giorgio Chiovelli) R&R American Journal of Agricultural Economics
Conflict and firms' performance: Geo-localised evidence from a global dataset (with Emanuele Brancati, Roberta Gatti, Asif Islam, and Aminur Rahman)
News sentiment and migration choices: Evidence from Libya (with Nelly Elmallakh and Valerio Leone Sciabolazza)
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