I am a Research Economist at the Bank of Italy

I am also a Research Affiliate at CEPR (International Trade and Regional Economics) and CESifo (Area Global Economy)

My main field of research is international trade. I am also interested in industrial organization, labor, and development

You can find my CV here

Publications

• Multinationals, Robots, and the Labor Share European Economic Review, 2026. Vol 186, 105302 Working PaperBest Paper · RIEF 2021
• The High and Falling Price of Cement in Africa American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2025. Vol 17(2), pp. 1-40 with Rocco Macchiavello and Tristan Reed Working PaperVoxDev Blog

Working Papers

• Multinational Networks and Trade Participation Revision requested by the Review of Economic Studies with Paola Conconi, Glenn Magerman, and Catherine Thomas
• Global Robots Revision requested by the Journal of the European Economic Association Best Paper · CESifo Global Economy 2024RIEF 2024ETSG 2023
• How Global are Local Value Chains? Revision requested by the Journal of Economic Geography (Special Issue) with Alessandro Borin, Francesco Paolo Conteduca, Michele Mancini, and Patrick Zoi VoxEU Blog
• The Impact of Trade Wars on Firms in Third Countries with Francesco Paolo Conteduca, Marco Errico, Ludovic Panon, and Giacomo Romanini VoxEU Blog
• Market Structure, Vertical Integration and Farmers' Welfare in the Costa Rica Coffee Industry with Rocco Macchiavello, Josepa Miquel-Florensa, and Nicola Pavanini

Work in Progress

• Vertical Integration and Inter-Firm Relationships: Evidence from the Costa Rica Coffee Chain with Rocco Macchiavello and Josepa Miquel-Florensa
• Trade Agreements and the Relationship between Global and Domestic Supply Chains with Paola Conconi, Emmanuel Dhyne, Glenn Magerman, and Catherine Thomas