Expertise: International trade, conflicts, global value chains, multinational business groups
Biography:Tommaso is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of Bologna. He is also affiliated at the Centre for Economic Performance at the London School of Economics, and Adjunct Professor at Bocconi University and at Johns Hopkins SAIS. His research focuses on international economics and political economy. He has studied the relationship between trade and conflicts, and global value networks. He is currently analysing the impact of multinational enterprises on violence in developing countries, the dynamics of populism, and the effect that financial frictions have on the processes of reallocation of resources.
Current Areas of Research:
"Economic Insecurity and the Demand of Populism in Europe", with Luigi Guiso, Helios Herrera and Massimo Morelli
“Globalization and Conflicts: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Corporations in Africa”
“Populism: Demand and Supply“, with Carlo Altomonte, Domenico Favoino and Monica Morlacco
Education:
- European Doctoral Programme in Quantitative Economics - Université Catholique de Louvain and London School of Economics (visiting)
- Joint Master of Science Degree Program in Economics and Social Sciences and in Economic Theory and Research - Bocconi University (Summa cum Laude) and Catholic University of Louvain (Grande Distinction)
- Bachelor in International Economics and Management - Bocconi University
Awards:
- Research Grant (10K), Unicredit Foundation, 2019
- Cordusio Research Grant (10K) Unicredit Foundation and Cordusio SIM, 2019
- Essay Award for Young Economist, Review of World Economics, 2018
Selected Publications:
- "Global Crisis and Populism: the Role of the Euro Zone Institutions", with Luigi Guiso, Helios Herrera and Massimo Morelli
- Journal of Economic Literature, forthcoming: "On Economic Interdependence and War", with Massimo Morelli
- "Global value networks," in J. Amador and F. di Mauro ed., The Age of Global Value Chains: Maps and Policy Issues, Center for Economic Policy Research Press, London, 2015, 85-106, with Carlo Altomonte, Italo Colantone and Armando Rungi
CEP Publications
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