Working Papers

Centro Studi Luca d’Agliano Development Working Papers

The Centro Studi Luca d’Agliano publishes a series of working papers in development and international economics. The purpose of this initiative is to promote the exchange of papers and ideas in the international academic environment and to ensure their worldwide diffusion. In the period between 1997 and 2001 the Luca d’Agliano Series was jointly published with Queen Elizabeth House, the International Development Centre of Oxford University. The publication is funded by the Banca d’Italia and by the Fondazione CRT of Turin. The list of working papers published from 1997 on is set out below.

2009 

276
Luigi Benfratello (University of Turin and Ceris-CNR), Tiziano Razzolini (University of Siena) and Alessandro Sembenelli (University of Turin and Collegio Carlo Alberto): Does ICT Investment Spur or Hamper Offshoring? Empirical Evidence from Microdata (pdf 340 KB)

 275
Giovanni Peri (UC Davis, NBER and Centro Studi Luca d’Agliano) and Francisco Requena (University of Valencia): The Trade Creation Effect of Immigrants: Testing the Theory on the Remarkable case of Spain (pdf 826 KB)

274
Silvia Marchesi (University of Milan Bicocca and Centro Studi Luca d’Agliano), Laura Sabani (University of Florence) and Axel Dreher (University of Goettingen, KOF Swiss Economic Institute, IZA and CESifo): Read my Lips: the Role of Information Transmission in multilateral reform design (pdf 543 KB)

273
Max Friedrich Steinhardt (Centro Studi Luca D’Agliano and Hamburg Institute of International Economics (HWWI)): The wage impact of immigration in Germany – new evidence for skill groups and occupations (pdf 271 KB)

272
Mariapia Mendola (University of Milan Bicocca and LdA) and Gero Carletto (the World Bank): International Migration and Gender Differentials in the Home Labor Market: Evidence from Albania (pdf 323 KB)

271
Rosario Crinò (Institut d’Analisi Economica CSIC, Barcelona) and Paolo Epifani (Department of Economics, and KITeS, Bocconi University, Milan): Firm-Export Intensity and Productivity (pdf 453 KB)

270
Davide Castellani (University of Perugia) and Giorgia Giovannetti (University of Florence, European University Institute and Fondazione Manlio MASI-ICE): Productivity and the international firm: dissecting heterogeneity (pdf 241 KB)

269
Christian Arndt (Institute for Applied Economic Research, IAW), Claudia M. Buch (University of Tubingen and CESifo) and Anselm Mattes (Institute for Applied Economic Research, IAW): Firm-Specific Factor Market Constraints and FDI: Evidence from Germany (pdf 157 KB)

2008

268
Christian Arndt (Institute for Applied Economic Research, IAW), Claudia M. Buch (University of Tubingen and CESifo) and Anselm Mattes (Institute for Applied Economic Research, IAW): Barriers to exporting: Firm-Level Evidence from Germany (pdf 197 KB)

267
Gregory Corcos (Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration), Delphine M. Irac, (Bank of France), Giordano Mion (Université Catholique de Louvain) and Thierry Verdier (Paris School of Economics and CEPR): The Determinants of Intra-Firm Trade (pdf 420 KB)

266
Max Friedrich Steinhardt (Centro Studi Luca d’Agliano and Hamburg Institute of International Economics): Does citizenship matter? The economic impact of naturalizations in Germany (pdf 250 KB)

265
Mario Piacentini (University of Geneva): Migration Enclaves, Schooling Choices and Social Mobility (pdf 1,20 MB)

264
Giovanni Facchini (University of Milan, University of Essex, LdA, CEPR and CES-Ifo), Peri Silva (University of North Dakota and LdA) and Gerald Willmann (K.U. Leuven and CES-Ifo): The Costums Unions Issue: Why do we observe so few of them? (pdf 317 KB)

263
Jean Marie Grether (University of Neuchatel), Nicole A. Mathys (University of Neuchatel) and Jaime de Melo (University of Geneva, CERDI and CEPR): Global Manufacturing SO2 Emissionss: Does Trade Matter? (pdf 165 KB)

262
Paola Conconi (Université Libre de Bruxelles, ECARES and CEPR), Patrick Legros (Université Libre de Bruxelles, ECARES and CEPR), and Andrew F. Newman (Boston University and CEPR): Trade Liberalization and Organizational Change (pdf 308 KB)

261
Artjoms Ivlevs (University of Nottingham) and Jaime de Melo (University of Geneva, CERDI and CEPR): FDI, the Brain Drain and Trade: Channels and Evidence (pdf 278 KB)

260
Giorgio Barba Navaretti (University of Milan and LdA), Riccardo Faini (University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, LdA and CEPR) and Alessandra Tucci (Centre for Economic Performance, LSE and LdA): Does Family Control Affect Trade Performance? Evidence for Italian Firms (pdf 246 KB)

259
Céline Carrère (CERDI and CNRS), Jaime de Melo (University of Geneva, CERDI and CEPR) and Bolormaa Tumurchudur (University of Lausanne): Disentangling Market Access Effects for ASEAN Members under an ASEAN-EU FTA (pdf 166 KB)

258
Holger Breinlich (University of Essex and Centre for Economic Performance, LSE) and Alessandra Tucci (Centre for Economic Performance, LSE): Foreign Market Conditions and Export Performance: Evidence from Italian Firm-Level Data (pdf 271 KB)

257
Devashish Mitra (Syracuse University) and Priya Ranjan (University of California – Irvine): Can Offshoring Reduce Unemployment? (pdf 297 KB)

256
Giovanni Facchini (University of Milan, University of Essex, LdA, CEPR and CES-Ifo), Anna Maria Mayda (Georgetown University and LdA) and Prachi Mishra (International Monetary Fund): Do Interest Groups Affects US Immigration Policy? (pdf 519 KB)

255
Gianfranco De Simone (University of Milan and LdA) and Miriam Manchin (University College London and LdA): Brain Drain with FDI Gain? Factor Mobility between Eastern and Western Europe (pdf 180 KB)

254
Rodney D. Ludema (Georgetowon University) and Anna Maria Mayda (Georgetown University and LdA): Do Countries Free Ride on MFN? (pdf 338 KB)

253
Martin Kahanec (IZA) and Mariapia Mendola (University of Milan Bicocca and LdA): Social Determinants of Labor Market Status of Ethnic Minorities in Britain (pdf 222 KB)

252
Giovanni Peri (University of California, Davis) and Chad Sparber (Colgate University): Task Specialisation, Immigration and Wages (pdf 627 KB)

251
Giovanni Facchini (University of Milan, University of Essex, LdA, CEPR and CES-Ifo) and Anna Maria Mayda (Georgetown University and LdA): From Individual Attitudes towards Migrants to Migration Policy Outcomes. Theory and Evidence (pdf 670 KB)

250
Richard Baldwin (Graduate Institute of International Studies, Geneva and CEPR) and Frédéric Robert-Nicoud (LSE): Offshoring: General Equilibrium Effects on Wages, Production and Trade (pdf 379 KB)

249
Earl L. Grinols (Baylor University) and Peri Silva (University of North Dakota and LdA): Rules of Origin and Gains from Trade (pdf 190 KB)

248
Libertad Gonzalez (Universidad Pompeu Fabra and IAE) and Francesc Ortega (Universidad Pompeu Fabra and IAE): How do Very Open Economies Absorb Large Immigration Flows? Recent Evidence from Spanish Regions (pdf 254 KB)

247
Anna Maria Mayda (Georgetown University and LdA) and Chad Steinberg (International Monetary Fund): Do South-South Trade Agreements Increase Trade? Commodity-Level Evidence from COMESA (pdf 654 KB)

246
Paola Conconi (Université Libre de Bruxelles – ECARES and CEPR), Giovanni Facchini (University of Milan, University of Essex, LdA, CEPR and CES-Ifo), and Maurizio Zanardi (Université Libre de Bruxelles – ECARES and Tilburg University): Fast Track Authority and International Trade Negotiations (pdf 654 KB)

245
Giorgio Barba Navaretti (University of Milan and LdA), Giuseppe Bertola (University of Turin), and Alessandro Sembenelli (University of Turin): Offshoring and Immigrant Employment: Firm-level Theory and Evidence (pdf 583 KB)

244
Simone Bertoli (IAB): The Impact of Material Offshoring on employment in the Italian Manufacturing Industries: the Relevance of Intersectoral Effects (pdf 337 KB)

243
Mariapia Mendola (University of Milan Bicocca and Centro Studi Luca d’Agliano), Caryn Bredenkamp (The World Bank), and Michele Gragnolati (The World Bank): The Impoverishing Effect of Ill Health: Evidence from the Western Balkans (pdf 270 KB)

242
Chiara Broccolini (Università Politecnica delle Marche), Alessia Lo Turco (Università Politecnica delle Marche), Andrea F. Presbitero (Università Politecnica delle Marche), and Stefano Staffolani (Università Politecnica delle Marche): Individual Earnings, International Outsourcing and Technological Change (pdf 240 KB)

241
Lorenzo Casaburi (University of Bologna and harvard University) and G. Alfredo Minerva (University of Bologna): Supplier-Buyer Proximity and Production to Order Choice (pdf 282 KB)

240
Giovanni Facchini (University of Milan, University of Essex, LdA, CEPR and CES-Ifo) and Cecilia Testa (University of London and STICERD – LSE): Who is Against a Common Market? (pdf 382 KB)

239
Julien Gourdon (The World Bank, University of Auvergne and CERDI), Nicolas Maystre (University of Geneva) and Jaime de Melo (University of Geneva, CERDI and CEPR): Opennes, Inequality, and Poverty: Endowments Matter (pdf 294 KB)

238
Stefano Costa (ISAE) and Giovanni Ferri (University of Bari): Firing at Subcontractors? Spillover Employment Effects of Offshoring in Italy (pdf 190 KB)

237
Tiziano Razzolini (University of Turin) and Davide Vannoni (University of Turin): Export Premia and Sub-Contracting Discount. Passive Strategies and performance in Domestic and Foreign Markets (pdf 351 KB)

236
Luigi Benfratello (University of Turin and Ceris-CNR) and Tiziano Razzolini (University of Turin): Firms’ Productivity and Internationalisation Choices: Evidence for a Large Sample of Italian Firms (pdf 338 KB)

2007

235
Daniele Checchi (University of Milan and IZA), Gianfranco De Simone (University of Milan and LdA) and Riccardo Faini (University of Roma Tor Vergata, CEPR, LdA and IZA): Skilled Migration, FDI and Human Capital Investment (pdf 236 KB)

234
Frédéric Docquier (National Fund for Scientific Research and IRES, Université Catholique de Louvain) and Elisabetta Lodigiani (University of Milan and LdA): Skilled Migration and Business Networks (pdf 331 KB)

233
Giovanni Facchini (University of Milan, CEPR and LdA) and Anna Maria Mayda (Georgetown University, CEPR, IZA and LdA): Does the Welfare State Affect Individual Attitudes towards Immigrants? Evidence Across Countries (pdf 404 KB)

232
Claude Fluet (Université du Quèbec à Montréal and CIRPEE) and Paolo G. Garella (University of Milan and LdA): Relying on the Information of Others: Debt Rescheduling with Multiple Lenders (pdf 243 KB)

231
Sabrina Di Addario (University of Oxford and Bank of Italy) and Eleonora Patacchini (University of Rome “La Sapienza”): Wages and the City. Evidence from Italy (pdf 535 KB)

230
Kevin H. O’Rourke (Trinity College, Dublin, CEPR, and NBER), Ahmed S. Rahman (United States Naval Academy) and Alan M. Taylor (University of California, Davis, NBER, and CEPR): Trade, Knowledge and the Industrial Revolution (pdf 652 KB)

229
Giovanni Facchini (University of Milan, LdA and CEPR), Marcelo Olarreaga (The World bank), Peri Silva (University of North Dakota) and Gerald Willmann (Christian-Albrechts-Universitat zu Kiel): Substitutability and Protectionism: Latin America’s Trade Policy and Imports from China and India (pdf 283 KB)

228
Alberto Petrucci (LUISS University): Optimal Taxation of Capital Income in Models with Endogenous Fertility (pdf 284 KB)

227
Michele Di Maio (University of Macerata) and Federico Tamagni (Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies): The Evolution of the World Trade and the Italian ‘Anomaly’: A New Look (pdf 1.718 KB)

226
Gianpaolo Rossini (University of Bologna) and Paolo Zanghieri (Association of Italian Insurers): Current Account Composition and Sustainability of External Debt (pdf 243 KB)

225
Domenico de Palo (Università di Roma Tor Vergata), Riccardo Faini (Università di Roma Tor Vergata, CEPR, LdA and IZA) and Alessandra Venturini (Università di Torino, CHILD, FIERI and IZA): The Social Assimilation of Immigrants (pdf 495 KB)

224
Joseph Francois (Tinbergen Institute Rotterdam and CEPR) and Miriam Manchin (University College London): Institutions, Infrastructure and Trade (pdf 1.368 KB)

223
Miriam Manchin (University College London) and Annette O. Pelkmans-Balaoing (Erasmus University Rotterdam): Clothes without an Emperor: Analysis of the Preferential Tariffs in ASEAN (pdf 316 KB)

222
Diego Puga (Universitat Pompeu Fabra) and Daniel Trefler (University of Toronto): Wake up and Smell the Ginseng: International Trade and the Rise of Incremental Innovation in Low-Wage Countries (pdf 405 KB)

221
Michele Alacevich (University of Palermo): The World Bank’s Early Reflection on Development: a Development Institution or a Bank? (pdf 71 KB)

2006

220
Antoni Estevadeordal (Inter-American Development Bank) and Christian Volpe Martincus (Inter-American Development Bank): Specialization and Diverging Manufacturing Structures: The Aftermath of Trade Policy Reforms in Developing Countries (pdf 367 KB)

219
Julian di Giovanni (International Monetary Fund) and Andrei A. Levchenko (International Monetary Fund): Trade Openness and Volatility (pdf 356 KB)

218
Massimo Del Gatto (University of Cagliari), Giordano Mion (CORE, Université Catholique de Louvain) and Gianmarco I.P. Ottaviano (University of Bologna, FEEM and CEPR): Trade Integration, Firm Selection and the Costs of Non-Europe (pdf 505 KB)

217
Irina Tytell (International Monetary Fund) and Ksenia Yudaeva (Center for Economic and Financial Research and Carnegie Moscow Center): The Role of FDI in Eastern Europe and New Independent States: New Channels for the Spillover Effect (pdf 356 KB)

216
Gustavo Gonzaga (Pontifical Catholic University, Rio), Naércio Menezes Filho (University of São Paulo)and Cristina Terra (Fundação Getulio Vargas): Trade Liberalization and the Evolution of Skill Earnings Differentials in Brazil (pdf 295 KB)

215
Giorgio Barba Navaretti (Università di Milano and Centro Studi Luca d’Agliano), Davide Castellani (Università di Urbino and Centro Studi Luca d’Agliano) and Anne-Célia Disdier (INRA-INAPG, UMR Economie Publique and Université Paris I, CES): How Does Investing in Cheap Labour Countries Affect Performance at Home? France and Italy (pdf 354 KB)

214
Riccardo Faini (Università di Roma Tor Vergata, Centro Studi Luca d’Agliano, IZA and CEPR): Remittances and the Brain Drain (pdf 259 KB)

213
Anne-Célia Disdier (INRA-INAPG, UMR Economie Publique and Université Paris I, CES), Keith Head (Sauder School of Business, University of British Columbia) and Thierry Mayer (Université de Paris Sud, CEP II, PSE and CEPR): Exposure to Foreign Media and Changes in Cultural Traits: Evidence from Naming Patterns in France (pdf 417 KB)

212
Riccardo Faini (Università di Roma Tor Vergata, Centro Studi Luca d’Agliano, IZA and CEPR): Foreign Aid and Fiscal Policy (pdf 419 KB)

211
Graziella Bertocchi (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, CEPR, CHILD and IZA) and Chiara Strozzi (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia): The Evolution of Citizenship: Economic and Institutional Determinants (pdf 530 KB)

210
Anna Iara (The Vienna Institute of International Economic Studies and Center for European Integration Studies, University of Bonn): Skill Diffusion by Temporary Migration? Returns to Western European Working Experience in the EU Accession Countries (pdf 473 KB)

209
Artjoms Ivlevs (CEDERS, Université de la Mediterranée Aix-Marseille II): Migration and Foreign Direct Investment in the Globalization Context: the Case of a Small Open Economy (pdf 310 KB)

2005

208
Sándor Cseng?di (Corvinus University of Budapest), Rolf Jungnickel (HWWA) and Dieter Urban (Johannes Gutenberg – University Mainz): Foreign TaKeovers and Wages: Theory and Evidence from Hungary (pdf 383 KB)

207
Giovanni Facchini (University of Illinois and University of Milan), Johannes Van Biesebroeck (University of Toronto and NBER) and Gerald Willmann (University of Kiel): Protection for Sale with Imperfect Rent Capturing (pdf 347 KB)

206
Silvia Marchesi (University of Siena and University of Florence) and Laura Sabani (University of Siena and University of Florence): IMF Concern for Reputation and Conditional Lending Failure: Theory and Empirics (pdf 553 KB)

205
Giovanni Facchini (University of Illinois), Oliver Lorz ( RWTH Aachen University) and Gerarld Willmann (University of Kiel) : Asylum Seekers in Europe: The Warm Glow of a Hot Potato (pdf 353 KB)

204
Jiahua Che (Hong Kong University of Science Technology and William Davidson Institute) and Giovanni Facchini (University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign and University of Milan): Dual Track Reforms: With and Without Losers (pdf 271 KB)

203
Gianfranco De Simone (University of Torino and University of Milan): How Do Trade in Intermediates and Geographical Forces Interact in Determining the Localisation of Industries in Central Eastern European Countries? (pdf 323 KB)

202
Silvia Marchesi (University of Siena and University of Florence) and Laura Sabani (University of Siena and University of Florence): Prolonged Use and Conditionality Failure: Investigating the IMF Responsibility (pdf 213 KB)

201
Marc J. Melitz (Harvard University, NBER and CEPR) and Gianmarco I.P. Ottaviano (University of Bologna, FEEM and CEPR): Market Size, Trade, and Productivity (pdf 369 KB)

200
Roberto Basile (Isae, Rome and University of Macerata); Luigi Benfratello (University of Turin and Ceris-CNR, Turin); Davide Castellani (University of Urbino and Centro Studi Luca d’Agliano): Attracting Foreign Direct Investments in Europe: are Italian Regions Doomed? (pdf 661 KB)

199
Alessandra Tucci (University of Milan and Centro Studi Luca d’Agliano): Trade, Foreign Networks and Performance: a Firm-Level Analysis for India (pdf 403 KB)

198
Sabrina Di Addario (Bank of Italy and University of Oxford): Job Search in Thick Markets: Evidence from Italy (pdf 329 KB)

197
Jens Matthias Arnold (World Bank and Bocconi University) and Beata Smarzynska Javorcik (World Bank and CEPR): Gifted Kids or Pushy Parents? Foreign Acquisitions and Plant Performance in Indonesia (pdf 330 KB)

2004

196
Anne-Célia Disdier (Centro Studi Luca d’Agliano and TEAM, Université de Paris I); Thierry Mayer (University of Paris-Sud, CEPII, CERAS and CEPR): Je t’aime, moi non plus: Bilateral opinions and international trade (pdf 417 KB)

195
Mariapia Mendola (University of Milan-Bicocca and Centro Studi Luca d’Agliano): Migration and Technological Change in Rural Households: Complements or Substitutes? (pdf 414 KB)

194
Giovanni Cornia (University of Florence); Leonardo Menchini (University of Florence): The pace and distribution of health improvements during the last 40 years: some preliminary results (pdf 533 KB)

193
Alberto Alesina (Harvard University, NBER and CEPR); Eliana La Ferrara (Bocconi University and IGIER): Ethnic Diversity and Economic Performance (pdf 502 KB)

192
Riccardo Faini (University of Rome Tor Vergata, CERP, IZA and CSLA): Trade liberalization in a globalizing world (pdf 320 KB)

191
Riccardo Faini (University of Rome Tor Vergata and CEPR, London); Enzo Grilli (Johns Hopkins University-SAIS, Washington D.C.): Who runs the IFIs? (pdf 395 KB)

190
Anna M. Falzoni (University of Bergamo and CESPRI-Bocconi University); Alessandra Venturini (University of Turin, IZA, and CHILD); Claudia Villosio (R&P Ricerche e Progetti): Wage Differentials and International Trade in Italy Using Individual Micro Data 1991-1996 (pdf 522 KB)

189
Silvia Marchesi (University of Siena; University of Milano); Alessandro Missale (University of Siena; University of Milano): What does motivate lending and aid to the HIPCs? (pdf 46 KB)

188
Giovanni S.F. Bruno (Bocconi University, Milan); Rosario Crinò (CESPRI-Bocconi University); Anna M. Falzoni (University of Bergamo; CESPRI-Bocconi University): Foreign Direct Investment, Wage Inequality, and Skilled Labor Demand in EU Accession Countries (pdf 455 KB)

187
Anna Maria Mayda (Economics Department and School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University): Who is Against Immigration? A Cross-Country Investigation of Individual Attitudes toward Immigrants (pdf 633 KB)

186
Anne-Célia Disdier (Centro Studi Luca d’Agliano; TEAM, Université de Paris I Panthéon Sorbonne); Keith Head (Sauder School of Business, University of British Columbia): The Puzzling Persistence of the Distance Effect on Bilateral Trade (pdf 435 KB)

185
David C. Parsley (Owen Graduate School of Management; Vanderbilt University); Shang-Jin Wei (International Monetary Fund; NBER): A Price Based Approach To Estimate The Effects Of Monetary Arrangements On Trade Integration (pdf 409 KB)

2003

184
Jens Matthias Arnold (Bocconi University, Milan); Katrin Hussinger (Centre for European Economic Research, ZEW): Export Behavior and Firm productivity in German Manufacturing. A Firm-Level Analysis (pdf 239 KB)

183
Roberto Basile (ISAE, Rome); Davide Castellani (University of Urbino) and Antonello Zanfei (University of Urbino): Location Choices of Multinational Firms in Europe: the Role of National Bourdaries and EU Policy (pdf 567 KB)

182
Massimo Florio (University of Milan, Italy): Cost-benefit Analysis and Rates of Return of Development Projects: An International Comparison (pdf 460 KB)

181
Massimo Florio (University of Milan, Italy); Silvia Vignetti (CSIL – Centro Studi Industria Leggera): Cost-benefit analysis of Infrastructure Projects in an Enlarged European Union: an Incentive-Oriented Approach (pdf 411 KB)

180
Giorgio Barba Navaretti (University of Milan and Centro Studi Luca d’Agliano); Davide Castellani (University of Urbino): Investments Abroad and Performance at Home Evidence from Italian Multinationals (pdf 96 KB)

179
Mariapia Mendola (University of Milan-Bicocca, Italy): Agricultural Technology and Povertry Reduction: A Micro-Level Analysis of Causal Effects (pdf 140 KB)

178
Alessandro Missale (University of Milan, Italy); Francesco Giavazzi (Bocconi University, Milan, IGIER, CEPR and NBER): Public Debt Management in Brazil (pdf 434 KB)

177
Paolo Manasse (University of Bologna, Italy); Luca Stanca (University of Milan-Bicocca, Italy): Working on the Train? The Role of Technical Progress and Trade in Explaining Wage Differentials in Italian Firms (pdf 270 KB)

176
Giorgio Barba Navaretti (University of Milano and Centro Studi Luca d’Agliano); Riccardo Faini (Italian Ministry of Economy; University of Brescia; IZA and CEPR) and Bernard Gauthier (HEC Montréal): The Impact of Trade Liberalisation on Enterprises in Small Backward Economies: The Case of Chad and Gabon, September 2003 (pdf 68 Kb)

175
Paolo Epifani (University of Parma; CESPRI-Bocconi University), Juliette Vitaloni (CESPRI-Bocconi University): GATT-Think with Asymmetric Countries, September 2003 (pdf 315 KB)

174
Gino A.Gancia (CREI and IIES): Globalization, Divergence and Stagnation, September 2003 (pdf 390 KB)

173
Riccardo Faini (Italian Ministry of Economy; University of Brescia; IZA and CEPR): The Brain Drain: an Unmitigated Blessing?, September 2003 (pdf 99 KB)

2002

172
Paolo Epifani (University of Parma; CESPRI-Bocconi University): Trade Liberalization, Firm Performance and Labour Market Outcomes in the Developing World: What Can We Learn from Micro-LevelData?, November 2002 (pdf 513 KB)

171
Francesco Daveri (University of Parma; IGIER); Paolo Manasse (University of Bologna; IGIER) and Danila Serra (LSE): The Twin Effects of Globalization, November 2002 (pdf 254 KB)

170
Giorgio Barba Navaretti (University of Milan; Centro Studi Luca d´Agliano); Marzio Galeotti (University of Milan; Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei; Centro Studi Luca d´Agliano) and Alessandra Tucci (University of Milan; Centro Studi Luca d’Agliano): Do Not Get Trapped into Crossing: Indian Firms and Foreign Markets, November 2002 (pdf 101 KB)

169
Alessandro Sembenelli (University of Torino); Georges Siotis (Carlos III University, Madrid): Foreign Direct Investment, Competitive Pressure and Spillovers. An Empirical Analysis on Spanish Firm Level Data, November 2002 (pdf 268)

168
Giorgio Barba Navaretti (University of Milan; Centro Studi Luca d´Agliano); Daniele Checchi (University of Milan) and Alessandro Turrini (University of Bergamo; UNCTAD; CEPR, Centro Studi Luca d´Agliano): Adjusting Labour Demand: Multinationals vs. National Firms: A Cross-European Analysis, November 2002 (pdf 85)

167
Henrik Braconier (National Institute of Economic Research, Stockholm); Pehr-Johan Norback (Research Institute of Industrial Economics, Stockholm) and Dieter Urban (LSE and Political Science): Vertical FDI Reviseted, November 2002 (pdf 398)

166
Luigi Benfratello (Ceris-Cnr); Alessandro Sembenelli (University of Torino): Foreign Ownership and Productivity: is the Direction of Causality so Obvious?, November 2002 (pdf 233)

165
Gianmarco I.P. Ottaviano (Università Bocconi; GIIS, Geneva; CEPR); Alessandro Turrini (University of Bergamo; UNCTAD; CEPR): Distance and FDI when Contracts are Incomplete, November 2002 (pdf 456)

164
Giovanni Peri (University of California, Davis); Dieter Urban (LSE and Political Science, CEP): The Veblen-Gerschenkron Effect of FDI in Mezzogiorno and East Germany, November 2002 (pdf 899)

163
Eliana La Ferrara (Bocconi University; IGIER): Self-Help Groups and Income Generation in the Informal Settlements of Nairobi, May 2002 (pdf 294)

162
Paolo Manasse (Dept. of Economics, University of Bologna); Luca Stanca (University of Milan; London School of Economics) and Alessandro Turrini (University of Bergamo; UNCTAD; CEPR): Wage Premia and Skill Upgrading in Italy: Why Didn´t the Hound Bark?, May 2002 (pdf 238 kb)

161
Henrik Braconier (IUI, Stockholm); Karolina Ekholm (Stockholm School of Economics; CEPR): Foreign Direct Investment in Central and Eastern Europe: Employment Effects in the EU, May 2002 (pdf 84,6 kb )

2001

160
J. Peter Neary (University College Dublin and CEPR): Foreign Direct Investment and the Single Market, November 2001 (pdf 300 kb)

159
Alessandro Turrini (UNCTAD, University of Bergamo and CEPR); Tanguy Van Ypersele (University of Namur and CORE): Traders, Courts and the Home Bias Puzzle, November 2001 (pdf 350 kb)

158
Thomas Straubhaar (HWWA and CEPR); Marc Suhrcke (HWWA and UNICEF); Dieter Urban (LdA and HWWA): Divergence-Is it Geography?, November 2001 (pdf 520 kb )

157
Pablo Astorga (Oxford University): The Dictator and the Parties A Study on Policy Co-operation in Mineral Economies, October 2001 (pdf 90 kb )

156
Paolo Epifani (University of Parma and CESPRI); Gino A. Gancia (IIES-Stockholm University): Geography, Migrations and Equilibrium Unemployment, July 2001 (pdf 280 kb)

155
Gianmarco I.P. Ottaviano (Università Bocconi, GIIS and CEPR): Footloose Capital, Market Access, and the Geography of Regional State Aid, May 2001 (pdf 660 kb)

154
Giorgio Barba Navaretti (University of Ancona; Centro Studi Luca d´Agliano; Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei); Isidro Soloaga (Inter- American Development Bank; University of Maryland College Park): Weightless Machines and Costless Knowledge An Empirical Analysis of Trade and Technology Diffusion, May 2001 (pdf 460 Kb) 

153
Riccardo Lucchetti; Luca Papi; Alberto Zazzaro (Department of Economics, University of Ancona): Banks´ Inefficiency and Economic Growth A Micro-Macro Approach, May 2001 (pdf 200 Kb)

152
Silvia Marchesi (Department of Economics, University of Warwick): Adoption of an IMF Programme and Debt Rescheduling. An Empirical Analysis, March 2001 (pdf 230 Kb)

151
Alessandro Turrini (Department of Economics, University of Bergamo, Centro Studi Luca d´Agliano); Dieter M. Urban (Centro Studi Luca d´Agliano): For Whom is MAI? A theoretical Perspective on Multilateral Agreements on Investments, March 2001 (pdf 430 Kb)

150
Frederic Gaspart; Jean-Philippe Platteau (Centre de Recherche en Economie du Dévelopment, University of Namur): Collective Action for Local-Level Effort Regulation: an Assessment of Recent Experiences in Senegalese Small-Scale Fisheries, March 2001 (pdf 340 Kb)

149
Valpy FitzGerald (Queen Elizabeth House, Oxford University): The Winner´s Curse: Premature Monetary Integration in the NAFTA, March 2001 (pdf 200 Kb)

2000

148
Luca Papi (Department of Economics, University of Ancona ); Alberto Zazzaro (Department of Economics, University of Ancona ): How Does the EU Agenda Influence Economies outside the EU? The Case of Tunisia, November 2000 (pdf 480 Kb)

147
Jean-Jacques Laffont (IDEI, ARQADE, GREMAQ, Université des Sciences Sociales de Toulouse): Collusion and Group Lending with Adverse Selection, November 2000 (pdf 320 Kb)

146
Patrick Francois (Department of Economics, Queen´s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada; CentER, Department of Economics, Tilburg University, The Netherlands); Jan Zabojnik (Department of Economics, Queen´s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada; Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, U.S.A.): Why Doesn´t Development Always Succeed? The Role of a Work Ethic, November 2000 (pdf 550 Kb)

145
Marcel Fafchamps (Department of Economics, University of Oxford); Bart Minten (Department of Agricultural and Environmental Economics, Katholiek Universiteit van Leuven): Returns to Social Network Capital among Traders, November 2000 (pdf 240 Kb)

144
Jean-Paul Azam (ARQADE, IDEI, University of Toulouse; Institut Universitaire de France); Jean-Daniel Rinaud (CEMAGREF, Montpellier): Encroached Entitlements: Corruption and Appropriation of Irrigation Water in Southern Pun jab (Pakistan), November 2000 (pdf 450 Kb)

143
Frances Stewart: Dynamic Interactions between the Macro-Environment, Development Thinking and Group Behaviour, November 2000 (pdf 500 Kb)

142
Andrea Finicelli (Department of Economics, University of Bergamo; Centro Studi Luca d´Agliano): Currency Crisis and Multiple Equilibria: The Role of Co-ordination Failures among Heterogeneous Investors, June 2000 (pdf 410 Kb)

141
Tomoya Mori (Institute of Economic Research, Kyoto University); Alessandro Turrini (Department of Economics, University of Bergamo; Centro Studi Luca d´Agliano): Skills, Agglomeration and Segmentation, June 2000 (pdf 900 Kb)

140
Matteo Salto (CORE, Université Catholique de Louvain): Distortionary Effects of Depreciations and the Real Exchange Rate, June 2000

139
Giorgio Barba Navaretti (Università degli Studi di Ancona; Centro Studi Luca d´Agliano; Eni Enrico Mattei); Marzio Galeotti (University of Bergamo; Fodazione Eni Enrico Mattei; Centro Studi Luca d´Agliano); Andrea Mattozzi (University of Pennsylvania; Centro Studi Luca d´Agliano): Moving Skills from Hands to Heads: Import of Technology and Export Performance, June 2000 (pdf 390 Kb)

138
Eliana La Ferrara (Bocconi University; IGIER): Inequality and Group Participation: Theory and Evidence from Rural Tanzania, June 2000 (pdf 640 Kb)

137
Marzio Galeotti (University of Bergamo; Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei); Alessandro Lanza (International Energy Agency): Desperately Seeking (Environmental) Kuznets, June 2000 (pdf 517 Kb)

136
Dieter M. Urban (Centro Studi Luca d´Agliano): Neoclassical Growth, Manufacturing Agglomeration and Terms of Trade, March 2000 (pdf 470 Kb)

135
Paolo Epifani (CESPRI, Università Bocconi; LIUC): Globalization, Peripherality and Regional Unemployment Divergence (pdf 164 Kb)

1999

134
Salvatore Baldone; Fabio Sdogati; Lucia Tajoli (Dip. di Economia e Produzione, Politecnico di Milano): Patterns and Determinants of International Fragmentation of Production. Evidence from Outward Processing Trade between the EU and the Countries of Central-Eastern Europe, September 1999 (pdf 205 Kb)

133
Luca Papi (Dept. of Economics, University of Ancona); Debora Revoltella (Dept. of Economics, Bocconi University; Banca Commerciale Italiana): Foreign Direct Investment in the Banking Sector: A Transitional Economy Perspective, November 1999 (pdf 153 Kb)

132
Giorgio Basevi (University of Bologna); Gianmarco I.P.Ottaviano (University of Bologna; CEPR): The District Goes Global: Export vs. FDI, August 1999 (pdf 200 Kb)

131
Eugenio Proto (Universitè, Libre de Bruxelles; ECARE): Wealth Constraints, Sharecropping Contracts and Transition to a Modern Sector, August 1999 (pdf 280 Kb)

130
Giovanni S. F. Bruno (Bocconi University); Anna M. Falzoni (University of Bergamo): Multinational Corporations, Wages and Employment: Do Adjustment Costs Matter?, September 1999 (pdf 210 Kb)

129
E.V.K. FitzGerald (Finance and Trade Policy Research Centre, University of Oxford): Policy Issues in Market Based and Non Market Based Measures To Control the Volatility of Portfolio Investment, June 1999 (pdf 163 Kb)

128
Henny Romijn (Tilburg University; Queen Elizabeth House, Oxford University): Technology Support for Small Industries in Developing Countries: From ´Supply Push´ to ´Eightfold-C´, June 1999 (pdf 150 Kb)

127
Paolo Manasse (University of Milan and IGIER) and Alessandro Turrini (University of Bergamo, CESPRI, Centro Studi Luca d´Agliano): Trade, Wages and ´Superstars’, June 1999 (pdf 270 Kb)

126
G. Barba Navaretti (University of Ancona, Centro Studi Luca d´Agliano, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei); Anna M. Falzoni (University of Bergamo, CESPRI, Centro Studi Luca d´Agliano); A. Turrini (University of Bergamo, CESPRI, Centro Studi Luca d´Agliano): Italian Multinationals and De-localisation of Production, June 1999 (pdf 310 Kb)

125
Daniele Checchi (University of Milan): Inequality in Incomes and Access to Education. A Cross-Country Analysis (1960-95), June 1999 (pdf 310 Kb)

1998

124
Valpy FitzGerald (Queen Elizabeth House, Oxford University): Global Capital Market Volatility and the Developing Countries: Lessons from the East Asian Crisis, December 1998

123
Carlo Pietrobelli (University of Tor Vergata, Roma); Roberta Rabellotti (University of Padova): Emerging Entrepreneurship or Disguised Unemployment in Manufacturing? An Empirical Study of the Determinants of Self-Employment in Developing Countries, December 1998

122
M. Jansen (Pompeu Fabra University and Maxwell Stamp); A. Turrini (University of Bergamo, Bocconi University and CORE, University of Louvain): Job Creation, Job Destruction and the International Division of Labour, December 1998

121
Sebastien Dessus (OECD); Akiko Suwa-Eisenmann (OECD and CEPR): Trade Integration with Europe, Export Diversification and Economic Growth in Egypt, December 1998

120
Riccardo Faini (University of Brescia); Anna M. Falzoni (University of Bergamo and Bocconi University); Marzio Galeotti (University of Bergamo); Rodolfo Helg (LIUC and Bocconi University); Alessandro Turrini (University of Bergamo and Bocconi University): Importing Jobs and Exporting Firms? A Close Look at the Labor Market Implications of Italy´s Trade and Foreign Direct Investment Flows, December 1998

119
Arvind Panagariya (Centre for International Economics, Dept. of Economics, Univ. of Maryland): Evaluating the Factor-Content Approach to Measuring the Effect of Trade on Wage Inequality, December 1998

118
Henny Romijn (University of Oxford; Tilburg University): Technology Development in Transition. The Case of Hungarian Industry, May 1998

117
Pablo Astorga, Valpy FitzGerald (University of Oxford): The Standard of Living in Latin America during the Twentieth Century, May 1998

116
Sanoussi Bilal (European Institute of Public Administration); Jean-Marie Grether (University of Neuchatel); Jaime de Melo (University of Geneva): Determinants of Attitudes towards Immigration: A Trade-Theoretic Approach, May 1998

115
Riccardo Faini (University of Brescia and CEPR): Trade Unions and Regional Development, May 1998

114
Andrea P. Bassanini (Università La Sapienza, Roma): Diversity of Technological Opportunity, Localized Technological Change and Macroeconomic Growth, May 1998

1997

113
Tobias Muller (CREFA, University of Laval, Canada): Migration, Dual Labour Markets and Social Welfare in a Small Open Economy, October 1997

112
Sanjaya Lall (Queen Elizabeth House, Oxford University): Coping with New Technologies in Emerging Asia, October 1997

111
Renata Serra (University of Cambridge and Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex): Fostering in Sub-Saharan Africa. An Economic Perspective, October 1997

109
Lorenzo de Maio, Frances Stewart (Queen Elizabeth House, Oxford University); Rolph van der Hoeven (International Labour Office): Computable General Equilibrium Models, Adjustment and the Poor in Africa, October 1997

108
E.V.K. FitzGerald (St. Antony´s College, Oxford): The Theory of Import Substitution, May 1997

107
James Markusen (University of Colorado and CEPR); Stephen Zahniser (University of Colorado): Liberalisation and Incentives for Labour Migration: Theory with Applications to NAFTA, May 1997

106
William J. Collins (Harvard University); Kevin H. O´Rourke (University College, Dublin and CEPR); Jeffrey G. Williamson (Harvard University): Were Trade and Factor Mobility Substitutes in History?, May 1997

105
Alessandro Turrini (CORE): Human Capital Formation in an Open Economy with Increasing Wage Differentials, May 1997

104
Riccardo Faini (University of Brescia and CEPR); Jean-Marie Grether (University of Geneve and University of Neuchatel); Jaime de Melo (University of Geneve, CEPR and CERDI): Globalisation and Migratory Pressures from Developing Countries: A Simulation Analysis, May 1997

103
Anthony J. Venables (London School of Economics); Trade Liberalization and Factor Mobility: An Overview, May 1997