Research work in this area is concentrated on the study of the determinants and constraints of human capital investment in developing settings. By employing either large or tailored data sources, combined with cutting-edge analytical tools, our projects address some of the urgent policy issues both advanced and less-developed countries face. LdA fellows has been working on different projects related to: i) Global firms and development in Africa; ii) Ethnic Identify, perceived norms and out-group attitudes. LdA fellows have been also involved in academic and policy work on global issues and development, in particular by contributing to a new UniCredit Report on secondary education in Europe, by looking at the determinants of teenagers’ global competences and attitudes towards immigration.
The area is coordinated by Mariapia Mendola (Professor of Economics, University of Milano Bicocca and IZA Fellow). Resident researchers working in this area are Jacopo Bonan, Francesco Campo, Sara Giunti, Andrea Guariso, Federico Maggio and Giulia Tura. Non-resident researchers include Margherita Comola (PSE), Guido Friebel (Goethe University, Frankfurt), Harounan Kazianga (Oklahoma State University), Riccardo Ghidoni, Carla Inguaggiato, Giovanni Prarolo and Alessandro Saia (University of Bologna). Pre-doc researchers are Irene Solmone and Vitor Cavalcante.
Details on latest research projects can be found below.
