Publications:
NEW: “Intellectual Property Rights and Diaspora Knowledge Networks: Can Patent Protection Generate Brain Gain from Skilled Migration?” (with C. Strozzi), Canadian Journal of Economics, forthcoming. Working Paper: Centro Studi Ld’A WP 380 (2014) |
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NEW: “Intellectual Property Rights, FDI, and Technological Development ” (with X. Yi), Journal of International Trade and Economic Development, forthcoming.
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NEW: “Relationship-Specific Investments and Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement with Heterogeneous Suppliers” (with S. Peng and Y. Tsai), Review of International Economics, forthcoming. Working Paper: Centro Studi Ld’A WP 381 (2015) |
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NEW: “Islam, Inequality and Pre-Industrial Comparative Development” (with S. Michalopoulos and G. Prarolo), Journal of Development Economics: 120, 86-98, 2016. Working Paper: NBER WP 21506 (2015) |
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NEW: “Political Institutions and Government Spending Behavior: Theory and Evidence from Iran” (with S. Faraji Dizaji, M. Farzanegan), International Tax and Public Finance : 23, 522-549, 2016.
Working Paper: Centro Studi Ld’A WP 382 (2015) |
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NEW: “Oligarchies and Development in a Global Economy: A Tale of Two Elites” (with A. Akerman, A. Seim), Economic Inquiry : 54(1), 229-246, 2016.
Working Paper: FEEM WP 65/2011 (2011) |
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“Intellectual Property Rights, Diasporas, and Domestic Innovation” (with C. Strozzi), Journal of International Economics: 96(1), 150-161, 2015.
Vox Column: Sparking off the Magic of Diasporas; RES Press Release: From Brain Drain to Brain Gain Working Paper: Centro Studi Ld’A WP 374 (2014) |
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"Intellectual Property Rights, Product Complexity, and the Organization of Multinational Firms" (with J. Spies, F. Toubal), Canadian Journal of Economics: 48(3), 881-902, 2015. Working Paper: CESifo |
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“Cross-Border Intellectual Property Rights: Contract Enforcement and Absorptive Capacity” (with Y. Tsai), Scottish Journal of Political Economy: 63(2), 211-226, 2015.
Working Paper: FEEM |
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“Theocracy and Resilience Against Economic Sanctions ” (with G. Pignataro), Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization: 111, 1-12, 2015.
Working Paper: Centro Studi Ld’A WP 383 (2015) |
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“Migration, Technology Diffusion and Institutional Development at the Origin” (with O. Ivus), in R. Lucas, Eds., International Handbook on Migration and Economic Development, Edward Edgar Publishing, Northampton MA, 2014.
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"Parallel Imports and Innovation in an Emerging Economy: The Case of Indian Pharmaceuticals" (with A. Mantovani), Health Economics: 21(11), 1286-1299, 2012. Working Paper: FEEM (Previous title: "Parallel Imports and Innovation in an Emerging Economy") |
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"Rent Seeking and Regime Stability in Rentier States" (with K. Bjorvatn), European Journal of Political Economy: 27(4), 740-748, 2011. Working Paper: FEEM (Previous title: "Rent Seekers in Rentier States: When Greed Brings Peace")
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"Offshoring Production: A Simple Model of Wages, Productivity, and Growth" (with C. Davis), Economic Inquiry: 49(2), 334-348, 2011. Working Papers: RECent |
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“Intellectual Property Rights and Entry into a Foreign Market: FDI vs. Joint Ventures” (with D. Leahy), Review of International Economics: 18(4), 633-649, 2010.
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"Outsourcing, Complementary Innovations and Growth " (with G.I.P. Ottaviano), Industrial and Corporate Change: 19(4), 1009-1035, 2010. Working Paper: CEPR |
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“Trade Sanctions and Green Trade Liberalization”, Environment and Development Economics: 15(4), 379-394, 2010. Working Paper: FEEM (previous title: "Multilateral Environmental Agreements and Trade Obligations: A Theoretical Analysis of the Doha Proposal") |
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“Firm Heterogeneity, Contract Enforcement, and the Industry Dynamics of Offshoring” (with G.I.P. Ottaviano), Scandinavian Journal of Economics: 111, 629-653, 2009. |
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“Offshoring and Product Innovation” (with G.I.P. Ottaviano), Economic Theory: 38, 517-532, 2009. Working Paper: CEPR |
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“Outsourcing, Contracts, and Innovation Networks” (with G.I.P. Ottaviano), in S. Brakman and H. Garretsen, Eds., Foreign Direct Investment and the Multinational, MIT Press, Cambridge MA, 2008. Working Paper: CEPR
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“Strategic Intellectual Property Rights Policy and North-South Technology Transfer”, Review of World Economics: 143, 55-78, 2007. Working Paper: FEEM
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“Asymmetric Labor Markets, Southern Wages, and the Location of Firms”, Review of Development Economics: 11, 463-481, 2007. Working Paper: FEEM
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“Can R&D Inducing Green Tariffs Replace International Environmental Regulations?”, Resource and Energy Economics: 29, 284-299, 2007. Working Paper: FEEM
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“Bootlegging in the Music Industry: A Note” (with G. Schulze), European Journal of Law and Economics: 12, 57-72, 2001.
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Other Publications:
“Green Trade Liberalization” , Bologna Center Journal of International Affairs: Special Issue on the Environment, 2008. link
“The Globalisation of Innovation: Challenges and Opportunities for Europe and the Newly Emerging Economies” (with M. Comune), Review of Environment, Energy and Economics: May, 2012. link