Giovanni Peri: CV Updated 04 November 2009

Personal Information: Born in Perugia, Italy Married to Paola Franceschi, father of Claudia, Fabio and Dante. Citizenship: Italian U.S.A. Permanent Resident Language Spoken: English (Fluent), Italian (Native), French and Spanish (Basic). ______Contact and WebPages

Department of Economics University of California Davis One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616-8578 Phone: -1 530 554 2304 Skype: giovanni_peri Email: [email protected]

Personal Website at UCD: http://www.econ.ucdavis.edu/faculty/gperi/ At SSRN: http://ssrn.com/author=124254 At IDEAS: http://ideas.repec.org/f/ppe210.html At NBER: http://www.nber.org/cgi-bin/author_papers.pl?author=giovanni_peri At CReAM: http://www.econ.ucl.ac.uk/cream/pages/GiovaniPeri.html At EconPapers http://econpapers.repec.org/RAS/ppe210.htm At VoxEU http://www.voxeu.org/index.php?q=node/733

______Education

1998, June: Ph.D. in Economics, University of California, Berkeley 1997, June: Doctoral Degree in Economics, Bocconi University, Milano. 1992, June: B.S. in Economics and Social Sciences (Laurea in Discipline Economiche e Sociali), Summa cum Laude, Bocconi University, Milano. ______Employment

Permanent Positions:

2006-present: Associate Professor, Department of Economics, University of California, Davis. 2001-2006: Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, University of California, Davis. 2000-2001: Jean Monnet Fellow, Department of Economics, European University Institute, Florence. 1998-2000: Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Bocconi University, Milan 1998-2000: Research Fellow, Innocenzo Gasparini Institute of Economic Research (IGIER), Milan

Visiting Positions:

2006, Summer: Visiting Scholar at the Public Policy Institute of California 2004-05: Visiting Professor, International Institute and Department of Economics, UCLA

1 2002, Summer: Visiting Research Fellow, Ente L. Einaudi, Rome. 1998-2000: Visiting Professor of “Graduate Macroeconomics”, Master in Economics and Finance, Federico II University, Naples. 1999-2001: Visiting Professor of “International Macroconomics”, Master in Economics and Finance, Universidad de la Navarra, Spain. 2000, Summer: Visiting Professor of “European Economics and Finance”, Master in European Studies, University of Malaya at Kuala Lumpur. 1999, Summer: Visiting Scholar, University of California Los Angeles. ______

Teaching Experience 2001-Present: University of California, Davis: Intermediate Macroeconomics Advanced Growth Theory Graduate Macroeconomics Graduate Growth Theory 2004-2005 UCLA Theory of Growth and Development (Econ major) Economics of Growth and Development (Non-Econ Major) 1998-2001: Bocconi University, Milan: Intermediate Macroeconomics Graduate Macroeconomics 1998-2001: Federico II University, Naples: Graduate Macroeconomics 1999-2001: Universidad de la Navarra, Pamplona, Spain: Graduate International Finance 2000: University of Malaya at Kuala Lumpur: Graduate European Economics and Finance 1997: University of California, Berkeley: Intermediate International Economics ______

Honours and Awards

2009: Nominated Associate Editor at the Journal of Urban Economics. 2008: Nominated Associate Editor at the Journal of Population Economics. 2008: Elected Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), Cambridge, Ma. 2004: Nominated Faculty Research Fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), Cambridge, Ma. 2004-05: Global Fellowship, International Institute, UCLA, Los Angeles 2000-01: Jean Monnet Fellowship, European University Institute, Florence Italy 1997: Sloan Dissertation Fellowship, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation 1996: Outstanding Student Instructor, University of California at Berkeley 1992: Publication Award and Highest Honors, Undergraduate dissertation thesis, Universita’ Bocconi, Milano, Italy ______

Research Grants

2 2009-2010 World Bank Grant on "Brain Drain, Return Migrations and South-South Migration: impact on labor markets and on human capital", funded by the Multi Donor Trust Fund (MDTF). (500,000 $). 2008-2009 Gifford Center for Population Studies Faculty Fellowship, on the project: “The Impact of Immigrants on California workers: wages, employment and economic effects on minorities, 1960-2006.” (10,000$) 2007-09 John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Program on Global Migration and Human Mobility. Grant to study the impact of Immigration on host countries. Project Title: “Rethinking the Gains from Immigration”. (166,000$). 2006-07 Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation (UCSD)- Faculty Grant on the project “Friends or Strangers? The Economic Impact of Immigration in the European Union and in the US” (13,109 $) 2002-03: Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation (UCSD)- Faculty Grant on the project “Generation and Diffusion of Ideas” (11,480 $) 1999-01: Italian Ministry of Research- Research Grant to study “Innovation and Knowledge Spillovers in Italy and Europe”: (15,000 $)

Smaller Research Grants

2008-09 UC Davis Faculty Small Grant, (2,000 $) 2007-08 UC Davis Faculty Small Grant, (2,000 $) 2006-07 UC Davis Faculty Small Grant, (2,000 $) 2005-06: Institute of Governmental Affairs: Junior Faculty Grant (3,500$) 2005-06: UC Davis Faculty Small Grant, (2,000 $) 2003-04: UC Davis Faculty Research Grant (4,000 $) 2003-04: Institute of Governmental Affairs- Junior Faculty Research Grant (3,000 $) 2002-03: UC Davis Faculty Research Grant (4,000 $) 2002-03: Institute of Governmental Affairs- Junior Faculty Research: (4,700 $) 2001-02: UC Davis Faculty Research Grant (4,000$) ______

Affiliations

2009-Present Centro Studi Luca D’Agliano,University of Milano, Research Fellow. 2008-present National Bureau of Economic Research, Research Associate. 2007-Present CReAM, University College London, External Fellow. 2004-2008 National Bureau of Economic Research, Faculty Research Fellow. 2004-presente CESifo, University of Munich, Research Fellow. ______

Published Articles in Refereed Journals (in chronological order)

1998: [1] “Regional non-adjustment and Fiscal Policy” (with Maurice Obstfeld), Economic Policy, Vol. 26 April 1998 pp. 207-259. Reprinted in “Intranational Macroeconomics” edited by Gregory Hess and Eric Van Wincoop, Cambridge University Press, New York 2000

2001: [2] “Job creation in Italy: Geography, Determinants and Perspectives” (with Alejandro Cunat), Giornale degli Economisti e Annali di Economia, Vol 61- N. 1 April 2001 pp.23-54.

2002:

3 [3] “Globalization, Rigidities and National Specialization: A Dynamic Analysis”, Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, Vol. 13 (2) pp. 151-177, June 2002

[4] “Young Workers, Learning and Agglomerations.” in Journal of Urban Economics, Vol. 52/3 pp. 582-607 Nov. 2002.

2003: [5] “Innovation and Spillovers in Regions: Evidence from European Patent Data” (with Laura Bottazzi), European Economic Review, vol. 47/4 pp. 687-710, August 2003.

2004: [6] “How Large is the Brain Drain from Italy?” (with Sascha Becker and Andrea Ichino) leading article, Giornale degli Economisti e Annali di Economia,Vol. 63 – N.1, pp. 1-32, Apr. 2004.

[7] “Knowledge Flows and Productivity”, Leading Article, Rivista di Politica Economica, Vol. March-April, 2004 .

[8] "Socio-Cultural Variables and Economic Success: Evidence from Italian Provinces 1951- 1991", Berkeley Electronic Journal in Macroeconomics, Topics: Vol. 4: No. 1, Article 12, September 2004.

2005: [9] “Determinants of Knowledge Flows and their Effects on Innovation”, Review of Economics and Statistics, Vol. 87, Issue 2 - May, 2005.

[10] "Long-Run Substitutability between More and Less Educated Workers: Evidence from U.S. States 1950-1990" (with Antonio Ciccone) Review of Economics and Statistics, Vol. 87, Issue 4, pages 652-663 - November 2005.

[11] “Cities and Cultures” (with Gian Marco I.P. Ottaviano), Journal of Urban Economics, Volume 58, Issue 2, Pages 304-307, November 2005.

2006: [12] “The Economic Value of Cultural Diversity: Evidence from U.S. cities” (with Gian Marco I.P. Ottaviano), Leading Article, Journal of Economic Geography, Vol. 6, Issue 1, Pages 9-44, January 2006.

[13] “Catching-up to Foreign Technology? Evidence on the Veblen-Gerschenkron Effect of Foreign Investments” (with Dieter Urban), Regional Science and Urban Economics, Vol. 36, Issue 1 ,pages 72-98, January 2006.

[14] “Identifying Human Capital Externalities: Theory with Applications” (with Antonio Ciccone). Review of Economic Studies, Vol. 73, pp. 381-412, April, 2006.

2007: [15] “The Dynamics of R&D and Innovation in the Short Run and in the Long Run” (with Laura Bottazzi). Economic Journal , March 2007.

2009: [16] “Schooling Externalities, Technology and Productivity: Theory and Evidence from U.S. States” (with Susana Iranzo) Review of Economics and Statistics, Vol. 91:2, May 2009.

[17] “Task Specialization, Immigration and Wages” (with Chad Sparber), American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 1:3, July, 2009.

4 [18] “Migration and trade: Theory with an application to the Eastern–Western European integration”, Journal of International Economics, Volume 79, Issue 1, pp. 1-19 Sept 2009.

[19] “Brain Drain and Brain Return: Theory and Application to Eastern-Western Europe" (with Karin Mayr) forthcoming in Berkeley Electronic Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, Contributions.

[20] “The Labor Market Impact of Immigration in Western Germany in the 1990's” (With Francesco D’Amuri and GianMarco I.P. Ottaviano) forthcoming in the European Economic Review ______

Articles under Submission/Revision at Refereed Journals (in inverse chronological Order)

[1] “Immigraton and National Wages: Clarifying the Theory and the Empirics” (with G.I.P. Ottaviano) revision requested by the Journal of the European Economic Association, October, 2009.

[2]“The Effect of Immigration on Productivity: Evidence from U.S. States” Revised and Resubmitted to the Review of Economics and Statistics. September 2009

[3] “The Trade Creation Effect of Immigrants: Testing the Theory on the Remarkable Case of Spain” (with Francisco Requena) Revision requested by The Canadian Journal of Economics, September 2009.

[4]“Rethinking the Area Approach: Immigrants and the Labor Market in California, 1960-2005” submitted to a Journal, August 2009.

[5] “The Causes and Effects of International Labor Mobility: Evidence from OECD Countries 1980-2005”(with Francesc Ortega) under revision for re-submission to a journal, August 2009

[6] “Highly-Educated Immigrants and Native Occupational Choice” (with Chad Sparber) Submitted to a Journal, July 2009.

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Contributions in Books (in chronological order)

[1] “Abruzzo and Sicilia: Catching up and Lagging Behind ”(with Rodolfo Helg and Gianfranco Viesti) in: European Investment Bank Papers-Vol 5. n°1/ July 2000 pp.61-88

[2] "Innovation and R&D Spillovers: Evidence from European Regions" in “Real Effects of Regional Integration in the European Union and Mercosur: inter-continental views on intra- continental experiences", G. Basevi, V. Donato, A. O’Connell Eds. page 93-106, Universidad de Bologna en Buenos Aires Editor, Buenos Aires, 2003.

[3] “Quanto e’ Importante la Conoscenza locale nella produzione di nuove idee?” (in Italian) in “A Governance for Italy in Europe”, Luigi Paganetto Editor, CNR Rome, 2003

5 [4] “The Economic Value of Cultural Diversity” (with G. Ottaviano ) in “Intercultural City” Phil Wood Editor, Comedia, Essex, UK, 2004.

[5] “The glorious isolation of the Italian University System” (in Italian, with Stefano Gagliarducci, Andrea Ichino and Roberto Perotti), in “Oltre il Declino”, Boeri, Faini, Ichino, Pisauro and Scarpa Editors, Il Mulino, 2005.

[6] "The Macroeconomics of Education in Europe" (with E. Wasmer, P. Fredriksson, A. Lamo, J. Messina) in G. Brunello, P. Garibaldi & E. Wasmer, “Education and Training in Europe”, Oxford University Press, July 2007

[7] “International Migrations: Some comparisons and Lessons for the EU” in The European Economy in an American Mirror, B. Eichengreen, M. Landesmann and D. Stiefel Editors, Routledge, Taylor and Francis, Oxford UK, 2008.

[8] “Technology Spillovers” in Ramkishen S. Rajan and Kenneth A. Reinert, eds., Princeton Encyclopedia of the World Economy, Princeton University Press (March 2009).

[9] “The Labor Market Effects of Immigration: A Unified View of Recent Developments” in “Migration in the 21st Century: Rights, Outcomes, and Policy” Kim Korinek and Thomas Maloney editors, Routledge New York, Forthcoming 2009.

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Policy Pieces and Reports (in chronological order)

[1] “Immigrants, Skills and Wages: Reassessing the Economic Gains from Immigration,” IPC IN FOCUS, the American Immigration Law Foundation's Immigration Policy Center. (Washington, DC: March 2006). http://www.ailf.org/ipc/infocus/2006_skillswages.shtml, Volume 5, Issue 3

[2] “Rethinking the Effects of Immigration on Wages: New Data and Analysis from 1990- 2004” IPC IN FOCUS, the American Immigration Law Foundation's Immigration Policy Center. (Washington, DC, October 2006). http://www.ailf.org/ipc/infocus/infocus_10306.shtml, Volume 5 Issue 8.

[3] “How Immigrants Affect California’s Employment and Wages” California Counts, Volume 8 Number 3, Public Policy Institute of California, February, 2007.

[4] “America’s Stake in Immigration: Why Almost Everybody Wins” Milken Institute Review, 3rd Quarter, 2007, pp 40-49.

[5] “The Causes And Effects of International labor Mobility: Evidence from OECD Countries 1980-2005” (with Francesc Ortega) Human Development Research Paper 2009/06, http://hdr.undp.org/en/reports/global/hdr2009/papers/HDRP_2009_06.pdf UNDP Washington DC.

[6] “The Determinants and Effects of highly-skilled labor movements: Evidence from OECD countries 1980-2005” 3rd Policy Report on Migration for the CEPR (PEGGED Program), London UK, August 2009.

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6 Published Book Reviews

Review of the Book “Knowledge, Complexity and Innovation Systems” Edited by M.M.Fischer and J. Frolich. Journal of Regional Science,Vol 43(1) page 185-188, Feb. 2003.

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Most Recent unpublished Working Papers (Last 2 years)

“Rethinking the Area Approach: Immigrants and the Labor Market in California, 1960- 2005” Manuscript, University of California, Davis, Manuscript, August 2009. “The Trade Creation Effect of Immigrants: Testing the Theory on the Remarkable Case of Spain” (with Francisco Requena) CReAM discussion paper, June 2009. “The Causes and Effects of International Migrations: Evidence from OECD Countries 1980- 2005”(with Francesc Ortega) NBER Working Paper #14833, April 2009. “Highly Educated Immigrants and native Occupational Choice” (with Chad Sparber) CReAM Working Paper #07/08 “Immigration and National Wages: Clarifying the Theory and the Empirics” (with Gianmarco I.P. Ottaviano) NBER Working Paper 14188, July 2008. “The Effect of Immigration on U.S. Wages and Rents: A General Equilbrium Approach” (with Gianmarco Ottaviano) CReAM Discussion Paper, 13/07, September 2007. ______

Most Relevant Media Coverage of my Research (Inverse Chronological Order)

“Les Immigres ne Menacen Pas L’employ” Le Monde, March 19th 2008 “Be Our Guest!” The New Yorker, June 11th, 2007. “America’s New Know-Nothing” Newsweek International, May 22nd 2007. “Immigrants and Jobs” Editorial, Wall Street Journal, April 6th, 2007. Radio Interview in “Which way L.A.” National Public Radio, Los Angeles”, March 2nd 2007. Radio Interview in Capitol National Public Radio, Sacramento, March 1st 2007 “Immigrants Boost Pays” L.A. Times, February 28th 2007 “Study says Immigrants Vie with earlier arrivals” S.F. Chronicle, Feb. 28th 2007 “Immigrants Boost native-Born Pay” Sacramento Bee, february 28th, 2007 “Porte Chiuse ai Cervelli Stranieri” La Repubblica, Dec. 29th 2006, Rome (in Italian) “After Election can U.S. reform its immigration system?” Newsweek International and the Washington Post, November 6th 2006. “The Case for Immigration” New York Sun, September 22nd, 2006. “U.C. Davis Economist at Center of Immigration Debate” UC Davis College of L&S Magazine, Fall 2006. “Don’t Bad-Mouth Unskilled Immigrants” Reason Magazine, August/September, 2006. “The Immigration Equation” The New York Times Magazine, July, 9th 2006. “Immigrants’ Economic Benefits” UC Davis Magazine, Volume 24, Number 4, Summer 2006. “The Impact of Immigration” The Wall Street Journal, April 25, 2006. “Give Immigrants the Chance to go legit” Newsday, April 17, 2006 “Immigrants don’t depress wages” The New York Sun, April 12, 2006. “Closing Border would be a shame” Philadelphia Inquirer, April 9th, 2006 “No Deal on Immigration” Forbes, April 7th, 2006. “Myths and Immigration” The Economist, April 6th, 2006. “Immigration Divides Allies: Guest-Worker Plan Sets Democratic Supporters Against Organized Labor”, Washington Post (March, 31st, 2006). “Foreign influx: a boon to wages?” Sacramento Bee, (March 6th, 2006). “Immigrants may increase wages of U.S. born workers” Houston Chronicle, (November 11th 2005). “Yes, Immigration May Lift Wages” The New York Times, (November 3rd 2005) “Getting Rich with Ali”(in German), Financial Times, Deutschland, (January,14th, 2005).

7 “A System in Need of Surgery” The Guardian, UK (September 3rd , 2004) “Why Italians are Saying Arrivederci” International BusinessWeek (Dec. 8th 2003) “Italian Students Seek the Dolce Vita Abroad” The Guardian, UK (September 26th, 2003) “Poorer, yes, but by how much?” The Economist, (January 9th 2003) ______

Professional Activities:

Associate Editor of: 2005-present: Regional Science and Urban Economics 2008-present: Journal of Population Economics 2009-Present: Journal of Urban Economics

Referee for: American Economic Review, Berkeley Electronic Journals, Macroeconomics, Berkeley Electronic Journals, Theory and policy, Canadian Journal of Economics, Econometrica, Economica, Economic Journal, Economic Theory, Empirical Economics, European Economic Review, German Economic Review, Giornale degli Economisti e Annali di Economia, Industrial Relations, International Economic Review, International Journal of Industrial Organization, International Migration, Journal of Development Economics, Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, Journal of Economic Geography, Journal of Economic Literature, Journal of Economic Methodology, Journal of Economics and Management Strategy, Journal of Economic Surveys, Journal of the European Economic Association, Journal of Industrial Organization, Journal of International Economics, Journal of Labor Economics, Journal of Political Economy, Journal of Population Economics, Journal of Public Economics, Journal of Public Economic Theory, Journal of Regional Science, Labour Economics, Journal of Urban Economics, Oxford Economic Papers, Regional Science and Urban Economics, Research in Economics, Review of Economics and Statistics, Review of Economic Dynamics, Review of Economic Studies, Review of Urban and Regional Development Studies, Review of World Economics/ Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv, Rivista di Politica Economica, Scottish Journal of Political Economy, Southern Economic Journal, Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, The World Bank Economic Review.

Grant Reviewer for: University of Michigan, National Poverty Center (2009), UC Pacific Rim (2009), France-Berkeley-Fund (2008), National Science Foundation (2006, 2007, 2008), Carnegie Foundation (2007).

Editorial Referee for the International Monetary Fund: August 2007-September2007.

Member of the Organizing Committee: European Economic Association Meetings 2004, 2005.

Co-Organizer of:: 2004: Session on “Patents and Innovation”, American Economic Association Meetings. 2005: Session on “Immigration in Cities”, American Economic Association Meetings. 2007: Conference “The Effects of Globalization on Domestic Markets”, CEGE, UC Davis.

Expert Witness: January 2008: in the Case “Arizona Contractors Association vs. Chris Candelaria et al.”, I produced the testimony entitled: “Review of the Evidence on the Labor Market Effects of Foreign-Born in the U.S.”

______Invited Seminars and Lectures (in Inverse Chronological Order)

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2009: Academic Seminars: University of Aachen, Germany; Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain; Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge LA; Princeton University, Princeton NJ; University of Nevada, Reno, NV; University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL; University of Illinois, Chicago, IL. Academic Conferences: Conference in International Economics, SCIIE UC Santa Cruz, California; All UC Labor Conference, UC Riverside; Workshop on Brain Drain and Brain Gain, Pisa Italy. Policy Seminars: Humanitas Research Center, Milano, Italy; Mac Arthur Foundation, Chicago IL. Keynote Addresses: Workshop on the Economics of Immigration, Simon Frasier University, Vancouver, BC, Canada Lecture series: Summer School on “Immigration and Outsourcing”, organized by Centro Studi Luca d’Agliano, at Gargnano, Italy; Summer School on “The Globalization of Labor” at Kiel International Institute, Germany;

2008: Academic Seminars: George Mason University, Fairfax Va; UCLA Anderson School of Management, UCLA, Los Angeles Ca; Stanford University, Stanford Ca; UC Berkeley, School of Public Policy, Berkeley CA; Florida State University, Tallahasse FL; University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; Universitat Rovira i Virgili, REUS, Spain. Universita’ degli Studi di Milano, Milano Italy; Bruegel, Brussels Belgium; Syracuse University, NY; Colgate University, Hamilton, NY; International Montary Fund, Washington D.C. University of California, Irvine, Ca; Lewis and Clark College, Portland, OR; Academic Conferences: Workshop on New economic Geography, Passau, Germany; Immigration and Outsourcing, FEEM, Torino, Italy; NBER, Spring Meetings of the ITI group, Boston Ma; AEA Conference (2 sessions) New Orleans, Luisiana; Working group on Wealth and power in the Post-industrial era, UCLA, Los Angeles CA; Keynote Presentations and Invited Lectures: Plenary Speaker at the “International Workshop on Economic Geography”, Barcelona, Spain. “The Steinhardt Lecture” at Lewis and Clark College, Portland Oregon. Invited Keynote Panel presentation “Immigration and Remittances” at Asian and Pacific Development Conference, UCSD, San Diego, CA..

2007: Academic Seminars: Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, Philadelphia PA; Brown University, Providence RI; University of Virginia, Charlottesville VA, Georgetown University, Washington D.C; Federeal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, St. Louis, Mo; UC Berkeley, Economic Demography seminar, Berkeley, Ca; Emory University, Atlanta, GA; Universita’ di Bologna, Italy; UC Irvine, Irvine Ca; Academic Conferences: Conference on Economic Growth, Pittsburgh, PA; NBER Summer Institute in International Trade and Investments, Cambridge, Ma; Workshop in Spatial Economics, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan; UBC Urban Economics and Real Estate Summer Symposium, Vancouver BC, Canada; CEGE Conference, UC Davis, CA. Political Economy of Post-Industrial Societies, Yale, New Haven CT. Workshop on Economic Demography, New York, NY Policy Presentations: Campus Book Project Presentation, UC Davis, CA; Conference “Economy and Society”, Bocconi University, Milan, Italy. Brief to the California Capitol, Sacramento CA., Brief to the PPIC Board meeting, San Francisco, CA. Brief to the House of Representatives, Cannon House Building, Washington D.C.

2006: Academic Seminars: University of California, San Diego, CA USA; Princeton University, Princeton, NJ; Federal reserve Bank of Kansas City, Kansas City MO; University of Huston, Huston TX; Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, Dallas TX; Public Policy institute of California, San Francisco, CA, USA; Johannes Kepler University, Linz,

9 Austria; University of Munich, Munich, Germany; Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany; University of California, Davis, Applied Microeconomics Seminar, Davis, CA, USA; Institute of Governmental Affairs, UC Davis, CA, USA; George Mason School of Public Policy, Fairfax, VA, USA; Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA. Academic Conferences NBER summer Institute, ITI group, Cambridge Ma Policy Presentations: Brief to the Swedish Consular delegation, University of Southern California, CA; California Senate, Informational Hearing on Immigration, Sacramento, CA, USA; University of Arizona, School of Public Policy, Tucson AZ, USA;

2005: Academic Seminars: Federal Reserve Bank of New York, USA; Brandeis University, Waltham MA USA; University of California, Santa Cruz, Ca, USA; Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA; University of California, Berkeley, Ca, USA; University of Washington, Education and Productivity Conference, Seattle, WA., USA; University of California Irvine, Irvine, Ca, USA; Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, Conference on Migration, Philadelphia, USA; University of California Riverside, Riverside, Ca, USA; UCLA, Applied Micro Seminar, Los Angeles, Ca USA; Claremont McKenna College, Los Angeles, Ca, USA; UCLA, International Seminar, Los Angeles Ca, USA; University of Quebec at Montreal, Montreal, Canada; University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA; Academic Conferences: North American Regional Society Meetings, Las Vegas, NV, USA; Annual “Berkeley-Vienna” Conference, UC Berkeley, USA; NBER Meetings, ITI group, Boston Ma, USA; American Economic Association Meetings, Philadelphia, PA, USA; American Regional and Urban Economics Association Meetings, Philadelphia, PA, USA

2004: Acedemic Seminars: International Institute, Global Colloquium, UCLA, Los Angeles, USA; Penn State University, State College, PA; Association of American Geographers, Annual Meetings, Philadelphia, PA; University of California, Berkeley, Ca USA; Academic Conferences: Fondazione Enrico Mattei International Conference: Diversity and Growth, Rome, Italy; Annual “Berkeley-Vienna” Conference, UC Berkeley, USA.; Panel Data Conference, Texas A&M, College Station, TX USA; American Economic Association Meetings, San Diego, Ca, USA

2003: Acedemic Seminars: University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, Co; University of Washington, Seattle, Wa USA; University of California, Santa Cruz, Ca USA; University of California Berkeley, CA USA Academic Conferences: NBER Summer Institute, ITI group, Boston Ma; Centre for European Economic Research, ZEW Summer Institute, Mannheim, Germany; Society of Economic Dynamics, Conference, Paris, France; Society of Population Economics Conference, New York, NY USA; CEPR Conference “Macroeconomics and Geography”, Modena, Italy; CESifo Macroeconomic Conference Munich, Germany;

2002: Acedemic Seminars: University of California Berkeley, Ca USA; University of California San Diego, Ca USA; University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, CA, USA; University of Oregon, Eugene Or, USA; Academic Conferences: European Economic Association Meetings Venice Italy; Econometric Society North American Meetings Los Angeles, Ca USA; Society of Economic Dynamics New York, NY USA; NBER Summer Institute, Productivity group, Boston, Ma USA; Centre for Economic and Policy Research, London UK.

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2001: Acedemic Seminars: European University Institute Florence, Italy; CESifo Munich, London School of Economics, UK; Universita’ Bocconi Milano, Italy; CORE Leuven la Neuve Belgium; Academic Conferences: Conference on Regional Science Paris, France; CEPR Conference on Urban Economics Barcelona, Spain; Conference on Innovation FEEM Palermo, Italy; HWWA Conference Hamburg, Germany; Universita’ degli Studi di Bologna, Italy.

2000: Acedemic Seminars: European Investment Bank, Luxemburg; Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona Spain ; University of Malaya Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Malaysian Ministry for Communications, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; National University of Singapore, Singapore; University of Hanoi, Viet-Nam; Universita’ degli Studi di Padova, Italy; Universita’ degli Studi di Venezia, Italy; University of California Santa Cruz, Ca, USA; University of California Davis, Ca, USA; University of California Berkeley., Ca, USA Academic Conferences: European Economics Association Meetings, Santiago de Compostela Spain; Conference on Intra-National Economics Gerz-en-See, Switzerland; CNR Conference, Perugia Italy; Italian Ministry of Finance, Rome, Italy; Conference on Regional Growth Barcelona, Spain;

1999: Acedemic Seminars: Stockholm University, Sweden; Universitat Pompeu Fabra Barcelona, Spain; Univerista’ degli Studi di Salerno, Italy; Univerista’ degli Studi di Roma, Italy; Universita’ Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Milano, Italy; Universita’ degli Studi di Milano, Italy; Federal Reserve Bank of New York, NY USA Academic Conferences: European Economic Association Meetings Trento, Italy; Society of Economic Dynamics Meetings Alghero, Italy; Econometric Society Latin American Meetings CanCun, Mexico; CNR Conference Castellanza, Italy;

1998: Acedemic Seminars: University of Chicago Graduate School of Business, Chicago Il, USA; Iowa State University, Ia, USA; Universitat Pompeu Fabra Barcelona, Spain; CEMFI Madrid, Spain; Stockholm University, Sweden; Universita’ Bocconi, Milano Italy; Royal Holloway College University of London, UK; Columbia University, Graduate School of Business, New York NY, USA; University of California Irvine, Ca, USA; Univerista’ degli Studi di Salerno, Italy; Federal Reserve Bank of New York, NY, USA Academic Conferences: Economic Policy Panel Meeting Frankfurt, Germany;

Main Ph.D. Thesis Advisor for:

2003: Susana Iranzo, first job: Assistant Professor, University of Sydney, Australia 2005: Shireen Al Azzawi, first Job: Assistant Professor, American University of Cairo, Egypt. 2006: Florence Bouvet, first job: Assistant Professor, Lewis and Clark College, Oregon 2006: Chad Sparber, first job: Assistant Professor, Colgate University, Hamilton, NY

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