Francesco Drago
Temi di ricerca
Microeconometria applicata; Economia del crimine; Political economy.
Breve Bio
Francesco Drago è nato nel dicembre del 1977 a Siracusa ed è professore ordinario di Economia Politica all’Università degli Studi di Catania, research fellow del CEPR (Londra), dell’IZA (Bonn) e del CSEF (Napoli). In precedenza è stato professore ordinario all'Università di Messina (dal 2015 al 2018), professore associato all’Università di Napoli Federico II (dal 2011 al 2015) e ricercatore all'Università di Napoli Parthenope (2006-2011). E' stato titolare di insegnamenti di economia del lavoro, economia comportamentale ed economia del crimine a Sciences Po (Parigi), Università di Parigi X (Nanterre), Università di Ginevra e Università del Rosario, Bogotà. È stato consulente per la World Bank, visiting scholar a University College London (2007), Columbia University (2008), Harvard University e NBER (2011) ed ha studiato e condotto ricerca in qualità di visiting student o scholar presso University of California, Berkeley, University of Munich, Santa Fe Institute, Sciences Po e EIEF (Einaudi Institute for Economics and Finance). E' stato membro del panel della rivista Economic Policy nel biennio 2016-2018 ed è attualmente componente del comitato scientifico editoriale di EGEA (Bocconi University Press) e del comitato scientifico del Fondo Repubblica Digitale. E' co-fondatore della Fondazione Ortygia Business School e ha fatto parte del consiglio direttivo della fondazione fino al 2021. Ha conseguito la laurea in Economia e Commercio presso l’Università di Pisa e il dottorato di ricerca in Economia Politica presso l’Università di Siena. I suoi interessi di ricerca vertono su temi di political economy ed economia del crimine. È autore di articoli pubblicati su riviste internazionali quali il Journal of Political Economy, Quarterly Journal of Economics, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, Journal of the European Economic Association, Economic Policy. I suoi lavori sono stati recensiti da quotidiani come The New York Times, The Washington Post, Les Echos e Sole24Ore. Ha scritto editoriali ed articoli per il Corriere della Sera, Il Foglio, Sole24Ore, Linkiesta e Voxeu.
Curriculum Vitae
Francesco Drago
Personal Information
Date of birth 17/12/1977
Nationality: Italian
E-mail: francesco.drago@unict.it
Office address: Dipartimento di Economa, Corso Italia, 55 , 95129 Catania (Italy)
Current Position
University of Catania
Full professor, 2019 – present
Previous position
University of Messina
Full Professor, 2015 – 2019
University of Napoli Federico II
Associate professor, 2012 – 2015
University of Napoli Parthenope
Assistant Professor, 2006 - 2011
Education
Ph.D. in Economics, University of Siena, June 2006
Master in Economics, University of Siena, June 2012
BA (Laurea) in Economics, University of Pisa, summa cum laude, June 2001
Academic Affiliations
2016 – present: co-founder Ortygia Business School
2016 – present: CEPR Researh Fellow
2008 – present: CSEF Research Fellow
2006 – present: IZA Researh Fellow
Selected Publications
The Deterrent Effects of Prison: Evidence from a Natural Experiment, Journal of Political Economy, 2009, 117(2): 254-270, with Roberto Galbiati and Pietro Vertova
Earthquakes, Religion and Transition to Self-government in Italian Cities, Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2016, 131(4) 1875-1926, with Marianna Belloc and Roberto Galbiati
Indirect Effects of a Policy Altering Criminal Behavior: Evidence from the Italian Prison Experiment, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2012, 4(2), 199-218, with Roberto Galbiati
Prison Conditions and Recidivism, American Law and Economics Review, 2011, 13 (1): 103-130, with Roberto Galbiati and Pietro Vertova
Self-esteem and Earnings, Journal of Economic Psychology, 2011, 32(3): 480-488
Crime Rates in Europe and in the US: Dissecting the “Reversal of Misfortunes”, Economic Policy, 2011, 26(67): 347-385, with Paolo Buonanno, Roberto Galbiati and Giulio Zanella
Meet the Press: How Voters and Politicians Respond to Newspaper Entry and Exit, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2014, 6(3), 1559-188, with Tommaso Nannicini and Francesco Sobbrio.
Compliance Behavior in Networks: Evidence from a Field Experiment, with Christian Traxler and Friederike Mengel, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, forthcoming
The Political Cost of Being Soft on Crime: Evidence from a Natural Experiment, with Roberto Galbiati and Francesco Sobbrio, Journal of the European Economic Association, forthcoming
Working papers/ work in progress/paper submitted
How Human Capital Affects Institutional Change, with Marianna Belloc and Roberto Galbiati
Career Consequences of Hyperbolic Time Preferences.
Rebate or Bait? A Model of Regret and Time Inconsistency in Consumer Behavior, with Dora Kadar, CEPR Discussion Paper 5757.
Other publications
Response of Crime to Unemployment Cycles: International Comparisons in the Long Run, Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice, forthcoming, with Paolo Buonanno e Roberto Galbiati
How much should we trust crime statistics? A comparison between EU and US, European Journal of Law and Economics, with Paolo Buonanno, Roberto Galbiati and Pietro Vertova.
Deterrent effect of imprisonment in Encyclopedia of Criminology and Criminal Justice, 2013, Spinger-Verlag, with Roberto Galbiati.
Redistributing Opportunities in a Job Search Model: the Role of Self-Confidence and Social Norms, 2005, in R. Balducci and N. Salvadori (eds.), Innovation, Unemployment and Policy in the Theories of Growth and Distribution, Edward Elgar, Chelthenam, UK.
Natural Limits to Economic Development: Endogenous Growth or Panacea?, Studi Economici, 2003, 2, pp. 97-114, with Simone D'Alessandro.
Technology and the environment in the history of the economic thought, International Journal of Global Environmental Issues, 2008, 8(4), pp. 311-334, with Marianna Belloc, Simone D'Alessandro, Michele Di Maio, and Pietro Vertova
"Analisi Economica del Comportamento Illegale" in Decaleo Brucchi Luchino, Manuale di Economia del Lavoro, Bologna, Il Mulino, Bologna, with Paolo Pinotti e Roberto Galbiati.
Equilibrio del Mercato del Lavoro in Concorrenza Perfetta, Manuale di Economia del Lavoro, Bologna, Il Mulino, Bologna, with Giovanni Pica.
Discussion of “Evaluating market consolidation in mobile communications” by Christos Genakos, Tommaso Valletti, Frank Verboven, 33(93), 45–100, Economic Policy.
Discussion of “Can power-sharing foster peace? Evidence from Northern Ireland" by Hannes Mueller, Dominic Rohner, 33(95), 447–484, Economic Policy.
Discussion of “Can Education compensate the effect of population aging on macroeconomic performance?" by Rainer Kotschy and Uwe SUnde, 33(96), 587–634, Economic Policy.
Visiting Positions and Appointments
Science Po, Departiment of Economics, Visiting Professor, January-March 2016
Harvard University, Department of Economics and NBER, Visiting Scholar, August 2011 – January 2012
Columbia University, Department of Economics, Visiting Scholar, January 2008 – June 2008
University College London, Department of Economics, Honorary Research Fellow, January 2007 – May 2007
Referee for
American Economic Review, Econometrica, Quarterly Journal of Economics, The Review of Economic Studies, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, Economic Journal, Journal of Comparative Economics, Journal of the European Economic Association, Journal of Economic Growth, Journal of Law Economics and Organization, Journal of Public Economics, The Review of Economics and Statistics, Scandinavian Journal of Economics
Grants:
2013-2015: STAR Grant. “Social Interactions and Illegal Behavior” (87,000 euro), Principal Investigator
2013-2014: EIEF Grant. “Religion and Economic Shocks”, with Marianna Belloc and Roberto Galbiati (10,000 euro)
2011-2012: EIEF Grant. “The Effect of Crime and Economic Shocks on Beliefs Formation”, with Roberto Galbiati (10,000 euro), Principal Investigator
2010-2011: Unicredit&Universities. “Crime, Voting and Beliefs” (20,000 euro), Principal Investigator
2008-2010: EIEF Grant. “The Deterrent effects of Prison”, with Roberto Galbiati (10,000 euro), Principal Investigator
2006-2008: Regione Campania. “Social Capital and Social Interactions” (5,000 euro), Principal Investigator
Invited seminar and conferences/workshop presentations (selection)
Santa Fe Institute (2004), University College London (2007), CEPR IZA/ESSLE (2008), Max Planck Institute Bonn (2008), Columbia University (2008), Bocconi (2008), LACEA (2010), Harvard Econ Department (2011), NBER (2014), Univeritat Pompeu Fabra (2016), New York University (2016), Olhin Business School (2016), Al Capone Workshop – Keynote Speaker (2017).
Anno accademico 2021/2022
- DIPARTIMENTO DI ECONOMIA E IMPRESA
Corso di laurea in Economia aziendale - 1° anno
ISTITUZIONI DI ECONOMIA A - O - DIPARTIMENTO DI ECONOMIA E IMPRESA
Corso di laurea magistrale in Finanza aziendale - 1° anno
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Anno accademico 2020/2021
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Corso di laurea magistrale in Finanza aziendale - 1° anno
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Anno accademico 2019/2020
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Corso di laurea magistrale in Data Science for Management - 1° anno
FUNDAMENTALS OF ECONOMICS - DIPARTIMENTO DI ECONOMIA E IMPRESA
Corso di laurea in Economia aziendale - 1° anno
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Anno accademico 2018/2019
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