Francesco Drago

Breve Bio

Francesco Drago è nato nel dicembre del 1977 a Siracusa ed è professore ordinario di Economia Politica dal 2015 (Università di Messina) e dal 2019 all’Università degli Studi di Catania, research fellow del CEPR (Londra), dell’IZA (Bonn) e del CSEF (Napoli). In precedenza è stato professore associato all’Università di Napoli Federico II (dal 2012 al 2015) e ricercatore all'Università di Napoli Parthenope (2006-2011). Ha insegnato corsi in economia del lavoro, economia comportamentale, economia del crimine a Science Po (Parigi), Università di Parigi (Nanterre), Università di Ginevra, Università del Rosario in Bogotà. È stato consulente per la World Bank, visiting scholar a University College London (2007), Columbia (2008) e Harvard (2011), e membro del panel della rivista Economic Policy nel biennio 2016-2018. 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 giornali come The Washington Post, Les Echos e Sole24Ore.

Curriculum Vitae

Francesco Drago

Personal Information

Date of birth 17/12/1977

Nationality: Italian

E-mail: francesco.drago@unina.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).

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