giacomo battiston
@giac-bat.bsky.social
econ researcher at @rfberlin.bsky.social www.giacomobattiston.com migration
Now out in QMMR (Notes from the Field): I reflect on my PhD fieldwork in informal camps of migrant farmworkers in Italy, and on how the slow work of building trust in a challenging field environment radically reshaped my research questions and methods doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
Like a CCTV in an Informal Migrant Camp: Rethinking Research While Building Trust in the Field
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With @jeromevalette.bsky.social & Jesús Fernández-Huertas Moraga, we are happy to announce the CfPapers for the 4th edition of the Junior Workshop on the Economics of Migration on May 26-27, 2026 @uc3meconomics.bsky.social, Spain. Submit until February 1, 2026 on economig2026.sciencesconf.org
📄📄📄Call for Papers is open! RFBerlin invites submissions for the next Migration Forum "Migration: Drivers, Consequences, and Governance". Submit your work now and share this call with colleagues. Submit now: app.oxfordabstracts.com/stages/79526... #Migration #Governance #callforpapers
For Berlin-based PhDs & early-career researchers! On 24–25 September, join the RFBerlin Masterclass with Paolo Pinotti and seize the chance to deepen your understanding of Crime and the Labor Market. Applications are open until 26 August! More info: www.rfberlin.com/event/rfberl...
“Crime and the Labor Market” by Paolo Pinotti
We are continuing the ROCKWOOL Foundation Handbook Masterclass Series, based on the Handbook of Labour Economics. In this series we invite contributed authors of handbook chapters to Berlin for in-de...
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Attention Berlin-based PhDs & early-career researchers! On 18–19 September, join the RFBerlin Masterclass with Barbara Petrongolo and get the chance to deepen your understanding of The Evolution of Gender in the Labor Market. Apply by 15 August: www.rfberlin.com/event/rfberl...
In a paper with Matteo Bizzarri and Riccardo Franceschin, now published on EJPE, we study how and why third-party involvement affects the occurrence of resource wars. Using a theoretical model, we show that conflict probability is hump-shaped in resource wealth. doi.org/10.1016/j.ej...
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💡NEW Working Paper OUT!📌 w/ S.Giunti, A.Guariso & I.Solmone 🔥How can we counter anti-immigrant attitudes?🔥 papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... A short educational program in Italy offers a promising answer. Here’s what we learned from a randomized intervention with teenagers 1/ 🧵
Hacking Anti-Immigration Attitudes and Stereotypes: A Field Experiment in Italian High Schools
Global demographic shifts have increased population diversity in advanced economies, often leading to anti-immigrant attitudes and discrimination fueled by prej
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In a paper with Matteo Bizzarri and Riccardo Franceschin, now published on EJPE, we study how and why third-party involvement affects the occurrence of resource wars. Using a theoretical model, we show that conflict probability is hump-shaped in resource wealth. doi.org/10.1016/j.ej...
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🆕 RFBerlin-CReAM #DiscussionPaper by @giac-bat.bsky.social, Lucia Corno, and @elianalaferrara.bsky.social: “Informing Risky Migration: Evidence from a field experiment in Guinea.” (1/6)
New call for papers 🖋️ Send your work to our Workshop on the Economics of Aging in Berlin and come visit us!
ROCKWOOL Foundation Berlin@rfberlin.bsky.social · 2y ago📢 New #CallforPapers! We invite submissions to the RFBerlin Workshop on the Economics of Aging, which will take place in Berlin on 5-6 June 2025: www.rfberlin.com/event/worksh... Keynotes: V. Joseph Hotz and @mdenardi.bsky.social. 🗓️ Deadline: 31 Jan 2025. Submit now and share with colleagues!
