Fabrizio Colella
@fabricolella.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Economics, USI Lugano @usiidep.bsky.social Project Leader, Rockwool Foundation Berlin @rfberlin.bsky.social
What shapes a child's mental health, and what can economics tell us about it? Janet Currie (Yale University) takes on the question in this year's RFBerlin Annual Public Lecture on 20th October. 🆓 Free admission | 🎟️ Register now: buff.ly/2EWWVcT
RFBerlin Annual Public Lecture 2026
4 November 2025
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"Facciamo conoscenza": il Prof. @fabricolella.bsky.social della Facoltà di scienze economiche apre il nuovo ciclo di lezioni inaugurali dell'USI. 👉 www.usi.ch/it/feeds/36088
"Facciamo conoscenza": il Prof. Fabrizio Colella apre il nuovo ciclo di lezioni inaugurali dell'USI
Con il semestre autunnale dell'anno accademico 2026/2027 l'Università della Svizzera italiana lancia "Facciamo conoscenza - Le lezioni inaugurali dell’USI", un nuovo ciclo di incontri dedicato alla pr...
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📣 Join our labor team! I am looking for three #predoc fellows to work with me, Rafael Lalive, Josef Zweimüller, and our coauthors on applied labor economics projects in Switzerland! Apply here: usi.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... @usiidep.bsky.social @heclausanne.bsky.social
Rounding up the presentations before the final break we have @fabricolella.bsky.social of @usi.ch introducing a paper on Crossborder workers.
Three SIOE @sioecon.bsky.social sessions on Sat 3rd Jan 2026 at @assameeting.bsky.social Philadelphia 0800-1000: Education, Immigration, and Knowledge Diffusion 1015-1215: Econometric Issues in Comparative Economics 1430-1630: Models of Autocracy See you there!
1/5 🧠RFBerlin Research Insights: Colella, Maskus & Peri’s “Unintended Consequences of Anti-Money-Laundering Regulations” examines how U.S. entities respond to losing offshore laundering channels and how global AML crackdowns can reshape illicit activity at home. www.rfberlin.com/research-ins...
When Offshore Money Comes Home: The Hidden Effects of Anti-Laundering Crackdowns
Using data that connect U.S. businesses to foreign financial networks, the researchers reveal how tougher anti–laundering measures abroad reshaped the flow of illicit funds at home.
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📄 We are happy to share that the #CallforPapers of the 2nd edition of WISE is now open! 📅 May 5-7, 2026 in Airolo (CH) 🏔 🎤 Keynotes: @categennaioliqmul.bsky.social (@qmul.bsky.social) & @pietrobiroli.bsky.social (@unibo.it) Info: drive.google.com/file/d/1eGj6... Deadline: 22/12/25, 23.59 CET
Today Lorenzo Incoronato (U. of Naples) presented “Hiring subsidies and female employment”. With M. di Stefano (@cep-lse.bsky.social) and A. Raute (@qmul.bsky.social), he shows that subsidies boost hiring of non-employed women and, as firms learn from these hires, raise long-run hiring for women.
👏 Congratulations to Patricia Funk on being elected to the @eeanews.bsky.social Council (2026–2031)! We are proud as @usiidep.bsky.social to celebrate our faculty’s excellence and leadership in economics. Discover more about her profile here: usi.to/ubk. #USIecon #Econbluesky
Today Amanda Dahlstrand @econ.uzh.ch presented "Does Division of Labor Increase Productivity? Evidence from Primary Care". With Shan Huang (SSE & Copenhagen), Nestor Le Nestour (Stockholm), and Guy Michaels (LSE), they show productivity and outcome effects of telemedicine patient assignment.
Join us on 4 November for the RFBerlin Annual Public Lecture: “Why Women Won” by Nobel Laureate Claudia Goldin. 🎟️ Register now: form.typeform.com/to/j3BaW2OV Discover how women’s roles in work and society have evolved and what challenges remain More about the event: www.rfberlin.com/event/why-wo...
Why Women Won by Claudia Goldin
Following the success of our first public lecture, we are pleased to announce the next RFBerlin Annual Public Lecture, organized in collaboration with the Humboldt University of Berlin! This year, RFB...
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It was an honor to organize a workshop celebrating Josef’s career with Rafael Lalive and to host brilliant researchers in the region that adopted me a few years ago 🇨🇭. Big thanks to all the participants!
ROCKWOOL Foundation Berlin@rfberlin.bsky.social · last yr.Today and tomorrow at Monte Verità: “Firms and Workers in Switzerland and Similar Economies” - a workshop dedicated to our project leader Josef Zweimüller! Colleagues and friends gather to celebrate Josef’s contributions and to exchange new ideas on labor, firms, and society.
Today and tomorrow at Monte Verità: “Firms and Workers in Switzerland and Similar Economies” - a workshop dedicated to our project leader Josef Zweimüller! Colleagues and friends gather to celebrate Josef’s contributions and to exchange new ideas on labor, firms, and society.
The newly imposed US tariffs are expected to substantially affect Swiss exporters and drive up consumer prices in the US. @fabricolella.bsky.social, Assistant Professor at USI, Rafael Lalive and Sofia Schroeter from UNIL analyse consequences and viable solutions. www.usi.ch/en/feeds/32697
The 39% tariff on Swiss Exports to the U.S. - Expert analysis
The newly imposed US tariffs are expected to substantially affect Swiss exporters and drive up consumer prices in the United States. Fabrizio Colella, Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Economics a...
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🇺🇸🇨🇭 A 39% US tariff on Swiss exports: what does it mean for Switzerland? @fabricolella.bsky.social (@usiidep.bsky.social) with @rlalive.bsky.social & S. Schroeter (UNIL) examine the impact on cantons & firms, and discuss possible policy responses about it. Read more: www.eco.usi.ch/en/feeds/9993
The 39% tariff on Swiss Exports to the U.S. - Expert analysis
The newly imposed US tariffs are expected to substantially affect Swiss exporters and drive up consumer prices in the United States. Fabrizio Colella, Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Economics a...
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Congrats to IdEP PhD candidate Alda Marchese on being awarded the USI Doc-Mobility grant. She'll be visiting @uclaanderson.bsky.social, hosted by Ricardo Perez-Truglia 🇺🇸🌴 Alda’s research examines how #socialnorms impact the #gendergap in voter turnout and if easing social pressure can reduce it
📣 Now open: Associate or Full Professor in Economics and Director of the Institute for Economic Research (IRE) at USI Lugano🇨🇭 IRE is looking for candidates with an international research profile in applied economics. Deadline: 31/08/2025 More info: shorturl.at/K5Njz
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As the RFBerlin-CEPR Annual Symposium in Labour Economics wraps up, the organisers extend heartfelt thanks to all participants for their outstanding contributions.
Taking the stage, @rlalive.bsky.social speaking about “Automated and Personalized Job Recommendations for Jobseekers: Evidence from a Randomized Intervention”.
Between today and tomorrow, our Institute is hosting the RFBerlin-CEPR Annual Symposium in Labour Economics, organized in collaboration with the @cepr.org The symposium will feature papers on all topics in labour economics.
We conclude the first day of the conference with Heather Sarsons’ (@ubcvse.bsky.social) keynote lecture on gender attitudes.
Call for Papers: The 4th Annual Zurich Workshop in AI+Economics to be held Dec 5-6, 2025, hosted by ETH Zurich and University of Zurich. Info: eash.cc/AI-econ Submit (by Aug 15th): eash.cc/AI-econ-sub-2025
🎓 Apply for the Master in Economics at USI – Deadline: 30 June 2025! 👇 See program highlights & links below. #USIEcon #EconBluesky
Today, Manuel Bagues (@warwickecon.bsky.social) presented “Friends in Childhood and the Gender Equality Paradox”, coauthored with N. Zinovyeva (Warwick). They show that children in richer, more equal societies have fewer opposite-sex friends. Evidence suggests household income as the key driver.
A.Chevalier (@royalholloway.bsky.social) presented "When Parents Work from Home", joint work w. P.Achard (@crestsociology.bsky.social) & @michelebelot.bsky.social (@cornelluniversity.bsky.social). They find a positive effect of parental right to work from home on children's educational attainments.
We are hiring an education researcher to join the @capolicylab.bsky.social and @berkeleycshe.bsky.social teams. You'll work on projects using administrative data relating to California higher education. Here's more information: capolicylab.org/careers/rese...
Researcher - California Policy Lab
About the Center for Studies in Higher Education and the California Policy Lab The Center for Studies in Higher Education (CSHE) at the Goldman School of Public Policy produces multi-disciplinary scho...
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The California Policy Lab@capolicylab.bsky.social · 2y agoResearcher focused on education? Join our team! The Center for Studies in Higher Education and the California Policy Lab are hiring a Researcher for the California College Data and Policy Project: capolicylab.org/careers/rese... @berkeleycshe.bsky.social
Thrilled to have the one and only Josef Zweimüller visiting us at @usiidep.bsky.social in Lugano for a couple of days!
USI Institute of Economics (IdEP)@usiidep.bsky.social · 2y agoJosef Zweimueller (@econ.uzh.ch) presented his joint work with J. Voth (@econ.uzh.ch) and A. Steinhauer (@edinburgh-uni.bsky.social) on parental selection & the long-term effects of post-Anschluss fertility boom. The study finds these parents were more educated, carried over for their children.
We continue the session with @fabricolella.bsky.social sharing findings on the project on “Cross Border Workers”. #RFBerlinWorkshop
