TOMMASO FRATTINI

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1 TOMMASO FRATTINI

https://sites.google.com/site/tommasofrattini

tommaso.frattini@unimi.it

April 2015

Contact Information

Department of Economics, Management and Quantitative Methods

University of Milan

Via Conservatorio 7

20122 Milan, Italy

Telephone: +39-02-503 21535

Current Position

March 2015 -

Associate Professor, University of Milan

Education:

PhD Economics, University College London, UK, 2010

M.Sc. Economics, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain, 2004

B.Sc. Economics, summa cum laude, Bocconi University, Milan, Italy, 2002

Research Experience and Other Employment:

Jan. 2012 – Feb. 2015

Assistant Professor, University of Milan

Oct. 2009 – Dec. 2011

“Franco Modigliani” Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Milan

Oct. 2009 – present

CReAM (Center for Research and Analysis of Migration), UCL, Research

Fellow

May 2009 – present

Centro Studi Luca d’Agliano, University of Milan, Research Fellow

May 2007 - present

IZA Research Affiliate

Sept. 2005- Sept. 2009

CReAM (Center for Research and Analysis of Migration), UCL, Research

Officer

Oct. 2002 – Sept. 2003

Econpubblica, Bocconi University, Research Assistant

Visiting Positions

September-December 2011

Department of Economics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver,

Canada, Postdoctoral Teaching and Research Fellow.

June-July 2011

Institute of Economic Analysis, Barcelona, INSIDE Visiting Fellow.

Teaching and Research Fields:

Primary fields: Labour Economics, Applied Microeconomics

Secondary fields: Migration, Microeconometrics

Teaching Experience:

Lecturer:

Macroeconomics, University of Milan (undergraduate: a.y. 2012/13, 2013/14, 2014/15)

Economics of Migration, University of Milan (undergraduate: a.y. 2011/12; graduate: a.y. 2009/10, 2010/11;

PhD: a.y. 2014/15)

Labour Economics, University of British Columbia (undergraduate: a.y. 2011/12)

Teaching assistant:

Quantitative Economics and Econometrics, University College London (undergraduate: a.y. 2005/06, 2006/07)

Macroeconomic Theory and Policy, University College London (undergraduate: a.y. 2004/05)

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2 Publications in peer-reviewed international journals:

“Illegal immigration: Policy perspectives and challenges” (with Alessandra Casarico and Giovanni

Facchini). Forthcoming in CESifo Economic Studies, doi: 10.1093/cesifo/ifv004.

“The Effect of Emigration from Poland on Polish Wages” (with Christian Dustmann and Anna Rosso),

Scandinavian Journal of Economics, Volume 117, Issue 2, 522–564, April 2015

“The Fiscal Effects of Immigration in the UK” (with Christian Dustmann), Economic Journal, 124 (580):

F593–F643, November 2014.

“The Fiscal and Welfare Effects of Immigration: Introduction” (with Christian Dustmann), Economic

Journal, 124 (580): F565–F568, November 2014.

“The Effect of Immigration along the Distribution of Wages” (with Christian Dustmann and Ian Preston),

Review of Economic Studies, Volume 80, Issue 1, 145-173, January 2013.

“Educational Integration of Second Generation Immigrants: an International Comparison” (with

Christian Dustmann and Gianandrea Lanzara), Economic Policy, vol. 27, no. 69, pp. 143-185, January 2012.

“Assessing the Fiscal Costs and Benefits of A8 Migration to the UK” (with Christian Dustmann and

Caroline Halls), Fiscal Studies, vol. 31, no. 1, pp. 1-41, March 2010.

“The Labour Market Impact of Immigration” (with Christian Dustmann and Albrecht Glitz), Oxford

Review of Economic Policy, vol. 24 no. 3, pp. 477-494, Autumn 2008.

Books and Chapters in books:

“International migration” (with Giovanni Facchini and Anna Maria Mayda), in James D. Wright

(editor-in-chief), International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences, 2nd edition, Vol 12. Oxford: Elsevier.

pp. 511–518, 2015.

“Immigration: the European Experience” (with Christian Dustmann), chapter 13 in David Card and Steve

Raphael, editors, “Immigration, Poverty, and Socioeconomic Inequality”, Russell Sage Foundation, 2013.

Estimating The Effect of Emigration from Poland on Polish Wages, (with Christian Dustmann and Anna

Rosso), University Press of Southern Denmark, Odense, 2012. ISBN 978-87-90199-71-5.

“Ethnicity and second generation immigrants in Britain” (with Christian Dustmann and Nikos

Theodoroupolos, chapter 15 in Paul Gregg and Jonathan Wadsworth (eds.) “The Labour Market in Winter:

the state of working Britain 2010”, Oxford University Press, 2011.

Completed Research Papers:

“Employment of Undocumented Immigrants and the Prospect of Legal Status: Evidence from an

Amnesty Program” (with Carlo Devillanova and Francesco Fasani) , IZA Discussion Paper No. 8151.

Submitted

“Mind What Your Voters Read: Media Exposure and International Economic Policy Making” (with

Giovanni Facchini and Cora Signorotto), Centro Studi Luca D’Agliano WP 358/2013. Under revision

“What drives immigration amnesties?” (with Alessandra Casarico and Giovanni Facchini ), CESifo

Working Paper No. 3981 (2012). Under revision

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3 Publications in Italian:

“Immigrazione”, Rivista di Politica Economica, 3, pp. 363-407, July-September 2012.

“I flussi migratori in Europa: stato dell’arte, tendenze e mutamenti”, chapter 2 in Luciano Pilotti, Ivan

De Noni and Andrea Ganzaroli (editors), Il cammino infinito, Franco Angeli, Milan, 2014.

Work in progress

“Employment assimilation of undocumented immigrants: understanding the role of segregation”. with

Carlo Devillanova (Bocconi), and Francesco Fasani (Queen Mary University of London)

“Immigrants’ peer effects in vocational education, a value added analysis”, with Elena Meschi (Ca’

Foscari University of Venice)

“Immigrants’ assimilation and the changing wage effects of immigration”, with Christian Dustmann

(UCL) and Ian Preston (UCL).

Research Reports:

“Moving Up the Ladder? Labor Market Outcomes in the United Kingdom amid Rising Immigration”,

Report for the Migration Policy Institute, May 2014.

“Impact of Migration on UK Consumer Prices”, Report for the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC),

January 2014.

"The impact of migration on the provision of UK public services" (with Christian Dustmann), Report for

the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC), December 2011.

"The Socio-Economic Integration of Migrants" (with Christian Dustmann), Report for the Department for

Communities and Local Government (CLG), June 2011.

"Can a framework for the economic cost-benefit analysis of various immigration policies be developed

to inform decision making and, if so, what data are required?" (with C. Dustmann), prepared for the

Migration Advisory Committee, 2010.

“Can immigration constitute a sensible solution to sub-national and regional labour shortages?” (with

C. Dustmann and I. Preston), prepared for the Migration Advisory Committee, 2010.

"The impact of migration: a review of the economic evidence" (with Christian Dustmann and Albrecht

Glitz) Report commissioned by The National Assembly for Wales, on behalf of the Welsh Assembly

Government, November 2007.

“A Study of Migrant Workers and the National Minimum Wage and Enforcement Issues that Arise”

(with C.Dustmann and I. Preston), prepared for the Low Pay Commission Report 2007.

Research Reports (in Italian):

"Cittadini senza diritti. Rapporto Naga 2014. Stanno tutti bene" (with S. Cremaschi, C. Devillanova and

F. Fasani), 2014.

"Cittadini senza diritti. rapporto Naga 2009. Ingombranti inesistenze" (with C.Devillanova and F.

Fasani), 2009.

“Cittadini senza diritti: abitare e lavorare a Milano da clandestini” (with C.Devillanova and F. Fasani),

Econpubbblica WP 125, 2007, Bocconi University.

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4 Other Professional Activities

Refereeing activity: Review of Economic Studies, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, Economic

Journal, Journal of Labor Economics, Journal of the European Economic Association, Economic Policy,

Applied Economics, British Journal of Industrial Relations, Canadian Journal of Economics, CESIfo Economic

Studies, China Economic Review, Economica, Giornale degli Economisti, International Journal of Manpower,

International Tax and Public Finance, Journal of Economic Geography, Journal of Economic Inequality, Journal

of Economic Integration, Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Journal of Law and Economics, Journal of

Policy Analysis and Management, Journal of Population Economics, Journal of the Royal Statistical Society –

Series A, LABOUR, Labour Economics, Oxford Economic Papers, Scandinavian Journal of Economics, The

Economics of Transition, Regional Science and Urban Economics, Review of International Economics, Rivista

Italiana degli Economisti, Routledge publisher.

Grant reviewer for: Czech Science Foundation, Fondazione Franceschi, Nuffield Foundation.

Conference Presentations and Invited Seminars:

2015: University of Bologna, Italy; IZA Annual Migration Meeting (AM²) and Migration Topic Week, Dakar,

Senegal; Barcelona Sumer Forum Migration Workshop, Spain (scheduled); SOLE/EALE Conference, Montreal,

Canada (scheduled).

2014: “Midwest International Trade Meeting”, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, USA; “Labour Economics

after the Crisis”, Brussels, Belgium; ESPE Conference, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal; Migration

Forum, Tallinn, Estonia; “A decade of Mobility” Conference, National Bank of Poland, Warsaw.

2013: CES-Ifo Economic Studies Conference on Migration, Munich, Germany; ESPE Conference, Aarhus,

Denmark; MILLS Workshop “Economics of Migration”, University of Milan Bicocca, Italy; Queen Mary

University, London, UK; NORFACE/CReAM “Migration: Global Development, New Frontiers” Conference,

London, UK.

2012: University of Milan, Italy; 3rd TEMPO Conference on International Migration, IAB Nuremberg,

Germany; EALE Conference, Bonn, Germany; Fafo - Frisch Centre workshop “Moving for work”, Oslo,

Norway; “Federico II” University, Naples, Italy; University of Bologna, Italy.

2011: UBC Empirical Lunch Seminar, Vancouver, Canada; National Poverty Centre Immigration Conference,

UC Berkeley, USA; NORFACE Conference "Migration: Economic Change, Social Challenge", London, UK;

Bocconi University, Milan, Italy; Economic Policy Workshop, Budapest, Hungary.

2010: University of Pavia, Italy; Workshop on “The Economic and Social Consequences of Immigration”,

University of Padua, Italy; TOM Workshop “Illegal Immigration and the Effects of Immigration on destination

countries”, Milan, Italy; University of Cyprus; SOLE/EALE Conference, London, UK.

2009: University of Alicante, Spain; Paris School of Economics, France; IZA, Bonn, Germany; University of

Uppsala, Sweden; University of Bergamo, Italy; WPEG Seminar, London, UK; Catholic University of Milan,

Italy; Metropolis BC Workshop The Economics of Immigration, Vancouver, Canada; PSI, London, UK; Swiss

National Bank, Zurich.

2008: University of Milan, Italy; AIEL (Italian Labour Economists Association) Conference, Brescia, Italy;

EEA Conference, Milan, Italy; Nordic Migration Workshop, Helsinki, Finland; Work Pensions and Labour

Economics Conference, Sheffield, UK; ESPE Conference, London, UK; Universita’ del Piemonte Orientale,

Novara, Italy.

2007: ESPE Conference, Chicago USA; University of Rome “La Sapienza”, Italy; ENTER Jamboree,

Mannheim University, Germany.

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5 Conferences organization:

Organiser of “Global Challenges” workshop, University of Milan-Bicocca, June 2015.

Organiser of TOM CEPR-LdA Workshop: “Illegal Immigration and the effects of immigration on destination

countries”, University of Milan, May 2010.

Member of the scientific committee and local organiser of the Italian Trade Study Group Meeting, University of

Milan, March 2011.

PhD Students supervision:

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Cora Signorotto (University of Milan, second supervisor, 2011-ongoing)

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Kinzica Soldano (University of Milan, first supervisor, 2012-ongoing)

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Fatma Usheva (University of Milan, supervisor, 2013-ongoing)

Supervisor of several undergraduate dissertations and Master thesis at University of Milan

Honors, Scholarships, Fellowships and Research Grants:

2013

Fondazione Roberto Franceschi – Young Professional Grant 2013 – "Employment

assimilation of undocumented immigrants: understanding the role of segregation";

with C. Devillanova and F.Fasani.

2012

DEMM Departmental Research Prize.

2009-2011

“Franco Modigliani” Fellowship

2008

UCL Departmental Teaching Assistant Awards – Honourable Mention

2005-2008

ESRC Studentship

2004-2005

WM Gorman Graduate Research Scholarship, UCL Economics Department

2003-2004

Pompeu Fabra University Graduate Scholarship

2003

“Roberto Franceschi” prize for undergraduate dissertation

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