Marco DI CATALDO

Current positions

Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice (Italy)

Affiliate Post-doctoral Researcher, Department of Geography and Environment, London School of Economics (UK)

Previous positions

Research Fellow – ‘Ugo Foscolo’ Grant holder, Department of Economics, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice (Italy)

ERC Post-Doctoral Researcher, Department of Geography and Environment, London School of Economics (UK), 2017–2020

Teaching habilitation certificates

SECS/P02 ‘Politica Economica’ (Seconda fascia);  SECS/P06 ‘Economia Applicata’ (Seconda fascia)

Education

PhD Economic Geography, London School of Economics (UK), 2013–2018

MSc Local Economic Development, London School of Economics (UK), 2011-2012

MA Economic Development, University of Bologna (Italy) 2008–2010

BA Social and Political Sciences, University of Bologna (Italy) 2005–2008

Teaching

Department of Economics, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice (Italy):

- Causal Inference for counterfactual policy analysis

- International Political Economy

- Macroeconomics

Areas of interest

Policy Evaluation, Regional and Urban Economics, Economic Geography, Public Economics, Political Economy

Publications

- Localised Effects of Confiscated and Re-allocated Real-estate Mafia Assets. Journal of Economic Geography (with F. Boeri and E. Pietrostefani)

- Splitting up or dancing together? Local institutional structure and the performance of urban areas. Economic Geography, 99(1): 81-110. 2023. (with L. Ferranna, S. Magrini and M. Gerolimetto)

- Organized Crime, Captured Politicians, and the Allocation of Public Resources. Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, 38(3): 774-839. 2022. (with N. Mastrorocco)

- How ‘smart’ are Smart Specialisation strategies? Journal of Common Market Studies, 60(5): 1272-1298. 2022. (with V. Monastiriotis and A. Rodríguez-Pose)

- FDI inflows in Europe: does investment promotion work? Journal of International Economics, 132, 103497. 2021. (with R. Crescenzi and M. Giua)  

- It’s not about the money. EU funds, local opportunities, and Euroscepticism. Regional Science and Urban Economics, 84, 103556. September 2020. (with R. Crescenzi and M. Giua)

- Regional needs, regional targeting and regional growth: an assessment of the impact of EU funds in UK regions. Regional Studies, 54 (1): 35-47. January 2020. (with V. Monastiriotis)

- Internationalised at work and localistic at home: the ‘split’ Europeanisation behind Brexit. Papers in Regional Science, 97 (1): 117-132. March 2018. (with R. Crescenzi and A. Faggian)

- The impact of EU Objective 1 funds on regional development: Evidence from the U.K. and the prospect of Brexit. Journal of Regional Science, 57 (5): 814-839. November 2017.

- What drives employment growth and social exclusion in the regions of the European Union? Regional Studies 51 (12): 1840-1859. November 2017. (with A. Rodríguez-Pose)

- Government quality and the economic returns of transport infrastructure investment in European regions. Journal of Regional Science 56 (4): 555-582. September 2016. (with R. Crescenzi and A. Rodríguez-Pose)

- Quality of government and innovative performance in the regions of Europe. Journal of Economic Geography 15 (4): 673-706. July 2015. (with A. Rodríguez-Pose)

Detailed CV can be downloaded here: marcodicataldo.wixsite.com