Davide Malacrino

Last Updated: June 21, 2022

Davide Malacrino

Davide Malacrino is an Economist in the Research Department of the IMF. Previously, he was in the European Department where he worked on the euro area and Iceland. His research in labor economics and household finance focuses on earnings dynamics, income and wealth inequality, and entrepreneurship. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Stanford University.

Email: DMALACRINO@imf.org

Personal WebPage: www.davidemalacrino.com

Fluent In: Italian.

Education:

Ph.D. in Economics, Stanford University, 2017

M.Sc. in Economics, Bocconi University, 2010

Bachelor in Economics, Bocconi University, 2008


Referee Activities:

American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, American Economic Review, Journal of Banking and Finance, Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance, Journal of the European Economic Association, Journal of Labor Economics, Journal of Public Economics, IMF Economic Review, International Economic Review, Macroeconomics Dynamics, Scandinavian Journal of Economics.


Country work or Mission Assignment:

Euro Area

Iceland


Field of Expertise:

Labor Economics

Davide Malacrino

Davide Malacrino is an Economist in the Research Department of the IMF. Previously, he was in the European Department where he worked on the euro area and Iceland. His research in labor economics and household finance focuses on earnings dynamics, income and wealth inequality, and entrepreneurship. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Stanford University.

Email: DMALACRINO@imf.org

Personal WebPage: www.davidemalacrino.com

Fluent In: Italian.

Education:

Ph.D. in Economics, Stanford University, 2017

M.Sc. in Economics, Bocconi University, 2010

Bachelor in Economics, Bocconi University, 2008


Referee Activities:

American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, American Economic Review, Journal of Banking and Finance, Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance, Journal of the European Economic Association, Journal of Labor Economics, Journal of Public Economics, IMF Economic Review, International Economic Review, Macroeconomics Dynamics, Scandinavian Journal of Economics.


Country work or Mission Assignment:

Euro Area

Iceland


Field of Expertise:

Labor Economics

IMF Books and Working Papers:

Labor Market Reforms and Earnings Dynamics: the Italian Case , IMF Working Paper No. 2021/142 , May 21, 2021

A European Minimum Wage: Implications for Poverty and Macroeconomic Imbalances , Working Paper No. 20/59 , May 22, 2020

Work In Progress : Improving Youth Labor Market Outcomes in Emerging Market and Developing Economies , Staff Discussion Note 19/02 , January 22, 2019

Who Creates New Firms When Local Opportunities Arise? , Working Paper No. 18/215 , September 28, 2018

Heterogeneity and Persistence in Returns to Wealth , Working Paper No. 18/171 , July 27, 2018

Employment Time and the Cyclicality of Earnings Growth , Working Paper No. 18/115 , May 16, 2018

Other Published Materials

Minimizing Scarring from the Pandemic, with M. Benatiya Andaloussi, L. Christiansen, A. Habib, E. Bang, C. Fizzarotti, C. Wang, IMF G20 Background Note, 2022

Boosting Productivity in the Aftermath of COVID-19, with L. Christiansen, A. Habib, M. MacDonald, M. Tsaroucha and B.Zou, IMF G20 Background Note, 2021

Strengthening the Euro Area : The Role of National Structural Reforms in Building Resilience. Staff Discussion Note 19/05, June 17, 2019

Publications in Journals (Refereed)

Who Creates New Firms when Local Opportunities Arise? with S. Bernstein, E. Colonnelli, and T. McQuade, Journal of Financial Economics, 2022

Heterogeneity and Persistence in Returns to Wealth, with A. Fagereng, L. Guiso, and L. Pistaferri, Econometrica, 2020

Employment time and the cyclicality of earnings growth, with E. Hoffman, Journal of Public Economics, 2019

Publications in Books and Conference Volumes

Heterogeneity in Returns to Wealth and the Measurement of Wealth Inequality A. Fagereng, L. Guiso, and L. Pistaferri, American Economic Review, P&P (May 2016)