Nicola Pierri
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Biography
Nicola Pierri is an Economist at the Macro-Financial Division of the IMF Research Department. His research investigates causes and consequences of productivity, technology adoption, and quality heterogeneity across firms, banks, and hospitals. He holds a PhD in Economics from Stanford University.
Profile
Education
- PhD. in Economics, Stanford University, 2013-2018
- M.Sc. in Economic and Social Sciences, Bocconi University (Milan, Italy), 2010-2013
- B.Sc. in Economic and Social Sciences, Bocconi University (Milan, Italy), 2007-2010
Previous Experience
- 2015, 2017 Research Intern, Bank of Italy (Rome, Italy)
- 2014-2015 Research Assistant, Stanford University
- 2012-2013 Research Assistant, Innocenzo Gasparini Institute for Economic Research (Milan, Italy)
Referee Activities
- American Economic Review, Econometrica, Review of Economics and Statistics, European Economic Review, Economic Letters, Health Affairs
Professional Activities
- 2017 – to date - Special Sworn Status researcher with US Census Bureau
Awards and Honors
- 2017-2018 Gale and Steve Kohlhagen Fellowship in Economics, through a grant to the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research
- 2015, 2017 Winner (twice) of Graduate Student Grant Competition of the Europe Center at Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies
- 2014 Scholarship “Bonaldo Stringher” from Bank of Italy
- 2010-2012 Merit Award Scholarship for Best Master Students, Bocconi University
Current Position
- 2018 - to date, Economist - RESMF
Teaching
- 2014-2017 Teaching Assistant (part-time), Stanford University, graduate Industrial Organization (year-long) sequence
Work in progress
- Credit Supply and Productivity Growth with Francesco Manaresi
- The Economic Impact of Healthcare Quality with A. Helsø and A. Wang
- Management Practices and Stock Market Returns with N. Bloom, B. Lucking, S. Ohlmacher, and S. Otero
- A Rising Tide Lifts All Boats? IT growth in the US over the last 30 years with Nick Bloom
- Cloud Computing Is Helping Smaller, Newer Firms Compete with Nick Bloom (in Harvard Business Review - August 2018)
- Strategic Default, Loan Modification, and Foreclosure with Ben Klopack
- Vertical Contracting and Price Parity Agreements: Evidence from Hotels in Europe with Ben Klopack
Field of Expertise
- Macro-Financial Issues
- Banking
- Labor Economics
IMF Publications
IMF Books and Working Papers
- Leveraging Digital Technologies in Boosting Tax Collection, Working Paper No. 2025/089 , May 9, 2025
- Mitigating Climate Change at the Firm Level: Mind the Laggards, Working Paper No. 2023/242 , November 24, 2023
- The Anatomy of Banks’ IT Investments: Drivers and Implications, Working Paper No. 2022/244 , December 9, 2022
- Does IT Help? Information Technology in Banking and Entrepreneurship, Working Paper No. 2021/214 , August 6, 2021
- When They Go Low, We Go High? Measuring Bank Market Power in a Low-for-Long Environment, Working Paper No. 2021/149 , May 27, 2021
- Insolvency Prospects Among Small-and-Medium-Sized Enterprises in Advanced Economies: Assessment and Policy Options, Staff Discussion Notes No. 2021/002 , April 2, 2021
- Government Intervention and Bank Market Power: Lessons from the Global Financial Crisis for the COVID-19 Crisis, Working Paper No. 2020/275 , December 11, 2020
- IT Shields: Technology Adoption and Economic Resilience during the COVID-19 Pandemic, Working Paper No. 2020/208 , September 25, 2020
- Worker Mobility and Domestic Production Networks, Working Paper No. 2020/205 , September 25, 2020
- Tracking the Economic Impact of COVID-19 and Mitigation Policies in Europe and the United States, Working Paper No. 2020/125 , July 10, 2020
- Tech in Fin before FinTech: Blessing or Curse for Financial Stability?, Working Paper No. 2020/014 , January 17, 2020
- The Economic Impact of Healthcare Quality, Working Paper No. 2019/173 , August 16, 2019
- Credit Supply and Productivity Growth, Working Paper No. 2019/107 , May 17, 2019
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