Nicola Pierri
Last Updated: April 8, 2022
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.
Email: NPIERRI@imf.org
Personal WebPage: www.nicolapierri.com
Fluent In: Italian.
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
Labor Economics
Banking