## Nicola Pierri ## Source details **Canonical URL:** [Nicola Pierri](https://www.imf.org/en/research/researcher-cv/author/pierri-nicola) ## Other formats - [Markdown version](/en/research/researcher-cv/author/pierri-nicola/index.md) - [Structured JSON version](/en/research/researcher-cv/author/pierri-nicola/index.json) - [Bundle manifest](/en/research/researcher-cv/author/pierri-nicola/bundle-manifest.json) ## Bibliographic details - Authors: Nicola Pierri --- ### 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](https://www.imf.org/en/publications/wp/issues/2025/05/09/leveraging-digital-technologies-in-boosting-tax-collection-566807), Working Paper No. 2025/089 , May 9, 2025 - [Mitigating Climate Change at the Firm Level: Mind the Laggards](https://www.imf.org/en/publications/wp/issues/2023/11/22/mitigating-climate-change-at-the-firm-level-mind-the-laggards-541713), Working Paper No. 2023/242 , November 24, 2023 - [The Anatomy of Banks’ IT Investments: Drivers and Implications](https://www.imf.org/en/publications/wp/issues/2022/12/09/the-anatomy-of-banks-it-investments-drivers-and-implications-526821), Working Paper No. 2022/244 , December 9, 2022 - [Does IT Help? Information Technology in Banking and Entrepreneurship](https://www.imf.org/en/publications/wp/issues/2021/08/06/does-it-help-information-technology-in-banking-and-entrepreneurship-462911), 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](https://www.imf.org/en/publications/wp/issues/2021/05/27/when-they-go-low-we-go-high-measuring-bank-market-power-in-a-low-for-long-environment-50231), Working Paper No. 2021/149 , May 27, 2021 - [Insolvency Prospects Among Small-and-Medium-Sized Enterprises in Advanced Economies: Assessment and Policy Options](https://www.imf.org/en/publications/staff-discussion-notes/issues/2021/03/25/insolvency-prospects-among-small-and-medium-sized-enterprises-in-advanced-economies-50138), 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](https://www.imf.org/en/publications/wp/issues/2020/12/11/government-intervention-and-bank-market-power-lessons-from-the-global-financial-crisis-for-49934), Working Paper No. 2020/275 , December 11, 2020 - [IT Shields: Technology Adoption and Economic Resilience during the COVID-19 Pandemic](https://www.imf.org/en/publications/wp/issues/2020/09/25/it-shields-technology-adoption-and-economic-resilience-during-the-covid-19-pandemic-49754), Working Paper No. 2020/208 , September 25, 2020 - [Worker Mobility and Domestic Production Networks](https://www.imf.org/en/publications/wp/issues/2020/09/25/worker-mobility-and-domestic-production-networks-49769), Working Paper No. 2020/205 , September 25, 2020 - [Tracking the Economic Impact of COVID-19 and Mitigation Policies in Europe and the United States](https://www.imf.org/en/publications/wp/issues/2020/07/10/tracking-the-economic-impact-of-covid-19-and-mitigation-policies-in-europe-and-the-united-49553), Working Paper No. 2020/125 , July 10, 2020 - [Tech in Fin before FinTech: Blessing or Curse for Financial Stability?](https://www.imf.org/en/publications/wp/issues/2020/01/17/tech-in-fin-before-fintech-blessing-or-curse-for-financial-stability-48797), Working Paper No. 2020/014 , January 17, 2020 - [The Economic Impact of Healthcare Quality](https://www.imf.org/en/publications/wp/issues/2019/08/16/the-economic-impact-of-healthcare-quality-47049), Working Paper No. 2019/173 , August 16, 2019 - [Credit Supply and Productivity Growth](https://www.imf.org/en/publications/wp/issues/2019/05/17/credit-supply-and-productivity-growth-46894), Working Paper No. 2019/107 , May 17, 2019 ### Non-IMF Publications ### Publications in Journals (Referred) - [Government intervention and bank markups: Lessons from the global financial crisis for the COVID-19 crisis, Journal of Banking & Finance](https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378426621002715) --- ## Content in this bundle - **Nicola Pierri** - [Nicola Pierri (Markdown version)](/-/media/files/cv/pdfs/nicola-pierri.pdf.md){rel="alternate" type="text/markdown"} - [Nicola Pierri (PDF)](/-/media/files/cv/pdfs/nicola-pierri.pdf){rel="external" type="application/pdf"} --- _Source: https://www.imf.org/en/research/researcher-cv/author/pierri-nicola_