laura pagani

LAURA PAGANI
Associate Professor of Economics
Dipartimento di Economia, Metodi Quantitativi e Strategie di Impresa (DEMS)
Università di Milano Bicocca
Piazza dell’Ateneo Nuovo, 1 20126 Milano
e-mail: [email protected]
Office Hours: Wednesday 10.30
Room number: U6-3088 (III floor)
CURRENT POSITION
Associate professor of Economics, Department of Economics, University of Milano Bicocca
PAST POSITIONS
Assistant professor of Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Milano Bicocca 2005-2012
Assistant professor of Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Insubria, 2000-2005
Research and teaching assistant, Faculty of Economics, Bocconi University, 1998-2000
EDUCATION
Ph.D. in Economics, Pavia University
Laurea in Discipline Economiche e Sociali (summa cum laude), Bocconi University
HONORS
Tarantelli Prize, 2014 best paper in Labour Economics, Italian Association of Labour Economics
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Wage structure
Economics of Education
Migration
Job satisfaction
TEACHING
Microeconomics
Labour Economics
PUBLICATIONS
Journal Articles
Earnings Differentials between Immigrants and Natives: The Role of Occupational Attainment, IZA Journal of
Migration, (with Carlo Dell’Aringa and Claudio Lucifora), forthcoming
Political knowledge and attitudes towards centralization in Europe (with Floriana Cerniglia), Fiscal Studies,
forthcoming
The Labor Market in the Art Sector of Baroque Rome (with Federico Etro and Silvia Marchesi), Economic
Inquiry, 53(1), 2015
The Market for Paintings in the Venetian Republic from Renaissance to Rococò (with Federico Etro), Journal
of Cultural Economics, 37(4), 2013
The Market for Paintings in Italy during the XVII Century, (with Federico Etro), Journal of Economic History,
72(2), 2012
Labour Market Assimilation and Over-Education: The Case of Immigrant Workers in Italy, (with Carlo
dell’Aringa), Economia Politica, 2, 2011
Flexicurity and Job Satisfaction in Europe: The Importance of Perceived and Actual Job Stability for Well Being
at Work, (with Federica Origo), Labour Economics, 16(5), 2009 – top ten most cited articles published in
the journal since 2009 (extracted from Scopus)
The European Union and the Member States: An empirical analysis of Europeans’ preferences for
competences allocation, (with Floriana Cerniglia), CESifo Economic Studies, 55(1), 2009
Workplace Flexibility and Job Satisfaction. Some Evidence from Europe (con Federica Origo). International
Journal of Manpower, 29(6), 2008
The Labour market Participation of Sandwich Generation Italian Women (con Anna Marenzi). Journal of Family
and Economic Issues, 29(3), 2008
Collective Bargaining and Wage Dispersion in Europe (con Carlo Dell’Aringa). British Journal of Industrial
Relations, 45(1), 2007
The Effects of Unions on Wage Inequality. The Italian case in the Nineties (con Daniele Checchi). Politica
Economica, 1, 2005
Corporate financing decisions and non debt tax shields: Evidence from Italian experiences in the 1990s (con
Michele Bernasconi e Anna Marenzi). International Tax and Public Finance, 12(6), 2005
The Impact of Elder Parents on Italian Women’s Labour Market Participation (con Anna Marenzi). Rivista di
Politica Economica, 34, 2005
Regional Wage differentials and Collective Bargaining in Italy (con Carlo Dell’Aringa). Rivista Internazionale di
Scienze Sociali, 2, 2005
Why do People from Southern Italy Search Jobs in the Public Sector?. Labour, 17(1), 2003
Le scelte finanziarie delle imprese italiane (con Anna Marenzi). Politica Economica, 2, 2003
Chapters in books
Immigrati, mercato del lavoro e differenziali salariali: il problema della trasferibilità del capitale umano, (with
Carlo Dell’Aringa and Claudio Lucifora), in L. Cappellari and C, Lucifora (eds), Economia della popolazione.
Disuguaglianza, famiglia e migrazioni, Vita e Pensiero, Milano, 2014
La performance degli immigrati nel mercato del lavoro italiano, in C. Lucifora (ed.), Occupazione e salari in
Italia: problemi e prospettive, Vita e Pensiero, Milano, 2013
Flexicurity and Workers Well-Being in Europe: Is Temporary Employment Always Bad?, (with Federica Origo
), in F. Maggino and G. Nuvolati (eds), Quality of life in Italy: researches and reflections, Springer – Social
Indicators Book Series, 2012
Le opinioni dei cittadini europei nei riguardi dell’Unione: i dati di Euorobarometro, (with Floriana Cerniglia), in
U. Draetta and A. Santini (eds), L'Unione europea in cerca di identità. Problemi e prospettive dopo il fallimento
della "Costituzione”, Giuffrè, Milano, 2008
Struttura salariale e differenziali. In C. Lucifora (ed), Mercato, occupazione e salari: la ricerca sul lavoro in
Italia, Mondadori Università, Milano, 2003
Costo del lavoro e retribuzione. In C. Lucifora (ed), Mercato, occupazione e salari: la ricerca sul lavoro in Italia,
Mondadori Università, Milano, 2003
L'occupazione non standard: caratteristiche, motivazioni e percorsi di mobilità (con Francesca Mazzolari,
Manuela Samek e Renata Semenza). In M. Samek e R. Semenza (eds), L'occupazione non standard: Italia e
Lombardia nel contesto europeo, Franco Angeli, Milano, 2001
La dimensione territoriale e l'articolazione del lavoro (con Ivana Fellini, Francesca Mazzolari, Manuela Samek
e Renata Semenza). In M. Samek e R. Semenza (eds), L'occupazione non standard: Italia e Lombardia nel
contesto europeo, Franco Angeli, Milano, 2001
La teoria della ricerca del posto di lavoro. In M. Samek e E. Baici (eds), La disoccupazione. Modelli, diagnosi
e strategie per il mercato del lavoro in Italia, Carocci, Roma, 2001
I modelli di determinazione del salario. In M. Samek e E. Baici (eds), La disoccupazione. Modelli, diagnosi e
strategie per il mercato del lavoro in Italia, Carocci, Roma, 2001
Salari di riserva ed economia sommersa. In P. Saraceno e C. Vignocchi (eds), Rapporto IRS al CNEL sulle
retribuzioni e il costo del lavoro, vol. I, CNEL, Roma, 2000
Unione europea e contrattazione salariale (con Randolph Bruno, Francesca Mazzolari e Manuela Samek). In
P. Saraceno e C. Vignocchi (eds), Rapporto IRS al CNEL sulle retribuzioni e il costo del lavoro, vol. I, CNEL,
Roma, 2000
Emu, contrattazione salariale e performance macroeconomica: i termini del dibattito. In P. Saraceno e C.
Vignocchi (eds), Rapporto IRS al CNEL sulle retribuzioni e il costo del lavoro, vol. I, CNEL, Roma, 2000
Le nuove professioni in Lombardia (con Giovanni Bruno e Giuseppe Porro). In E. Marelli e G. Porro (eds), Il
lavoro tra flessibilità e innovazione – Le tendenze del mercato del lavoro in Lombardia, Franco Angeli, Milano,
2000
Caratteristiche e aspirazioni salariali di chi cerca lavoro nel pubblico impiego (con Tito Boeri). In C. dell’Aringa
(ed), Rapporto ARAN sulle retribuzioni 1997, Franco Angeli, Milano, 1998
Working paper
A ‘Glass-Ceiling’ Effect for Immigrants in the Italian Labour Market? (with Carlo Dell’Aringa and Claudio
Lucifora). IZA Discussion Paper No. 6555. Institute for the Study of Labor, Bonn, 2012.
The Market for Paintings in Italy during the Seventeenth Century (with Federico Etro). Working Paper 217,
University of Milan Bicocca, Dept. of Economics, 2012.
The Labor Market in the Seventeenth-Century Italian Art Sector (with F. Etro and S. Marchesi). University Ca'
Foscari of Venice, Research Paper Series No. 23/2011 (also published as Working Paper Università Milano
Bicocca 215, 2011)
Does Political Knowledge Increase Support for Europe? A Cross Country Investigation of the Attitudes of
European Citizens (with Floriana Cerniglia). CESifo Working Paper No. 3369, 2011 (also published as Working
Paper 198, Università di Milano Bicocca, Dipartimento di Economia Politica, 2010).
The Market for Paintings in Baroque Venice (with Federico Etro). Working Paper 191, University of Milan
Bicocca, Dept. of Economics, 2010.
Labour Market Assimilation and Over Education: The Case of Immigrant Workers in Italy (with Carlo
Dell’Aringa), Working Paper 178, University of Milan Bicocca, Dept. of Economics, 2010.
Flexicurity and Workers Well-Being in Europe: Is Temporary Employment Always Bad? (with Federica Origo).
Working Paper 141, Università di Milano Bicocca, Dipartimento di Economia Politica, 2008.
The European Union and the Member States: Which Level of Government Should do what? An Empirical
Analysis of Europeans’ Preferences (with Floriana Cerniglia). CESifo Working Paper No. 2067, 2007.
The allocation of competences between the European Union and the Member States: An analysis of the
determinants of Europeans’ preferences (with Floriana Cerniglia). Working Paper 118, Università di Milano
Bicocca, Dipartimento di Economia Politica, 2007
Is Work Flexibility a Stairway to Heaven? The Story Told by Job Satisfaction in Europe (with Federica Origo).
Working Paper 97, Università di Milano Bicocca, Dipartimento di Economia Politica, 2006
The Effects of Unions on Wage Inequality. The Italian case in the Nineties (with Daniele Checchi). IZA
Discussion Paper No.1385, Institute for the Study of Labor, Bonn, 2005
Regional Wage differentials and Collective Bargaining in Italy (with Carlo Dell’Aringa). Quaderno dell’Istituto
di Economia dell'impresa e del lavoro n. 43/2005, Università Cattolica, Milano, 2005
Collective Bargaining and Wage Dispersion (with Carlo Dell’Aringa). Quaderno dell’Istituto di Economia
dell'impresa e del lavoro n.37/2004, Università Cattolica, Milano, 2004
The Labour market Participation of Sandwich Generation Italian Women (with Anna Marenzi). Atti XV
Conferenza SIEP, 2003
Corporate financing decisions and non debt tax shields: Evidence from Italian experiences in the 1990s (with
Michele Bernasconi e Anna Marenzi), Atti XIV Conferenza SIEP, 2002
Le scelte finanziarie delle imprese italiane (with Anna Marenzi). Quaderno di Ricerca del Dipartimento di
Economia n. 17, Facoltà di Economia, Università dell’Insubria, 2002
La dimensione territoriale dell’occupazione non standard in Italia: un’analisi empirica. Quaderno di Ricerca del
Dipartimento di Economia n. 12, Facoltà di Economia, Università dell’Insubria, 2001
Comment paper from Italy on Tax and Benefit Reform in the UK: Making Work Pay. Peer Review Programme
of Active Labour Market Policy – Final Report, European Commission – DG EMPL., 2000
Job search in una economia multisettoriale: una analisi teorica ed empirica. Istituto di Economia Politica,
Università Bocconi, Studi e Quaderni, Serie di teoria e politica economica, 2, 1999
OTHER ACTIVITIES
Coordinator of the Labour Economics field of Dizionario di Economia e Finanza (ed. F. Kostoris), Enciclopedia
Treccani, 2012
Referee for: British Journal of Industrial Relations, European Journal of Political Economy, Industrial Relations,
Labour Economics, Industrial & Labor Relations Review, Labour, Journal of Family and Economic Issues,
International Review of Economics, Research in Economics
Member of the Editorial Board of Journal of Family and Economic Issues (since November 2008)
Faculty member of the Graduate School in Public Economics (DEFAP) - (research group “Labour, Education,
Health and Applied Microeconomics”) (since A.Y. 2007/2008)
Member of the Job Placement Commission of Università Bicocca (since 2014)
Local organizer of the “MILLS Workshop in Labour Economics” in collaboration with Università Statale di
Milano, Università Bocconi and Università Cattolica di Milano (since June 2006)