Tommaso
Sonno
Research
Publications
The Financial Drivers of Populism in Europe
(with L. Guiso, H. Herrera, M. Morelli)
Cambridge University Press, 2026
The Environmental Impact of Multinational Firms
(with F. Noack, D. Rohner)
Nature Climate Change, 2026
Final draft
Business Groups as Knowledge-Based Hierarchies of Firms
(with C. Altomonte, G. Ottaviano, A. Rungi)
Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, 2026
Liquidity as Competitive Advantage: The Role of Intangibles
(with C. Altomonte, M. Morlacco, D. Favoino)
Journal of International Economics, 2025
Final draft
Globalization and Conflicts: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Corporations in Africa
Economic Journal, 2025
Media: VoxDev, Review of World Economics Prize
Curse or Blessing? Multinational Corporations and Labor Market Outcomes in Africa
(with M. Mendola, G. Prarolo)
Review of World Economics, 2024
Economic Insecurity and the Demand of Populism in Europe
(with L. Guiso, H. Herrera, M. Morelli)
Economica, 2024
Saving the World From Your Couch: The Heterogeneous Medium-Run Benefits of COVID-19 Lockdowns on Air Pollution
(with J. P. Bonardi, Q. Gallea, D. Kalanoski, R. Lalive, R. Madhok, F. Noack, D. Rohner)
Environmental Research Letters, 2021
Media: VoxEU, Global News
Global Crisis and Populism: the Role of the Euro Zone Institutions
(with L. Guiso, H. Herrera, M. Morelli)
Economic Policy, 2019
Media: VoxEU
On Economic Interdependence and War
(with M. Morelli)
Journal of Economic Literature, 2017
Working papers
Protectionism and Platform Revenues
(with M. Morelli and G. Ottaviano)
Dear Brothers and Sisters: Pope's Speeches and the Dynamics of Conflict in Africa
(with M. Couttenier, S. Hatte, and L. Laugerette)
Media: Espresso
Agricultural FDI, Production, and Local Development: Evidence from the Palm Oil Sector in Liberia
(with D. Zufacchi)
Business Groups, Strategic Acquisitions and Innovation
(with C. Altomonte, N. El-Mallakh)
Populism: Demand and Supply
(with L. Guiso, H. Herrera, M. Morelli)
Media: The Economist, VoxEU, The Political Economist APSA
Work in progress
Cracks in the Pyramid: Business Group Structure and Natural Disasters
(with C. Altomonte, G. Ottaviano)
On City Growth: the Role of Skill Portability
(with A. Sforza, K. Takeda)
Chapters and other publications
Convergenza della Produttività e Digitalizzazione della Pubblica Amministrazione Locale: Evidenza dai Comuni Italiani
(with C. Altomonte, M. Dalla Val, G. Gottardo)
Rivista di Politica Italiana, 2026
Global value networks
(with C. Altomonte, I. Colantone, A. Rungi)
Chapter in J. Amador and F. di Mauro ed., The Age of Global Value Chains: Maps and Policy Issues, Center for Economic Policy Research Press, London, 2015, 85-106
Full Book
Firm-Level Productivity and Exporting. Diagnosing the role of Financial Constraints
(with C. Altomonte, H. Vandenbussche)
Chapter in Product Market Review 2013, DG Economic, and Financial Affairs, European Commission Publication, 2013, 30-48
Full Book
L'Italia alla sfida dell'Euro
(with C. Altomonte)
Book in Italian, preface by F. Bruni, Edizioni Satelios, 2014
Media: La Voce
Dormant projects
Intangibles and Knowledge-Sharing in Business Groups
(with C. Altomonte, A. Greppi, and A. Pisa)
Fighting Malnutrition: Merging Traditional and Conventional Medicine in a Randomized Control Trial in Africa
(with A. Guariso)
Firms Financial Conditions and the R&D-Export trade-off
(with C. Altomonte, H. Vandenbussche)