Tommaso
Sonno
Research
Publications
Globalization and Conflicts: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Corporations in Africa
Economic Journal, 2024
Paper, Winner of the 2018 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
Paper
Economic Insecurity and the Demand of Populism in Europe
(with L. Guiso, H. Herrera, M. Morelli)
Economica, 2024
Paper
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
Paper, VoxEU, Global News
Global Crisis and Populism: the Role of the Euro Zone Institutions
(with L. Guiso, H. Herrera, M. Morelli)
Economic Policy, 2019
Paper, VoxEU
On Economic Interdependence and War
(with M. Morelli)
Journal of Economic Literature, 2017
Paper
Working papers
Large Scale Land Acquisitions: Trees, Trade, and Structural Change
(with D. Zufacchi)
Paper
Business Groups as Knowledge-Based Hierarchies of Firms
(with C. Altomonte, G. Ottaviano, A. Rungi)
Paper, Rev&Res Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization
Liquidity as Competitive Advantage: The Role of Intangibles
(with C. Altomonte, M. Morlacco, D. Favoino)
Paper, Rev&Res Journal of International Economics
The Environmental Impact of Multinational Firms
(with F. Noack, D. Rohner)
Draft available upon request, under review
Business Groups, Strategic Acquisitions and Innovation
(with C. Altomonte, N. El-Mallakh)
Paper
The Financial Drivers of Populism in Europe
(with L. Guiso, H. Herrera, M. Morelli)
Paper
Populism: Demand and Supply
(with L. Guiso, H. Herrera, M. Morelli)
Paper, The Economist, VoxEU, The Political Economist APSA
Work in progress
Dear Brothers and Sisters: Pope's Speeches and the Dynamics of Conflict in Africa
(with M. Couttenier, S. Hatte, and L. Laugerette)
The Changing Organization of Business Groups
(with C. Altomonte, G. Ottaviano)
Intangibles and Knowledge-Sharing in Business Groups
(with C. Altomonte, A. Greppi, and A. Pisa)
Dormant projects
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)
Chapters in books
Global value networks
(with C. Altomonte, I. Colantone, A. Rungi)
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
Book, Chapter
Firm-Level Productivity and Exporting. Diagnosing the role of Financial Constraints
(with C. Altomonte, H. Vandenbussche)
in Product Market Review 2013, DG Economic, and Financial Affairs, European Commission Publication, 2013, 30-48
Book, Chapter
Book
L'Italia alla sfida dell'Euro (in Italian)
(with C. Altomonte, preface by F. Bruni)
Edizioni Satelios, 2014
Book, Summary, La Voce