Research

Published and Accepted Papers

Investment in Infrastructure and Trade: The Case of Ports
with Giulia Brancaccio and Myrto Kalouptsidi
Journal of Political Economy, accepted
NBER Working Paper · BC Working Paper
Media coverage: NBER Digest · Macro Roundup

Occupational Choice, Human Capital and Learning: A Multi-Armed Bandit Approach
with Rafael Lopes de Melo
Labour Economics, 2026, 100, 102886
BC Working Paper · Code for Model Simulation and Estimation

Rigidities in Transportation and Supply Chain Disruptions
with Giulia Brancaccio and Myrto Kalouptsidi
AEA Papers and Proceedings, 2025, 115, 543–550
NBER Working Paper · BC Working Paper

Search Frictions and Efficiency in Decentralized Transport Markets
with Giulia Brancaccio, Myrto Kalouptsidi, and Nicola Rosaia
Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2023, 138(4), 2451–2503
Online Appendix · NBER Working Paper · BC Working Paper

The Impact of Oil Prices on World Trade
with Giulia Brancaccio and Myrto Kalouptsidi
Review of International Economics, 2023, 31(2), 444–463
BC Working Paper

Occupational Matching and Cities
American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics, 2022, 14(3), 82–132
Online Appendix · BC Working Paper
Media coverage: American Economic Association Research Highlights

Geography, Transportation, and Endogenous Trade Costs
with Giulia Brancaccio and Myrto Kalouptsidi
Econometrica, 2020, 88(2), 657–691 (Frisch Medal, 2022)
Supplement · NBER Working Paper 23581 (earlier version)
Media coverage: Quartz · Microeconomic Insights · Econofact · MarketWatch · World Bank Infrastructure Podcast · Fraser Institute Blog · The Heights' Podcast

Previously circulated under the title "Geography, Search Frictions and Endogenous Trade Costs" (NBER Working Paper 23581).

A Guide to Estimating Matching Functions in Spatial Models
with Giulia Brancaccio and Myrto Kalouptsidi
International Journal of Industrial Organization, 2020, 70, 102533 (Special Issue EARIE 2018)

Large Firms and Within Firm Occupational Reallocation
Journal of Economic Theory, 2018, 174, 184–223
Online Appendix

Firm Learning and Growth
with Costas Arkolakis and Olga Timoshenko
Review of Economic Dynamics, 2018, 27, 146–168

Learning Your Comparative Advantages
Review of Economic Studies, 2014, 81(3), 1263–1295
Supplementary Appendix