Reposted by Filippo BellocGabriel Burdin @gabrielburdin.bsky.social · 22/08/2026📢New paper published at the International Journal of Industrial Organization ! Digital #AI-based workplace monitoring can⬆️productivity, but may also be intrusive or used coercively We show that EU-style worker voice institutions do not hinder its adoption, and explain why 141
Filippo Belloc @filippobelloc.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Do worker representation bodies block digital monitoring at work? Quite the opposite. With theory + RDD evidence from 21k+ European establishments, we show that worker voice mitigates control aversion. New in the International Journal of Industrial Organization 👇 shorturl.at/KtsMWshorturl.atContested transparency: Digital monitoring technologies and worker voiceAdvances in artificial intelligence and data analytics have notably expanded employers’ monitoring and surveillance capabilities. While new digital mo… 000
Reposted by Filippo BellocDEPS Siena - Economics & Statistics @deps-siena.bsky.social · 05/06/2026We are happy to announce that the application for the PhD in Economics at the University of Siena (in partnership with the Universities of Florence and Pisa) is now open! 🗓 Deadline: June 29, 2026, 2:00 PM (CEST) 📍 Website: phdeconomics.unisi.it 📑 Application portal: www.unisi.it/ricerca/dott... 114
Filippo Belloc @filippobelloc.bsky.social · 14/05/2026🧨 🧨 Delighted to host Prof. Alan Manning (LSE) at @deps-siena.bsky.social as part of our Distinguished Scholar Visiting Program. He delivered outstanding lectures on monopsony and immigration policy. A great start for this new initiative! 🚀 031
Reposted by Filippo BellocDEPS Siena - Economics & Statistics @deps-siena.bsky.social · 22/04/2026Forthcoming events in May at @deps-siena.bsky.social: May 14 – Prof. Alan Manning (LSE), Open Lecture 👉 “Why Immigration Policy Is Hard” May 26 – Nobel Laureate Prof. James Robinson (University of Chicago), Hahn Lecture 2026 👉 “Why I Am Not a Monetarist” 012
Filippo Belloc @filippobelloc.bsky.social · 29/03/2026Il Governo senza una strategia industriale: ancorati ai combustibili fossili e nessuna visione. Il mio commento su Il Manifesto 👉 ilmanifesto.it/transizione-... 000
Reposted by Filippo BellocDEPS Siena - Economics & Statistics @deps-siena.bsky.social · 17/03/2026Segnaliamo questo contributo del nostro Professore e Direttore @filippobelloc.bsky.social sul ruolo dell’Emissions Trading Scheme (#ETS) nel contesto della politica economica e climatica @mm-ilmanifesto-bot.bsky.social #TerzaMissione ilmanifesto.it/lets-fa-risp...ilmanifesto.itL’Ets fa risparmiare, è un grave errore chiederne lo stop | il manifestoClima (Commenti) Sospendere l’Ets, il sistema europeo di scambio delle quote di emissione, sarebbe un errore economico prima ancora che di politica climatica. In un recente studio realizzato dalle uni... 002
Reposted by Filippo BellocDEPS Siena - Economics & Statistics @deps-siena.bsky.social · 09/03/2026📢SAVE THE DATE 26 May 2026 Our department @deps-siena.bsky.social is honoured to announce that Nobel Laureate Prof. James Robinson (@UChicago) will deliver the 9th Hahn Lecture. www.deps.unisi.it/en/research/... 001
Reposted by Filippo BellocDEPS Siena - Economics & Statistics @deps-siena.bsky.social · 09/03/2026📢 May 2026 We are delighted to announce that leading labour economist Prof. Alan Manning from @cep-lse.bsky.social will be visiting @deps-siena.bsky.social next May as part of our Distinguished Visiting Scholar Program 001
Reposted by Filippo BellocVoxEU @ CEPR @voxeu.org · 03/03/2026Antonio Minniti, Klaus Prettner, Francesco Venturini, & David Bloom find that European regions with more intense #AI patenting tend to experience a decline in the labour share of income, indicating that AI acts as a capital-biased innovation. cepr.org/voxeu/column... #EconSky 045
Reposted by Filippo BellocVoxEU @ CEPR @voxeu.org · 17/02/2026AI adoption increases labour productivity levels by 4% on average in the EU, w/ no evidence of reduced employment in the short run. Productivity benefits, however, are unevenly distributed. @aldasoro.bsky.social, L Gambacorta, R Pál, D Revoltella, C Weiss, M Wolski cepr.org/voxeu/column... #EconSky 085
Filippo Belloc @filippobelloc.bsky.social · 11/02/2026Thanks to the JRC in Ispra for hosting me today! I presented our joint paper with Antonino Lofaro on corporate subsidies and market structure, and we’re grateful for the constructive feedback — plenty to think about as we move forward with the project #Subsidies #IndustrialPolicy #IO 011
Filippo Belloc @filippobelloc.bsky.social · 06/02/2026🚀 Happy to take part in the Workshop on Firms, Trade and Productivity in a New Era of Geoeconomic Fragmentation. I’ll be presenting my work on “Subsidies and firm entry” alongside an excellent lineup of speakers. 📍 Two days of discussions on automation, trade resilience, and industrial policy! 010
Reposted by Filippo BellocLSE Blogs @lseblogs.bsky.social · 24/01/2026If worker co-operatives work, why aren’t there more of them? @gabrielburdin.bsky.social @deps-siena.bsky.social and Fabio Landini (University of Parma) for @lsebr.bsky.socialblogs.lse.ac.ukIf worker co-operatives work, why aren’t there more of them? - LSE Business ReviewFirms with majority workforce control are generally successful but increasingly rare. Why don’t more employees own and control the companies they work for? 045
Filippo Belloc @filippobelloc.bsky.social · 20/01/2026🚀 New IJIO special issue on Industrial Policy and IO now live! Fantastic collection of papers on how industrial policy shapes firm behavior, market structure, innovation, and productivity. Pushing the debate beyond slogans toward credible evidence. 👉 shorturl.at/B3Ygs #IndustrialPolicy #IOsciencedirect.comInternational Journal of Industrial Organization | Industrial Policy and Industrial Organization | ScienceDirect.com by ElsevierIndustrial policies—which we define as government interventions in specific industries that can have various objectives, e.g., stimulating technological innovation or promoting competitiveness—have al... 011
Filippo Belloc @filippobelloc.bsky.social · 29/11/2025🚨 New paper accepted in IJIO! We study +30k subsidy initiatives: • Subsidies boost entry of ~5.5% less productive firms • Unconditional tax breaks & loans drive the negative effects • Intl., SME-focused & green/automation subsidies can improve entrant quality 👉 tinyurl.com/2b3kzbdm More soon! 041
Filippo Belloc @filippobelloc.bsky.social · 22/10/2025Can higher productivity also mean cleaner production? 🌿 Our new paper (accepted in Energy Economics) finds that more productive firms cause less emissions per unit of output, but also more emissions per unit of input, with high cross-firm heterogeneity: smart regulation is key! 👉 shorturl.at/r8k3Zshorturl.atIs TFP clean or dirty? The nexus between environmental and economic efficiencyImprovements in economic productivity are a key driver of economic growth and a primary objective of many national and international policy initiative… 040
Reposted by Filippo BellocAlberto Baccini @albertobaccini.bsky.social · 17/10/2025Nel deserto lasciato dalla guerra, l'università deve parlare www.roars.it/nel-deserto-... @filippobelloc.bsky.socialroars.itNel deserto lasciato dalla guerra, l’università deve parlareFatta — o forse solo dichiarata — la pace, resta il deserto che la guerra ha lasciato. Ora tocca a noi. Alle università spetta la responsabilità più difficile: la ricostruzione culturale, la progettaz... 001
Reposted by Filippo BellocReuters @reuters.com · 10/10/2025MIT refuses to accept White House terms for funding, other schools still mulling reut.rs/471tkNZreut.rsMIT refuses to accept White House terms for funding, other schools still mullingMassachusetts Institute of Technology President Sally Kornbluth on Friday said she "cannot support" a memo that the White House sent to nine elite U.S. universities last week detailing policies they should follow to get preferential consideration for federal funding. 22928192
Reposted by Filippo BellocDEPS Siena - Economics & Statistics @deps-siena.bsky.social · 09/10/2025📢Evento di riflessione su Gaza 13 ottobre, 10 am Aula Cripta - San Francesco, #Siena Organizzato da @deps-siena.bsky.social #DISAG 022
Reposted by Filippo BellocDEPS Siena - Economics & Statistics @deps-siena.bsky.social · 09/10/2025We are not indifferent to the ongoing dramatic humanitarian situation in Gaza. We warmly welcome three Palestinian students joining our Economics & Management study programme — two supported through @deps-siena.bsky.social -funded scholarships. 011
Reposted by Filippo BellocMIT Institute for Work and Employment Research (IWER) @mitiwer.bsky.social · 29/09/2025What happens when manufacturing companies regularly incorporate worker feedback and ideas into their production processes? Productivity is generally higher—and so is production worker pay. New findings from Dylan Nelson of UIUC & @natewilmers.bsky.social @mitiwer.bsky.social: tinyurl.com/4vhswpvrtinyurl.comThe Effects of Worker Voice on Manufacturing Pay and Productivity | MIT SloanNew research finds that when manufacturing companies regularly incorporate worker feedback and ideas, both productivity and worker pay are generally higher. 182
Reposted by Filippo BellocDEPS Siena - Economics & Statistics @deps-siena.bsky.social · 23/09/2025📢 TODAY 021
Reposted by Filippo BellocDani Rodrik @drodrik.bsky.social · 12/09/2025Very useful discussion on the perils of using micro/cross-sectional parameter estimates in inferring the aggregate effects of policies/shocks. This is pervasive in Economics, yet the two effects can even have the opposite signs. (Example in next post.) voxdev.org/topic/method...voxdev.orgThe ‘missing intercept’ problem with going from micro to macroMany applied microeconomics papers conclude with a back-of-the-envelope calculation that scales their cross-sectional estimates to the aggregate level. These types of aggregate estimates are only vali... 25518
Reposted by Filippo BellocDEPS Siena - Economics & Statistics @deps-siena.bsky.social · 02/09/2025📢 One PhD scholarship available! Conduct research on Worker Voice, Wages & Technological Change: The Role of Collective Bargaining, Unions & Employee Representation. Deadline: Sept 5, 2025 2 pm (CET) Application procedure: unisi.it/ricerca/dott... 012
Reposted by Filippo BellocJamie Merchant @jamiemerchant.bsky.social · 11/08/2025Exceptional work from @brankomilan.bsky.social on 'new capitalism' 'We estimate that 85% of the people in the world are capital-income destitute. In other words, the world’s financial and productive assets are owned by 15% of its inhabitants (households).' branko2f7.substack.com/p/the-new-ca...branko2f7.substack.comNew capitalism III: CapitalWhy is capital so concentrated and why so few have it? 02111
Reposted by Filippo BellocAndrés Rodríguez-Pose @rodriguez-pose.bsky.social · 19/07/2025#AI is the crop that only few fields can grow. @markmuro1.bsky.social & @shriyared.bsky.social find that two Bay cities bag 13% of #US AI hiring. They divide America into superstars and also-rans, revealing big adoption gaps. Investment beyond the coasts is needed. www.brookings.edu/articles/map... 034
Filippo Belloc @filippobelloc.bsky.social · 13/07/2025🎉 Just accepted in JEBO! “Incentive Pay, Managerial Skills and Span of Control” w/ F. Landini & S. Dughera. Why do some firms rely more on bonuses than others? We show that incentive pay is more likely when managers are better educated and hierarchies are wider. WP 👉 shorturl.at/7LgAj 021
Reposted by Filippo BellocDEPS Siena - Economics & Statistics @deps-siena.bsky.social · 11/06/2025The Annual Meeting of the PhD in Economics of the Tuscan Universities (Florence, Pisa & Siena) is ongoing! Our PhD students are presenting their research and receiving constructive feedback from discussants and faculty members. #Pontignano #econsky 103
Reposted by Filippo BellocDEPS Siena - Economics & Statistics @deps-siena.bsky.social · 09/06/2025🚨THIS WEEK🚨 Our PhD Annual Meeting kicks off this week, 10–12 June! We'll spend three days at the beautiful Certosa di Pontignano (Siena), sharing and discussing our PhD students' research and strengthening our community. Program: phdeconomics.unisi.it/wp-content/u... 021
Reposted by Filippo BellocIZA@LISER @iza.org · 02/06/2025‘Based on admin data...’ 📊 Administrative data access for young economists improves research visibility and career progression but may reinforce existing disparities in the academic economics community. New IZA paper by A Lepinteur & @rnistico.bsky.social 👇 newsroom.iza.org/en/archive/r...newsroom.iza.orgHow administrative data fosters young economists’ careersUnlocking potential or reinforcing hierarchies? 051
Reposted by Filippo BellocDEPS Siena - Economics & Statistics @deps-siena.bsky.social · 30/05/2025🚨Our @deps-siena.bsky.social is launching a new Distinguished Visiting Scholar Program! We welcome leading economists conducting broad and impactful research. The program offers fully-funded academic visits lasting 1–3 weeks. More information 👇 www.deps.unisi.it/en/avvisi/ca... #econsky 011
Filippo Belloc @filippobelloc.bsky.social · 29/05/2025🧨 🧨 @deps-siena.bsky.social launches a fully funded Distinguished Visiting Scholar Program! We welcome scholars from any field of economics. Apply now and share your vision with us! More info below 👇 054
Filippo Belloc @filippobelloc.bsky.social · 26/05/2025Just published! We model how firms cut emissions under carbon pricing by mixing output control & innovation. Firms balance both to minimize costs, shifting towards innovation as prices rise. Data from EU-ETS supports our model, showing growing tech gaps across firms & countries. shorturl.at/Fv6Tfshorturl.atEnvironmental regulation and pollution abatement under incremental innovationWe propose a simple framework for modeling abatement decisions by regulated polluters in a carbon pricing regime, when firms can reduce emissions both… 000
Reposted by Filippo BellocGabriel Zucman @gabrielzucman.bsky.social · 23/05/2025A long long time ago, in a far away galaxy... the US used to tax the rich 11344482041
Filippo Belloc @filippobelloc.bsky.social · 21/05/2025Americans favor labor unions over big business now more than ever www.epi.org/blog/america... 000
Reposted by Filippo BellocDEPS Siena - Economics & Statistics @deps-siena.bsky.social · 19/05/2025📢 The application for the PhD in Economics at the Tuscan Universities (Siena, Florence and Pisa) is now open! Several fully funded scholarships available Deadline: June 9, 2025, at 2:00 PM (CEST) Website: phdeconomics.unisi.it Call: phdeconomics.unisi.it/the-new-call... #econsky 044
Reposted by Filippo BellocJonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · 17/05/2025Fascinating deep dive into the MIT economics/AI paper scandal/clusterf***. thebsdetector.substack.com/p/ai-materia...thebsdetector.substack.comAI, Materials, and Fraud, Oh My!The red flags we should have seen earlier for a too-good-to-be-true paper on AI tool adoption at a materials research firm 411458
Filippo Belloc @filippobelloc.bsky.social · 14/05/2025Happy for the opportunity to present at the IJIO Conference on Industrial Organization and Industrial Policy at HKU. Such a great event and location to discuss about industrial policy and future research. Thanks for inviting me, for the feedback and for the hospitality! 000
Reposted by Filippo BellocLabor Tech Research Network @labortechresearchnetwork.org · 05/05/2025Upcoming events at the UC Berkeley Labor Center @ucblaborcenter.bsky.social Demystifying AI and Empowering Workers Part 1: Demystifying AI and Other Digital Technologies: Wednesday, May 7th 10am – 11am PT laborcenter.berkeley.edu/event/demyst...laborcenter.berkeley.eduDemystifying AI and Empowering Workers - UC Berkeley Labor Center 023
Filippo Belloc @filippobelloc.bsky.social · 02/05/2025Happy to join the IIOC 2025 in Philadelphia! Great session tomorrow about #IndustrialPolicy and #Productivity! 011
Reposted by Filippo BellocDEPS Siena - Economics & Statistics @deps-siena.bsky.social · 30/04/2025🚨Next week at @deps-siena.bsky.social 🚨 Excited to announce the Second Annual Workshop "Economies in Ecological Transition” Great lineup of speakers! 🗓️⏲️ May 8 - 9:30, Aula Goodwin #Siena 011
Reposted by Filippo BellocEthan Mollick @emollick.bsky.social · 20/04/2025There is a bunch I disagree with here, but it makes an argument for why AI adoption may be less rapid and less immediately world-changing (& dangerous) than people expect. Well worth reading, as it is a useful base case where AI is just another technology. knightcolumbia.org/content/ai-a...knightcolumbia.orgAI as Normal Technology 6869
Filippo Belloc @filippobelloc.bsky.social · 04/04/2025Great workshop today at the U of Bergamo on #Automation, #Productivity and the #LaborMarket! 👉 shorturl.at/PPIgjshorturl.atAutomation, Productivity and the Labor Market | Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche 010
Reposted by Filippo BellocDEPS Siena - Economics & Statistics @deps-siena.bsky.social · 25/03/2025Here is our research seminar program for April to June 2025. Join us! 002
Reposted by Filippo BellocDean Baker @deanbaker13.bsky.social · 29/03/2025Reupping one from last summer, it was unions that made manufacturing jobs good jobs, not the factories cepr.net/publications...cepr.netManufacturing Jobs: Unions Made Them Good, Not the Factories 222440
Reposted by Filippo BellocBenjamin Arold @benjaminarold.bsky.social · 24/03/2025🚨New Working Paper: The Value of Worker Rights in Collective Bargaining w/ @elliottash.bsky.social , W. Bentley MacLeod & Suresh Naidu We propose novel NLP methods applied to 30,000 collective bargaining agreements to quantify the value of worker rights. 👉 nber.org/papers/w33605 🧵1/7 12011