Now out in QMMR (Notes from the Field): I reflect on my PhD fieldwork in informal camps of migrant farmworkers in Italy, and on how the slow work of building trust in a challenging field environment radically reshaped my research questions and methods
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With @jeromevalette.bsky.social & Jesús Fernández-Huertas Moraga, we are happy to announce the CfPapers for the
4th edition of the Junior Workshop on the Economics of Migration
on May 26-27, 2026 @uc3meconomics.bsky.social, Spain.
Submit until February 1, 2026 on economig2026.sciencesconf.org
📄📄📄Call for Papers is open!
RFBerlin invites submissions for the next Migration Forum "Migration: Drivers, Consequences, and Governance". Submit your work now and share this call with colleagues.
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For Berlin-based PhDs & early-career researchers!
On 24–25 September, join the RFBerlin Masterclass with Paolo Pinotti and seize the chance to deepen your understanding of Crime and the Labor Market.
Applications are open until 26 August!
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In a paper with Matteo Bizzarri and Riccardo Franceschin, now published on EJPE, we study how and why third-party involvement affects the occurrence of resource wars. Using a theoretical model, we show that conflict probability is hump-shaped in resource wealth.
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💡NEW Working Paper OUT!📌 w/ S.Giunti, A.Guariso & I.Solmone
🔥How can we counter anti-immigrant attitudes?🔥
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A short educational program in Italy offers a promising answer. Here’s what we learned from a randomized intervention with teenagers
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Reach out for questions and comments!
Our insights are relevant in cases like US interventions in oil-rich Middle Eastern countries and China’s engagement in mineral-rich African nations. As the value of resources change, third-party involvement will be a factor in determining conflicts.
tree of the full game
This result holds true also if the third-party can choose whether to back the resource-holder or the predator, to pursue its interest. Indeed, third parties are more likely to side with the resource holder as the resource value rises, creating a stabilizing effect.
A key insight is that conflict likelihood depends on resource value. When this is low, predators are unlikely to attack because the rewards aren’t worth the risk. For high value, a likely third-party intervention deters conflict. Moderate value maximizes conflict probability.
tree of the simplified game
The paper models resource conflict as a game involving a resource holder, a predator, and a powerful third party. Predators attack when they can steal highly valuable resources and third-party intervention as unlikely.
Resource wealth creates two opposing forces. On one side, high-value resources invite predation, increasing the risk of conflict. On the other, valuable resources attract powerful third parties like superpowers, who intervene to stabilize the region and secure access.
In a paper with Matteo Bizzarri and Riccardo Franceschin, now published on EJPE, we study how and why third-party involvement affects the occurrence of resource wars. Using a theoretical model, we show that conflict probability is hump-shaped in resource wealth.
doi.org/10.1016/j.ej...
🆕 RFBerlin-CReAM #DiscussionPaper by @giac-bat.bsky.social, Lucia Corno, and @elianalaferrara.bsky.social: “Informing Risky Migration: Evidence from a field experiment in Guinea.” (1/6)
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