Luca Tiberti

Luca Tiberti ha conseguito un dottorato di ricerca in economia dello sviluppo presso l'Università di Firenze (2008). I suoi principali interessi di ricerca sono la microeconomia applicata, la povertà e l'impatto socio-economico degli shock climatici. Ha lavorato tra il 2008 e il 2010 come ricercatore presso il Centro di Ricerca Innocenti dell'UNICEF. Dopo tre anni di ricerca presso il Centro di Ricerca Innocenti dell'UNICEF, è entrato a far parte del Partnership for Economic Policy (PEP) e dell'Università Laval nel gennaio 2011. Durante il suo periodo a Laval, è passato da ricercatore post-dottorato (2011-2013) a ricercatore (2013-2015), a assistant professor (2016-2021) e, infine, a professore associato (2021). Tra novembre 2020 e ottobre 2023 è stato assistant professor presso il Dipartimento di Economia dell'Università di Firenze (UNIFI). Da novembre 2023 ad agosto 2025 è stato professore associato; da settembre 2025 ha assunto il ruolo di professore ordinario. Da novembre 2023 è presidente del corso di laurea triennale "Sviluppo Sostenibile, Cooperazione e Gestione dei Conflitti" (SECI) presso UNIFI. Dal 2015 è direttore scientifico del gruppo di ricerca di analisi microeconomica di PEP (PMMA), persona risorsa, e membro del comitato di programma di PEP. È direttore del microprogramma graduate PEP-Università di Firenze in Economia applicata dello sviluppo (tale programma è stato presso l'Université Laval nel 2018-2021). Ha pubblicato su riviste quali Economic Journal, Economic Policy, World Bank Economic Review, Economic Development and Cultural Change, American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Economics of Education Review, Food Policy, World Development, Journal of Comparative Economics, Review of Income and Wealth, European Review of Agricultural Economics, Journal of Development Studies, Economics of Transition e Journal of African Economies. Download the CV

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Fields of specialization

Gender & women’s empowerment, Poverty and inequality , Climate change, Conflict

Projects

Title Country Themes
Electrification rurale, autonomisation de la femme et bien-être du ménage en milieu rural en Côte d’Ivoire Cote D'Ivoire Gender & women’s empowerment
The role of non-farming activities on rural farming households in Lesotho: a gender perspective Lesotho Gender & women’s empowerment , Labour markets and employment
Fertility Response to Climate Shocks Canada Agriculture and food security , Climate change
Validating the collective model of household consumption using direct evidence on sharing Canada Poverty and Inequality
School or work? The role of weather shocks in Madagascar Canada Education and training , Labour markets and employment , Youth and children , Climate change
RFP - Examining the Impact of Early Childbearing on Labor Market Outcomes Brazil Labour markets and employment , Youth and children
A top-down behaviour (TDB) microsimulation toolkit for distributive analysis Canada Poverty and Inequality
Access to child care and mothers’ employment quality: lessons from Chile Chile Gender & women’s empowerment , Labour markets and employment , Youth and children
Can Urbanization Improve Household Welfare and Provide Inclusive Opportunities? The Case of Urban Expansion in Ethiopia Ethiopia Poverty and Inequality
Youth unemployment and transition from School to work in Benin Benin Education and training , Labour markets and employment
Cognitive Skills, Entrepreneurship, and Economic Growth in Indonesia Indonesia Education and training , Entrepreneurship
Poverty, Inequality and Oil Exploitation in Chad Chad Poverty and Inequality
Reduction of child poverty in Serbia: balancing between improved cash-transfers and policies that pro Serbia Poverty and Inequality , Youth and children , Social protection
The Dynamics of Microcredit Borrowings in Cambodia Cambodia Financial inclusion
The Impact of Child and Youth Labor on his/her Performance in School Brazil Education and training , Labour markets and employment , Youth and children
Policy alternatives to enhance equity for children in Jordan: context of consumption subsidies reform Jordan Poverty and Inequality , Youth and children
Impact of Increased Public Education Spending on Growth and Poverty in Uganda Uganda Poverty and Inequality , Fiscal policy , Youth and children
Estimating the Impact on Poverty of Ghana’s Fuel Subsidy Reform and a Mitigating Response Ghana Poverty and Inequality , Fiscal policy
The Effect of input-trade liberalization on Nonfarm and Farm Labor Participation in Rural Vietnam Viet Nam Labour markets and employment , Globalization and trade , Agriculture and food security
Bayesian Spatial-Propensity Score Matching Evaluation of the Regional Effects of Microfinance in Bolivia Bolivia Financial inclusion
Access to Credit and Women Entrepreneurship: Evidence from Bangladesh Bangladesh Gender & women’s empowerment , Entrepreneurship
Is there discrimination against women entrepreneurs in formal credit markets in Nigeria? Nigeria Gender & women’s empowerment , Entrepreneurship , Financial inclusion
Estimating economic effects of emigration and remittances on the left-behind in Cambodia Cambodia Globalization and trade
UNICEF-Uganda N/A
Simulating the Distributive Impacts of Different Growth Strategies in Pakistan Pakistan Fiscal policy
Simulating the distributive impacts of different growth strategies in China China Poverty and Inequality
Simulating the Distributive Impacts of Different Growth Strategies in the Philippines Philippines Fiscal policy
Simulating the Impact of the Global Economic Crisis and Policy Responses on Children in Ghana Ghana Globalization and trade , Youth and children
Incidences de la crise économique mondiale de 2008/09 et des options de politiques de réponse sur la Cameroon Fiscal policy , Globalization and trade
Simulation des effets de la crise économique et des politiques de réponse sur les enfants en Afrique Burkina Faso Poverty and Inequality , Youth and children
Simulating the Impact of the Global Economic Crisis and Policy Responses on Children in West and Cent Africa - subregion Globalization and trade , Youth and children

Details

Professeur Luca Tiberti
Professor
University of Florence
Partnership for Economic Policy (PEP)

Contact information:

Via delle Pandette 9
Florence
Italy
50127
T: +39 055 275 9669
F: 1-418-656-2707
luca.tiberti@unifi.it
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