Alessandro Ferrari

Alessandro Ferrari is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of Zurich and an Affiliated Professor at the Barcelona School of Economics. He holds a PhD from the European University Institute in Florence. His research focuses on firms’ roles in macroeconomics and trade, international macroeconomics, and the implications of supply chains, fiscal unions, and multinational corporate strategies. He is a Research Affiliate at the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR).

His academic work spans key areas such as the transmission of demand shocks through global supply chains, the geography of multinational firms under profit-shifting frictions, and the welfare implications of currency versus fiscal unions. He also investigates macroeconomic fragility arising from firm heterogeneity and market power dynamics.

• Education: PhD in Economics from the European University Institute (Florence)

Recent research highlights include analyzing the role of inventories in shock propagation, subsidy competition in the U.S., and the causal effects of EU trade agreements on non-trade outcomes. His work bridges theoretical models with empirical evidence, often employing structural estimation and synthetic control methods.

He has contributed to understanding systemic risk in banking through funding structure analysis and has explored policy frameworks for risk-sharing in monetary unions. His interdisciplinary approach addresses contemporary challenges in global economics, trade, and financial stability.