Matteo Picchio

Matteo Picchio is a Full Professor of Economics at the Department of Economics and Social Sciences, Marche Polytechnic University in Ancona, Italy. His research focuses on Microeconometrics, Labour Economics, Health Economics, and Education Economics. He holds affiliations with Ghent University (Research Associate), Université Catholique de Louvain (IRES Corresponding Member), IZA (Bonn), and GLO (Essen). His work explores topics like unemployment scarring effects, climate impacts on labour markets, and policy analysis related to elderly care and temporary employment.

Key research areas include intergenerational effects of parental unemployment, workplace safety under extreme temperatures, and meta-analyses of unemployment and retirement health outcomes. His recent studies investigate how high temperatures correlate with workplace injuries and how telecare policies affect elderly mortality rates.

He has collaborated with institutions like the Italian Ministry of Labour and co-authored over 50 peer-reviewed articles in journals such as Empirical Economics, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, and European Journal of Political Economy. His work bridges economic theory with practical policy solutions, addressing issues like labour market dynamics, health economics, and education policy.

Notable contributions include systematic reviews on temporary job transitions and analyses of the gender wage gap in Italy. He has advised on public policies related to childcare, elderly care, and fiscal reforms, emphasizing evidence-based approaches to socio-economic challenges.