Raffaele Saggio

Raffaele Saggio is an Associate Professor of Economics at the Vancouver School of Economics, Faculty of Arts, University of British Columbia. He is also an NBER Faculty Research Fellow and IZA Research Fellow. His research focuses on labor economics, particularly how alternative work arrangements impact labor market outcomes for both firms and workers.

Dr. Saggio obtained his Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley. His educational background has provided a strong foundation for his research in labor economics and applied econometrics.

Dr. Saggio's primary research area is labor economics, with a specific focus on how alternative work arrangements impact the labor market outcomes of both firms and workers. He is also interested in applied econometrics, particularly methods concerning the study of matched employer-employee datasets. His work often utilizes large administrative datasets to examine questions related to wage determination, firm and worker heterogeneity, collective bargaining, and the effects of labor market institutions and reforms. His research methodology frequently involves sophisticated econometric techniques applied to complex labor market data.

Dr. Saggio's publications span top economics journals including the American Economic Review, Review of Economic Studies, Journal of Econometrics, and Econometrica. His research demonstrates a consistent focus on labor market institutions, wage determination mechanisms, and the impact of policy reforms. Recent work has examined topics such as organized crime's impact on economic growth, employment protection reforms, and the consequences of job loss across different countries, showing his ability to address both theoretical and policy-relevant questions in labor economics.

• NBER Faculty Research Fellow
• IZA Research Fellow

As an active researcher in labor economics, Dr. Saggio collaborates with numerous economists worldwide and has secured research funding that supports his work with large administrative datasets. His research often involves complex econometric methods applied to matched employer-employee data, requiring significant computational resources and access to restricted administrative records. He has developed software tools like the 'LeaveOutTwoWay' MATLAB package that implements the leave-out correction method described in his Econometrica paper.

Dr. Saggio is part of the Vancouver School of Economics research community and collaborates with various research centers including the Stone Centre on Wealth and Income Inequality. His work contributes to ongoing policy discussions related to labor market institutions, employment protection, and wage determination mechanisms, making significant contributions to both academic understanding and potential policy applications in the field of labor economics.