Davide Pietrobon

Davide Pietrobon is a Lecturer at the Department of Economics, Lund University, and holds a Ph.D. from the Barcelona Graduate School of Economics. His research focuses on development economics, behavioral economics, and social networks. He is currently a postdoctoral fellow at Lund University and will join the Universitat de Barcelona School of Economics as an Assistant Professor in the upcoming academic semester.

Education: Ph.D. in Economics from Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and Barcelona Graduate School of Economics. His work explores topics such as risk-sharing mechanisms, credit access inequality, and the impact of incomplete markets on economic outcomes. Recent research includes studies on land misallocation in rural economies and the intergenerational transmission of credit scores.

Research Interests: Development economics (primary focus), household finance, social networks, and applied microeconomics. His interdisciplinary approach combines theoretical models with empirical data analysis, often using panel datasets from developing economies.

Key Contributions: Published in Journal of Development Economics, , and other peer-reviewed journals. Current projects investigate non-farm entrepreneurship in rural India, employment protection laws, and the social value of public information in cooperative settings.

Professional Activity: Active on ResearchGate, LinkedIn, Twitter, and maintains a personal academic website. His work is supported by grants exploring climate-driven structural transformation and credit market interventions.