Fabrizio Colella

Fabrizio Colella is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the Università della Svizzera Italiana (USI), affiliated with the Faculty of Economic Sciences and the Institute of Political Economy (IdEP). He is also associated with several leading research networks including IZA, CReAM (UCL), RF Berlin, HEC Lausanne, and FRdB, reflecting his broad academic impact.

• Università della Svizzera Italiana (USI), Lugano – Assistant Professor of Economics
• Rockwool Foundation Berlin – Project Leader
• Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM), UCL – Research Affiliate
• Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) – Research Fellow

His research focuses on labor economics and microeconometrics, particularly examining how economic shocks, discriminatory behaviors, technological change, and migration shape labor market outcomes. A key theme in his work is the analysis of job vacancies and labor demand using novel datasets such as online job postings, firm-level trade records, and sports performance metrics. He investigates issues like gender discrimination in hiring, the impact of trade on skill requirements, automation risk, and the role of moral support in team performance.

His recent publications span top journals including The Review of Economic Studies, Management Science, Science Robotics, and The Economic Journal. He has developed influential methodological tools, notably the acreg Stata package for arbitrary clustering in standard error estimation, which addresses inference challenges in spatial and network data. His work often combines rigorous econometric techniques with real-world policy implications.

Scientific awards and grants recognizing his contributions include the SNF Doc-Mobility grant, EALE Job Market Tour funding, HEC Research grant, Rockwool Foundation Berlin Grant, and the E4S Grant for sustainable economy research.

• SNF Doc-Mobility grant
• EALE Job market tour
• HEC Research grant
• Rockwool Foundation Berlin Grant
• E4S Grant

Fabrizio Colella advises and collaborates with prominent economists such as David Card, Rafael Lalive, Christian Dustmann, and Mathias Thoenig. He has received research funding from major institutions including the Swiss National Science Foundation and the Rockwool Foundation. He teaches graduate-level courses in Labor Economics and Econometrics at USI and previously served as a Teaching Assistant at HEC Lausanne in Econometrics, International Trade, and Environmental Economics.

He leads research teams focused on labor market dynamics, particularly within the Swiss National Research Programme (NRP) 80 project on the impacts of Covid-19. His lab environment emphasizes data-driven policy analysis using administrative, custom firm, and digital labor market data.