Francesco Amodio

Francesco Amodio is an Associate Professor in the Department of Economics at McGill University, Montreal. He is affiliated with the Institute for the Study of International Development, MONT² (Co-Founder and Co-Director), BREAD, CEPR, IGC, IZA, CIREQ, and RF Berlin. His research bridges Development Economics, Labor Economics, and Political Economy, focusing on market imperfections and their impact on organizational productivity in low- and middle-income countries.

• Research Themes: Industrial development, labor market power, trade policy, productivity spillovers, and poverty reduction
• Key Affiliations: Institute for the Study of International Development, MONT², CEPR, IGC, IZA

His work examines how firms, trade, and labor markets interact with political institutions to shape economic growth. Recent publications analyze topics like:

• Global labor market power dynamics
• Trade liberalization's effects on political violence
• Productivity spillovers from industrial jobs
• Wage-setting power in developing economies

He co-organizes the Firms, Labor Markets, and Development Workshop with Michele Di Maio, Mariapia Mendola, and Marco Sanfilippo. Publications span top journals including the American Economic Review, Journal of Labor Economics, and Economic Journal. His fieldwork spans Colombia, South Africa, and the Global South, with methodological focus on empirical analysis of organizational efficiency.