Tommaso Bighelli

Dr. Tommaso Bighelli is a Research Economist at the Bank of England and a Research Affiliate at the Halle Institute for Economic Research (IWH). He is affiliated with the Centre for Business and Productivity Dynamics at IWH and contributes to the Competitiveness Research Network (CompNet).

• B.Sc. in Economics, Sapienza University of Rome (2012–2015)
• M.Sc. in Economics, Sapienza University of Rome (2015–2017)
• M.Res. in Economic Analysis, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (2017–2019)
• Ph.D. in Economics, Halle Institute for Economic Research (IWH) (2019–2024)

His research focuses on firm dynamics, productivity, and reallocation, analyzing how economic shocks like the COVID-19 pandemic and policy interventions affect market structures and productivity. He also investigates the relationship between rising market concentration in Europe and productivity growth, emphasizing allocative efficiency over monopolistic concerns.

His refereed publications include studies on cross-country productivity impacts of pandemic subsidies and European market concentration trends. His work often leverages micro-aggregated firm-level data to assess macroeconomic outcomes.

He has contributed to data development through the CompNet Dataset (7th–9th vintages), covering 23 European countries (1999–2021) with indicators for labor, productivity, exports, imports, and finance.

Tommaso actively presents at international conferences, including the European Winter Meeting of the Econometric Society, CompNet Annual Conferences, and seminars at institutions like the Bank of England and Deutsche Bundesbank.