Curriculum Vitae
Antonio Martuscelli (PhD)
Tel. +39/3280846858
E-mail : a.martuscelli@lumsa.it
Nationality : Italian
Date of birth : 25/09/1980
Gender: Male
Education
2008 - 2013 PhD in Economics, University of Sussex (UK)
2006 - 2007 MSc in Development Economics, University of Sussex (UK)
2000 - 2005 BSc in Economics (110/110 cum laude), University "Federico ІІ" (Italy)
Current position
2024 - present Associate Professor in Economics , LUMSA University Department of Law and Economics, Rome (Italy)
Academic experience
2018 - 2024 Assistant Professor in Economics, LUMSA University, Department of Law and Economics, Rome (Italy)
2016 - 2018 Lecturer , University “Federico II”, Department of Economics and Statistics, Naples (Italy); Macroeconomics, International Economics
2014 - 2016 Lecturer, Saint Louis University, Madrid Campus (Spain)
Introduction to Econometrics, Statistics, Macroeconomics, Principles of Economics
2010 - 2011 Lecturer , University of Sussex (UK), BSc Economics
Macroeconomics.
2010 - 2011 Visiting Lecturer , Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain
Master in International Economics.
2008 - 2011 Teaching Assistant , University of Sussex (UK), BSc Economics
Introduction to Economics, Mathematics for Economists, Macroeconomics, Econometrics, Statistics.
Work experience
2017 - 2022 Economist ,Food and Agriculture Organization, United Nations, Rome, Italy,Statistics Division (ESS) and Fishery division (FIAS)
2014 - 2019 Short-term consultant , The World Bank, Washington DC
International Trade Unit (PREM); South Asia region competitiveness report; Export survival analysis; Export competitiveness analysis;
2014 Consultant , Office for National Statistic (ONS), UK “Measuring Trade in Value Added (TiVA)”
2012 Consultant , IDS (Institute for Development Studies), UK “Measuring cross-border price market integration in the East African Community”
2010 - 2012 Research Fellow , CARIS (Centre for the Analysis of Regional Integration at
Sussex), UK; Research proposals and project management. EU VII framework contract for DG Trade (TRADE 10/A2/A16).
2009 Research assistant , ODI (Overseas Development Institute), UK
Research Assistance on a UNICEF-funded project on the impact of economic crisis upon children.
2007 - 2008 Consultant , Oxfam International / Intermon Oxfam, (Spain)
Research project on the causes and impact of high food commodity prices on developing countries. Field work in Tanzania.
2005 - 2006 Data analyst , Global Marketing Strategies S.A, (Spain)
Data analysis, literature review and reports on international trade issues.
Peer-reviewed journal articles
Martuscelli, A., Bako, D., Bolliger, F., & Lamberet, B. (2026). Measuring Self-Employment Income in Household Surveys: Evidence From A Randomised Survey Experiment. The Journal of Development Studies , 1–30. https://doi.org/10.1080/00220388.2026.2628674
Martuscelli, A. (2025). Rising wage inequality: Is there a role for financial development? International Review of Economics , 72 (2), 29.
Friedman, J. & Gaddis, I. & Kilic, T. & Martuscelli, A. & Palacios-Lopez, A. & Zezza, A., (2023 ). "The Distribution of Effort: Physical Activity, Gender Roles, and Bargaining Power in an Agrarian Setting," The World Bank Economic Review , https://doi.org/10.1093/wber/lhac029
Martuscelli, A.(2022) “Globalization and wage inequality: evidence from Italian local labor markets”, Applied Economics , Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 54(52), pages 6082-6097, November.
Martuscelli, A. (2022) “The role of fisheries for poverty reduction and food security: Evidence from household-level data”, Review of Development Economics
Gourlay, Sydney & Kilic, Talip & Martuscelli, Antonio & Wollburg, Philip & Zezza, Alberto, 2021. "High-frequency phone surveys on COVID-19: Good practices, open questions," Food Policy , Elsevier, vol. 105(C).
Martuscelli, A. "The economics of China's engagement with Africa: What is the empirical evidence?", Development Policy Review 38.3 (2020): 285-302
Gasiorek, M. and Martuscelli, A.(2019) “Regional Integration and poverty: a review of the transmission channels and the evidence”, Journal of Economic Surveys ; Volume33, Issue2 April 2019 Pages 431-457doi: 10.1111/joes.12283
Martuscelli, A. and Varela G. (2018)“Survival is for the fittest: Export survival patterns in Georgia”, Economic Systems , Volume 42, Issue 3, 397-413, ISSN 0939-3625, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecosys.2017.10.002.
Martuscelli, A. (2017) “Analysing the Impact of Price Shocks in Rural Economies: Do Household Responses Matter?”, The Journal of Development Studies , Vol. 53 , Iss. 9
Winters L.A. and Martuscelli A. (2014) “Trade liberalization and poverty: what have we learned in a decade?” Annual Review of Resource Economics , 6:493–512
Martuscelli, A.,“Trend, Drivers and Impact of High Food Commodity Prices”, CAB Reviews : Perspectives in Agriculture, Veterinary Science, Nutrition and Natural Resources 2009 4, No. 050
Working papers
Martuscelli, A., Bako, D., Bolliger, F. and Lamberet, B. (2025) “Measuring fisheries outputs: evidence from a randomized recall bias experiment”, FAO Statistics Working Paper Series , No. 25-52. Rome, FAO.
Friedman, J., Gaddis, I., Kilic, T., Martuscelli, A., Palacios-Lopez, A. and Zezza, A. (2021) “The Distribution of Effort: Physical Activity, Gender Roles, and Bargaining Power in an Agrarian Setting”, World Bank Policy Research Working Paper 9634, The World Bank.
Martuscelli, A. and Varela, G.(2015) “Survival is for the fittest: Export survival patterns in Georgia”, The World Bank Policy Research Working Paper 7161
Winters, L.A. and Martuscelli, A. (2014) “Trade Liberalisation and Poverty: What have we learned in a decade?”, CEPR Discussion Papers 9947, C.E.P.R.
Other publications
Martuscelli, A.,“Crisis Financiera Global y Países en Desarrollo”, Política Exterior , Vol. XXIII, N° 129, 2009, pp. 107-114
Martuscelli, A.,“Causas, Efectos y Opciones en la Crisis de los Alimentos”, Política Exterior , Vol, XXII, Nº 125, 2008, pp. 79-95.
Work in progress
Langella M., Martuscelli A. and Sandi M. “Exposure to Mafia Violence and Labour Market Trajectories” INPS working papers
Martuscelli A., Molini, V. and Valdenassi H. “Using phone surveys to measure income in developing countries: new randomized experimental evidence”
Language skills
Italian, native
English, fluency, written and spoken
TOEFL certificate
Spanish, fluency, written and spoken
Official Certificate of Spanish as foreign language (DELE), advanced level
French, basic, written and spoken
Computer skills and competences
Advanced knowledge of statistic programmes (STATA, R, LIMDEP, NLOGIT).
STATA and MATA programming. Advanced knowledge of MATLAB and GAMS.
Good Knowledge of spatial analysis software (ArcGis, Arcview)
Good Knowledge of Phyton programming
International trade databases: WITS, COMTRADE
Additional training
Advanced micro-econometrics courses, Institute of Fiscal Studies (IFS), UK
Micro-simulation methods, Panel Data techniques, Programming in STATA/MATA, Discrete choice modeling.
Advanced training in “Machine Learning and Text Mining for economists using Stata, Python and R” and “Textual Analysis and Machine Learning with Applications to Economics and Finance”
Refereeing activity
Referee for: World Bank Economic Review; Applied Economics; Journal of Development Studies; Review of International Political Economy.
Honours
2015 ANECA accreditation for the roles of: Contratado doctor, Ayudante Doctor, Profesor de Universidad Privada
2011- 2012 Marie Curie Early Stage Researcher Fellowship
FUNDP, (Facultés Universitaires Notre-Dame de la Paix), Belgium
2011-2014 EU VII framework programme
Member of the team selected by the European Commission to work on trade policy issues under the VII framework programme “Economic analysis in support of trade negotiations and trade policy issues” (TRADE10/A2/A16).
2010 & 2011 EU Lifelong Learning Programme Teaching Mobility grant.
2007 Spanish Minister of science and education (MEC) Mobility grant for postgraduate students