Davide Rigo

I am an Assistant Professor at Birmingham Business School (Department of Management), a Visiting Fellow at LSE (Department of Geography and Environment) and a Research Affiliate of the CESifo Network.

I am an applied economist, interested in technological change, innovation and international economics with a focus on the role of firms.

Research. I examine how digital technologies and remote/hybrid work arrangements are transforming labour markets, firms and the wider economy. My work also investigates how innovation and digitalisation affect inequalities across firms and places. I also study how international trade agreements shape firms’ internationalisation strategies and contribute to economic welfare. My research combines large-scale administrative data and unstructured big data sources, such as LinkedIn and job postings, with quantitative methods for causal inference. To fund my research, I have secured over £235,000 in research funding as principal investigator from UK institutions, including the Leverhulme Trust, British Academy, STICERD and LSE.

Impact. My research has formed the basis for collaborations and advisory work with the UK government (Department for Business and Trade), as well as international organisations, including the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the World Bank Group and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). I have also been asked to provide expert evidence to the UK House of Lords.

Contact. To get in touch, please email me at d.rigo@bham.ac.uk