Massimiliano Bratti

Research Fellow

Università degli Studi di Milano

massimiliano.bratti@unimi.it

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Massimiliano Bratti is a Professor of Economics at the University of Milan. He received a Doctorate in Economics (Dottorato di Ricerca in Economia Politica) from the University of Ancona (now Marche Polytechnic University) in 2001 and a PhD in Economics from the University of Warwick in 2005.

His main research fields are education economics, health economics, household economics and labour economics. He is currently working on the non-market returns to education (health), the impact of parental health on children's outcomes, the effect of fertility timing on mother's labour market outcomes and the effect of migration on trade and innovation, among other topics.

He joined IZA as a Research Affiliate in September 2003 and became a Research Fellow in March 2006.

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IZA Publications

IZA Discussion Paper No. 17400

Another Chance: Number of Exam Retakes and University Students' Outcomes

Massimiliano Bratti, Silvia Granato, Enkelejda Havari

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16906

Did COVID-19 (Permanently) Raise the Demand for "Teleworkable" Jobs?

Massimiliano Bratti, I. Brunetti, A. Corvasce, Agata Maida, Andrea Ricci

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16262

Labor Market Regulation and Firm Adjustments in Skill Demand

Anna Bottasso, Massimiliano Bratti, Gabriele Cardullo, Maurizio Conti, Giovanni Sulis

revised version published as 'Labor Market Regulations and Firm Adjustments in Skill Demand' in: Journal of Public Economics, 2025, 242, 105292

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15456

COVID-19 and the Gender Gap in University Student Performance

Massimiliano Bratti, Enrico Lippo

revised version published as: 'Effects of COVID-19 on Gender Gaps in Educational Outcomes of College Students in Italy' in: K. Couch (ed.), Handbook of Inequality and COVID-19, Edward Elgar, 2015, 365–381

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15035

Education, Health and Health-Related Behaviors: Evidence from Higher Education Expansion

Massimiliano Bratti, Elena Cottini, Paolo Ghinetti

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14930

Administrative Border Effects in COVID-19 Related Mortality

Paolo Berta, Massimiliano Bratti, Carlo V. Fiorio, Enrico Pisoni, Stefano Verzillo

revised version published oline in: Journal of The Royal Statistical Society, Series A ( Statistics in Society), 11 September 2024

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14424

Prenatal Exposure to Heat Waves and Child Health in Sub-saharan Africa

Massimiliano Bratti, Prince Boakye Frimpong, Simone Russo

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14423

When Need Meets Merit: The Effect of Increasing Merit Requirements in Need-Based Student Aid

Tommaso Agasisti, Massimiliano Bratti, Veronica Minaya

revised version published in: European Economics review, 2022, 146, 104164

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12773

Employment Protection and Firm-Provided Training: Quasi-Experimental Evidence from a Labour Market Reform

Massimiliano Bratti, Maurizio Conti, Giovanni Sulis

revised version published as 'Employment Protection and Firm-provided Training in Dual Labour Markets' in: Labour Economics, 2021, 69, 101972

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11870

Vocational Training for Unemployed Youth in Latvia: Evidence from a Regression Discontinuity Design

Massimiliano Bratti, Corinna Ghirelli, Enkelejda Havari, Giulia Santangelo

revised version published as 'Vocational training for unemployed youth in Latvia' in: Journal of Population Economics, 2022, 35, 677 - 717

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11339

Employment Protection, Temporary Contracts and Firm-Provided Training: Evidence from Italy

Massimiliano Bratti, Maurizio Conti, Giovanni Sulis

revised version published as 'Employment Protection and Firm-provided Training in Dual Labour Market' in: Labour Economics, 2021, 69, 101972

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11302

The Effect of the First Italian Research Evaluation Exercise on Student Enrolment Choices

Daniele Biancardi, Massimiliano Bratti

revised version published in: Economics of Education Review, 2019, 69, 73-93

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11280

Immigrant Entrepreneurs, Diasporas and Exports

Massimiliano Bratti, Luca De Benedictis, Gianluca Santoni

revised version published in: Journal of Regional Science, 2020, 60(2), 249-272

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11060

What Are You Voting For? Proximity to Refugee Reception Centres and Voting in the 2016 Italian Constitutional Referendum

Massimiliano Bratti, Claudio Deiana, Enkelejda Havari, Gianluca Mazzarella, Elena Claudia Meroni

revised version published as 'Geographical proximity to refugee reception centres and voting' in: Journal of Urban Economics, 2020, 120, 103290

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11026

The 'Gravity' of Quality: Research Quality and Universities' Attractiveness in Italy

Massimiliano Bratti, Stefano Verzillo

revised version published as 'The 'gravity' of quality: research quality and the attractiveness of universities in Italy' in: Regional Studies, 2019, 53(10), 1385-139

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10462

Family Size, Sibling Rivalry and Migration: Evidence from Mexico

Massimiliano Bratti, Simona Fiore, Mariapia Mendola

revised version published as 'The Impact of Family Size and Sibling Structure on the Great Mexico-U.S. Migration' in: Journal of Population Economics, 2020, 33(2), 483-529

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9979

Grandparental Availability for Child Care and Maternal Employment: Pension Reform Evidence from Italy

Massimiliano Bratti, Tommaso Frattini, Francesco Scervini

revised version published as "Grandparental availability for child care and maternal labor force participation: Pension reform evidence from Italy" in: Journal of Population Economics, 2018, 31(4), 1239–1277

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9269

Hard to Forget: The Long-Lasting Impact of War on Mental Health

Massimiliano Bratti, Mariapia Mendola, Alfonso Miranda

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7940

"I wish I knew ..." - Misperceived Ability, School Track Counseling Services and Performances in Upper Secondary Education

Martino Bernardi, Massimiliano Bratti, Gianfranco De Simone

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7922

The Effect of (Mostly Unskilled) Immigration on the Innovation of Italian Regions

Massimiliano Bratti, Chiara Conti

revised version published as "The effect of immigration on innovation in italy" in: Regional Studies, 2018, 52 (7), 934-947