Enrico Stivella

Enrico Stivella

PhD student in Economics

Bocconi University


I am a 6th-year Phd student in Economics at Bocconi University.
I will be on the academic job market in Fall 2025.
In Winter and Spring 2025 I visited professor Ufuk Akcigit at the University of Chicago.

My research examines the career transitions of highly skilled workers to assess whether they transfer their expertise when changing jobs. I find that such transfers can influence key economic outcomes, including credit allocation, innovation, and scientific productivity.

My job market paper - coauthored with Angelo D’Andrea (Bank of Italy) - demonstrates that bank managers can carry their client portfolios when moving to a competitor, thereby improving the efficiency of credit allocation in the economy.

A second project investigates the limited transferability of specialized scientific human capital with Italian nuclear physicists. After facing a large negative funding shock, they struggled to reallocate their expertise to new fields, resulting in lower productivity.

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Interests
  • Human Capital
  • Banking
  • Economics of Science
  • Innovation
Education
  • Honors student diploma, 2020

    Sant'Anna School

  • MSc in Economics, 2020

    Sant'Anna School - University of Pisa

  • BSc in Economics, 2018

    University of Pisa

Teaching

Game Theory
Instructor
Econ 101
Teaching Assistant
Econ 102
Teaching Assistant
Industry Analysis
Teaching Assistant
Mechanism Design
Teaching Assistant

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