Massimiliano Cali

Research Associate, International Economic Development Group

Massimiliano Calì is a development economist, and his current research focuses on the relation between trade, development and growth, on the effects of migration on source countries, and on the determinants and implications of urbanisation in developing countries.

Outputs

Does aid for trade really improve trade performance?

Publication - Journal articles or issues - 18 December 2010

World Development Volume 39, Issue 5

Massimilliano Cali and Dirk Willem te Velde

Utilising data on a large subset of developing countries, this research examines the extent to which various types of aid for trade have helped recipient countries’ trade performance and finds that aid for trade facilitation reduces the costs of trading.

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Food, fuel and finance: assessing the impacts of the Triple F crisis in Nigeria

Projects - November 2010 to November 2011

This project examined the effects of the Food, Fuel and Finance (Triple F) crises in Nigeria with a particular focus on women and children. Combining both quantitative and qualitative research techniques, the project analysed the transmission channels of these effects from the international level through to the household and individual level in order to understand impacts on the most vulnerable, as well as of coping mechanisms employed in response.

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Case Studies for the MDG Gap Task Force Report Overview of Bangladesh, Bolivia, Cambodia and Uganda

Publication - Research reports and studies - 1 November 2010

Dirk Willem te Velde drawing on contributions by Massimiliano Calì, Isabella Massa, Jodie Keane, Jane Kennan, Alberto Lemma, Luis Jemio (INESAD) and Sarah Sswewanyana (EPRC)

Bangladesh, Bolivia, Cambodia and Uganda This is the overview paper reviews the progress of Bangladesh, Bolivia, Cambodia and Uganda towards reaching the MDGs

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The impact of circular migration on source countries

Projects - October 2010 to November 2010

The study aims to provide a quantification of the possible benefits and costs of circular migration for different source (developing) countries and regions by developing simulations on the basis of an integrated assessment model connecting social, economic and environmental dimensions.

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Impediments to intra-regional trade in sub-Saharan Africa

Publication - Research reports and studies - 20 September 2010

Jodie Keane, Massimiliano Calì and Jane Kennan

This analysis sets out to explore the extent to which intra-regional trade flows for African regional economic communities (RECs) are constrained by non-tariff barriers (NTBs). Based on the results of a quantitative assessment of the identified impacts of NTBs on intra-regional trade, the report suggests policy measures and steps towards addressing them.

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