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

Nationalising British jobs

Opinion - Articles and blogs - 3 March 2009

Migration restrictions are a bad way to fight unemployment in times of crisis. There is no evidence less immigration means less unemployment in the UK or anywhere else.

Read and comment

Does Urbanisation Affect Rural Poverty? Evidence from Indian Districts

Publication - Discussion papers - 25 February 2009

Spatial Economics Research Centre (SERC)Discussion Papers

Massimiliano Cali and Carlo Menon

This paper explores the mechanisms through which urbanization may alleviate rural poverty, disentangling "first round" effects, due to migration of rural poor to cities, and "second round" effects, due to positive externalities of city growth on surrounding rural areas.

Download

Pursuing a Doha trade deal is a low priority

Opinion - Articles and blogs - 25 February 2009

This Opinion argues that the pursuit of the Doha Trade Round should be a low priority, and that other trade issues are more important. Not only are the returns from a Doha round likely to be low, but the potential costs are high, as a failure or minimal compromise is likely to undermine the credibility of the WTO.
For now, rather than focusing on the Doha Round, it appears to be more sensible to concentrate on six more important trade issues:

Read and comment

World trade in 2009: Managing politics and economics for development

Event - Public event - 12 January 2009 14:00 - 17:00 (GMT+00)

To honour Dr Chris Steven’s contribution to ODI and particularly his work on the trade programme, ODI is hosting a special seminar - World Trade in 2009: Managing politics and economics for development. It will be an opportunity to learn about Chris' work on Economic Partnership Agreements and to set ODI's trade agenda for 2009.

Find out more

The global financial crisis and developing countries

Projects - December 2008 to January 2010

The global financial crisis that emerged in the financial sector in developed countries has spread to the real sector in both developing and developing countries. ODI’s Investment and Growth Programme has conducted research on the global financial crisis since October 2008.

Find out more