Giovanni Facchini

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Biography

Giovanni Facchini earned a PhD in Economics from Stanford University in 2001 and a Laurea in Economics from the University of Trento. He joined the School in 2012 from Erasmus University in Rotterdam where he also held a Chair in Economics. He is a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, a Research Fellow at the Center for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) in London, a Research Fellow at the CES-Ifo institute in Munich, at IZA in Bonn, and an External Fellow at CReAM. He is also the Director of the Nottingham Centre for Globalisation and Economic Policy (GEP).

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Expertise Summary

Giovanni's recent research focuses on three main areas: the economics of race and gender; international migration and international trade. His papers have been published in journals like the Journal of Political Economy, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, the American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, the Economic Journal, the Journal of the European Economic Association, the Review of Economics and Statistics, the Journal of International Economics, the Journal of Public Economics, the Journal of Economic History and Economic Policy. Giovanni's scholarly activities have been supported by grants from the ESRC, NORFACE consortium, the European Union, the Volkswagen Foundation, and the World Bank.

Recent Publications

• BERNINI, ANDREA, FACCHINI, GIOVANNI, TABELLINI, MARCO and TESTA, CECILIA, 2025. Black Empowerment and White Mobilization: The Effects of the Voting Rights Act Journal of Political Economy. 133(10), 3078-3131
• FACCHINI, GIOVANNI, KNIGHT, BRIAN and TESTA, CECILIA, 2025. The Franchise, Policing, and Race: Evidence from Arrests Data and the Voting Rights Act American Economic Journal: Applied Economics. 17(4), 134�54
• GIOVANNI FACCHINI, TIMOTHY J. HATTON and MAX F. STEINHARDT, 2024. Opening Heaven’s door: Public Opinion and Congressional Votes on the 1965 Immigration Act Journal of Economic History. 84, 232-270
• BERNINI, ANDREA, FACCHINI, GIOVANNI, TABELLINI, MARCO and TESTA, CECILIA, 2024. Sixty years of the Voting Rights Act: progress and pitfalls Oxford Review of Economic Policy. 40(3), 486-497

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• BERNINI, ANDREA, FACCHINI, GIOVANNI, TABELLINI, MARCO and TESTA, CECILIA, 2025. Black Empowerment and White Mobilization: The Effects of the Voting Rights Act Journal of Political Economy. 133(10), 3078-3131
• FACCHINI, GIOVANNI, KNIGHT, BRIAN and TESTA, CECILIA, 2025. The Franchise, Policing, and Race: Evidence from Arrests Data and the Voting Rights Act American Economic Journal: Applied Economics. 17(4), 134�54
• GIOVANNI FACCHINI, TIMOTHY J. HATTON and MAX F. STEINHARDT, 2024. Opening Heaven’s door: Public Opinion and Congressional Votes on the 1965 Immigration Act Journal of Economic History. 84, 232-270
• BERNINI, ANDREA, FACCHINI, GIOVANNI, TABELLINI, MARCO and TESTA, CECILIA, 2024. Sixty years of the Voting Rights Act: progress and pitfalls Oxford Review of Economic Policy. 40(3), 486-497
• MARKUS EBERHARDT, GIOVANNI FACCHINI and VALERIA RUEDA, 2023. Gender Differences in Reference Letters: Evidence from the Economics Job Market Economic Journal. 133(655), 2676–2708
• ANDREA BERNINI, GIOVANNI FACCHINI and CECILIA TESTA, 2023. Race, Representation, and Local Governments in the US South: The Effect of the Voting Rights Act Journal of Political Economy. 131, 994-1056
• BERNT BRATSBERG, GIOVANNI FACCHINI, TOMMASO FRATTINI and ANNA CECILIA ROSSO, 2023. Are political and economic integration intertwined? Economica. 90, 1265-1306
• BERNINI, ANDREA, FACCHINI, GIOVANNI and TESTA, CECILIA, 2022. Replication Data for: Race, Representation and Local Governments in the U.S. South: The Effect of the Voting Rights Act Harvard Dataverse. 1,
• FACCHINI, GIOVANNI and RAPOPORT, HILLEL, 2022. Introduction to the special issue on immigration to OECD countries REVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS. 30(5), 1311-1314
• GIOVANNI FACCHINI, YOTAM MARGALIT and HIROYUKI NAKATA, 2022. Countering Public Opposition to Immigration: The Impact of Information Campaigns European Economic Review. 141, 103959
• FACCHINI, GIOVANNI and TESTA, CECILIA, 2021. The rhetoric of closed borders: Quotas, lax enforcement and illegal immigration JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS. 129,
• GIOVANNI FACCHINI, PERI SILVA and GERALD WILLMANN, 2021. The political economy of preferential trading arrangements: An empirical investigation Economic Journal. 131, 3207-3240
• PAOLA CONCONI, GIOVANNI FACCHINI, MAX F. STEINHARDT and M. ZANARDI, 2020. The political economy of trade and migration: Evidence from the US Congress Economics and Politics. 32, 250-278
• GIANNI DE FRAJA, GIOVANNI FACCHINI and JOHN GATHERGOOD, 2019. Academic Salaries and Public Evaluation of University Research: Evidence from the UK Research Excellence Framework Economic Policy. 34, 523-583
• GIOVANNI FACCHINI, MAGGIE Y. LIU, ANNA MARIA MAYDA and MINGHAI ZHOU, 2019. China's 'Great Migration': The impact of the reduction in trade policy uncertainty Journal of International Economics. 120, 126-144
• VINCENT ANESI and GIOVANNI FACCHINI, 2019. Coercive trade policy American Economic Journal: Microeconomcis. 11, 225-256
• COSTANZA BIAVASCHI, GIOVANNI FACCHINI, ANNA MARIA MAYDA and MARIAPIA MENDOLA, 2018. South-South migration and the labor market: Evidence from South Africa Journal of Economic Geography.
• ALESSANDRA CASARICO, GIOVANNI FACCHINI and TOMMASO FRATTINI, 2018. What drives the legalization of immigrants? Evidence from IRCA Regional Science and Urban Economics.
• GIOVANNI FACCHINI, ANNA MARIA MAYDA and RICCARDO PUGLISI, 2017. Illegal immigration and media exposure: Evidence on individual attitudes IZA Journal of Development and Migration. 7, 14,
• GIOVANNI FACCHINI and CECILIA TESTA, 2016. Corruption and bicameral reforms Social Choice and Welfare.
• GIOVANNI FACCHINI, ELEONORA PATACCHINI and MAX STEINHARDT, 2015. Migration, friendship ties and cultural assimilation Scandinavian Journal of Economics. 117, 619-649
• JULIAN EMAMI NAMINI, GIOVANNI FACCHINI and RICARDO A. LOPEZ, 2015. Export growth and factor market competition Canadian Journal of Economics. 48, 1456-1480
• GIOVANNI FACCHINI and CECILIA TESTA, 2015. The political economy of migration enforcement: domestic versus border control CES-Ifo Economic Studies. 61, 673-700,
• ALESSANDRA CASARICO, GIOVANNI FACCHINI and TOMMASO FRATTINI, 2015. Illegal immigration: Policy perspectives and challenges CES-Ifo Economic Studies. 61, 673-700,
• GIOVANNI FACCHINI, ANNA MARIA MAYDA and PRACHI MISHRA, 2015. Lobbying expenditure on migration: A descriptive analysis CES-Ifo Economic Studies. 61, 560-604,
• PAOLA CONCONI, GIOVANNI FACCHINI and MAURIZIO ZANARDI, 2014. Policymakers' horizon and economic reforms Journal of International Economics. 94, 102-118,
• GIOVANNI FACCHINI and ELISABETTA LODIGIANI, 2014. Attracting skilled immigrants: An overview of recent policy developments in advanced countries National Institute Economic Review. 229, R3-R21,
• GIOVANNI FACCHINI, PERI SILVA and GERALD WILLMANN, 2013. The Customs Union issue: Why do we observe so few of them? Journal of International Economics. 90(1), 136-147
• FACCHINI, GIOVANNI, MAYDA, ANNA MARIA and MENDOLA, MARIAPIA, 2013. What Drives Individual Attitudes towards Immigration in South Africa? REVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS. 21(2), 326-341
• FACCHINI, G, NAMINI, J E and LOPEZ, R A, 2013. Export growth and firm survival Economics Letters. 120, 481-486
• GIOVANNI FACCHINI and ANNA MARIA MAYDA, 2012. Individual Attitudes Towards Skilled Migration: An Empirical Analysis Across Countries The World Economy. 35(2), 183-196
• GEORGE DELTAS, KLAUS DESMET and GIOVANNI FACCHINI, 2012. Hub-and-spoke free trade areas: theory and evidence from Israel Canadian Journal of Economics. 45(3), 942-977
• CONCONI, P., FACCHINI, G. and ZANARDI, M., 2012. Fast-track authority and international trade negotiations American Economic Journal: Economic Policy. 4(3), 146-189
• FACCHINI, G. and STEINHARDT, M.F., 2011. What drives U.S. immigration policy?: evidence from congressional roll call votes Journal of Public Economics. 95(7-8), 734-743
• FACCHINI, G., MAYDA, A.M. and MISHRA, P., 2011. Do interest groups affect US immigration policy? Journal of International Economics. 85(1), 114-128
• GIOVANNI FACCHINI, MARCELO OLARREAGA, PERI SILVA and GERALD WILLMANN, 2010. Substitutability and Protectionism: Latin America's Trade Policy and Imports from China and India World Bank Economic Review. 24(3), 446-473
• FACCHINI, G. and TESTA, C., 2009. Who is against a common market? Journal of the European Economic Association. 7(5), 1068-1100
• GIOVANNI FACCHINI and THIERRY VERDIER, 2009. Symposium on organization, heterogeneity and trade Economic Theory. 38(3), 433-436
• FACCHINI, G. and MAYDA, A.M., 2009. Does the welfare state affect individual attitudes toward immigrants?: evidence across countries The Review of Economics and Statistics. 91(2), 295-314
• JIAHUA CHE and GIOVANNI FACCHINI, 2009. Cultural differences, insecure property rights and the mode of entry decision Economic Theory. 38(3), 465-484
• GIOVANNI FACCHINI and ANNA MARIA MAYDA, 2008. From individual attitudes towards migrants to migration policy outcomes: Theory and evidence Economic Policy. 23, 651-713
• FACCHINI, GIOVANNI and TESTA, CECILIA, 2008. Fiscal decentralization, regional inequality and bail-outs: Lessons from Brazil's debt crisis The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance. 48(2), 333-344