Curriculum

(last update: September 2024)

I am an Assistant Professor in Economics at the Sapienza University of Rome (Department of Juridical and Economic Studies). Prior to that, I worked at the University of Naples 'Federico II' (Department of Economics, Management and Institutions) as an Assistant Professor in Economic Policy, at the Freie Universität of Berlin as a Visiting Professor in the fields of Political Economy and Economic Policy, and at the Roma Tre University (Department of Economics) as a post-doctoral researcher and teaching assistant in Microeconomics and Economic Policy.

I am an applied economist. Most of my research can be traced back to two fields of investigation. The first relates to the determinants of the main macroeconomic outcomes (e.g., output, inflation, employment, productivity and income distribution) at the country and regional level. The second is concerned with the broad sphere of economic policy, and in particular with international trade, welfare models, inequality and the labour market.In addition to publishing my contributions in peer-reviewed academic journals, I was also involved in drafting institutional reports on the Italian economy (INPS - National Social Security Institute, and Presidency of the Council of Ministers - Department for Regional Affairs). I took part in different research projects admitted for funding. I regularly participate in academic conferences and events as a speaker and/or lecturer, and I act as a referee for many research journals. I also have experience in supervising Master degree students and PhD candidates. I obtained the scientific habilitation (Italian ASN) as an Associate Professor in the fields of Political Economy (13/A1, November 2020), Economic Policy (13/A2, November 2020) and Applied Economics (13/A4, January 2022).

 

RESEARCH INTERESTS
Applied macroeconomics; international trade; comparative political economy; labour market; inequality; welfare models; local and regional development.

 

JOURNAL ARTICLES (PEER-REVIEWED)
In English

• Paternesi Meloni, W. (2024). Okun vs. Verdoorn: distinguishing between cyclical and structural effects of output on productivity. Economia Politica Journal of Analytical and Institutional Economics, 41(2), 295-325, DOI: 10.1007/s40888-024-00334-1.
• Pariboni, Riccardo, Paternesi Meloni, W. (2024). What lies behind export-led growth? An inquiry into the role of price and non-price competitiveness. Review of Keynesian Economics, advance access, DOI: 10.4337/roke.2024.0009.
• Paternesi Meloni, W. (2024). Is labour force participation independent of unemployment? A panel analysis for high-income countries. International Journal of Manpower, 45(6), 1191-1208, DOI: 10.1108/IJM-10-2022-0474.
• Antenucci, F., Paternesi Meloni, W., Tridico, P. (2023). Poles apart? Alternative Welfare Trajectories under Finance-dominated Capitalism. International Journal of Political Economy, 52(1), 45-69, DOI: 10.1080/08911916.2023.2189864.
• Paternesi Meloni, W., Stirati, A. (2023). The decoupling between labor compensation and productivity in high-income countries: why is the nexus broken?. British Journal of Industrial Relations, 61(2), 425-463, DOI: 10.1111/bjir.12713.
• Paternesi Meloni, W., Stirati, A. (2023). Wages, productivity and the evolution of the labour share in Italy: a sectoral analysis through national accounts. Economia & Lavoro, 2(2023), 9 42, DOI: 10.7384/109532.
• Paternesi Meloni, W., Romaniello, D., Stirati, A. (2022). Inflation and the NAIRU: assessing the role of long-term unemployment as a cause of hysteresis. Economic Modelling, 113(2022), 105900, DOI: 10.1016/j.econmod.2022.105900.
• Deleidi, M., Paternesi Meloni, W., Salvati, L., Tosi, F. (2021). Output, investment, and productivity: the Italian North-South regional divide from a Kaldor-Verdoorn approach. Regional Studies, 55(8), 1376-1387, DOI: 10.1080/00343404.2021.1896694.
• Stirati, A., Paternesi Meloni, W. (2021). Unemployment and the wage share: a long-run exploration for major mature economies. Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, 56(2021), 330-352, DOI: 10.1016/j.strueco.2021.01.003.
• Hein, E., Paternesi Meloni, W., Tridico, P. (2021). Welfare models and demand-led growth regimes before and after the financial and economic crisis. Review of International Political Economy, 28(5), 1196-1223, DOI: 10.1080/09692290.2020.1744178.
• Bracci, G., Tridico, P., Paternesi Meloni, W. (2021). Output gap, participation and minimum income: a proposal for Italy. Journal of Post Keynesian Economics, 44(4), 643-676, DOI: 10.1080/01603477.2021.1913752.
• Girardi, D., Paternesi Meloni, W., Stirati, A. (2020). Reverse hysteresis? Persistent effects of autonomous demand expansions. Cambridge Journal of Economics, 44(4), 835-869, DOI: 10.1093/cje/beaa009.
• Pariboni, R., Paternesi Meloni, W., Tridico, P. (2020). When melius abundare is no longer true: excessive financialisation and inequality as drivers of stagnation. Review of Political Economy, 32(2), 216-242, DOI: 10.1080/09538259.2020.1769282.
• Antenucci, F., Deleidi, M., Paternesi Meloni, W. (2020). Kaldor 3.0: an empirical investigation of the Verdoorn-augmented technical progress function. Review of Political Economy, 32(1), 49-76, DOI: 10.1080/09538259.2020.1744936.
• Deleidi, M., Paternesi Meloni, W., Stirati, A. (2020). Tertiarization, productivity and aggregate demand: evidence-based policies for European countries. Journal of Evolutionary Economics, 30(5), 1429-1465, DOI: 10.1007/s00191-019-00647-6.
• Stirati, A., Paternesi Meloni, W. (2018). A short story of the Phillips curve: from Phillips to Friedman and back?. Review of Keynesian Economics, 6(4), 493-516, DOI: 10.4337/roke.2018.04.08.
• Paternesi Meloni, W. (2018). Italy s price competitiveness: an empirical assessment through export elasticities. Italian Economic Journal, 4(3), 421-462, DOI: 10.1007/s40797-018-0075-5.
• Tridico, P., Paternesi Meloni, W. (2018). Economic growth, welfare models and inequality in the context of globalisation. The Economic and Labour Relations Review, 29(1), 118-139, DOI: 10.1177/1035304618758941.

In Italian

• Paternesi Meloni, W., Stirati, A. (2020). MES, le ragioni del no. Gli Stati Uniti d Europa, n. 038-039-040, pp. 38-44.
• Deleidi, M., Paternesi Meloni, W. (2019). Produttività e domanda aggregata: una verifica della legge di Kaldor-Verdoorn per l economia italiana. Economia & Lavoro, 2019(2), 25-44, DOI: 10.7384/94917.
• Paternesi Meloni, W., Stirati, A. (2018). Austerità in Italia: i sacrifici alimentano il debito. Economia e Politica, a. 10, n. 15, sem. 1.
• Tridico, P., Paternesi Meloni, W., Bracci, G. (2018). Reddito minimo e output gap: trucchetto contabile o questione politica?. Economia e Politica, a. 10, n. 15, sem. 1.
• Tridico, P., Paternesi Meloni, W. (2018). PIL potenziale e tasso di partecipazione: una proposta per finanziare il reddito minimo. Economia e Politica, a. 10, n. 15, sem. 1.
• Paternesi Meloni, W. (2018). La ripresa e lo spettro dell austerità competitiva. Economia e Politica, a. 10, n. 15, sem. 1.

BOOK CHAPTERS

• Herrero, D., Paternesi Meloni, W., Rial, A. (2024). How did Mediterranean economies transit to export-led growth? An analysis of the determinants of international competitiveness (DOI: 10.4324/9781003364290-6). In: The Political Economy of Mediterranean Europe: A Growth Model Perspective. Edited by L. Cárdenas and J. Arribas (chapter 6). Routledge, London (ISBN: 9781003364290).
• Paternesi Meloni, W., Conti, A. (2018). Some Evidence from Reforms in Europe in the Last 20 Years: Place-based Development Policies at Work. In: European Regional Development: Fate, Fortune or Good Policies?. Edited by R. Spruk. Ljubljana: Zavod 14; Brussels: European Liberal Forum (ISBN: 978-961-94545-1-0).
• Paternesi Meloni, W., Pariboni, R. (2023). L'andamento dei salari e della quota dei salari nel reddito nazionale. In: Rapporto ASTRIL 2022 - Mercato del lavoro, contrattazione e salari in Italia: 1990-2021. Edited by E. S. Levrero, R. Pariboni, D. Romaniello. Roma Tre-Press (ISBN: 979-12-5977-199-5).

INSTITUTIONAL REPORTS

• INPS (National Social Security Institute). XVIII Annual Report (Part III), Distribuzione personale e funzionale del reddito: il caso italiano (ISSN: 2611-3619).
• Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri (Dipartimento Affari Regionali e Autonomie). I Dossier delle Città Metropolitane, a cura di Giovanni Vetritto:
  • L'economia dell'area metropolitana di Milano. In: I Dossier delle Città Metropolitane - Città metropolitana di Milano, I edizione, marzo 2017 (ISBN: 978-88-99919-05-4)
  • L'economia dell'area metropolitana di Bologna. In: I Dossier delle Città Metropolitane - Città metropolitana di Bologna, I edizione, marzo 2017 (ISBN: 978-88-99919-06-1)
  • L'economia dell'area metropolitana di Venezia. In: I Dossier delle Città Metropolitane - Città metropolitana di Venezia, I edizione, marzo 2017 (ISBN: 978-88-99919-08-5)
  • L'economia dell'area metropolitana di Genova. In: I Dossier delle Città Metropolitane - Città metropolitana di Genova, I edizione, marzo 2017 (ISBN: 978-88-99919-07-8)
  • L'economia dell'area metropolitana di Reggio Calabria. In: I Dossier delle Città Metropolitane - Città metropolitana di Reggio Calabria, I edizione, marzo 2017 (ISBN: 978-88-99919-09-2)