PHD THESIS
phd
Title: Essays in International Economics
PhD Supervisor & Co-Supervisor: Cédric Tille and Marcelo Olarreaga
Expected completion date: 2025
Empirical essays on relevant topics in international economics.
PROFILE
Giovanni is a 4th Year Ph.D. Candidate with a strong background in international macroeconomics, trade, and sustainable finance. As part of the SNSF-funded Sinergia project, Giovanni has contributed to advancing the understanding of how trade agreements can be better designed to address negative spillovers, resulting in a publication in the World Trade Review. His job market paper, co-authored with Prof. Cédric Tille, explores the global drivers of international investment income and has been presented at high-profile conferences. This work builds upon prior research experience with the Swiss National Bank, where Giovanni co-authored a Working Paper on the exchange rate elasticity of the Swiss current account. During a Ph.D. internship at the IMF, Giovanni examined the impact of US-China trade tariffs on ASEAN economies. In addition, he has authored reports for Building Bridges, the world’s largest sustainable finance forum. With his work nearing publication in leading journals, Giovanni is committed to delivering impactful, policy-relevant research at the intersection of international macroeconomics and trade.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
- International Macroeconomics and Finance
- International Trade, Sustainable Finance
Publications and Works
- Baldwin, Richard, Donato, Giovanni, and Reverdy, Camille (forthcoming), Identifying Spillovers of Trade Agreements Through Impact Assessments: A New Database (Accepted - World Trade Review)
- Donato, Giovanni and Tille, Cédric (2024), International investment income: patterns, drivers, and heterogeneous sensitivities. In IFC/BIS External Statistics Conference, Madrid: Feburary, vol. 12, p. 2024. 2024. (R&R - IMF Economic Review)
- Eugster, Johannes and Donato, Giovanni (2022), The exchange rate elasticity of the Swiss current account. Swiss National Bank Working Paper No. 14/2022 (R&R - Journal of International Money and Finance)
ACADEMIC WORK EXPERIENCE
- 2022-2025 Research Assistant for CTEI, project Sinergia "Trade Packages: Making Trade Agreements Work in the Service of Society"
- 2021-2022 TA at IHEID
NON ACADEMIC PUBLICATIONS
OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE
- August 2022- October 2022 Research Assistant for CFD - Building Bridges
- 2020-2021 Research Assistant International Policy Analysis Unit of SNB
FELLOWSHIPS, GRANTS AND AWARDS
- Voucher per Master all'estero 2018-19 from Regione Toscana
Affiliations
Center for Trade and Economic Integration