Professor Gaia Narciso

• Catia Batista and Gaia Narciso, Migrant Remittances and Information Flows: Evidence from a Field Experiment, World Bank Economic Review, 32, (1), 2018, p203 - 219Journal Article, 2018, DOI , URL
• Beata Javorcik and Gaia Narciso, WTO accession and Tariff evasion, Journal of Development Economics, 2017Journal Article, 2017, DOI , URL , TARA - Full Text
• Italian Economic Journal, Springer, [eds.], 2016Editorial Board, 2016
• Rural Labour and Migration in, editor(s)Finn Tarp , Growth, Structural Transformation, and Rural Change in Viet Nam, Oxford University Press, 2017, pp139 - 157, [Gaia Narciso]Book Chapter, 2017, DOI
• Children and the youth in, editor(s)Finn Tarp , Growth, Structural Transformation, and Rural Change in Viet Nam, Oxford University Press, 2017, pp237 - 255, [Gaia Narciso and Carol Newman]Book Chapter, 2017, DOI
• Kaveh Majlesi and Gaia Narciso, International Competition and The Decision to Migrate: Evidence from Mexico, Journal of Development Economics, 132, 2018, p75-87Journal Article, 2018, DOI , URL
• Benjamin Elsner, Gaia Narciso, Jacco Thijssen, Migrant Networks and the Spread of Misinformation, Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 80, (3), 2018, p659 - 688Journal Article, 2018, DOI , URL
• Gray, Rowena, Narciso, Gaia and Tortorici, Gaspare, Globalization, Agricultural Markets and Mass Migration: Italy, 1881-1912, Explorations in Economic History, 2019Journal Article, 2019, DOI
• Gaia Narciso, Crop prices and the individual decision to migrate, Food Policy, 2020, phttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodJournal Article, 2020, DOI , URL
• Patrick Lubega, Frances Nakakawa, Gaia Narciso, Carol Newman, Archileo Kaaya, Cissy Kityo, and Gaston Tumuhimbise, Body and mind: Experimental evidence from women living with HIV, Journal of Development Economics, 150, 2021Journal Article, 2021, DOI , URL
• Gaia Narciso and Battista Severgnini, The deep roots of rebellion, JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS, 2022Journal Article, 2022, DOI , TARA - Full Text
• Caterina Gennaioli and Gaia Narciso, Toxic Roads, Environmental and Resource Economics, 2025Journal Article, 2025, DOI , URL
• Jens M. Arnold, Aaditya Mattoo, Gaia Narciso, Services Inputs and Firm Productivity in Sub-Saharan Africa, Journal of African Economies, vol. 17(4), 2008, p578 - 599Journal Article, 2008, DOI , URL
• Beata S. Javorcik, Gaia Narciso, Differentiated Products and Evasion of Import Tariffs, Journal of International Economics, 76, (2), 2008, p208 - 222Journal Article, 2008, DOI , URL
• Eileen Fumagalli, Gaia Narciso, Political institutions, voter turnout, and policy outcomes, European Journal of Political Economy, 28, (2), 2012, p162-173Journal Article, 2012, DOI , URL , TARA - Full Text
• Remittance Flows to Developing Countries: Trends, Importance and Impact in, editor(s)Brennan, L. , Enacting Globalization: Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Integration, London, Palgrave Macmillan, 2013, pp230 - 240, [Batista, C., Narciso, G. and Newman, C.]Book Chapter, 2013, DOI
• Guglielmo Barone, Francesco D'Acunto, Gaia Narciso, Telecracy: Testing for Channels of Persuasion, American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2015Journal Article, 2015, DOI , URL
• Guglielmo Barone and Gaia Narciso, Organized Crime and Business Subsidies: Where Does The Money Go?, Journal of Urban Economics, 2015Journal Article, 2015, DOI , URL

• Mafias, Encyclopedia of Law and Economics, 2015, [Guglielmo Barone and Gaia Narciso]Item in dictionary or encyclopaedia, etc
• Narciso, G. and Newman, C., Children and the youth in rural Viet Nam, 2015Working Paper, URL
• Gaia Narciso, Labour and migration in rural Vietnam, 2015Working Paper, URL
• Gaia Narciso, Carol Newman, ''NOURISH', Nutrition and Treatment Outcome: Development of a Ugandan-Irish HIV/Nutrition Research Cluster''', 2015, -Fieldwork collection
• Gaia Narciso, Carol Newman, ''NOURISH', Nutrition and Treatment Outcome: Development of a Ugandan-Irish HIV/Nutrition Research Cluster''', 2015, -Fieldwork collection
• Kaveh Majlesi, Gaia Narciso, International Import Competition and the Decision to Migrate: Evidence from Mexico, 2015Working Paper, URL
• Gaia Narciso and Battista Severgnini, The deep roots of Rebellion: Evidence from the Irish Revolution, 2016Working Paper, URL
• Rowena Gray, Gaia Narciso, Gaspare Tortorici, Globalisation, Agricultural markets, and Mass Migration,, 2017Working Paper
• Narciso, G., Newman, C. and Tarp, F., Information, identification or neither? Experimental evidence on role models in Viet Nam., 2018Working Paper, DOI , URL
• Karin Mayr-Dorn Gaia Narciso Duc Anh Dang Hien Phan, Trade diversion and labor market adjustment: Vietnam and the U.S.-China trade war, 2023Working Paper, URL , TARA - Full Text
• Gaia Narciso, Deceased Irish soldiers in World War I, Centre for Economic, Policy and History, 2024Dataset, URL
• C. Newman, G. Narciso, F. Tarp and V.X.N. Hong, The Role of Technology, Investment and Ownership Structure in the Productivity Performance of the Manufacturing Sector in Vietnam, 2009Working Paper, URL , TARA - Full Text
• Julia Anna Matz, Gaia Narciso, Does reinforcing spouses' land rights improve children's outcomes? Evidence from a quasi-natural experiment in rural Vietnam, 2010Working Paper
• Guglielmo Barone, Gaia Narciso, The effect of mafia on public transfers, 2011Working Paper
• Gaia Narciso, Refugees and "Missing" Arms Trade, 2011Working Paper
• Catia Batista, Giovanni Facchini, Gaia Narciso, First TEMPO Conference, October 2010, 2010, DublinMeetings /Conferences Organised
• Guglielmo Barone, Francesco D'Acunto, Gaia Narciso, Telecracy: Testing for Channels of Persuasion, 2012Working Paper, URL
• Catia Batista and Gaia Narciso, Migrant Remittances and Information Flows: Evidence from a Field Experiment, 2013Working Paper, URL
• Benjamin Elsner, Gaia Narciso and Jacco Thijssen, Migrant networks and the spread of misinformation, 2014Working Paper, URL
• Gaia Narciso, 'Migration and Information', 2010, -Fieldwork collection
• Gaia Narciso, 'Migration and Information', 2011, -Fieldwork collection
• Gaia Narciso, 'Migration and Information', 2011, -Fieldwork collection
• Gaia Narciso, 'Migration and Information', 2011, -Fieldwork collection
• Gaia Narciso, 'Migration and Information', 2012, -Fieldwork collection
• Gaia Narciso, 'Migration and Information', 2012, -Fieldwork collection
• Gaia Narciso, 'Migration and Information', 2013, -Fieldwork collection
• Gaia Narciso and Carol Newman, 'NOURISH', Nutrition and Treatment Outcome: Development of a Ugandan-Irish HIV/Nutrition Research Cluster, 2014, -Fieldwork collection
• Gaia Narciso, Carol Newman, ''NOURISH', Nutrition and Treatment Outcome: Development of a Ugandan-Irish HIV/Nutrition Research Cluster', 2014, -Fieldwork collection
• Gaia Narciso, Carol Newman, ''NOURISH', Nutrition and Treatment Outcome: Development of a Ugandan-Irish HIV/Nutrition Research Cluster'', 2015, -Fieldwork collection

• Title

  Migration networks and Information
  Summary

  How do information flows matter for remittance behavior? We examine this question using a tailored survey of immigrants in Ireland, including very detailed data on their networks before and after migration (both in the host country and abroad) as well as on the information flows between these immigrants and their networks. We implement a randomized field experiment in which some of the surveyed immigrants are offered the possibility of contacting their networks outside the host country for free from their mobile phones over a varying number of months. We examine the impact that these incremental information flows had on different dimensions of remittance behavior and intentions to return.
  Funding Agency

  NORFACE
  Date From

  2009
  Date To

  2014
• Title

  Refugees and Illegal Arms Trade
  Summary

  The aim of this study is to enhance the understanding of illegal arms flows across countries. We proceed in two steps. First, we measure the extent of illegal arms flows on the basis of official trade statistics, by considering the difference between export data reported by the exporter country and import figures recorded by the importer country. Second, we show that illegal arms flows are related to the degree of strain experienced by customs and borders on the importer side. We provide evidence that refugee flows reduce the ability of the receiving country to patrol its borders and its customs.
  Funding Agency

  Arts and Social Sciences Benefactions Fund
  Date From

  2008
• Title

  The historical roots of Politically-Motivated Rebellion: Evidence from the Irish Revolution
  Summary

  The aim of the proposed project is to investigate whether radical historical events have a long-run impact in the decision to participate in a rebellion. In particular, I intend to test the impact of the Irish famine on the probability of joining the Irish Volunteers and the movement of independence in Ireland during the period 1913-1921. By combining different historical data sources I intend to identify the determinants of those who actively participated in the movement for Independence. I will test the hypothesis of the role of the Irish famine as an exceptional legacy of violence during the period of the Irish revolution.
  Funding Agency

  IRC, Pathfinder (TCD), ASSBF (TCD)
  Date From

  2014
  Date To

  2017
• Title

  WTO accession and tariff evasion
  Summary

  This study argues that an important benefit of the WTO membership may lie in bringing about improvements to the functioning of the customs service which result in lower tariff evasion. The WTO Customs Valuation Agreement limits the discretion of customs officials and thus the scope for corrupt activity leading to a better collection rate of tariff revenue. Our analysis focuses on misrepresentation of the import price and its sensitivity to the tariff rate before and after the WTO accession. To evade paying tariffs, importers have an incentive to underreport the price of imported products. This incentive increases with the tariff rate. If the WTO Customs Valuation Agreement limits the discretion of customs officials in terms of assessing the price of imports, it should lower the sensitivity of price misrepresentation to the tariff rate after the WTO accession. Using data on 15 countries which joined the WTO between 1996 and 2008, we calculate the discrepancy in the unit values of imports as reported by the exporter and the importer. We find that (i) there is a positive relationship between the tariff rate and misrepresentation of import prices, and (ii) this relationship disappears after the country joins the WTO. Our results are consistent with the WTO serving as an external commitment device allowing countries to introduce politically difficult reforms.
  Funding Agency

  Arts and Social Sciences Benefactions Fund
  Date From

  2008
• Title

  Vietnam Access to Resources Household Survey
  Summary

  Policy research and impact assessment within agriculture and rural development in Vietnam
  Funding Agency

  University of Copenhagen
  Date From

  2012
  Date To

  2012
• Title

  Vietnam Access to Resources Household Survey
  Summary

  Policy research and impact assessment within agriculture and rural development in Vietnam.
  Funding Agency

  University of Copenhagen
  Date From

  2008
  Date To

  2008
• Title

  NOURISH
  Summary

  Nutrition and Treatment Outcome: Development of a Ugandan-Irish HIV/Nutrition Research Cluster
  Funding Agency

  Irish Aid
  Date From

  October 2012
  Date To

  September 2015
• Title

  Vietnam Access to Resources Household Survey
  Summary

  Policy research and impact assessment within agriculture and rural development in Vietnam
  Funding Agency

  University of Copenhagen
  Date From

  2010
  Date To

  2010
• Title

  The effect of mafia on public transfers
  Summary

  Organized crime is a worldwide, widespread phenomenon, which affects developing as well as developed countries, and entails deep economic and social consequences. The purpose of this study is to enhance our understanding of organized crime activities. By using an innovative data set on Sicilian mafia activity available at municipality level, we test whether firms located in municipalities with mafia-related crimes obtain more public subsidies. In order to deal with the endogeneity of the relationship, we explore the origins of mafia. We instrument current mafia activity with exogenous historical and geographical shifters of land productivity, i.e. rainfall in the XIX century and geographical features at municipality level. We provide evidence that the presence of mafia affects the allocation of public transfers: municipalities with mafia activity receive larger public funding. The estimated impact of mafia is also economically relevant and equals one standard deviation of the dependent variable. According to our estimates the presence of mafia increases the total amounts of funds by about 35% on average. A series of robustness checks confirms the above findings.
  Date From

  2010
• Title

  All Ireland Centre of Excellence in Economics, History and Policy
  Summary

  The Centre for Economics, Policy and History combines Trinity College Dublin and Queen"s University Belfast, two institutions with existing clusters of research excellence in economic history on the island of Ireland. This research hub, funded by the North-South Research Programme of the Government of Ireland, helps both universities increase their capacity and enables them to lead the development of Ireland into a global Centre of Excellence in policy-relevant historical research.
  Funding Agency

  HEA
  Date From

  September 2022
  Date To

  August 2026

Economics and Business Administration,

• Master in Arts (Jure Officii), Trinity College Dublin 2011

• Trinity Impact Evaluation Research Centre (TIME), Trinity College Dublin
• American Economic Association
• Centre for Economics, Policy and History (CEPH), Trinity College Dublin
• Centre for Research & Analysis of Migration (CReAM), University College London
• Queen's University Centre for Economic History, Queen's University Belfast
• Fondazione Rodolfo Debenedetti, Bocconi University
• European Economic Association
• Royal Economic Society