Dr Luca Andriani
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Overview
Overview
Biography
I have been a lecturer of economics at the Department of Management of Birkbeck University of London since 2011. Prior to this post, I also assumed teaching roles in the Department of Economics of Birkbeck University of London, at the School of Oriental and African Studies and at City University of London. At Birkbeck I am also Funder Co-Director of the Centre for Political Economy and Institutional Studies (CPEIS), Coordinator of the Department of Management Working Paper Series, founder Director of the Video Podcast 5-Minute, and organiser/convenor of the Governance, Institutions, and Sustainability Seminar Series
My research interests focus on two inter-linked research streams: the first one studies the role of social norms and trust on the governance of state-citizens relationship; the second one focuses on the cognitive aspects that influence individuals’ attitudes towards corruption and tax evasion. In this respect, some of the key words of my research interests are: trust, social norms, corruption, tax morale, social capital, state-citizens relationship, institutional dysfunctions.
My works appear in several high-profile international peer-reviewed journals including Cambridge Journal of Economics, Kyklos, Journal of Institutional Economics, Spatial Economic Analysis, Journal of Economics Issues, Strategic Change, and Review of Social Economy.
Qualifications
- PhD Economics , Birkbeck University of London
- PG Certificate Educational Studies , Birkbeck University of London
- MSc Economics , Birkbeck University of London
- Certificate in Fundamental in Teaching , Birkbeck University of London
- PG Certificate Economics , Birkbeck University of London
- BA (Hons) Political Sciences , Universita' degli Studi di Torino, Italy
Administrative responsibilities
- Programme Director, Admission Tutor and Personal Tutor, MSc Entrepreneurship and Innovation
- Programme Director, Admission Tutor and Personal Tutor, MRes Management
- Director Centre for Political Economy and Institutional Studies (CPEIS)
- Coordinator Department of Management Working Paper Series
- Director of the Media Video Series 5-Minute
Visiting posts
- Visiting Scholar , Southwestern University of Finance and Economics (SWUFE), Chengdu, China, 04-2024 to 04-2024
- Visiting Scholar (Erasmus Fellowship), Athens University of Economics and Business, Athens, Greece, 03-2023 to 03-2023
- Visiting Erasmus Fellow , Athens University of Economics and Business, 07-2022 to 08-2022
- Visiting Research Fellow, Institute for the Studies of Regionalism, Federalism and Self-Government (CNR), Rome, Italy, 05-2022 to 06-2022
- Visiting Fellow (with Scholarship), Collegio Carlo Alberto, Turin, Italy , 04-2022 to 05-2022
- Visiting Researcher , Institute for the Studies of Regionalism, Federalism and Self-Government (CNR), Rome, Italy, 05-2018 to 06-2018
- Visiting Scholar, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics (SWUFE), Chengdu, China - 11/2018; 11/2019,
- Visiting Scholar , The Quality of Government Institute, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden, 06-2018 to 06-2018
- Erasmus Fellowship Visiting Scholar , Athens University of Economics and Business - Occasional basis 2013-2019,
- Visiting Researcher , Palestine Economic Policy Research Institute, Ramallah, West Bank - May/July 2010,
- Visiting Research Student , Athens University of Economics and Business - May/Sept 2009,
Professional activities
May 2024 – Panel Reviewer Lead – Post-Doc Grant Applications (500k), Science Foundation Ireland Pathway Programme 2024 (Government of Ireland).
December 2022 – Present: Member of the Outer International Assessment Board – Irish Research Council (Government of Ireland) - postgraduate and Post-Doc Applications
Editorial Activities
Guest Editor of the Special Issue “Institutions and Culture in Economic Contexts” – Journal of Institutional Economics – In Progress
Guest Editor of the Symposium on Social Capital Journal of Economic Issues (Volume 50 Issue 1 2016)
Member of the Editorial Board Debates - 2015 - present
Editor of the Department of Management Working Paper Series (Birkbeck University of London) - 2013 - present
Ad hoc reviewer for Kyklos, Economic Systems, Journal of Rural Studies, Review of Social Economy, Journal of Institutional Economics, Cambridge Journal of Economics, Social Indicators Research, Bulletin of Economic Research, Comparative Economic Studies, Forum for Social Economic, Journal of Peacebuilding and Development, Journal of Entrepreneurial and Organisational Diversity, Oxford University Press, Routledge Publishing House, Person Publishing House, INEA (Italy),
External Examiner for the International Masters in Economy, State and Society (IMESS), School of Slavonic Studies, UCL, October 2020 - Present
Co-Organiser Social Capital Panel, at the Annual International Initiative for Promoting Political Economy Conferences - 2011-present
Research Grant Evaluator, OPUS Funding Scheme (National Science Centre, Poland) - 2016
External PhD Examiner:
Doctorate Thesis Economics, Department of Statistics of the Athens University of Economics and Business, Athens, Greece - April 2014
Doctorate Thesis Economics, School of Economics of Aix-Marseille University (France) - December 2013
Professional memberships
Membership Internal to Birkbeck University
Member of the Responsible Business Centre, 2020 - present
Member of the Accounting and Finance Research Centre, 2020 - present
Member of the Centre for Innovation Management Research, 2012 - Present
Membership External to Birkbeck University
Academic Member, Athens Institute for Education and Research, Athens, Greece, 2015 - present
Research Associate – Centre for Palestine Studies, SOAS, London, 2012 - present
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy of UK, 2012 - Present
Founded Member of the World Interdisciplinary Network of Institutional Research, 2014 - present
Member of the Social Capital Working Group of the International Initiative for Promoting Political Economy, 2011 - present
Honours and awards
- Erasmus Fellowship Visiting Scholar , Athens University of Economics and Business, Athens, Greece , 2013 - 2019,
- runner-up for the best conference paper: , Ljubo Sirc Centenary Conference on Thirty Years of Transitions, Ljubljana (Slovenia) - Honorary Patronage of the President of the Republic of Slovenia Borut Pahor: 25 September 2020 ,
- Best Conference Paper , Transition 2022 – International Scientific Conference, September 2022,
- Best Conference Paper in Institutional Economics , Economic Research Forum Annual Conference 2014,
- Best Year’s Teacher Award , Department of Economics, Mathematics and Statistics of Birkbeck University of London, July 2011,
- Best Year’s Teacher Award , Department of Economics, Mathematics and Statistics of Birkbeck University of London, July 2009,
ORCID
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Research
Research
Research interests
- Political Economy of Informal Institutions
- Social Capital
- Trust
- Corruption
- Tax Morale
- Prosocial Behaviour
Research overview
My research interests focus on two inter-linked research streams: the first one studies the role of social norms and trust on the governance of state-citizens relationship; the second one focuses on the cognitive aspects that influence individuals’ attitudes towards corruption and tax evasion. In this respect, some of the key words of my research interests are: trust, social norms, corruption, tax morale, social capital, state-citizens relationship, institutional dysfunctions.
My works have been published in several high profile international peer-reviewed journals as well as disseminated though social media channels including blogs and magazines
Research Centres and Institutes
- Co-Director , Centre for Political Economy and Institutional Studies
- Associate Member, Centre for Palestine Studies - SOAS
- Academic Member, Birkbeck Centre for Innovation Management Research
- Academic Member, Responsible Business Centre
- Academic Member , Athens Institute for Education and Research
Research clusters and groups
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Supervision and teaching
Supervision and teaching
Supervision
I welcome enquiries from prospective PhD students who are interested in undertaking research in any of my areas of research interest. Particularly, on the role that social values and norms have on the governance of state-citizens relationship as well as on cognitive aspects that influence individuals’ attitudes towards corruption and tax evasion.
Another aspects I am recently interested is on the inter-play between informal institutions and socio-economic inequality
Teaching
Teaching modules
- Institutions, Governance and Development (BUMN069H7)
- Personal and Academic Skills for Success (BUMN138H4)
- Macroeconomics for Business (MOMN033H5)
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Publications
Publications
Article
- Andriani, Luca and Ashyrov, G. (2024) Life satisfaction and tax preferences in transition economies. Economic Systems pp. 101287. ISSN 0939-3625.
- Andriani, Luca and Ashyrov, G. and Douarin, E. (2024) Cultural aspects of tax preferences in transition economies. Kyklos: International Review For Social Science ISSN 0023-5962.
- Andriani, Luca and Angelini, P.P. and Filippetti, Andrea (2023) Civic engagement and socio-economic proximity in urban areas. Spatial Economic Analysis ISSN 1742-1772.
- Andriani, Luca and Ashyrov, G. (2022) Corruption and life satisfaction: evidence from a transition survey. Kyklos: International Review For Social Science 75 (4), pp. 511-535. ISSN 0023-5962.
- Andriani, Luca and Lal, S. and Kalam, Asif (2022) Entrepreneurial activities and women empowerment in rural India between microfinance and social capital. Strategic Change: Briefings in Entrepreneurial Finance 31 (2), pp. 227-237. ISSN 1086-1718.
- Andriani, Luca and Bruno, R. and Douarin, E. and Stepien-Baig, P. (2022) Is tax morale culturally driven?. Journal of Institutional Economics 18, pp. 67-84. ISSN 1744-1374.
- Kaasa, A. and Andriani, Luca (2022) Determinants of institutional trust: the role of cultural context. Journal of Institutional Economics 18 (1), pp. 45-65. ISSN 1744-1374.
- Andriani, Luca and Escudero Loaiza, M.M. (2021) Institutional trust and corruption: evidence from Latin America. Revista Debates 15 (1), pp. 247-274. ISSN 1982-5269.
- Andriani, Luca (2021) Corruption aversion, social capital and institutional trust in a dysfunctional institutional framework: evidence from a Palestinian survey. Journal of Economic Issues 55 (1), pp. 178-202. ISSN 0021-3624.
- Batinti, A. and Andriani, Luca and Filippetti, Andrea (2019) Local government fiscal policy, social capital and electoral payoff: evidence across Italian municipalities. Kyklos: International Review For Social Science 72 (4), pp. 503-526. ISSN 0023-5962.
- Andriani, Luca and Zajaczkowska, A. (2017) Institutional quality and illicit capital outflow: a comparative analysis of the Eastern European countries. Journal of Economics and Public Finance 3 (1), pp. 66-78. ISSN 2377-1046.
- Andriani, Luca and Christoforou, A. (2016) Social capital: a roadmap of theoretical and empirical contributions and limitations. Journal of Economic Issues 50 (1), pp. 4-22. ISSN 0021-3624.
- Andriani, Luca (2015) Tax morale and prosocial behaviour: evidence from a Palestinian survey. Cambridge Journal of Economics 40 (3), pp. 821-841. ISSN 0309-166X.
- Andriani, Luca (2015) Putnam’s instrument revisited. The community network of the industrial districts and a new proxy of social capital. Revista Debates 9 (1), pp. 177-204. ISSN 1982-5269.
- Andriani, Luca and Karyampas, D. (2015) Social capital, poverty and social exclusion in Italy. Revista Debates 9 (2), ISSN 1982-5269.
- Andriani, Luca and Sabatini, F. (2014) Trust and prosocial behaviour in a process of state capacity building: the case of the Palestinian Territories. Journal of Institutional Economics 11 (4), pp. 823-846. ISSN 1744-1374.
- Andriani, Luca (2014) Is acting prosocially beneficial for the credit market?. Review of Social Economy 72 (3), pp. 354-378. ISSN 0034-6764.
Book
- Andriani, Luca (2011) Social capital and corruption puzzle: evidence from a Palestinian survey. Jerusalem: Palestine Economic Policy Research Institute. ISBN 9789950374133.
- Andriani, Luca and Ghazawna, H. (2010) Toward policies for promoting trust in the Palestinian labour market. Jerusalem: Palestine Economic Policy Research Institute. ISBN 9789950374027.
Editorial
- Andriani, Luca and Bruno, R. (2022) Introduction to the special issue on institutions and culture in economic contexts. Journal of Institutional Economics 18 (1), pp. 1-14. Cambridge Journals. ISSN 1744-1374.
Monograph
- Batinti, A. and Filippetti, Andrea and Andriani, Luca (2017) Why does social capital increase government performance? The role of local elections across Italian municipalities. London, UK: Birkbeck College, University of London.
- Andriani, Luca (2015) Institutional conformity and regional credit market failures: evidence from the Italian industrial districts. London, UK: Birkbeck College, University of London.
- Andriani, Luca (2014) Fighting corruption and the use of bribes in the Palestinian Territories: with or without social capital?. London, UK: Birkbeck College, University of London.
- Andriani, Luca (2013) Is acting prosocially beneficial for the credit market?. London, UK: Birkbeck College, University of London.
- Andriani, Luca (2013) Social capital: a road map of theoretical frameworks and empirical limitations. London, UK: Birkbeck College, University of London.
- Andriani, Luca and Sabatini, F. (2013) Trust and prosocial behaviour in a process of state capacity building: the case of the Palestinian territories. London, UK: Birkbeck, University of London.
- Andriani, Luca (2012) Social capital, industrial districts and regional unemployment in Italy. London, UK: Birkbeck College, University of London.
- Andriani, Luca (2012) Tax morale and pro-social behaviour: evidence from a Palestinian survey. Giza, Egypt: Economic Research Forum.
- Andriani, Luca (2011) The social capital and corruption puzzle: Evidence from a Palestinian survey.. Jerusalem: Palestine Economic and Policy Research Institute (MAS).
- Andriani, Luca and Karyampas, Dimitrios (2010) Social capital, poverty and social exclusion in Italy. London, UK: Birkbeck College, University of London.
- Andriani, Luca (2010) Social capital, community governance and credit market. London, UK: Birkbeck College, University of London.
- Andriani, Luca and Karyampas, Dimitrios (2009) A new proxy of social capital and the economic performance across the Italian regions. London, UK: Birkbeck College, University of London.
- Andriani, Luca and Cavatorta, Elisa and Ghazawna, H. (2009) Studies on social capital in the Palestinian territories. Jerusalem: Palestine Economic Policy Research Institute.
- Business and community