Dr Michela Vecchi
Senior Lecturer in Econometrics
Department: Economics and statistics
Contact
- Telephone: +44 (0)20 8411 4853
- E-mail: M.Vecchi@mdx.ac.uk
Qualifications
PhD in Economics, MSc in Economics, Laurea Cum Laude in Political Science
Research Interests
- Labour Economics
- Productivity
- Panel Data Econometrics
Teaching Interests
- Econometric Methods
- Labour Economics
Biography
PhD in Economics (University of Ancona, Italy), MSc in Economics (University of Glasgow), Laurea Cum Laude in Political Science (Italy)
Selected Publications:
- OMahony, M., Vecchi, M. (2009). R and D, knowledge spillovers and companies productivity performance. Research Policy 38, 35-44.
- OMahony, M., Robinson, C., Vecchi, M. (2008). The impact of ICT on the demand for skilled labour: a cross-country comparison. Labour Economics, vol. 15, p. 1435-1450.
- Byrne, J., Vecchi, M. (2008). Does labour productivity flow across industries? Estimation robust to panel heterogeneity and cross sectional correlation. Applied Economic Letters, forthcoming.
- Vecchi, M and O'Mahony, M, (2005), "Quantifying the impact of ICT on output growth: A heterogeneous dymamic panel approach", Economica, 72 (288), 615-633, ISSN: 00130427.
Vecchi, M, Darby, J and Hart, R, (2001), "Wages, work intensity and unemployment in Japan, UK and USA", Labour Economics, 8 (2), 243-258, ISSN: 09275371.
Other Publications:
Articles and Chapters in Edited Books:
- Rincon, A., Vecchi, M. (2003). Productivity performance at the company level.
- O'Mahony M. and van Ark, B. (eds) EU productivity and competitiveness: an industry perspective. Can Europe resume the catching-up process?. Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities (http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/enterprise_policy/competitiveness/doc/eu_competitiveness_a_sectoral_perspective.pdf).
- OMahony, M., Vecchi, M., (2000). Tangible and Intangible Investment and Economic Performance: Evidence from Company Accounts. Buiges, P., Jacquemin, A., Marchipont, F. (eds.), Competitiveness and the Value of Intangible Assets, Edward Elgar, UK, 2000.
Referred Articles:
- Byrne, J., Vecchi, M. (2007). Does labour productivity flow across industries? Estimation robust to panel heterogeneity and cross sectional correlation, Applied Economic Letters, forthcoming.
- Darby, J., Hart, R., Vecchi, M., (2001). Labour Force Participation and Business Cycle Fluctuations: A Comparative Analysis of Europe, Japan and the United States. Japan and the World Economy, 13, 113-133.
- Vecchi, M., (2000). Increasing Returns versus Externalities: Pro-Cyclical Productivity in US and Japan. Economica 67, 229-244.
Conferences:
- Mason, G., OLeary, B., Vecchi, M. (2007). Revisiting the impact of human capital on productivity: new cross-country evidence at sector level. WPEG conference, Manchester, 10th July 2007. EALE conference, Oslo, 20th ndash; 22nd September 2007.
- Mason, G., OLeary, B., Vecchi, M. (2007). Innovation, human capital and .productivity. NIESR/AGF workshop, The determinants of investments in Ramp;D: international and UK evidence. London, 24th May 2007.
Rincon-Aznar, A., Robinson, C., Vecchi, M., (2005). The productivity impact of E-commerce in the UK: evidence from microdata. Business Data Linking Quarterly Workshop, London, 28th January 2005. The Royal Economic Society Conference, Nottingham, 21st - 23rd March 2005. The Scottish Economic Society Conference, Perth, 29th -31st March 2005. Business Data Linking Annual Conference, Cardiff 7th-9th September 2005.
Official Reports:
- Mason, G., OLeary, B., Vecchi, M. (2007). Cross country analysis of productivity and skills at sector level. Report to the Sector Skill Development Agency (http://www.ssda.org.uk/ssda/pdf/070531%20R%20Research%20Report%20-%2023.pdf).
- Vecchi, M., Barrell, R., Becker, B., Schmidt-Ehmcke, J., Stephan, A., (2007). The determinants of investment in industrial R and D in the United Kingdom and in Germany. Report to the Anglo-German foundation.
- OMahony, M., Stevens, P., Vecchi, M. , Weale, M.R (2003). Measuring the cost effectiveness of local authorities. Commissioned by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM).
Working Papers:
- Byrne, J., Vecchi, M. (2005). Does labour productivity flow across industries? Estimation robust to panel heterogeneity and cross sectional correlation. NIESR discussion paper n. 256 (http://www.niesr.ac.uk/pubs/dps/dp256.pdf) Submitted to Applied Economic Letters.
- Rincon, A., Robinson, K., Vecchi, M. (2005). The productivity impact of E-commerce in the UK, 2001. Evidence from micro-data. NIESR discussion paper n. 257 (http://www.niesr.ac.uk/pubs/dps/dp257.pdf).
Professional Memberships:
- European Economic Association
European Association of Labour Economists
Link with Partner/Business Organisations:
National Institute of Economic and Social Research



