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Professor Matteo Richiardi

Professor in Economics (R) & Director of CeMPA
Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER)
Professor Matteo Richiardi

Publications

Publications (1)

Boccia, D., Maritano, S., Pizzi, C., Richiardi, MG., Lioret, S. and Richiardi, L., (2022). The impact of income-support interventions on life course risk factors and health outcomes during childhood: a systematic review in high income countries

Journal articles (61)

Bronka, P., Richiardi, M. and Collado, D., The Covid-19 crisis response helps the poor: the distributional and budgetary consequences of the UK lockdown. Covid Economics, Vetted and Real-Time Papers (26)

Richiardi, M., Bronka, P., van de Ven, J., Kopasker, D. and Katikireddi, SV., Simpaths: An Open-Source Microsimulation Model for Life Course Analysis

Richiardi, M., Bronka, P. and van de Ven, J., Attenuation and Reinforcement Mechanisms Over the Life Cycle

Richiardi, MG. and Valenzuela, L., (2024). Firm heterogeneity and the aggregate labour share. Labour. 38 (1), 66-101

Thomson, RM., Kopasker, D., Bronka, P., Richiardi, M., Khodygo, V., Baxter, AJ., Igelström, E., Pearce, A., Leyland, AH. and Katikireddi, SV., (2024). Short-term impacts of Universal Basic Income on population mental health inequalities in the UK: A microsimulation modelling study. PLOS Medicine. 21 (3), e1004358-e1004358

Kopasker, D., Bronka, P., Thomson, RM., Khodygo, V., Kromydas, T., Meier, P., Heppenstall, A., Bambra, C., Lomax, N., Craig, P., Richiardi, M. and Katikireddi, SV., (2024). Evaluating the influence of taxation and social security policies on psychological distress: A microsimulation study of the UK during the COVID-19 economic crisis. Social Science & Medicine. 351, 116953-116953

Brown, H., Albani, V., Munford, L., Sutton, M., McHardy, F., Silverman, E., Richiardi, M., Pearce, A., Heppenstall, A., Meier, P., Thomson, R. and Katikireddi, S., (2024). Association between individual level characteristics and take-up of a Minimum Income Guarantee for Pensioners: Panel Data Analysis using data from the British Household Panel survey 1999–2002. Social Sciences and Humanities Open. 9, 100847-100847

Broadbent, P., Thomson, R., Kopasker, D., McCartney, G., Meier, P., Richiardi, M., McKee, M. and Katikireddi, SV., (2023). The public health implications of the cost-of-living crisis: outlining mechanisms and modelling consequences. The Lancet Regional Health - Europe. 27, 100585-100585

(2023). Editorial and outline of the special issue. International Journal of Microsimulation. 16 (1), I-II

Boccia, D., Maritano, S., Pizzi, C., Richiardi, MG., Lioret, S. and Richiardi, L., (2023). The impact of income-support interventions on life course risk factors and health outcomes during childhood: a systematic review in high income countries. BMC Public Health. 23 (1), 744-

Lastunen, J. and Richiardi, M., (2023). Forecasting recovery from COVID-19 using financial data: An application to Vietnam.. World Development Perspectives. 30, 100503-100503

Kopasker, D., Katikireddi, SV., Santos, JV., Richiardi, M., Bronka, P., Rostila, M., Cecchini, M., Ali, S., Emmert-Fees, K., Bambra, C., Hoven, H., Backhaus, I., Balaj, M. and Eikemo, TA., (2023). Microsimulation as a flexible tool to evaluate policies and their impact on socioeconomic inequalities in health. The Lancet Regional Health - Europe. 34, 100758-100758

(2022). Editorial and outline of the special issue. International Journal of Microsimulation. 15 (1), 1-2

Katikireddi, SV., Kopasker, D., Pearce, A., Leyland, AH., Rostila, M. and Richiardi, M., (2022). Health Equity and Its Economic Determinants (HEED): protocol for a pan-European microsimulation model for health impacts of income and social security policies. BMJ Open. 12 (7), e062405-e062405

Craig, P., Barr, B., Baxter, AJ., Brown, H., Cheetham, M., Gibson, M., Katikireddi, SV., Moffatt, S., Morris, S., Munford, LA., Richiardi, M., Sutton, M., Taylor-Robinson, D., Wickham, S., Xiang, H. and Bambra, C., (2022). Evaluation of the mental health impacts of Universal Credit: protocol for a mixed methods study.. BMJ Open. 12 (4), e061340-e061340

(2022). Editorial. International Journal of Microsimulation. 15 (2), 1-3

Richiardi, M., Collado, D. and Popova, D., (2021). UKMOD – A new tax-benefit model for the four nations of the UK. International Journal of Microsimulation. 14 (1), 92-101

(2021). Editorial. International Journal of Microsimulation. 14 (2), 1-1

(2021). Editorial. International Journal of Microsimulation. 14 (1), 1-1

Rasella, D., Richiardi, L., Brachowicz, N., Jara, HX., Hanson, M., Boccia, D., Richiardi, MG. and Pizzi, C., (2021). Developing an integrated microsimulation model for the impact of fiscal policies on child health in Europe: the example of childhood obesity in Italy.. BMC Medicine. 19 (1), 310-

(2021). Editorial. International Journal of Microsimulation. 14 (3), 1-1

Richiardi, M., Nolan, B. and Kenworthy, L., (2020). What happened to the 'Great American Jobs Machine'?. International Journal of Microsimulation. 13 (1), 19-51

Richiardi, MG., (2020). Editorial. International Journal of Microsimulation. 13 (1), 1-1

Pizzi, C., Richiardi, M., Charles, M-A., Heude, B., Lanoe, J-L., Lioret, S., Brescianini, S., Toccaceli, V., Vrijheid, M., Merletti, F., Zugna, D. and Richiardi, L., (2020). Measuring Child Socio-Economic Position in Birth Cohort Research: The Development of a Novel Standardized Household Income Indicator. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 17 (5), 1700-1700

Richiardi, MG., (2020). Editorial. International Journal of Microsimulation. 13 (2), 1-1

Nolan, B., Richiardi, M. and Valenzuela, L., (2019). The Drivers of Income Inequality in Rich Countries. Journal of Economic Surveys. 33 (4), 1285-1324

Richardson, R., Pacelli, L. and Richiardi, M., (2019). Understanding low female labour force participation: Policy evaluation using microsimulation. International Journal of Microsimulation. 12 (2), 50-66

Richiardi, MG., (2019). Editorial. International Journal of Microsimulation. 12 (3), 1-2

Campaniello, N. and Richiardi, M., (2018). The role of museums in bilateral tourist flows: Evidence from Italy. Oxford Economic Papers. 70 (3), 658-679

Berton, F., Mocetti, S., Presbitero, AF. and Richiardi, M., (2018). Banks, Firms, and Jobs. The Review of Financial Studies. 31 (6), 2113-2156

Richiardi, MG., (2018). Editorial. International Journal of Microsimulation. 11 (1), 1-3

Richardson, R., Pacelli, L., Poggi, A. and Richiardi, M., (2018). Female labour force projections using microsimulation for six EU countries. International Journal of Microsimulation. 11 (2), 5-83

Richiardi, M., (2018). Editorial. International Journal of Microsimulation. 11 (2), 1-4

Richiardi, MG., (2018). Editorial. International Journal of Microsimulation. 11 (3), 1-

Richiardi, MG. and Richardson, RE., (2017). JAS-mine: A new platform for microsimulation and agent-based modelling. International Journal of Microsimulation. 10 (1), 106-134

Richiardi, M., (2017). Editorial. International Journal of Microsimulation. 10 (1), 1-4

Richiardi, MG., (2017). Editorial. International Journal of Microsimulation. 10 (3), 1-4

Richiardi, MG., (2017). The code and the model. A response to "The Code is the Model", by Luzius Meisser. International Journal of Microsimulation. 10 (3), 204-208

Richiardi, MG., (2017). Editorial. International Journal of Microsimulation. 10 (2), 1-2

Richiardi, MG., (2017). The Future of Agent-Based Modeling. Eastern Economic Journal. 43 (2), 271-287

Grazzini, J., Richiardi, MG. and Tsionas, M., (2017). Bayesian estimation of agent-based models. Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control. 77, 26-47

Richiardi, M., (2016). Editorial. International Journal of Microsimulation. 9 (2), 1-4

Richiardi, M., Cockburn, J., Maisonnave, H. and Tiberti, L., (2016). Editorial. International Journal of Microsimulation. 9 (1), 1-4

Richiardi, M., (2016). Editorial. International Journal of Microsimulation. 9 (3), 1-4

Richiardi, MG., (2016). Editorial. International Journal of Microsimulation. 10 (1), 1-4

Richiardi, M., (2015). Editorial. International Journal of Microsimulation. 8 (3), 1-5

Grazzini, J. and Richiardi, M., (2015). Estimation of ergodic agent-based models by simulated minimum distance. Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control. 51 (C), 148-165

Presbitero, AF., Richiardi, MG. and Amighini, AA., (2015). Is labor flexibility a substitute to offshoring? Evidence from Italian manufacturing. International Economics. 142, 81-93

Richiardi, M. and Poggi, A., (2014). Imputing Individual Effects in Dynamic Microsimulation Models. An application to household formation and labour market participation in Italy. International Journal of Microsimulation. 7 (2), 3-39

Richiardi, M., (2014). The Missing Link: AB Models and Dynamic Microsimulation. Lecture Notes in Economics and Mathematical Systems. 669, 3-15

Grazzini, J., Richiardi, M. and Sella, L., (2012). Small sample bias in MSM estimation of agent-based models. Lecture Notes in Economics and Mathematical Systems. 662, 237-247

Contini, D. and Richiardi, MG., (2012). Reconsidering the effect of welfare stigma on unemployment. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization. 84 (1), 229-244

Leombruni, R., Richiardi, M., Demaria, M. and Costa, G., (2010). Life expectancy, strenuous work and pension system's fairness. First evidence from the work histories Italian panel. Epidemiologia e Prevenzione. 34 (4), 150-158

Richiardi, M., Leombruni, R., Saam, NJ. and Sonnessa, M., (2006). A Common Protocol for Agent-Based Social Simulation. 9 (1), 15-15

Richiardi, M., (2006). Toward a Non-Equilibrium Unemployment Theory. Computational Economics. 28 (4), 421-446

Richiardi, MG., (2005). On the Virtues of the Shame Lane. Topics in Economic Analysis & Policy. 5 (1)

Richiardi, MG., (2005). On the Virtues of the Shame Lane. The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy. 5 (1)

CONTINI, B., LEOMBRUNI, R. and RICHIARDI, M., (2004). EDITORIAL. Advances in Complex Systems. 07 (02), 125-138

Richiardi, M., (2004). Generalizing Gibrat: Reasonable multiplicative models of firm dynamics. JASSS. 7 (1)

RICHIARDI, M., (2004). A SEARCH MODEL OF UNEMPLOYMENT AND FIRM DYNAMICS. Advances in Complex Systems. 07 (02), 203-221

CONTINI, B., LEOMBRUNI, R. and RICHIARDI, M., (2004). EDITORIAL. Advances in Complex Systems. 07 (02), 125-138

Books (4)

(2018). Agent-Based Models in Economics

(2018). Agent-Based Models in Economics

(2018). Agent-based Models. Cambridge University Press. 9781108414999

Berton, F., Richiardi, M. and Sacchi, S., (2012). The political economy of work security and flexibility: Italy in comparative perspective

Book chapters (3)

Neugart, M. and Richiardi, M., (2018). Agent-Based Models of the Labor Market. In: The Oxford Handbook of Computational Economics and Finance. Editors: Chen, S-H., Kaboudan, M. and Du, Y-R., . Oxford University Press. 667- 687

Richiardi, M. and Richardson, RE., (2017). Agent-Based Computational Demography and Microsimulation Using JAS-mine. In: Agent-Based Modelling in Population Studies. Editors: Grow, A. and Van Bavel, J., . Springer. 75- 112. 978-3-319-32281-0

CONTINI, B., LEOMBRUNI, R. and RICHIARDI, M., (2004). THE WILD@ACE PROJECT. In: Industry and Labor Dynamics:The Agent-Based Computational Economics Approach

Conferences (3)

Thomson, RM., Kopasker, D., Bronka, P., Richiardi, M., Khodygo, V., Baxter, AJ., Igelstrom, E., Pearce, A., Leyland, AH. and Katikireddi, SV., (2023). How might a Universal Basic Income influence UK mental health? A microsimulation modelling study

Leombruni, R. and Richiardi, M., (2006). Introduction

Leombruni, R. and Richiardi, M., (2005). Why are economists sceptical about agent-based simulations?

Reports and Papers (6)

Rasella, D., Richiardi, L., Jara, HX., Hanson, M., Boccia, D., Richiardi, MG. and Pizzi, C., Developing an Integrated Microsimulation Model for the Impact of Fiscal Policies on Child Health in Europe: The Example of Childhood Obesity in Italy

Richiardi, MG. and Valenzuela, L., (2024). Firm heterogeneity and the aggregate labour share

Van De Ven, J., Bronka, P. and Richiardi, M., (2022). Dynamic simulation of taxes and welfare benefits by database imputation

Bronka, P., Collado, D. and Richiardi, M., (2020). The Covid-19 crisis response helps the poor: the distributional and budgetary consequences of the UK lockdown

Scholarly Editions (38)

Berton, F. and Mocetti, S., Banks, Firms, and Jobs

Grazzini, J., Richiardi, M. and Sella, L., Is there a Double-Negative Effect? Gender and Ethnic Wage Differentials.

Contini, D. and Richiardi, M., Policies Against Poverty: an Evalution

Grazzini, J. and Richiardi, M., Consistent Estimation of Agent-Based Models by Simulated Minimum Distance

Richiardi, M. and Poggi, A., Imputing Individual Effects in Dynamic Microsimulation Models. An application of the Rank Method

Richiardi, M., Nolan, B. and Kenworthy, L., The US labour force participation debacle: learning from the contrast with Britain

Farmer, JD., Geanakoplos, J., Richiardi, MG., Montero, M., Perelló, J. and Masoliver, J., (2024). Discounting the Distant Future: What Do Historical Bond Prices Imply about the Long-Term Discount Rate?

Richiardi, M., Nolan, B. and Kenworthy, L., (2018). The US labour force participation debacle in comparative perspective: What can be learned from the UK?

Richardson, R., Richiardi, M. and Wolfson, M., (2015). We ran one billion agents. Scaling in simulation models

Berton, F., Richiardi, M. and Sacchi, S., (2015). Non-standard work, low-paid work and employment dynamics in Italy: evidence from an occupational perspective

Neugart, M. and Richiardi, MG., (2013). Sequential teamwork in competitive environments: Theory and evidence from swimming data

Grazzini, J., Richiardi, M. and Sella, L., (2012). Indirect estimation of agent-based models.An application to a simple diffusion model.

Poggi, A. and Richiardi, M., (2012). Accounting for Unobserved Heterogeneity in Discrete-time, Discrete-choice Dynamic Microsimulation Models. An application to Labor Supply and Household Formation in Italy.

Richiardi, MG., (2012). Agent-based computational economics: a short introduction

Richiardi, M. and Poggi, A., (2012). Imputing Individual Effects in Dynamic Microsimulation Models. An application of the Rank Method

Richiardi, MG., (2009). Should (and Could) We Ban Prescriptions?

Contini, D. and Richiardi, M., (2009). Welfare stigma with decreasing employability

Berton, F., Richiardi, M. and Sacchi, S., (2009). Labor-Urge Policy Paper - Curare la precarietà: proposte per un dibattito

Gallegati, M., Greenwald, B., Richiardi, MG. and Stiglitz, JE., (2008). The Asymmetric Effect of Diffusion Processes: Risk Sharing and Contagion

Costa, G., Leombruni, R. and Richiardi, M., (2008). Aspettative di vita, lavori usuranti e equità del sistema previdenziale. Prime evidenze dal Work Histories Italian Panel

Contini, D. and Richiardi, M., (2007). Welfare stigma allowing for psychological and cultural effects. An Agent-Based simulation study.

Baroni, E. and Richiardi, M., (2007). Orcutt’s Vision, 50 years on

Contini, B., Leombruni, R. and Richiardi, M., (2006). Exploring a New ExpAce: The Complementarities between Experimental Economics and Agent-based Computational Economics

Bonaventura, L., Consoli, A., Richiardi, M. and Spagano, S., (2006). Politics and the Labor Market: The Role of Frictions

Contini, D. and Richiardi, M., (2006). Active and Passive Policies Against Poverty with Decreasing Employability

Leombruni, R. and Richiardi, M., (2006). LABORsim: An Agent-Based Microsimulation of Labour Supply – An Application to Italy

Richiardi, M., (2006). Toward a Non-Equilibrium Unemployment Theory

Richiardi, M., Leombruni, R., Saam, N. and Sonnessa, M., (2006). A common protocol for agent-based social simulation

Richiardi, M., (2005). Jesus, Hillel and the Man of the Street. Moral and Social Norms in Heterogeneous Populations

Richiardi, M., (2005). From Moral to Social Norms and Back

Richiardi, M., (2004). The New Italian Road Code and the virtues of the ‘shame lane’

Richiardi, M., (2004). The Promises and Perils of Agent-Based Computational Economics

RICHIARDI, M., (2004). A SEARCH MODEL OF UNEMPLOYMENT AND FIRM DYNAMICS

Richiardi, M., (2003). On the Use of Agent-Based Simulations

Richiardi, M., (2003). The New Italian Road Code and the Virtues of the ‘Shame Lane’

Richiardi, M., (2003). The Promises and Perils of Agent-Based Computational Economics

Richiardi, M., (2003). Generalizing Gibrat Reasonable Stochastic Multiplicative Models of Firm Dynamics with Entry and Exit

Richiardi, M., (2002). What Does the ECHP Tell Us About Labour Status Misperception: a Journey in Less Known Regions of Labour Discomfort

Grants and funding

2024

Determinants and effects of benefit take-up: Insights from panel data and microsimulation modelling

Economic and Social Research Council

Enhancing tax benefit modelling functionality: Wealth data and behavioural responses in UKMOD

Joseph Rowntree Foundation

Scottish Parliament Information Centre (SPICe) - UKMOD Premium User Group membership (Phase 3)

Scottish Parliament Information Centre

Scottish Parliament Information Centre (SPICe) - UKMOD Premium User Group membership (Phase 3)

Scottish Parliament Information Centre

Greater Essex Health Determinants Research Collaboration

National Institute for Health Research

The HealthMod Cluster: Enhancing Policy Modelling Capabilities to Tackle the Economic Determinants of Health and Health Inequality

Medical Research Council

2023

UKMOD: Fostering an inclusive and informed public debate of UK fiscal policies

abrdn Financial Fairness Trust

SFC - UKMOD premium use (Phase 2)

Scottish Fiscal Commission

Universal Credit Economy Coupling - DWP PhD Studentship

Department for Work and Pensions

Creating a geographically disaggregated microsimulation model for the mental health impacts of Universal Credit: Expression of interest in response to the July 2021 call for add-on workstreams related to mental health (Expansion of 13856/EBJ4580)

National Institute for Health Research

Tony Blair Institute - UKMOD Premium User (Phase 2)

Tony Blair Institute for Global Change

Evaluating a �Minimum Income Guarantee� and modelling major income supplementation policies: A development award

National Institute for Health Research

SFC - UKMOD premium user (Phase 2)

Scottish Fiscal Commission

DWP Model Development Fellow UKRI Policy Fellowship

Economic and Social Research Council

Modelling Steps and Stages to a Basic Income in the UK

University of Bath (Funder)

ESPON European Research call: Overlapping crises (re)shaping the future of regional labour markets

ESPON European Grouping for Territorial Cooperation (EGTC)

Scottish Government - UKMOD premium use (Phase 3)

Scottish Government

Welsh Government - UKMOD Premium User Group membership (Phase 3)

Welsh Government

Greater London Authority - UKMOD premium use (Phase 3)

Greater London Authority

House of Commons Library - UKMOD Premium User Group membership (Phase 3)

House of Commons Library

Modelling labour supply behavioural responses in UKMOD

Scottish Parliament Information Centre

RESTED - REbalancing circadian rhythm of sleep and heart rate To Ease Dissociative symptoms

Wellcome Trust

2022

Chronic pain, mental health and employment: The role of firms, workers and the state.

University of Glasgow (Funder)

Tony Blair Institute - UKMOD Premium User

Tony Blair Institute for Global Change

Fiscal INCentives for Health improvement: repurposing consumption taxes on food (FINCH)

National Institute for Health Research

Child Poverty Action Group - UKMOD Premium User

Child Poverty Action Group

Modelling basic income in France

University of Bath (Funder)

House of Commons Library - Premium User Group membership

House of Commons Library

Poverty and income inequality in the context of the digital transformation

European Commission, Directorate General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion

Scottish Government - UKMOD premium use (Phase 2)

Scottish Government

Welsh Government - UKMOD Premium User Group membership (Phase 2)

Welsh Government

Scottish Parliament Information Centre (SPICe) - UKMOD Premium User Group membership (Phase 2)

Scottish Parliament Information Centre

Child Poverty Action Group - UKMOD Premium User (Phase 2)

Child Poverty Action Group

Sustainable Welfare: Rethinking the roles of Family, Market and State

European Commission

Long-Term Modelling Tools for Adolescent Mental Health and Wellbeing Research

Medical Research Council

Welsh Government - UKMOD Premium User Group membership (Phase 2)

Welsh Government

Scottish Parliament Information Centre (SPICe) - UKMOD Premium User Group membership (Phase 2)

Scottish Parliament Information Centre

2021

Greater London Authority � UKMOD premium user

Greater London Authority

Caring Over the Lifecycle: the Roles of Families and Welfare States Today and Into the Future

Economic and Social Research Council

SASPRI INDOMOD Contract 2020

Southern African Social Policy Research Insights

Understanding the impacts of income and welfare policy responses to COVID-19 on inequalities in mental health: A microsimulation model

The Health Foundation

Evaluation of the health impacts of Universal Credit: a mixed methods study

National Institute for Health Research

Research collaboration and partnership between Italian Institute for the Evaluation of Public Policies (INAPP) and ISER

Italian Institute for the Evaluation of Public Policies

Scottish Fiscal Commission - UKMOD Premium User

Scottish Fiscal Commission

Scottish Parliament Information Centre (SPICe) - UKMOD Premium User Group membership

Scottish Parliament Information Centre

Scottish Government - UKMOD premium user

Scottish Government

Welsh Government - UKMOD Premium User Group membership

Welsh Government

Scottish Fiscal Commission - UKMOD Premium User

Scottish Fiscal Commission

2020

Technical support for the update and development of EUROMOD-Bulgaria (EUROMOD-BG) tax-benefit model

University of National and World Economy Bulgaria

COVID-19: Distributional and budgetary consequences in the UK

Institute for New Economic Thinking

Health Equity of Economic Determinants (HEED): A Pan-European Microsimulation model for Health impacts of Income and Social Security Policies

European Research Council

SOUTHMOD Tax-benefit microsimulation

UNU WIDER

2019

Italian Institute for the Evaluation of Public Policies (INAPP)

Italian Institute for the Evaluation of Public Policies

UNU-WIDER Institutional Contractual Agreement

UNU WIDER

Invitation to tender: A New Indirect Tax Tool for EUROMOD

European Commission

BELMOD

European Commission

3rd renewal of the Service Contract VC/2016/0733 - Regular maintenance of the EUROMOD tax-benefit microsimulation model and preparation of its transfer to the European Commission

European Commission

2018

Regular maintenance of the EUROMOD tax-benefit microsimulation model and preparation of its transfer to the European Commission

European Commission

2017

EUROMOD 2018

European Commission

InGrid2

European Commission (H2020)

2016

NetSILC3

European Commission (H2020)

Contact

matteo.richiardi@essex.ac.uk
+44 (0) 1206 873568

Location:

2N2.5B.13, Colchester Campus