Filippo Biondi

Former scholars

Former Research Assistant

Filippo, an Italian citizen, works at Bruegel as a Research Assistant in the area of innovation and competition policy.

Before joining Bruegel, he worked as a Trainee and then Consultant in the Research Division of the European Central Bank, within the Competitiveness Research Network (CompNet).

Filippo holds a BSc and MSc degree in Economics and Social Sciences from Bocconi University, with an exchange program at Dartmouth College.

His master thesis focused on firms' productivity distributions. In particular, on the development of a novel statistical decomposition of aggregate productivity dynamics in order to assess the heterogeneous contributions of different groups of firms.

Filippo’s research interests include international economics and trade, firms and competitiveness, industrial and competition policy.

He is fluent in Italian and English, and has basic knowledge of French.

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Promoting intra-regional trade in the south of the Mediterranean

Regional integration is still a sure way for economies in development to achieve economic growth on the global market. The south of the Mediterranean has still a low level of intra-regional trade integration, dominated by some overlapping trade agreements and political instability. The EU has the opportunity to play a decisive role, promoting and coordinating the process.

By: Filippo Biondi, Maria Demertzis and Bruegel Topic: Macroeconomic policy Date: December 6, 2017

Remaking Europe: the new manufacturing as an engine for growth

Europe needs to know how it can realise the potential for industrial rejuvenation. How well are European firms responding to the new opportunities for growth, and in which global value chains are they developing these new activities? The policy discussion on the future of manufacturing requires an understanding of the changing role of manufacturing in Europe’s growth agenda.

By: Reinhilde Veugelers, Uuriintuya Batsaikhan, Filippo Biondi, Albert Bravo-Biosca, Justine Feliu, Dalia Marin, Robert Kalcik, Silvia Merler, Simone Tagliapietra, Georg Zachmann, J. Scott Marcus, Georgios Petropoulos, Carlo Altomonte, Valeria Negri, Maciej Bukowski and John Morales Topic: Digital economy and innovation Date: September 7, 2017

Brexit and the future of the Irish border

The future of the Irish land border has been thrown into uncertainty by Brexit. The UK's confirmation that it will leave the EU's single market and customs union implies that customs checks will be needed. However, there is little desire for hard controls from any of the parties involved. This is especially true for Theresa May's potential partner, the DUP. Creative solutions are needed to reach a solution.

By: Filippo Biondi and Bruegel Topic: Macroeconomic policy Date: June 19, 2017

The Mexican automotive industry and Trump’s USA

Trade with Mexico is a controversial topic for the new US administration. And the automotive sector is emblematic of Trump’s promise to bring manufacturing jobs back to the USA. But a look at the numbers reveals risks in any shake-up of cross-border trade. 22% of US automotive exports to Mexico are later reimported as part of cars “made in Mexico”. And disrupting production chains could have repercussions around the world.

By: Filippo Biondi and Bruegel Topic: Global economy and trade Date: February 27, 2017

The impact of Brexit on Northern Ireland: a first look

Following the proposal from the Scottish Government that Scotland remain in the Single Market, the differing “Brexpectations” of the UK’s four constituent countries are once again back in the news. Scotland is getting a lot of attention in the Brexit debate, but Northern Ireland is an equally interesting case.

By: Filippo Biondi, Inês Goncalves Raposo and Bruegel Topic: Macroeconomic policy Date: December 22, 2016