Fourth LABORatorio R. Revelli Biannual Workshop on
Industrial Relations in a Changing World
Torino, February 19th-20th 2026
Venue: Collegio Carlo Alberto, Piazza Albarello 8
Workshop Program
Day 1, February 19th, 2026
9.00 - 9.30 Welcome coffee and registration
9.30 – 9.45 Welcome address: Francesco Devicienti (University of Torino, LABOR and CCA)
9.45 – 11.30 PLENARY SESSION 1: Minimum Wage and Wage Setting
Chair: Agata Maida (University of Milano and LABOR)
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9.45 - 10.20 |
Lorenzo Cappellari |
Università Cattolica di Milano |
Collective Bargaining and the Wage Structure |
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10.20 - 10.55 |
Marc Riudavets-Barcons |
University of Helsinki |
The Interaction between Minimum Wages and Collective Bargaining: Explaining Wage Spillovers |
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10.55 -11.30 |
Santiago Hermo |
Monash University |
Wage-Setting Constraints and Firm Responses to Demand Shocks |
11.30 – 12.00 Coffee break
12.00 – 13.00 KEYNOTE LECTURE
Introduction: Elena Grinza (University of Torino, LABOR and CCA)
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Raffaele Saggio |
University of British Columbia |
What Is Behind Differences in Firm-Wage Effects? |
13.00 – 13.45 Lunch break
13.45 – 15.00 POSTER SESSION 1
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Koray Aktas |
University of Venezia |
Finding Justice: Causal Effects of Winning Labor Lawsuits on Workers’ Labor Market Outcomes |
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Elia Benveniste |
Eu. Bank for Reconstruction and Development |
Buying Out the Means of Production: Wages, Employment and Productivity in Labor-Managed Firms |
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Giulia Bovini |
Bank of Italy |
La contrattazione collettiva in Italia negli ultimi venticinque anni: evidenze dall’archivio di Banca d’Italia sui CCNL maggiormente rappresentativi |
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Fabio Landini |
University of Parma |
Beliefs and Demand for Employee Ownership Among Young Adults |
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Agata Maida |
University of Milano |
The More, the Merrier? Scaling Up and Firm Performance |
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Giovanni Mastrobuoni |
University of Torino and CCA |
Sorting into Job Loss: Heterogeneous Crime and Employment Effects of Mass Layoffs |
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Roberto Nisticò |
University of Napoli Federico II |
Employment Protection, Job Insecurity, and Job Mobility |
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Marco G. Palladino |
Banque de France |
Firms and the Gender Wage Gap: A Comparison of Eleven Countries |
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Guido Pialli |
University College London |
Employment Protection and the Rise of Intangible Capital |
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Anna Rosso |
University of Milano |
Should I Stay or Should I Go? Pay Gap Transparency and Female Employment Decisions |
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Antonio Scarpino |
University of Torino |
The Causal Impact of Co-Determination on Firm-Level Labour Outcomes |
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Francesco Trentini |
University of Milano-Bicocca |
Mapping the Italian Third Sector: Insights from a Novel Data Source Based on Administrative Data and Enrichment Via Web-Augmentation |
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Giulio Zanella |
University of Bologna |
The Labor Share and Workers’ Share |
15.00 – 16.45 PLENARY SESSION 2: Unemployment and Short-Time Work
Chair: Omar Bamieh (Universidad Andrés Bello)
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15.00 - 15.35 |
Giulia Tarullo |
UC Louvain and Ghent Univ. |
Experience Rating in Short-Time Work |
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15.35 - 16.10 |
Fabrizio Colella |
USI Lugano |
Effects of Mandatory Job Postings on Labor Market Outcomes |
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16.10 - 16.45 |
Bart Cockx |
Ghent University |
Biased Beliefs in Job Search: Structural Evaluation of Coaching and Counseling |
16.45 – 17.00 Coffee break
17.00 – 18.00 KEYNOTE LECTURE
Introduction: Bernardo Fanfani (University of Torino and LABOR)
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Giulia Giupponi |
Bocconi University |
Company Wage Policy in a Low-Wage Labor Market |
20.00 Social dinner, Esperia Ristorante, Corso Moncalieri 2, Torino
Day 2, February 20th, 2026
9.00 – 10.45 PLENARY SESSION 3: Trade Unions, Monopsony and Automation
Chair: Anna D’Ambrosio (Polytechnic of Torino and LABOR)
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9.00 - 9.35 |
Nidhaanjit Jain |
Chicago Booth |
The Effects of Minimum Wages on Collective Bargaining: Evidence from Germany |
|
9.35 - 10.10 |
Luca Macedoni |
University of Milano |
Wage Setting in Multiproduct Firms |
|
10.10 - 10.45 |
Eleonora Brandimarti |
University of Glasgow |
Reorganizing Work: Technology Adaptation in a Bank |
10.45 – 11.15 Coffee break
11.15 – 12.45 LECTURE IN HONOR OF BRUNO CONTINI
Introduction: Elisabetta Ottoz (University of Torino) and Lia Pacelli (University of Torino and LABOR)
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David Card |
UC Berkeley, Nobel laureate 2021 |
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The Riccardo Revelli prize will be awarded at the end of the lecture
12.45 – 13.30 Lunch break
13.30 – 14.45 POSTER SESSION 2
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Natalia Bermùdez-Barrezueta |
Ghent University and UC Louvain |
Protecting Jobs and Firms: The Impact of Short-Time Work during COVID-19 |
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Anna D’Ambrosio |
Polytechnic of Torino |
Job Safety and Import Competition. Evidence from Employer-Employee Data |
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Marco De Simone |
Sapienza University Roma |
Collaborative Robots and Safety: When Technology Meets the Workplace |
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Bernardo Mottironi |
London School of Economics |
Labour Market Power and Aggregate Productivity |
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Paolo Naticchioni |
University Roma Tre |
Labor Market Concentration, Institutions, and Transatlantic Differences: A Dynamic Approach |
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Lia Pacelli |
University of Torino |
The Consequences of Liberalising Temporary Contracts: A Study of the Poletti Reform |
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Filippo Passerini |
University of Milano |
Firm Recruitment under Guaranteed Minimum Income: Evidence from Vacancy Data |
|
Matteo Sartori |
Bank of Italy |
Why Do Firms Use Fixed-Term Contracts? |
|
Matteo Targa |
University Roma Tre |
The Role of Industries, Occupations and Firms in the Evolution of Wage Inequality |
|
Elliott Weder |
Erasmus University Rotterdam |
The Wage Penalty of Temporary Work: Firm Sorting vs. Bargaining |
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Lennart Ziegler |
Central European University |
Labor Market Tightness and Hiring Outcomes: Evidence from Job Application Data |
14.45 - 16.30 PLENARY SESSION 4: Collective Bargaining and Workers’ Representation
Chair: Stefano Dughera (University of Torino and LABOR)
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14.45 - 15.20 |
Lorenzo Incoronato |
University of Napoli Federico II |
Opting Out of Centralized Collective Bargaining: Evidence from Italy |
|
15.20 - 15.55 |
Tuomas Kosonen |
VATT Institute for Economic Research |
Collective Bargaining in European Countries: A Systematic Data-Driven Description |
|
15.55 - 16.30 |
Julian Tiedke |
S.S. Sant’Anna, Pisa |
A Seat at the Table: The Effects of Workers’ Representation on Firm Performance and Jobs |
Organizing committee: Francesco Devicienti (University of Torino, CCA, IZA, LABOR), Stefano Dughera (University of Torino, LABOR), Elena Grinza (University of Torino, CCA, CEBRIG-ULB, LABOR), Bernardo Fanfani (University of Torino, IZA, LABOR).
Torino, February 19th-20th 2026
Venue: Collegio Carlo Alberto, Piazza Albarello 8
Workshop Program
Day 1, February 19th, 2026
9.00 - 9.30 Welcome coffee and registration
9.30 – 9.45 Welcome address: Francesco Devicienti (University of Torino, LABOR and CCA)
9.45 – 11.30 PLENARY SESSION 1: Minimum Wage and Wage Setting
Chair: Agata Maida (University of Milano and LABOR)
|
9.45 - 10.20 |
Santiago Hermo |
Monash University |
Wage-Setting Constraints and Firm Responses to Demand Shocks |
|
10.20 - 10.55 |
Marc Riudavets-Barcons |
University of Helsinki |
The Interaction between Minimum Wages and Collective Bargaining: Explaining Wage Spillovers |
|
10.55 -11.30 |
Lorenzo Cappellari |
Università Cattolica di Milano |
Collective Bargaining and the Wage Structure |
11.30 – 12.00 Coffee break
12.00 – 13.00 KEYNOTE LECTURE
Introduction: Elena Grinza (University of Torino, LABOR and CCA)
|
Raffaele Saggio |
University of British Columbia |
What Is Behind Differences in Firm-Wage Effects? |
13.00 – 13.45 Lunch break
13.45 – 15.00 POSTER SESSION 1
|
Koray Aktas |
University of Venezia |
Finding Justice: Causal Effects of Winning Labor Lawsuits on Workers’ Labor Market Outcomes |
|
Elia Benveniste |
Eu. Bank for Reconstruction and Development |
Buying Out the Means of Production: Wages, Employment and Productivity in Labor-Managed Firms |
|
Giulia Bovini |
Bank of Italy |
La contrattazione collettiva in Italia negli ultimi venticinque anni: evidenze dall’archivio di Banca d’Italia sui CCNL maggiormente rappresentativi |
|
Fabio Landini |
University of Parma |
Beliefs and Demand for Employee Ownership Among Young Adults |
|
Agata Maida |
University of Milano |
The More, the Merrier? Scaling Up and Firm Performance |
|
Roberto Nisticò |
University of Napoli Federico II |
Employment Protection, Job Insecurity, and Job Mobility |
|
Marco G. Palladino |
Banque de France |
Firms and the Gender Wage Gap: A Comparison of Eleven Countries |
|
Guido Pialli |
University College London |
Employment Protection and the Rise of Intangible Capital |
|
Anna Rosso |
University of Milano |
Should I Stay or Should I Go? Pay Gap Transparency and Female Employment Decisions |
|
Antonio Scarpino |
University of Torino |
The Causal Impact of Co-Determination on Firm-Level Labour Outcomes |
|
Francesco Trentini |
University of Milano-Bicocca |
Mapping the Italian Third Sector: Insights from a Novel Data Source Based on Administrative Data and Enrichment Via Web-Augmentation |
|
Giulio Zanella |
University of Bologna |
The Labor Share and Workers’ Share |
15.00 – 16.45 PLENARY SESSION 2: Unemployment and Short-Time Work
Chair: Omar Bamieh (Universidad Andrés Bello)
|
15.00 - 15.35 |
Giulia Tarullo |
UC Louvain and Ghent Univ. |
Experience Rating in Short-Time Work |
|
15.35 - 16.10 |
Fabrizio Colella |
USI Lugano |
Effects of Mandatory Job Postings on Labor Market Outcomes |
|
16.10 - 16.45 |
Bart Cockx |
Ghent University |
Biased Beliefs in Job Search: Structural Evaluation of Coaching and Counseling |
16.45 – 17.00 Coffee break
17.00 – 18.00 KEYNOTE LECTURE
Introduction: Bernardo Fanfani (University of Torino and LABOR)
|
Giulia Giupponi |
Bocconi University |
Company Wage Policy in a Low-Wage Labor Market |
20.00 Social dinner, Esperia Ristorante, Corso Moncalieri 2, Torino
Day 2, February 20th, 2026
9.00 – 10.45 PLENARY SESSION 3: Trade Unions, Monopsony and Automation
Chair: Anna D’Ambrosio (Polytechnic of Torino and LABOR)
|
9.00 - 9.35 |
Nidhaanjit Jain |
Chicago Booth |
The Effects of Minimum Wages on Collective Bargaining: Evidence from Germany |
|
9.35 - 10.10 |
Luca Macedoni |
University of Milano |
Wage Setting in Multiproduct Firms |
|
10.10 - 10.45 |
Eleonora Brandimarti |
University of Glasgow |
Reorganizing Work: Technology Adaptation in a Bank |
10.45 – 11.15 Coffee break
11.15 – 12.45 LECTURE IN HONOR OF BRUNO CONTINI
Introduction: Elisabetta Ottoz (University of Torino) and Lia Pacelli (University of Torino and LABOR)
|
David Card |
UC Berkeley, Nobel laureate 2021 |
|
The Riccardo Revelli prize will be awarded at the end of the lecture
12.45 – 13.30 Lunch break
13.30 – 14.45 POSTER SESSION 2
|
Natalia Bermùdez-Barrezueta |
Ghent University and UC Louvain |
Protecting Jobs and Firms: The Impact of Short-Time Work during COVID-19 |
|
Tommaso Crosta |
Bocconi University |
Union Delegates Incentives and Firm-level Outcomes |
|
Anna D’Ambrosio |
Polytechnic of Torino |
Job Safety and Import Competition. Evidence from Employer-Employee Data |
|
Marco De Simone |
Sapienza University Roma |
Collaborative Robots and Safety: When Technology Meets the Workplace |
|
Bernardo Mottironi |
London School of Economics |
Labour Market Power and Aggregate Productivity |
|
Paolo Naticchioni |
University Roma Tre |
JUE Insight: Labor Market Concentration, Remunerations, Inequality, and Institutions. A Dynamic Approach |
|
Lia Pacelli |
University of Torino |
The Consequences of Liberalising Temporary Contracts: A Study of the Poletti Reform |
|
Filippo Passerini |
University of Milano |
Firm Recruitment under Guaranteed Minimum Income: Evidence from Vacancy Data |
|
Matteo Sartori |
Bank of Italy |
Why Do Firms Use Fixed-Term Contracts? |
|
Matteo Targa |
University Roma Tre |
The Role of Industries, Occupations and Firms in the Evolution of Wage Inequality |
|
Elliott Weder |
Erasmus University Rotterdam |
The Wage Penalty of Temporary Work: Firm Sorting vs. Bargaining |
|
Lennart Ziegler |
Central European University |
Labor Market Tightness and Hiring Outcomes: Evidence from Job Application Data |
14.45 - 16.30 PLENARY SESSION 4: Collective Bargaining and Workers’ Representation
Chair: Stefano Dughera (University of Torino and LABOR)
|
14.45 - 15.20 |
Lorenzo Incoronato |
University of Napoli Federico II |
Opting Out of Centralized Collective Bargaining: Evidence from Italy |
|
15.20 - 15.55 |
Tuomas Kosonen |
VATT Institute for Economic Research |
Collective Bargaining in European Countries: A Systematic Data-Driven Description |
|
15.55 - 16.30 |
Julian Tiedke |
S.S. Sant’Anna, Pisa |
A Seat at the Table: The Effects of Workers’ Representation on Firm Performance and Jobs |
Organizing committee: Francesco Devicienti (University of Torino, CCA, IZA, LABOR), Stefano Dughera (University of Torino, LABOR), Elena Grinza (University of Torino, CCA, CEBRIG-ULB, LABOR), Bernardo Fanfani (University of Torino, IZA, LABOR).