Lucia DALLA PELLEGRINA 
Associate Professor in Economics
@University of Milano-Bicocca
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RESUME

​Lucia Dalla Pellegrina è Professore Associato di Economia Politica presso il Dipartimento di Economia, Metodi Quantitativi e Strategie di Impresa (DEMS) dell'Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca. È Direttore del Centro di Studi Interdisciplinari in Economia, Psicologia e Scienze Sociali (CISEPS), membro del Centro di Studi Europei (CefES), Università di Milano-Bicocca e del Centro Baffi-Carefin, Università Bocconi, e Ricercatore Associato presso il Centre for European Research in Microfinance (CERMi), Bruxelles. Ha conseguito il Ph.D. in Economia presso l'Università Bocconi nel 2005. I suoi interessi di ricerca si concentrano su credito, microfinanza e studi empirici in ambito giuridico.

RESEARCH FIELDS

Microfinance | Banking | Law and Economics

KEYWORDS

Microfinance | Impact evaluation | Credit | Institutional Economics | Courts | Judicial behavior

most representative publications

  • ​Dalla Pellegrina, L., Mia, A., & Wong, W. (2022). Female Participation and Financial Performance of Microfinance Institutions: Evidence from Transition Economies. DEVELOPMENT POLICY REVIEW, 40(5) [10.1111/dpr.12602].
  • Dalla Pellegrina, L., De Michele, A., Di Maio, G., & Landoni, P. (2021). Fostering savings by commitment: Evidence from a quasi-natural experiment at The Small Enterprise Foundation in South Africa. WORLD DEVELOPMENT, 148 (December 2021) [10.1016/j.worlddev.2021.105660].
  • Dalla Pellegrina, L., De Michele, A., Di Maio, G., Landoni, P., & Parravicini, S. (2021). Group Meeting Frequency andBorrowers’ Repayment Performance in Microfinance: Evidence from a Quasi-natural Experiment in South Africa. JOURNAL OF AFRICAN ECONOMIES, 30(5), 447-477 [10.1093/jae/ejab004].
  • Dalla Pellegrina, L., Skully, M., Wanke, P., Walker, T., & Wijesiri, M. (2021). Does the ownership structure affect firm performance? Evidence from Indian bank efficiency before and after the global financial crisis. INTERNATIONAL TRANSACTIONS IN OPERATIONAL RESEARCH [10.1111/itor.13072].
  • Dalla Pellegrina, L., Di Maio, G., Masciandaro, D., & Saraceno, M. (2020). Organized crime, suspicious transaction reporting and anti-money laundering regulation. REGIONAL STUDIES, 54(12), 1761-1775 [10.1080/00343404.2020.1772963].
  • Dalla Pellegrina, L., Garoupa, N., & Gili, M. (2020). Estimating Judicial Ideal Points in Bi dimensional Courts: Evidence from Catalonia. JOURNAL OF EMPIRICAL LEGAL STUDIES, 17(2), 383-415 [10.1111/jels.12251].
  • Mia, M., Dalla Pellegrina, L., Van Damme, P., & Wijesiri, M. (2019). Financial Inclusion, Deepening and Efficiency in Microfinance Programs: Evidence from Bangladesh. THE EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH, 31(4), 809-835 [10.1057/s41287-018-0188-6].
  • Crosato, L., & Dalla Pellegrina, L. (2019). Safe Credit to the Poor: the Role of Anti-Usury Policies. DEVELOPMENT POLICY REVIEW, 37(3), 423-449 [10.1111/dpr.12370].
  • Varol, O., Garoupa, N., & Dalla Pellegrina, L. (2017). An Empirical Analysis of Judicial Transformation in Turkey. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE LAW, 65(1), 187-216 [10.1093/ajcl/avx013].
  • Dalla Pellegrina, L., Frazzoni, S., Rotondi, Z., & Vezzulli, A. (2017). Does ICT adoption improve access to credit for small enterprises?. SMALL BUSINESS ECONOMICS, 48(3), 657-679 [10.1007/s11187-016-9794-x].
  • Dalla Pellegrina, L., Masciandaro, D., & Pansini, R. (2013). The Central Banker as Prudential Supervisor; Does Independence Matter?. JOURNAL OF FINANCIAL STABILITY, 9(3), 415-427 [10.1016/j.jfs.2013.01.006].
  • Dalla Pellegrina, L., & Garoupa, N. (2013). Choosing between the government and the regions: An empirical analysis of the Italian constitutional court decisions. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF POLITICAL RESEARCH, 52(4), 558-580 [10.1111/1475-6765.12003].
  • Dalla Pellegrina, L. (2011). Microfinance and Investment: A Comparison with Bank and Informal Lending. WORLD DEVELOPMENT, 39(6), 882-897 [10.1016/j.worlddev.2011.03.002].
  • Dalla Pellegrina, L., & Saraceno, M. (2011). Securities Class Actions in the US Banking Sector: Between Investor Protection and Bank Stability. JOURNAL OF FINANCIAL STABILITY, 7(4), 215-227 [10.1016/j.jfs.2010.07.001].

AT CEBRIG

CERMi - Center for European Research in Microfinance