Dr Luca Andriani
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Overview
Overview
Biography
I have been a lecturer of economics at the Department of Management of Birkbeck University of London since 2011. Prior to this post, I also assumed teaching roles in the Department of Economics of Birkbeck University of London, at the School of Oriental and African Studies and at City University of London. At Birkbeck I am also Funder Co-Director of the Centre for Political Economy and Institutional Studies (CPEIS), Coordinator of the Department of Management Working Paper Series, founder Director of the Video Podcast 5-Minute, and organiser/convenor of the Governance, Institutions, and Sustainability Seminar Series
My research interests focus on two inter-linked research streams: the first one studies the role of social norms and trust on the governance of state-citizens relationship; the second one focuses on the cognitive aspects that influence individuals’ attitudes towards corruption and tax evasion. In this respect, some of the key words of my research interests are: trust, social norms, corruption, tax morale, social capital, state-citizens relationship, institutional dysfunctions.
My works appear in several high-profile international peer-reviewed journals including Cambridge Journal of Economics, Kyklos, Journal of Institutional Economics, Spatial Economic Analysis, Journal of Economics Issues, Strategic Change, and Review of Social Economy.
Administrative responsibilities
- Programme Director, Admission Tutor and Personal Tutor, MSc Entrepreneurship and Innovation
- Programme Director, Admission Tutor and Personal Tutor, MRes Management
- Director Centre for Political Economy and Institutional Studies (CPEIS)
- Coordinator Department of Management Working Paper Series
- Director of the Media Video Series 5-Minute
Visiting posts
- Visiting Scholar , Southwestern University of Finance and Economics (SWUFE), Chengdu, China, 01 April 2024 to 01 April 2024
- Visiting Scholar (Erasmus Fellowship), Athens University of Economics and Business, Athens, Greece, 01 March 2023 to 01 March 2023
- Visiting Erasmus Fellow , Athens University of Economics and Business, 01 July 2022 to 01 August 2022
- Visiting Research Fellow, Institute for the Studies of Regionalism, Federalism and Self-Government (CNR), Rome, Italy, 01 May 2022 to 01 June 2022
- Visiting Fellow (with Scholarship), Collegio Carlo Alberto, Turin, Italy , 01 April 2022 to 01 May 2022
- Visiting Researcher , Institute for the Studies of Regionalism, Federalism and Self-Government (CNR), Rome, Italy, 01 May 2018 to 01 June 2018
- Visiting Scholar, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics (SWUFE), Chengdu, China - 11/2018; 11/2019,
- Visiting Scholar , The Quality of Government Institute, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden, 01 June 2018 to 01 June 2018
- Erasmus Fellowship Visiting Scholar , Athens University of Economics and Business - Occasional basis 2013-2019,
- Visiting Researcher , Palestine Economic Policy Research Institute, Ramallah, West Bank - May/July 2010,
- Visiting Research Student , Athens University of Economics and Business - May/Sept 2009,
Professional memberships
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Membership Internal to Birkbeck University
Member of the Responsible Business Centre, 2020 - present
Member of the Accounting and Finance Research Centre, 2020 - present
Member of the Centre for Innovation Management Research, 2012 - Present
Membership External to Birkbeck University
Academic Member, Athens Institute for Education and Research, Athens, Greece, 2015 - present
Research Associate – Centre for Palestine Studies, SOAS, London, 2012 - present
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy of UK, 2012 - Present
Founded Member of the World Interdisciplinary Network of Institutional Research, 2014 - present
Member of the Social Capital Working Group of the International Initiative for Promoting Political Economy, 2011 - present
Honours and awards
- Erasmus Fellowship Visiting Scholar Athens University of Economics and Business, Athens, Greece , 2013 - 2019,
- Best Conference Paper Transition 2022 – International Scientific Conference, September 2022,
- runner-up for the best conference paper: Ljubo Sirc Centenary Conference on Thirty Years of Transitions, Ljubljana (Slovenia) - Honorary Patronage of the President of the Republic of Slovenia Borut Pahor: 25 September 2020 ,
- Best Conference Paper in Institutional Economics Economic Research Forum Annual Conference 2014,
- Best Year’s Teacher Award Department of Economics, Mathematics and Statistics of Birkbeck University of London, July 2011,
- Best Year’s Teacher Award Department of Economics, Mathematics and Statistics of Birkbeck University of London, July 2009,
ORCID
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Research
Research
Research interests
- Political Economy of Informal Institutions
- Social Capital
- Trust
- Corruption
- Tax Morale
- Prosocial Behaviour
Research overview
My research interests focus on two inter-linked research streams: the first one studies the role of social norms and trust on the governance of state-citizens relationship; the second one focuses on the cognitive aspects that influence individuals’ attitudes towards corruption and tax evasion. In this respect, some of the key words of my research interests are: trust, social norms, corruption, tax morale, social capital, state-citizens relationship, institutional dysfunctions.
My works have been published in several high profile international peer-reviewed journals as well as disseminated though social media channels including blogs and magazines
Research Centres and Institutes
- Co-Director , Centre for Political Economy and Institutional Studies
- Academic Member, Birkbeck Centre for Innovation Management Research
- Academic Member, Responsible Business Centre
- Associate Member, Centre for Palestine Studies - SOAS
- Academic Member , Athens Institute for Education and Research
Research clusters and groups
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Supervision and teaching
Supervision and teaching
Supervision
I welcome enquiries from prospective PhD students who are interested in undertaking research in any of my areas of research interest. Particularly, on the role that social values and norms have on the governance of state-citizens relationship as well as on cognitive aspects that influence individuals’ attitudes towards corruption and tax evasion.
Another aspects I am recently interested is on the inter-play between informal institutions and socio-economic inequality
Current doctoral researchers
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CONRAD DUMBAH
Doctoral alumni since 2013-14
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ASIF KALAM
Teaching
Teaching modules
- Institutions, Governance and Development
- Macroeconomics for Business
- Personal and Academic Skills for Success
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Publications
Publications
Article
- Andriani, Luca and Zixuan, F. and Ashyrov, G. (2026) Social trust and firms innovation in Chinese provinces. Eurasian Business Review ISSN 2147-4281. (In Press)
- Andriani, Luca and Ashyrov, G. and Douarin, E. (2025) Cultural aspects of tax preferences in transition economies. Kyklos: International Review For Social Science 78 (2), pp. 466-492. ISSN 0023-5962.
- Andriani, Luca and Ashyrov, G. (2025) Life satisfaction and tax preferences in transition economies. Economic Systems 49 (3), pp. 101287. ISSN 0939-3625.
- Andriani, Luca and Angelini, P.P. and Filippetti, Andrea (2023) Civic engagement and socio-economic proximity in urban areas. Spatial Economic Analysis ISSN 1742-1772.
- Andriani, Luca and Bruno, R. and Douarin, E. and Stepien-Baig, P. (2022) Is tax morale culturally driven?. Journal of Institutional Economics 18, pp. 67-84. ISSN 1744-1374.
- Kaasa, A. and Andriani, Luca (2022) Determinants of institutional trust: the role of cultural context. Journal of Institutional Economics 18 (1), pp. 45-65. ISSN 1744-1374.
- Andriani, Luca and Lal, S. and Kalam, Asif (2022) Entrepreneurial activities and women empowerment in rural India between microfinance and social capital. Strategic Change: Briefings in Entrepreneurial Finance 31 (2), pp. 227-237. ISSN 1086-1718.
- Andriani, Luca and Ashyrov, G. (2022) Corruption and life satisfaction: evidence from a transition survey. Kyklos: International Review For Social Science 75 (4), pp. 511-535. ISSN 0023-5962.
- Andriani, Luca (2021) Corruption aversion, social capital and institutional trust in a dysfunctional institutional framework: evidence from a Palestinian survey. Journal of Economic Issues 55 (1), pp. 178-202. ISSN 0021-3624.
- Andriani, Luca and Escudero Loaiza, M.M. (2021) Institutional trust and corruption: evidence from Latin America. Revista Debates 15 (1), pp. 247-274. ISSN 1982-5269.
- Batinti, A. and Andriani, Luca and Filippetti, Andrea (2019) Local government fiscal policy, social capital and electoral payoff: evidence across Italian municipalities. Kyklos: International Review For Social Science 72 (4), pp. 503-526. ISSN 0023-5962.
- Andriani, Luca and Zajaczkowska, A. (2017) Institutional quality and illicit capital outflow: a comparative analysis of the Eastern European countries. Journal of Economics and Public Finance 3 (1), pp. 66-78. ISSN 2377-1046.
- Andriani, Luca and Christoforou, A. (2016) Social capital: a roadmap of theoretical and empirical contributions and limitations. Journal of Economic Issues 50 (1), pp. 4-22. ISSN 0021-3624.
- Andriani, Luca (2015) Tax morale and prosocial behaviour: evidence from a Palestinian survey. Cambridge Journal of Economics 40 (3), pp. 821-841. ISSN 0309-166X.
- Andriani, Luca (2015) Putnam’s instrument revisited. The community network of the industrial districts and a new proxy of social capital. Revista Debates 9 (1), pp. 177-204. ISSN 1982-5269.
- Andriani, Luca and Karyampas, D. (2015) Social capital, poverty and social exclusion in Italy. Revista Debates 9 (2), ISSN 1982-5269.
- Andriani, Luca (2014) Is acting prosocially beneficial for the credit market?. Review of Social Economy 72 (3), pp. 354-378. ISSN 0034-6764.
- Andriani, Luca and Sabatini, F. (2014) Trust and prosocial behaviour in a process of state capacity building: the case of the Palestinian Territories. Journal of Institutional Economics 11 (4), pp. 823-846. ISSN 1744-1374.
Book
- Andriani, Luca (2011) Social capital and corruption puzzle: evidence from a Palestinian survey. Jerusalem: Palestine Economic Policy Research Institute. ISBN 9789950374133.
- Andriani, Luca and Ghazawna, H. (2010) Toward policies for promoting trust in the Palestinian labour market. Jerusalem: Palestine Economic Policy Research Institute. ISBN 9789950374027.
Editorial
- Andriani, Luca and Bruno, R. (2022) Introduction to the special issue on institutions and culture in economic contexts. Journal of Institutional Economics 18 (1), pp. 1-14. Cambridge Journals. ISSN 1744-1374.
Monograph
- Batinti, A. and Filippetti, Andrea and Andriani, Luca (2017) Why does social capital increase government performance? The role of local elections across Italian municipalities. London, UK: Birkbeck College, University of London.
- Andriani, Luca (2015) Institutional conformity and regional credit market failures: evidence from the Italian industrial districts. London, UK: Birkbeck College, University of London.
- Andriani, Luca (2014) Fighting corruption and the use of bribes in the Palestinian Territories: with or without social capital?. London, UK: Birkbeck College, University of London.
- Andriani, Luca (2013) Social capital: a road map of theoretical frameworks and empirical limitations. London, UK: Birkbeck College, University of London.
- Andriani, Luca (2013) Is acting prosocially beneficial for the credit market?. London, UK: Birkbeck College, University of London.
- Andriani, Luca and Sabatini, F. (2013) Trust and prosocial behaviour in a process of state capacity building: the case of the Palestinian territories. London, UK: Birkbeck, University of London.
- Andriani, Luca (2012) Tax morale and pro-social behaviour: evidence from a Palestinian survey. Giza, Egypt: Economic Research Forum.
- Andriani, Luca (2012) Social capital, industrial districts and regional unemployment in Italy. London, UK: Birkbeck College, University of London.
- Andriani, Luca (2011) The social capital and corruption puzzle: Evidence from a Palestinian survey.. Jerusalem: Palestine Economic and Policy Research Institute (MAS).
- Andriani, Luca and Karyampas, Dimitrios (2010) Social capital, poverty and social exclusion in Italy. London, UK: Birkbeck College, University of London.
- Andriani, Luca (2010) Social capital, community governance and credit market. London, UK: Birkbeck College, University of London.
- Andriani, Luca and Karyampas, Dimitrios (2009) A new proxy of social capital and the economic performance across the Italian regions. London, UK: Birkbeck College, University of London.
- Andriani, Luca and Cavatorta, Elisa and Ghazawna, H. (2009) Studies on social capital in the Palestinian territories. Jerusalem: Palestine Economic Policy Research Institute.
- Business and community