Stefano Falcone
Postdoctoral Researcher, Institute for Economic Analysis
Stefano Falcone joined the IAE-CSIC and the BSE as a Postdoctoral Researcher in September 2021. He holds two Ph.Ds. in Economics: the first from the University of Siena (2018), where he explored heterodox economic approaches, and the second from the Free University of Brussels (2021), a mainstream program in which he specialized in quasi-experimental methods. His research takes an interdisciplinary perspective on human behavior, with recent work focusing on resource-related conflicts involving land, housing, and employment.
Recent work by Stefano Falcone
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The two faces of agricultural modernisation: How modern farming causes conflict
Agricultural modernisation in Brazil has driven economic growth but also intensified land inequality and redistributive conflict. As capital-intensive farming expands, it displaces rural communities and fuels organised land occupations—highlighting t...
Published 24.07.25