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Dr Luisanna Onnis
Teams and roles for Luisanna Onnis
Director of the Undergraduate Economics Programmes and Lecturer in Economics
Overview
I am Lecturer in Economics (Assistant Professor) and Director of the Undergraduate Economics Programmes at the Cardiff Business School.
I am an applied economist and my principal research interests include public economics, empirical fiscal policy, subjective well-being, and migration. You can have a look at my papers in my Research page. My detailed curriculum can be found HERE.
Publication
2026
- Onnis, L. et al. 2026. VAT cuts as emergency policy intervention: Evidence from the UK case. Fiscal Studies: The Journal of Applied Public Economics (10.1111/1475-5890.70033)
2025
- Onnis, L. et al. 2025. VAT cuts as emergency policy intervention: Evidence from the UK case.. Working paper. Cardiff: Cardiff Economics Working Papers.
2022
- Bracco, E. and Onnis, L. 2022. Immigration, amnesties, and the shadow economy. Bulletin of Economic Research 74 (4), pp.1135-1162. (10.1111/boer.12337)
2021
- Brown, S. et al., 2021. Life satisfaction and austerity: expectations and the macroeconomy. Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics 95 101780. (10.1016/j.socec.2021.101780)
- Nguyen, A. D. M. , Onnis, L. and Rossi, R. 2021. The macroeconomic effects of income and consumption tax changes. American Economic Journal: Economic Policy 13 (2), pp.439-466. (10.1257/pol.20170241)
2016
- Colombo, E. , Onnis, L. and Tirelli, P. 2016. Shadow economies at times of banking crises: Empirics and theory. Journal of Banking and Finance 62 , pp.180-190. (10.1016/j.jbankfin.2014.09.017)
2015
- Onnis, L. and Tirelli, P. 2015. Shadow economy: Does it matter for money velocity?. Empirical Economics 49 (3), pp.839-858. (10.1007/s00181-015-0914-2)
Articles
- Onnis, L. et al. 2026. VAT cuts as emergency policy intervention: Evidence from the UK case. Fiscal Studies: The Journal of Applied Public Economics (10.1111/1475-5890.70033)
- Bracco, E. and Onnis, L. 2022. Immigration, amnesties, and the shadow economy. Bulletin of Economic Research 74 (4), pp.1135-1162. (10.1111/boer.12337)
- Brown, S. et al., 2021. Life satisfaction and austerity: expectations and the macroeconomy. Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics 95 101780. (10.1016/j.socec.2021.101780)
- Nguyen, A. D. M. , Onnis, L. and Rossi, R. 2021. The macroeconomic effects of income and consumption tax changes. American Economic Journal: Economic Policy 13 (2), pp.439-466. (10.1257/pol.20170241)
- Colombo, E. , Onnis, L. and Tirelli, P. 2016. Shadow economies at times of banking crises: Empirics and theory. Journal of Banking and Finance 62 , pp.180-190. (10.1016/j.jbankfin.2014.09.017)
- Onnis, L. and Tirelli, P. 2015. Shadow economy: Does it matter for money velocity?. Empirical Economics 49 (3), pp.839-858. (10.1007/s00181-015-0914-2)
Monographs
- Onnis, L. et al. 2025. VAT cuts as emergency policy intervention: Evidence from the UK case.. Working paper. Cardiff: Cardiff Economics Working Papers.
Research
I am an applied economist and my principal research interests include public economics, empirical fiscal policy, subjective well-being, and migration.
You can have a look at my papers in my Research page.
Teaching
BS1652 Macroeconomics
BST755 International Economics and Trade
Biography
Work experience
2021- Lecturer of Economics, Cardiff Business School UK.
2017-2021 Lecturer of Economics, Huddersfield Business School UK.
2016-2017 Research Associate, Department of Economics, University of Sheffield, UK.
2014 Visiting Researcher, Institute of Economic Analysis (IAE-CSIC), Barcelona, Spain.
2012-2015 Teaching Associate, Department of Economics, Lancaster University, UK.
2009-2012 Postdoc, Department of Economics, University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy
Education
Ph.D. in Economics, Catholic University of Milan, 2010.
