Matteo Lanzafame

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Matteo Lanzafame is a leading researcher in the intersection of demography, labor productivity, and technological change, with a particular focus on how aging populations and automation reshape economic growth. His most-cited work, “Demography, Growth, and Robots in Advanced and Emerging Economies” (2024), makes a pivotal contribution by providing robust, panel-based estimates of how shifts in population age structure—specifically, increases in young and old dependency ratios—negatively impact labor productivity growth across 90 advanced and emerging economies. This research is among the first to rigorously quantify these demographic drags on a global scale, offering critical insights for policymakers navigating aging workforces. With 4 citations already, the paper is gaining traction as a foundational reference in the growing field of demographic economics. Lanzafame’s work is notable for its methodological rigor and policy relevance, bridging macroeconomics with real-world challenges like robot adoption and labor market adaptation. For students and researchers, his scholarship provides a clear, data-driven framework for understanding one of the most pressing economic issues of the 21st century: how demographic change and automation together shape the future of work and growth.