Published Research

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Cicatiello, L., De Simone, E., Di Mascio, F., Gaeta, G. L., Natalini, A., & Worthy, B. (2022). Exploring FOI publicity patterns: The case of Italian municipalities. Government Information Quarterly, 101678. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.GIQ.2022.101678

Cicatiello, L., Ercolano, S., Gaeta, G. L., & Parenti, B. (2022). The effect of natural disasters on nuptiality: evidence from L’Aquila earthquake (Italy). Population and Environment. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1007/s11111-022-00396-y

Capasso, S., Cicatiello L., Santoro, L., & De Simone, E. (2021). Corruption and tax revenues: evidence from Italian regions. Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics. https://doi.org/10.1111/apce.12356

Cicatiello, L., De Simone, E., D’Uva, M., & Gaeta, G. L. (2021). Coproduction and satisfaction with online schooling during the COVID-19 pandemic : evidence from European countries. Public Management Review, 00(00), 1–20. https://doi.org/10.1080/14719037.2021.1990591

De Simone, E., Cicatiello, L., Gaeta, G. L., & Pinto, M. (2021). Expectations About Future Economic Prospects and Satisfaction with Democracy: Evidence from European Countries during the COVID‑19 Crisis. Social Indicators Research. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11205-021-02783-8

Alfano, V., Ercolano, S., & Cicatiello, L. (2021). School openings and the COVID-19 outbreak in Italy. A provincial-level analysis using the synthetic control method. Health Policy. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2021.06.010

Alfano, V., Cicatiello, L., Gaeta, G. L., & Pinto, M. (2021). The Gender Wage Gap among Ph.D. Holders: Evidence from Italy. The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1515/bejeap-2020-0319

Alfano, V., Cicatiello, L., Gaeta, G. L., Gallo, M., & Rotondo, F. (2021). Three is a Magic Number: Evidence on the Effects of the Application of the Three-Point Rule in Italy’s Serie A. Journal of Sports Economics. https://doi.org/10.1177/1527002520975850

Capasso, S., Cicatiello, L., De Simone, E., Gaeta, G. L., & Reis Mourao, P. (2020). Fiscal transparency and tax ethics: does better information lead to greater compliance? Journal of Policy Modeling. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpolmod.2020.06.003

Cicatiello, L., Ercolano, S., Gaeta, G. L., & Pinto, M. (2020). Willingness to pay for environmental protection and the importance of pollutant industries in the regional economy . Evidence from Italy. Ecological Economics, 177(May), 106774. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2020.106774

Cicatiello, L., De Simone, E., Ercolano, S., & Gaeta, G. L. (2020). Assessing the impact of fiscal transparency on FDI inflows. Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, 100892. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seps.2020.100892

Esposito, G., Cicatiello, L., & Ercolano, S. (2020). Reforming railways in the EU: An empirical assessment of liberalisation policies in the European rail freight market. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 132 (November 2019), 606–613. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tra.2019.11.026

Alfano, V., Cicatiello, L., & Maffettone, P. (2019). Giano trifronte. Il Reddito di Cittadinanza: universal basic income, sussidio di disoccupazione o incentivo ad andar sommerso? Rivista Economica Del Mezzogiorno, (3-4/2019), 871–891. https://www.rivisteweb.it/doi/10.1432/96262

De Simone, E., Bonasia, M., Gaeta, G. L., & Cicatiello, L. (2019). The effect of fiscal transparency on government spending efficiency. Journal of Economic Studies, 46(7), 1365–1379. https://doi.org/10.1108/JES-03-2019-0123

Ippolito M., & Cicatiello L. (2019). Political Instability, Economic Inequality and Social Conflict: The Case in Italy. Panoeconomicus, 66(3), 365-383. https://doi.org/10.2298/PAN1903365I

Cicatiello L., De Simone E., Gaeta G. L. (2018). “Cross-Country Heterogeneity in Government Transparency and Citizens’ Political Efficacy”. Administration & Society, 50 (4), 595-623. https://doi.org/10.1177/0095399716666356

Cicatiello L., Di Maio A., Di Majo A. (2017). The Geographical Non-neutrality of the Reform on University Student Fees. Rivista economica del Mezzogiorno, anno XXXI n. 4 pp. 939-958. ISSN 1120-9534. https://www.rivisteweb.it/doi/10.1432/90202

Cicatiello, L., De Simone, E., & Gaeta, G. L. (2017). Political determinants of fiscal transparency: a panel data empirical investigation. Economics of Governance, 18(4), 315-336. ISSN 1435-6104. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10101-017-0192-x

Cicatiello L., Ercolano S., & Gaeta G. L. (2015). Income distribution and political participation: a multilevel analysis. Empirica, 42(2), 447-479. ISSN 0340-8744. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10663-015-9292-4

Cicatiello L., & De Simone E. (2014). Il mercato turistico della penisola sorrentina: un’analisi economica. In: Giovanni Fiorentino. Il destino del luogo. Sorrento, turismo, ambiente, cultura, immaginario. Centro Meridionale Educazione Ambientale, ISBN/ISSN: 9788890898525