Research

Publications on journals

  1. Guccio, C., Martorana, M., Mazza, I., Pignataro, G., Rizzo, I., (2020). Is innovation in ICT valuable for the efficiency of Italian museums? European Planning Studies (forthcoming) https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09654313.2020.1865277

  2. Guccio, C., Martorana, M., Mazza, I., Rizzo, I., (2021). Back to the Future: Does the use of information and communication technology enhance the performance of public historical archives? Journal of Cultural Economics, 45, 13-43. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10824-020-09385-1

  3. Cavalieri, M., Di Caro, P., Guccio, C., Lisi, D., (2020). Does neighbours’ grass matter? Testing spatial dependent heterogeneity in technical efficiency of Italian hospitals. Social Science & Medicine, 265, 113506. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0277953620307255

  4. Guccio, C., Martorana, M., Mazza, I., Pignataro, G., & Rizzo, I., (2020). An analysis of the managerial performance of Italian museums using a generalised conditional efficiency model. Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, 72, 100891. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0038012119305488

  5. Guccio, C., Martorana, M., Mazza, I., Pignataro, G., Rizzo, I., (2020). An assessment of the performance of Italian Public Historical Archives: Preservation vs utilisation. Journal of Policy Modelling, 42(6), 1270-1286, ISSN: 0161-8938. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0161893820300107

  6. Cavalieri, M., Guccio, C., Lisi, D., Rizzo, I., (2020). Does Institutional Quality Matter for Infrastructure Provision? A Non-Parametric Analysis for Italian Municipalities, Italian Economic Journal, 6(3), pp. 521-562, ISSN: 2199-322X. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40797-019-00111-1

  7. Finocchiaro Castro, M., Guccio, C., (2020). Birds of a feather flock together: Trust in government, political selection and electoral punishment, Public Choice, 184(3-4), pp. 263-287, ISSN: 0048-5829. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11127-019-00759-4

  8. Auteri, M., Guccio, C., Pammolli, F., Pignataro, G., Vidoli, F., (2019). Spatial heterogeneity in non-parametric efficiency: an application to Italian hospitals, Social Science & Medicine, 239, 112544, ISSN:0277-9536. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0277953619305386

  9. Finocchiaro Castro, M., Ferrara P.L., Guccio, C., Lisi., D. (2019). Medical Malpractice Liability and Physicians’ Behavior: Experimental Evidence, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 166, 646-666, ISSN: 0167-2681. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167268119302549

  10. Cavalieri, M., Cristaudo, R., Guccio, C., (2019). Tales on the dark side of the transport infrastructure provision: a systematic literature review of the determinants of cost overruns. Transport Reviews, 39 (6), 774-794, ISSN: 0144-1647. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01441647.2019.1636895

  11. Guccio, C., Lisi, D., Rizzo, I., (2019). When the purchasing officer looks the other way: on the waste effects of debauched local environment in public works execution. Economics of Governance, 20(3), 205-236, ISSN: 1435-6104. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10101-019-00223-5

  12. Cavalieri, M., Cristaudo, R., Guccio, C. (2019) On the magnitude of cost overruns throughout the project life-cycle: An assessment for the Italian transport infrastructure projects. Transport Policy, 79, 21-36, ISSN: 0967-070X, DOI: 10.1016/j.tranpol.2019.04.001 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0967070X18303342

  13. Cavalieri, M., Cristaudo, R., Ferrante, L., Guccio, C. (2019). Does the Project Design Matter for the Performance of Infrastructure Execution? An Assessment for Italy. Italian Economic Journal, 5(1), 39-77, ISSN: 2199-322X. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40797-018-00082-9

  14. Guccio, C., Mignosa, A., Rizzo, I. (2018). Are public state libraries efficient? An empirical assessment using network Data Envelopment Analysis. Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, 64, 78-91, ISSN: 1354-8166. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0038012117301295

  15. Cavalieri, M., Guccio. C., Rizzo. I. (2108). Does corruption and the institutional characteristics of the contracting authorities affect the execution of healthcare infrastructures? An empirical investigation for Italy. Journal of Public Procurement, 18 (2), 148-164, ISSN: 1535-0118. https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/JOPP-06-2018-010/full/html

  16. Guccio, C., Mazza, I., Mignosa, A., Rizzo, I. (2018). A round trip on decentralization in the tourism sector, Annals of Tourism Research, 72, 140-155, ISSN: 0160-7383, doi DOI: 10.1016/j.annals.2018.07.007 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160738318300744

  17. Finocchiaro Castro, M., Guccio, C., (2018). Measuring Potential Efficiency Gains from Mergers of Italian First Instance Courts through Nonparametric Model. Public Finance Review, 46 (1), 83-116, ISSN: 1091-1421, doi: DOI: 10.1177/1091142116652723 https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1091142116652723

  18. Finocchiaro Castro, M., Guccio, C., Pignataro, G., Rizzo, I., (2018). Is competition able to counteract the inefficiency of corruption? The case of Italian public works. Journal of Industrial and Business Economics - Economia e Politica Industriale, 45 (1), 55-84. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40812-017-0086-5

  19. Cavalieri, M., Guccio, C., Lisi, D., Pignataro, G., (2018). Does the Extent of per Case Payment System Affect Hospital Efficiency? Evidence from the Italian NHS. Public Finance Review, 46 (1), 117-149, ISSN: 1091-1421, doi: DOI: 10.1177/1091142116652723 https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1091142116651487

  20. Guccio C, Martorana MF, Mazza I (2017). The efficiency change of Italian public universities in the new millennium: a non-parametric analysis. Tertiary Education and Management, 23 (3), 222-236, ISSN: 1358-3883, DOI. 10.1080/13583883.2017.1329451. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13583883.2017.1329451

  21. Guccio, C., Lisi, D., Mignosa, A., Rizzo, I., (2017). Does cultural heritage monetary value have an impact on visits? An assessment using Italian official data. Tourism Economics, 24(3), 297-318 ISSN: 1354-8166, doi DOI: 10.1177/1354816618758729. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1354816618758729

  22. Guccio C, Lisi D, Martorana M, Mignosa A (2017). On the role of cultural participation in tourism destination performance: an assessment using robust conditional efficiency approach. Journal of Cultural Economics, 41(2): 129-154, ISSN: 0885-2545. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10824-017-9295-z

  23. Cavalieri M, Guccio C, Rizzo I (2017). On the role of environmental corruption in healthcare infrastructures: An empirical assessment for Italy using DEA with truncated regression approach. Health Policy, 121 (5), pp. 515-524, ISSN: 0168-8510. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0168851017300544

  24. Cuccia T, Guccio C, Rizzo I (2017). UNESCO sites and performance trend of Italian regional tourism destinations: A two-stage DEA window analysis with spatial interaction. Tourism Economics, vol. 23, p. 316-342, ISSN: 1354-8166 https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1354816616656266

  25. Guccio C, Lisi D (2016). Thus do all. Social interactions in inappropriate behavior for childbirth services in a highly decentralized healthcare system. Regional Science and Urban Economics, vol. 61, p. 1-17, ISSN: 0166-0462, doi: 10.1016/j.regsciurbeco.2016.08.004 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0166046216301557

  26. Guccio C, Martorana MF, Monaco L (2016). Evaluating the Impact of the Bologna Process on the Efficiency Convergence of Italian Universities: A Non-parametric Frontier Approach. Journal of Productivity Analysis, vol. 45, p. 275-298, ISSN: 0895-562X, doi: DOI 10.1007/s11123-015-0459-6 https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s11123-015-0459-6

  27. Ancarani A, Guccio C, Rizzo I (2016). An empirical assessment of the role of firms' qualification in public contracts execution. Journal of Public Procurement, vol. 16, p. 554-582, ISSN: 1535-0118 https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/JOPP-16-04-2016-B006/full/html

  28. Guccio C, Lisi D, Pignataro G (2016). Readmission and hospital quality under different payment regimes. FINANZARCHIV/Public Finance Analysis, vol. 72, p. 453-474, ISSN: 0015-2218, doi: 10.1628/001522116X14764450192180 https://www.mohrsiebeck.com/artikel/readmission-and-hospital-quality-under-different-payment-regimes-101628001522116x14764450192180

  29. Cuccia T, Guccio C, Rizzo I (2016). The effects of UNESCO World Heritage List inscription on tourism destinations performance in Italian regions. Economic Modelling, vol. 53, p. 494-508, ISSN: 0264-9993, doi: 10.1016/j.econmod.2015.10.049 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264999315003454

  30. Guccio C, Martorana MF, Mazza I (2016). Efficiency assessment and convergence in teaching and research in Italian public universities. Scientometrics, vol. 107, p. 1063-1094, ISSN: 0138-9130, doi: 10.1007/s11192-016-1903-8. https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s11192-016-1903-8.pdf

  31. Guccio C, Mignosa A, Rizzo I (2016). Le imprese culturali e creative in Italia: il caso delle biblioteche pubbliche statali e della loro performance. L'INDUSTRIA, vol. XXXVII, p. 237-256, ISSN: 0019-7416. https://www.rivisteweb.it/doi/10.1430/84074

  32. Finocchiaro Castro M, Guccio C (2015). Bottlenecks or Inefficiency? An Assessment of First Instance Italian Courts' Performance. Review of Law & Economics, vol. 11, p. 317-354, ISSN: 1555-5879, doi: DOI 10.1515/rle-2015-0030 https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/rle-2015-0030/html

  33. Finocchiaro Castro M, Guccio C, Rizzo I (2014). An assessment of the waste effects of corruption on infrastructure provision. International Tax and Public Finance, vol. 21, p. 813-843, ISSN: 0927-5940, doi: DOI 10.1007/s10797-014-9312-5. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10797-014-9312-5

  34. Guccio C, Mignosa A (2014). An empirical investigation of the impact of redistribution on leisure in OECD countries. International Journal of Public Policy, vol. 10, p. 296-314, ISSN: 1740-0600. https://www.inderscienceonline.com/doi/abs/10.1504/IJPP.2014.065013

  35. Guccio C, Pignataro G, Rizzo I (2014). Do local governments do it better? Analysis of time performance in the execution of public works. European Journal of Political Economy, vol. 34, p. 237-252, ISSN: 0176-2680, doi: 10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2014.01.010. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0176268014000111

  36. Guccio C, Pignataro G, Rizzo I (2014). Evaluating the efficiency of public procurement contracts for cultural heritage conservation works in Italy. Journal of Cultural Economics, vol. 38, p. 43-70, ISSN: 0885-2545, doi: 10.1007/s10824-012-9194-2. https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s10824-012-9194-2.pdf

  37. Cavalieri M, Guccio C, Lisi D, Pignataro G., (2014). Financial Incentives and Inappropriateness in Healthcare: Evidence from Italian Cesarean Sections. FINANZARCHIV/Public Finance Analysis, vol. 70, p. 430-457, ISSN: 0015-2218. https://www.jstor.org/stable/43297215

  38. Guccio C, Mazza I (2014). On the political determinants of the allocation of funds to heritage authorities. European Journal of Political Economy, p. 18-38, ISSN: 0176-2680, doi: 10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2013.12.004 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0176268013001031

  39. Finocchiaro Castro M, Guccio C., (2014). Searching for the source of technical inefficiency in Italian judicial districts: an empirical investigation. European Journal of Law and Economics, vol. 38, p. 369-391, ISSN: 0929-1261, doi: 10.1007/s10657-012-9329-0 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10657-012-9329-0

  40. Finocchiaro Castro M, Guccio C, Pignataro G, Rizzo I., (2014). The effects of reimbursement mechanisms on medical technology diffusion in the hospital sector in the Italian NHS. Health Policy, vol. 115, p. 215-229, ISSN: 0168-8510, doi: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2013.12.004 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0168851013003151

  41. Guccio C, Pignataro G, Rizzo I (2014). Decentralization and public works procurement in Italy. L'INDUSTRIA, vol. XXXV, p. 671-696, ISSN: 0019-7416. https://www.rivisteweb.it/doi/10.1430/78942

  42. Cavalieri M, Gitto L, Guccio C (2013). Reimbursement systems and quality of hospital care: an empirical analysis for Italy. Health Policy, vol. 111, p. 273-289, ISSN: 0168-8510, doi:10.1016/j.healthpol.2013.05.014. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0168851013001516

  43. Finocchiaro Castro M, Guccio C, Rizzo I (2013). Performance nella realizzazione dei lavori pubblici e corruzione: un'indagine empirica. Rassegna Economica, vol. 1, p. 149-168, ISSN: 0390-010X.

  44. Guccio C, Mignosa A (2013). Socio-economic and political determinants of leisure related expenditure. A cross-country investigation. Rivista di Diritto Finanziario e Scienza delle Finanze, p. 376-400, ISSN: 0035-6131.

  45. Guccio C, Pignataro G, Rizzo I (2012). Determinants of adaptation costs in procurement: An empirical estimation on Italian public works contracts. Applied Economics, vol. 44, p. 1891-1909, ISSN: 0003-6846, doi: 10.1080/00036846.2011.556589. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00036846.2011.556589

  46. Guccio C, Pignataro G, Rizzo I (2012). Measuring the efficient management of public works contracts: a non-parametric approach. Journal of Public Procurement, vol. 4, p. 528-546, ISSN: 1535-0118. https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/JOPP-12-04-2012-B003/full/html

  47. Finocchiaro Castro M, Guccio C, Rizzo I (2011). Public intervention on heritage conservation and determinants of heritage authorities' performance: a semi-parametric analysis. International Tax and Public Finance, vol. 18, p. 1-16, ISSN: 0927-5940, doi: 10.1007/s10797-010-9132-1. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10797-010-9132-1

  48. Catalfo P, Cavalieri M, Guccio C (2011). Finanziamento dei teaching hospitals: tra risorse immateriali e sistema di misurazione della performance. MECOSAN, vol. 77, p. 51-74, ISSN: 1121-6921.

  49. Guccio C, Mignosa A (2010). Sustainability, management, and conservation of cultural heritage in international cooperation programs: a euro-mediterranean perspective. Mediterranean Journal of Human Rights, vol. 14 n. 1, p. 119-142, ISSN: 1027-4375.

  50. Cavalieri M, Guccio C (2009). Effects of Decentralization and Cost Containment Policies on the Public Share of Health Expenditure in Italy. Rivista di Diritto Finanziario e Scienza delle Finanze, vol. LXVIII (1), p. 35-68, ISSN: 0035-6131.

  51. Guccio C, Pignataro G, Rizzo I (2009). Selezione dei fornitori e incentivi alla rinegoziazione in contratti incompleti: rilevanza empirica nel settore dei lavori pubblici. Rivista Italiana degli Economisti, vol. XIV (2), p. 311-344, ISSN: 1593-8662.

  52. Catanoso P, Finocchiaro Castro M, Guccio C (2007). Law Enforcement and Corruption Behaviour: An Experimental Approach. Rivista di Diritto Finanziario e Scienza delle Finanze, vol. LXVI, p. 490-516, ISSN: 0035-6131.

  53. Guccio C, Pignataro G, Rizzo I (2006). Efficiency of procurement procedures for medical devices. Rivista di Politica Economica, vol. I-II, p. 177-200, ISSN: 0035-6468.

  54. Guardabasso V, Guccio C, Spampinato G, Lupo V (2005). Essential levels of care and mode of admission: a trial of cost-volume contracts. Annali di Igiene Medicina Preventiva e di Comunità, vol. 17(4), p. 289-296, ISSN: 1120-9135.

  55. Guccio C, Pignataro G (2002). Efficienza e caratteristiche dell'attività assistenziale degli ospedali di insegnamento in Italia. Politiche Sanitarie, vol. 3, p. 129-146, ISSN: 1590-069X.

  56. Guccio C (2001). Case-Mix Ospedaliero nella Sanità Universitaria Italiana. Politiche Sanitarie, vol. 2, n.ro 3, p. 145-161, ISSN: 1590-069X.

Publications on books

  1. Guccio, C., Pignataro, G., & Rizzo, I. (2019). An Assessment of the Efficiency of Decentralization in the Execution of Public Works. In: Kunizaki, M., Nakamura, K., Sugahara, K., Yanagihara, M., (edited by) Advances in Local Public Economics: Theoretical and Empirical Studies (pp. 175-193). Springer, Singapore. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-13-3107-7_10

  2. Guccio, C., Lisi, D., & Martorana, M. (2019). Efficiency of Italian Early Child Care Provision: A Bootstrapped DEA Assessment. In: Kunizaki, M., Nakamura, K., Sugahara, K., Yanagihara, M., (edited by) Advances in Local Public Economics: Theoretical and Empirical Studies (pp. 233-248). Springer, Singapore. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-13-3107-7_13

  3. Cavalieri, M., Giardina, E., Guccio, C., & Mazza, I. (2019). Federalism, Party Competition and Public Expenditure: Empirical Findings on Regional Health Expenditure in Italy. In: Kunizaki, M., Nakamura, K., Sugahara, K., Yanagihara, M., (edited by) Advances in Local Public Economics: Theoretical and Empirical Studies (pp. 315-343). Springer, Singapore. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-13-3107-7_17

  4. Guccio, C., Levi Sacerdotti, S, Rizzo, I. (2017) An empirical investigation of cultural tourists preferences and behaviours in a destination with mixed environmental features. In: Ateca-Amestoy, V.M., Ginsburgh, V., Mazza, I., O’Hagan, J., Prieto-Rodriguez, J., (edited by) Enhancing Participation in the Arts in the EU, pp. 249-265, Springer International Publishing, ISBN: 978-3-319-09095-5. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-09096-2_17

  5. Guccio, C, Lisi D, Rizzo I (2017) Institutional and Social Quality of Local Environment and Efficiency in Public Works Execution. In: Khi V. Thai, (edited by) Global Public Procurement Theories and Practices. p. 199-212, Springer International Publishing, Singapore, ISBN: 978-3-319-49279-7. https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/978-3-319-49280-3_11.pdf

  6. Guccio, C, Martorana MF, Mazza I, Rizzo I (2016) Technology and public access to cultural heritage: the Italian experience on IT for public historical archives. In: Borowiecki KJ, Forbes N, Fresa A, (edited by) Cultural Heritage in a Changing World. pp. 55-75, Springer International Publishing, Singapore: ISBN: 978-3-319-29542-8, doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-29544-2_4. https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.12657/28109/1001885.pdf?sequence=1#page=82

  7. Cuccia, T, Guccio C, Rizzo I (2014) Italian UNESCO Sites and the Performance of Tourist Destinations at the Regional Level. In: Mazzola F, Musolino, D, Provenzano, V. (edited by) Reti, Nuovi Settori e Sostenibilità - Prospettive per l’analisi e le politiche regionali. p. 153-170, Franco Angeli, Milano: ISBN: 978-88-917-0887-8. https://www.torrossa.com/gs/resourceProxy?an=3111953&publisher=FM0520#page=154

  8. Guccio, C, Rizzo I. (2013) Public spending for conservation in Italy. In: Rizzo, I. & Mignosa A., (edited by) Handbook on the Economics of Cultural Heritage. pp. 508-525, Edward Elgar: Cheltenham, UK/Northampton, MA, ISBN: 978-0-85793-099-6. https://www.elgaronline.com/downloadpdf/edcoll/9780857930996/9780857930996.00042.pdf

  9. Guccio, C, Pignataro G, Rizzo I (2007). Efficiency of procurement procedures for medical devices. In: Piga G, Thai K.V., (edited by) The Economics of Public Procurement. pp. 133-156, Palgrave Macmillan, London, ISBN: 978-0-230-52086-8.

  10. Guccio, C., Mazza, I. (2005). Analisi politico-economica del finanziamento regionale dei beni culturali. In: Mignosa A., Rizzo I., (edited by) Tutela e valorizzazione dei beni culturali in Sicilia. p. 116-149, Franco Angeli, Milano: ISBN: 9788846468888.

  11. Guccio, C. (2005). Le politiche di riforma organizzativa ed istituzionale nel sistema ospedaliero italiano. In: Guccio C, Pignataro G, Rizzo I, (edited by) Finanziamento e valutazione dei servizi ospedalieri. Aspetti metodologici e applicativi di una sperimentazione interregionale. pp. 15-53, Franco Angeli, Milano: ISBN: 9788846460035.

Other publications

  1. Guccio, C, Pollichino G, Levi Sacerdotti S, Rizzo I (2012) Il profilo dei turisti con motivazioni culturali: analisi comparata attraverso GPS e questionari sui visitatori del Lago d'Orta. In: Asero V; D'Agata R; Tomaselli V, (edited by) Turismo e territorio: analisi empiriche ed approcci metodologici. p. 85-99, McGraw-Hill Education, ISBN: 978-88-386-9078-5.

  2. Catalfo, P, Cavalieri, M., Guccio, C. (2011) Finanziamento dei teaching hospitals: tra risorse immateriali e sistema di misurazione della performance. MECOSAN, vol. 77, p. 51-74, ISSN: 1121-6921.

  3. Guccio, C, Pollicchino G, Levi Sacerdotti S, Rizzo I (2011) Analysis of cultural tourists’ behaviors through global positioning (GPS) technology: the case of Orta Lake visitors. In: Asero V, D'Agata R, Tomaselli V, (edited by) Turisti per caso? Il turismo sul territorio: motivazione e comportamenti di spesa. p. 151-156, Bonanno Editore, Acireale (CT): ISBN: 9788877968494.

  4. Finocchiaro Castro, M, Guccio C (2009) Efficiency Analysis of Heritage Authorities: a DEA-bootstrap approach. In: Book of Short Papers. 7° Meeting of the Classification and Data Analysis Group of the Italian Statistical Society. Catania, 9-11 settembre 2009, pp. 493-496, CLEUP, Padova: ISBN: 978-88-6129-406-6.

  5. Guccio, C., Pignataro, G., Rizzo, I. (2008) Adaptation Costs in Public Works Procurement in Italy. In: Thai, K. (edited by) ENHANCING BEST PRACTICES IN PUBLIC PROCUREMENT - 3rd international public procurement conference proceedings. pp. 899-923, Amsterdam: IPPC, ISBN: 0-9668864-2-9.

  6. Guccio, C., Pignataro, G., Rizzo, I. (2006) Efficiency of procurement procedures for medical equipment. Supplement to The European Journal of Health Economics, vol. 7, p. S41, ISSN: 1618-7598, doi: 10.1007/s10198-006-0368-8.

  7. Cavalieri, M., Guccio, C. (2006) The determinants of region al health expenditure in a decentralized system. Supplement to The European Journal of Health Economics, vol. 7, p. S24-S25, ISSN: 1618-7598, doi: 10.1007/s10198-006-0368-8.

  8. Guccio, C., Pignataro, G. (2002) Patients’ choice and quality of care in teaching hospitals. Supplement to The European Journal of Health Economics, vol. 3, p. S72, ISSN: 1618-7598, doi: 10.1007/s101980200000.

Working papers/work in progress/paper submitted

  1. Finocchiaro Castro, M., Guccio, C., (2021). Does greater discretion improve the performance in the execution of public works? Evidence from the reform of discretionary thresholds in Italy, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics, Kiel, Hamburg. https://www.econstor.eu/handle/10419/247648

  2. Finocchiaro Castro, M., Ferrara, P.L., Guccio, C., Lisi, D., (2021). Optimal mixed payment system and medical liability. A laboratory study, MPRA Paper 110276, University Library of Munich, Germany. https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/id/eprint/110276

  3. Ferrara, PL., Guccio, C., & Scaglioni, C. (2021). Is Transparency a Free Lunch? Evidence from the Italian Local Health Authorities, EconStor Preprints 243164, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics. https://www.econstor.eu/handle/10419/243164

  4. Finocchiaro Castro, M., Guccio, C., & Romeo, D., (2021). An Eco-efficiency Analysis of Space Agencies Launching Activities, EconStor Preprints 243123, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics. https://www.econstor.eu/handle/10419/243123

  5. Guccio C. (2021) Measuring resilience and fatality rate during the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic in Northern Italy: a note, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics, Kiel, Hamburghttp://hdl.handle.net/10419/231374. https://www.econstor.eu/handle/10419/231374

  6. Cavalieri, M., Finocchiaro Castro, M, & Guccio, C. (2020). Does the Fish Rot from the Head? Organised Crime and Educational Outcomes in Southern Italy (SIEP Working Paper No. 97). http://www.siepweb.it/siep/images/joomd/1600851436Cavalieri_et_al_WP_SIEP_763.pdf. (submitted)

  7. Guccio, C., Lisi, D., Martorana, M. F., & Pignataro, G. (2020). Incorporating quality in the efficiency assessment of hospitals using a generalized directional distance function approach (No. 20/17). HEDG, c/o Department of Economics, University of York. ISSN: 1751-1976, (submitted)

  8. Guccio, C., Martorana, M. F., Mazza, I., Pignataro, G., & Rizzo, I. (2020). Is innovation in ICT valuable for the efficiency of Italian museums? (SIEP Working Paper No. 95) http://www.siepweb.it/siep/images/joomd/1599562244Guccio_et_al_WP_SIEP_761.pdf., submitted to European planning Studies

  9. Guccio, C., Martorana, MF., Mazza, I., Pignataro, G., Rizzo, I. (2019) An analysis of the efficiency of Italian museums using a generalised conditional efficiency model, ACEI WORKING PAPER SERIES, vol. AWP-06-2019, http://www.culturaleconomics.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/AWP_06_2019.pdf.

  10. Finocchiaro Castro, M. F., Ferrara, P., Guccio, C., & Lisi, D. (2018). Medical Malpractice Liability and Physicians’ Behavior: Experimental Evidence. HEDG WORKING PAPER, University of York, vol. WP 18/11, p. 1-36, ISSN: 1751-1976.

  11. Cavalieri, M, Di Caro P, Guccio C, Lisi D. (2017) Does neighbour's grass matter? Exploring the spatial dependent heterogeneity in technical efficiency of Italian hospitals. HEDG WORKING PAPER, University of York, vol. WP 17/13, p. 1-36, ISSN: 1751-1976.

  12. Guccio, C, Mignosa A. Rizzo I. (2017) Disentangle Inefficiency in the Production Activities of Italian National Libraries: A Network DEA Approach, ACEI WORKING PAPER SERIES, vol. AWP-04-2017, http://www.culturaleconomics.org/awp/AWP-04-2017.pdf.

  13. Guccio, C, Lisi D, Mignosa A, Rizzo I (2017) Has Cultural Heritage Monetary Value an Impact on Visits? An Assessment Using Italian Official Data, ACEI WORKING PAPER SERIES, vol. AWP-02-2017, http://www.culturaleconomics.org/awp/AWP-02-2017.pdf

  14. Guccio, C, Martorana M, Mazza I, Rizzo I (2016) Back to the Future. The effect of digital technology on the performance of public historical archives, ACEI WORKING PAPER SERIES, vol. AWP-10-2016, http://www.culturaleconomics.org/awp/AWP-10-2016.pdf.

  15. Cavalieri, M, Guccio C, Lisi D, Pignataro G (2015) Does the Extent of Per-Case Payment System Affect Hospital Efficiency? Evidence from the Italian NHS. HEDG WORKING PAPER, University of York, vol. WP 15/29, p. 1-45, ISSN: 1751-1976.

  16. Guccio, C, Lisi D (2014) Social interactions in inappropriate behavior for childbirth services. Theory and evidence from the Italian hospital sector. HEDG WORKING PAPER, vol. WP 14/28, p. 1-36, ISSN: 1751-1976.

  17. Cuccia, T, Guccio, C., Rizzo, I. (2013) Does UNESCO inscription affect the performance of tourism destinations? A regional perspective, ACEI WORKING PAPER SERIES, vol AWP-4-2013, http://www.culturaleconomics.org/awp/AWP-04-2013.pdf