Publications

Work, Leisure, and Well-Being of Families with Children with Disabilities. European Societies, 2026. Joint with Giada Garbini.

Re-partnering and Fertility. Genus, 2024. Joint with Francesca Luppi and Matteo Migheli. 

Allocation of Time and Child Socio-Emotional Skills. Review of Economics of the Household, 2022. Joint with Elena Claudia Meroni and Daniela Piazzalunga.

Non-cognitive Skills and Childcare Attendance. Review of Economics of the Household, 2022. Joint with Daniela Del Boca and Enrica Maria Martino. 

Parental Breakup and Children’s Development: The Role of Time and of Post-separation Conditions. Review of Economics of the Household, 2019. Joint with Arnstein Aassve. 

Information and Women’s Intentions: Experimental Evidence About Child Care. European Journal of Population, 2017. Joint with Vincenzo Galasso, Paola Profeta and Francesco Billari. 

Does Child Care Availability Play a Role in Maternal Employment and Children’s Development? Evidence from Italy. Review of Economics of the Household, 2016. Joint with Ylenia Brilli and Daniela Del Boca. 

On the Regional Labour Market Determinants of Female University Enrolment in Europe. Regional Studies, 2014. Joint with Alessandra Casarico and Paola Profeta. 

Leaving Mum Alone? The Effect of Parental Separation on Children’s

Decisions to Leave Home. European Journal of Population, 2012. Joint with Letizia Mencarini and Elena Meroni.

An Examination of Paternal and Maternal Intergenerational Transmission of Schooling. Journal of Population Economics, 2012.

Grandparenting and Childbearing in the Extended Family. European Journal of Population, 2012. Joint with Arnstein Aassve and Elena Meroni. 

Motherhood and Market Work Decisions in Institutional Context: A European Perspective. Oxford Economic Papers, 2009. Joint with Daniela Del Boca and Silvia Pasqua.

Intra-household Allocation of Resources: Inferences from Non-Resident Fathers’ Child Support Payments. The Economic Journal, 2008. Joint with John Ermisch.

Early Access to Regular Employment and Long-term Immigrant Integration: Evidence from an Italian Amnesty Program. Population and Development Review, forthcoming. Joint with Simona Fiore and Luca Mo Costabella. 

Long-term Impact Evaluation of Early Childhood Conditions When Only Short-term Outcomes Are Available. Evaluation and Program Planning, 2025. Joint with Sharon Picco.

Does Breastfeeding Support at Work Help Mothers, Children, and Employers at the Same Time? Journal of Demographic Economics, 2022. Joint with Emilia Del Bono.

Do Board Gender Quotas Matter? Selection, Performance, and Stock Market Effects. Management Science, 2021. Joint with Giulia Ferrari, Valeria Ferraro, and Paola Profeta.

Conditional Cash Transfer Programs and Household Labor Supply. European Economic Review, 2021. Joint with Daniela Del Boca and Giuseppe Sorrenti. 

Evaluation of the Reggio Approach to Early Education. Research in Economics, 2018. Joint with Pietro Biroli, Daniela Del Boca, James J. Heckman, Lynne Pettler Heckman, Yu Kyung Koh, Sylvi Kuperman, Sidharth Moktan, and Anna L. Ziff.

The Effect of Grandparental Support on Mothers’ Labour Market Participation: An Instrumental Variable Approach. European Journal of Population, 2014. Joint with Bruno Arpino and Lara P. Tavares.

Are Lone Mothers Responsive to Policy Changes? Evidence from a Workfare Reform in a Generous Welfare State. Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2012. Joint with Magne Mogstad.