Publications

1. The Fiscal Effects of Political Tenure [CEPR working paper], with D. Iorio and A. Mattozzi, Journal of Economic Behaviour and Organization 2025  [Online appendix]

2. La regolamentazione dei servizi e i suoi effetti economici, with G. Roma e S. Mocetti, Economia Italiana 2024

3. “Keep Friends Close, but Enemies Closer”: Connections and Political Careers, Public Choice 2024

4. Political Polarization and Primary Elections   Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization 2022

5. Intergenerational Transmission in Regulated Professions and the Role of Familism, with O. Bamieh,  Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization 2021  [Bank of Italy WP]  

Working papers

1. Productivity and regulation: evidence from the universe of Italian firms [Bank of Italy WP],  R&R The Economic Journal

with S. Mocetti and G.Roma 

2. Liberalizing the opening of new pharmacies and hospitalizations [Bank of Italy WP] , R&R Journal of Policy Analysis and Management

with A. Riganti  Media coverage: Il Messaggero, Il mattino, Quotidiano Sanità.  Blog: Nada es gratis 

3. The Returns to Occupational Licensing: Evidence from Regression Discontinuities [Bank of Italy WP],  

with O. Bamieh and M. Pagliero

4. Do male leaders choose women? Only if you want them to [Bank of Italy WP],  

with E. Frattola 

5. The Value of Public Employment

with M.Cannella and E. Miglino

Policy Papers

1. High Growth Young Firms in Italy [Bank of Italy WP], 

   with E. Frattola, F. Leombroni, A.Linarello, A.Locatelli, R. Greco, S.Nesi, S. Zuccolalà.

2. Innovative firms unveiled: Economic and Financial Insights from Italian Start-ups 

   with M.G. Cassinis, S. Formai, A. Locatelli, F, Manaresi, E. Manzoli, G. Papini, F. Parlapiano, P. Recchia and S. Zuccolalà.

Policy Reports

Il mercato del lavoro: dati e analisi. Le Comunicazioni obbligatorie. September2021

Il mercato del lavoro in alcune regioni italiane. Le tendenze più recenti. December 2020

Economia della Toscana: November and June 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025.