Research
Scientific Focus Areas
Productivity, Growth and Development, Labour Economics, Economics of Sport, Economic History
Publications in Refereed Journals
The Deep Roots of Rebellion, joint with Gaia Narciso (Trinity College Dublin), Journal of Development Economics, forthcoming.
Monopsony power and wages: Evidence from the introduction of serfdom in Denmark, joint with K. Gary (Lund), P. S. Jensen (Linneus), M. Olsson (Lund), C. Radu (SDU) and P. Sharp (SDU), Economic Journal, forthcoming.
Gains from Early Support of a New Political Party, joint with Marco Leonardi (University of Milan), Rossella Mossucca (University of Rome Tor Vergata) and Fabiano Schivardi (Luiss University), Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2021, vol. 190, October, Pages 878-890
A Time to Print, A Time to Reform, joint with Lars Börner (King's College London) and Jared Rubin (Chapman University), European Economic Review, 2021, vol. 138, September.
Total Factor Productivity Convergence in German States since Reunification: Evidence and Explanations, joint with Michael C. Burda (Humboldt University), Journal of Comparative Economics, 2018, vol. 46(1), pages192-211, March.
Product-Marketing Innovation, Skills, and Firm Productivity Growth, joint with Martin Junge (Danish Business Research Academy) and Anders Sørensen (Copenhagen Business School), Review of Income and Wealth, 2016, vol. 62(4), pages 724-757, December.
Solow Residuals without Capital Stocks, joint with Michael C. Burda (Humboldt University), Journal of Development Economics, 2014, vol.109, pages 154-171, July.
Match rigging and the career concerns of referees, joint with Tito Boeri (Bocconi University),
Labour Economics, 2011, vol. 18(3), pages 349-359, June.
TFP in Old and New Europe, joint with Michael C. Burda (Humboldt University),
Comparative Economic Studies, 2009, 51, pages 447-466.
Refereed Book Chapters and other publications
Measuring and Comparing Economic Interaction Based on the Paths and Speed of Infections , joint with Lars Börner (King's College London). The Case Study of the Spread of the Justinianic Plague and Black Death. In: Complexity Economics: Building a New Approach to Ancient Economic History. . ed. /Koenraad Verboven. Cham : Palgrave Macmillan 2021, p. 327-356 (Palgrave Studies in Ancient Economies)
Genoa and Venice: Traders of Prosperity, Growth, and Death, joint with Lars Börner (King's College London),
in Union in Separation – Diasporic Communities in the Eastern Mediterranean (1100-1900), eds. G. Christ et al., Viella, 2015.
The Decline of Professional Football in Italy, joint with Tito Boeri (Bocconi University),
in Handbook on the Economics of Professional Football, eds. J. Goddard and P. Sloane, Edward Elgar, November 2014.
Match Rigging in Italian Professional Soccer: The Economic Determinants of Corruption, joint with Tito Boeri (Bocconi University),
in Match Fixing in International Sports: Existing Processes, Law Enforcement and Prevention Strategies, eds. Mr. Haberfeld and D.L. Sheenan, Springer, 2014.
Working Papers
The Long Goodbye: the Economic Effects of Early Parental Death, joint with Giacomo de Giorgi (University of Geneva) and Mauricio Prado (Copenhagen Business School)
Time for Growth, joint with Lars Börner (King's College London)
The Long-run Impact of Historical Shocks on the Decision to Migrate: Evidence from the Irish Migration, joint with Gaia Narciso (Trinity College Dublin) and Gayane Vardanyan (Trinity College Dublin)
Epidemic Trade, joint with Lars Börner (King's College London), London School of Economics Working Paper
The Italian Job: Media Concentration and Match Rigging in Serie A, joint with Tito Boeri (Bocconi University),
IZA Discussion paper
Evidence on the Impact of Education on Innovation and Productivity, joint with Martin Junge (Danish Business Research Academy) and Anders Sørensen (Copenhagen Business School)
Is ICT a Jack-in-the-Box? A Counterfactual Approach for Identifying Productivity Spillovers
Works in Progress
Intergenerational Mobility in the Long-Run, joint with Giacomo De Giorgi (University of Geneva) and Mauricio Prado (Copenhagen Business School)
Land Resources and Trade, joint with Lisbeth La Cour (Copenhagen Business School)
State-Space Models, Technological Change, and Initial Conditions
Ph. D. Thesis
Essays on Total Factor Productivity Measurement, Humboldt University Berlin, 2010.
Policy Reports
The Impact of ICTs on Employment, first chapter,
European Commission DG General Information
Society and Media, Directorate C - Lisbon Strategy and i2010, January 2009.
Other Articles Published in Books and Journals (in Italian)
Calciopoli Anno Zero, with Tito Boeri,
in Bof, F., Montanari, F., and Silvestri, G. (eds.) Il management del calcio La partita più lunga, Franco Angeli, Milano, pp. 63-74
Solo una Maastricht del Pallone Ci Può Salvare,
Reset Eurozine, 98, July 2006
Refeering Activities
Journal refeering: Economic Journal, Journal of the European Economic Association, Journal of Economic Growth, European Economic Review, Scandinavian Journal of Economics, Journal of Comparative Economics, Labour Economics, Regional Science and Urban Economics, Empirical Economics, Explorations in Economic History, The Economic Record, Comparative Economic Studies, Journal of Economic Surveys, European Review of Economic History, Journal of Economic Issues, Journal of Sport Economics, Economics Bulletin, Omega, International Journal of Law, Crime and Justice, The Social Science Journal, Scandinavian Economic History Review, Nationaløkonomisk Tidsskrift.
Research funding: The Icelandic Research Center (Rannis)
Book refeering: Palgrave, Routledge
Seminar and Conference Presentations
2022: American Economic Association (online)
2021: American Economic Association (online), 10th European Meeting of the Urban Economics Association
(online).
2020: American Economic Association (San Diego), Halle University.
2018: UC Berkeley, Stanford, UC Merced, Santa Clara University, San Francisco University, RWI Essen, American Economic Association (Philadelphia)
2017: Helsinki University, American Economic Association (Chicago), ASREC USA (Boston), 7th Workshop of the fRDB Fellows and Affiliates (Ancona), Culture, Diversity and Economic Development (Groningen), Fifth CEPR Economic History Symposium (London), European Economic Association (Lisbon), European Historical Economics Society Conference (Tuebingen), Conference: Martin Luther's heritage in Economics and Social Science (LUMSA Rome)
2016: University College London, European University Institute, American Economic Association (San Francisco), ASREC Europe (Copenhagen), European Economic Association (Geneva), Final Colloquium 2016 of the CRC 649 (Berlin), 2nd CREA Workshop on Aging, Culture, and Comparative Development (Luxembourg)
2015: London School of Economics, Maastricht University, 6th Annual Workshop on Growth, History and Development (Odense), 5th Workshop of the fRDB Fellows and Affiliates (Bologna), European Historical Economics Society Conference (Pisa), Odense FRESH Meeting.
2014: University of Luxembourg, Humboldt University, Annual Conference of the Royal Economic Society (Manchester), the Eight North American Productivity Workshop (Ottawa), Long-Run Perspectives on Crime and Conflict (Belfast)
2013: Lund, Milano Bicocca, Zurich (KOF-ETH-UZH), Trinity College Dublin, 3rd Workshop of the fRDB Fellows and Affiliates (Naples), European Economic Association (Gothenburg)
2012: UC Davis, Bocconi University, Münster, 2nd Workshop of the fRDB Fellows and Affiliates (Milan), European Economic Association (Malaga)
2011: University of Copenhagen, Union in Separation. Trading Diasporas in the Eastern Mediterranean (1200-1700) (Heidelberg), SEEK Kick-Off Conference (Mannheim), Workshop Referees' careers and corruption in football (Bocconi), European Historical Economics Society Conference (Dublin), Eale Conference (Cyprus)
2010: Milan State University, John F. Kennedy Institute-Free University Berlin, University of Iceland, Verona University, the Sixth North American Productivity Workshop (Rice University, Houston), European Economic Association (Glasgow), Quantile Regression Workshop (Berlin), ICT and Economic Growth Conference (Munich)
2009: Humboldt University, Sole Conference (Boston), the Eleventh European Productivity Workshop (Pisa), Eale Conference (Tallinn), European Economic Association (Barcelona)
2008: Bocconi University, EU KLEMS Final Conference (Groningen), the Fifth North American Productivity Workshop (Stern Business School, New York), the Economics and Psychology of Football (Innsbruck), European Economic Association (Milan), AIEL Conference (Brescia), Conference on Future Demand for Educated Labor (CEBR, Copenhagen)
2007: Bocconi University, Copenhagen Business School, Humboldt University, Workshop on Growth, ICT and Human Capital (CEBR, Copenhagen), the Tenth European Productivity Workshop (Lille), International Conference on Measurement Error (Aston University, Birmingham), 8th IWHCIREQ Macroeconometric Workshop (IWH, Halle).
2006: Bocconi University, Bena Seminar (DIW), Humboldt University, the Fourth North American Productivity Workshop (Stern Business School, New York).
Media Appearances
Denmark: Berlingske, Børsen, Politiken, Information, JP, Tipsbladet
Germany: Der Spiegel, Stern, Berliner Zeitung, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Handelsblatt, RBB, Funkhaus Europa
Italy: Corriere Della Sera, La Repubblica, La Stampa, Gazzetta dello Sport, Il Sole 24 Ore, Radio Montecarlo, RAI-TV, La 7
Japan: Gigazine
Netherlands: Quotenet
Switzerland: Swiss National Radio
UK: BBC, The Economist, The New European
USA: Marginal Revolution, National Affairs, National Review