Working papers and in progress

▪  Gatti. N., Mazzonna F. , Parchet R., and Pica G. (2022) Opening the labor market to qualified immigrants in absence of linguistic barriers. IZA DP-15631.

▪  Masiero G. , Mazzonna F.,  Steinbach S. (2020) "Happy Pills? Mental Health Effects of the Dramatic Increase of Antidepressant Use" IZA-DP 13727. Reject and Resubmit at the Economic Journal.

▪  Giuntella O. , Stella L., Mazzonna F.  "Retirement, sleep and health".

▪ Melnychuk M., Lindeboom M., Mazzonna F.  "Mental health and retirement". 

• Albertini M., Baxk P., Mazzonna F. "Health and labor market consequences of low-value care: The role of practice style".  

Published (and accepted) papers

▪  Mazzonna F. , Peracchi F. (2023) Are Older People Aware of Their Cognitive Decline? Misperception and Financial Decision Making. Accepted at  Journal of Political Economy. Replication package IZA WP version.

▪  Billari F., Giuntella O. , Stella L., Mazzonna F. (2023)   "Unhealthy Immigrant Sleep Assimilation". Accepted at European Sociological Review.

▪  Gentili E., Mazzonna F. (2023 ) What drives the substitutability between native and foreign workers? Evidence about the role of language. Forthcoming at Economica.

▪  Gatti N., Mazzonna F. (2023) " Cultural differences, intergenerational contacts, and the spread of Covid-19: Evidence from Swiss language regions". Population Studies 77(1): 111-121.

▪  Masiero G. , Mazzonna F. , Santarossa M. (2022)  "The Effect of Absolute versus Relative Temperature on Health and the Role of Social Care". Health Economics, 2022, 31: 1228-1248.

▪  Giuntella O. , Lonsky J., Stella L., Mazzonna F. (2021)   "Immigration Policy and Immigrants’ Sleep. Evidence from DACA". Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 182: 1-12.

▪Mazzonna F. (2020) "Cultural differences in COVID-19 spread and policy compliance: evidence from Switzerland". Covid Economics,  CEPR, issues 33.

▪  Giuntella O., Mazzonna F. (2019) "Sunset Time and the Economic Effects of Social Jetlag: Evidence from US Time Zone Borders".  Journal of Health Economics, 65: 210-226. Previously circulated as "If you don't Snooze you lose health and gain weight: Evidence from a Regression Discontinuity design". IZA Discussion Paper No. 9773 (2015).  [Media coverage: Washington Post; New York post; Daily Mail; Verge Science; theConversation; BSG news; IZA; FBK, viral video on Social Media]. 

▪  Giuntella O.,  Mazzonna F., Nicodemo C., Vargas Silva C. (2019) Immigration and the Reallocation of Work Health Risk.  Journal of Population Economics,  32: 1009-1042.

▪ Mazzonna F., Salari P. (2018) Can a smoking ban save your heart?  Health Economics, 27(10): 1435-1449. 

▪ Gentili E., Masiero G., Mazzonna F. (2017) The role of Culture in Long-term Care. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 143C: 186–200.

▪ Giuntella O., Han W., Mazzonna F. (2017) Sleep Deprivation, Cognitive Skills, and Mental Health: Evidence From an Unsleeping Giant.  Demography,  54(5): 1715–1742. [Media coverage: Verge Science; BSG news; IZA].

▪  Antonova L., Bucher-Koenen T., Mazzonna F. (2017) Long-term health consequences of recessions during working years.  Social Science and Medicine, 187: 134–143. 

▪ Mazzonna F., Peracchi F. (2017) Unhealthy retirement?.  Journal of Human Resources, 52(1): 128–151. [Media coverage: NZZ; wissenschaftskultur] Retirement ages do-files. Replication package.

▪  Giuntella O., Mazzonna F. (2015) Do Immigrants improve the Health of Natives?. Journal of Health Economics, 43: 140–153.

▪ Mazzonna F., Havari E. (2015) Can We Trust Older People’s Statements on their Childhood Circumstances? Evidence from SHARELIFE. European Journal of Population, 31(3): 237–257. 

▪ Mazzonna F. (2014) The long lasting effects of family background: a European cross-country comparison. Economics of Education Review, 40: 25–42. 

▪ Mazzonna F., (2014) The long lasting effects of education on old age health: evidence of gender differences. Social Science and Medicine, 101: 129–138. 

▪ Mazzonna F., Peracchi F. (2012) Ageing, cognitive abilities and retirement. European Economic Review, 56(4): 691–710. 

▪Banks J., Mazzonna F. (2012) The Effect of Education on Old Age Cognitive Abilities: Evidence from a Regression Discontinuity Design. Economic Journal, 122(560): 418–448. 

Book contributions and other invited peer reviewed articles

▪ Mazzonna F., Peracchi F. (2018) The Economics of cognitive ageing. In Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Economics and Finance. Oxford University Press.

▪ Mazzonna F., Peracchi F. (2013) Pattern of cognitive ageing. Active ageing and solidarity between generations in Europe. Börsch-Supan, A., Brandt, M. , Litwin, H. and Weber, G., 199–208. 

▪ Mazzonna F., Tabea Bucher-Koenen (2013) The recent economic crisis and old-age health in Europe. Active ageing and solidarity between generations in Europe. Börsch-Supan, A., Brandt, M., Litwin, H. and Weber, G., 233–242. 

Resting papers

▪  Masiero G. , Mazzonna F. , Verbeek O. (2018) What drives the rise of antidepressant consumption? Evidence from Switzerland. IdEP-WP 2018–01. 

Research grants

▪ Health and economic consequences of low-value mental health care: the case of benzodiazepine (2022--2026). Principal investigator of the Swiss National Foundation (SNF) grant of CHF 735'000  (with Joachim Marti).

▪ Antidepressant medication, mental health and economic crisis (2015--2019). Principal investigator of the Swiss National Foundation (SNF) grant of CHF 212'000  (with Giuliano Masiero and Massimo Filippini).