WORKS IN PROGRESS 

[11.] "The Functioning of a Dictatorship. Institutions and Political Elites in an Authoritarian Regime", (with R. Ganau, M. Moretto and M. Rosli), 2026. 

[10.] "Giolitti and the Great Divergence", (with C. Ciccarelli and R. Ganau), 2026. 

[9.] "Urban Concentration and Regional Industrialisation in Italy (1871-2011)", (with C. Ciccarelli and R. Ganau), 2026. 

[8.] "Climate Shocks and Urban Resilience in Pre-Industrial Italy", (with C. De Cesari and R. Ganau), 2026. 

[7.] "Geopolitical Shocks: EU-Russia Trade Dynamics during the Ukraine War", (with C. De Cesari and R. Ganau), 2026. 

[6.] "Greenwashing and Green Innovations in Europe. A Firm Level-Analysis", (with A. D'Amato, G. Marin, and M. Mazzanti), 2025. 

[5.] "Legacy of Napoleonic Presence and Local Development in Italy", (with R. Ganau and N. Matsiuk). 2026. 

[4.] "Regulation and Innovation: a Causal Inference Approach", (with R. Ganau and N. Matsiuk), 2025. 

[3.] "Organizational Dispersion and Economic Performance in Multi-Unit Firms", (with D. Iacobucci and V. Giannini), Structural Change and Economic Dynamics (R&R), 2025. 

[2.] "Enlightenment and the Long-Term Persistence of Administrative Traditions", (with R. Ganau and N. Matsiuk), The Economic Journal (R&R), 2025. 

[1.] "Sovereignty, Civic Capital, and Local Development. A Historical Perspective in Economic Geography", (with M. Balestra, R. Ganau, N. Matsiuk, M. Pasquato, and R. Pierdicca), Journal of Economic Geography (R&R), 2025. 

PUBLICATIONS

[37.] "Napoleonic Administrative Reforms and Development in the Italian Mezzogiorno", (with C. Ciccarelli and R. Ganau), The Journal of Economic History, 2026. Media coverage: LaVoce.info. 

[36.] "Industry Diversity, Firm Heterogeneity, and Economic Performance", (with R. Ganau), Handbook of Spatial Diversity and Business Economics,  (eds. M. Andersson, Karlsoon, S. and Wixe S.), Oxford University Press, 2025. 

[35.] "Value Chain, Regional Institutions and Firm Growth in Europe", (with R. Ganau and A. Giunta), Journal of Economic Geography, 23, 4, 745-770, 2023. 

[34.] "Multinational Subsidiaries and Green Innovation", (with R. Grandinetti and V. De Marchi), International Business Review, 31, 6, 2022 (IBR Best Journal Paper of the Year Award 2022). 

[33.] "Business Groups, Institutions, and Firm Performance", (with R. Ganau and A. Giunta), Industrial and Corporate Change, 31, 215-233, 2022. 

[32.] "How Local Geography Shapes Firm Geography", (with V. Giannini and D. Iacobucci), Entrepreneurship and Regional Development, 34, 955-976, 2022. 

[31.] "Business Cycle Synchronization among US States. Spatial Effects and Regional Determinants", (with C. Lupi and M. Tabasso), Spatial Economic Analysis, 16, 3, 397-415, 2021.

[30.] "Spinoffs or Startups?. The Effects of Spatial Agglomeration", (with A. Furlan), Industrial and Corporate Change, 29, 4, 1541-1470, 2020.

[29.] "Resource Efficient Eco-Innovations for Circular Economy. Evidence from EU Firms", (with A. D'Amato and M. Mazzanti), Research Policy, 49, 1, 2020.

[28.] "Small Firms and Bank Financing in Bad Times", (with V. Giannini and D. Iacobucci), Small Business Economics, 55, 4, 943-953, 2020. 

[27.] "Do Knowledge-Intensive Business Services Innovate Differently?", (with V. De Marchi and R. Grandinetti), Economics of Innovation and New Technology, 29, 1, 48-65, 2020.

[26.] "Detecting Space-Time Agglomeration Processes Over the Great Recession Using Firm-Level Micro-Geographic Data", (with R. Ganau and Yuting Jiang), Journal of Geographical Systems, 22, 419-445, 2020. 

[25.] "Does Related Variety Affect Regional Resilience? New Evidence from Italy", (with R. Ganau and M. Modica), Annals of Regional Science, 62, 3, 657-680, 2019. 

[24.] "Related Variety and Firm Heterogeneity. What Really Matters for Short-Run Firm Growth?", (with  R. Ganau), Entrepreneurship and Regional Development, 31 (9-10), 768-784, 2019. 

[23.] "Vertical Retatedness and Service Outsourcing. A Firm-Level Analysis”, (with D. Iacobucci and R. Ganau), Industrial and Corporate Change, 28, 4, 753-771, 2019.    

[22.] "Agglomeration, Networking, and the Great Recession”, (with V. Giannini and D. Iacobucci), Regional Studies, 53, 7, 951-952, 2019.   

[21.] “Industrial Relatedness and Regional Resilience in the European Union”, (with R. Ganau and  M. Modica), Papers in Regional Science, 98, 755-778, 2019.

[20.] “Spatial Agglomeration, Global Value Chains and Productivity. Micro-Evidence from Italy and Spain”, (with R. Ganau and A. Giunta), Economics Letters, 169, 43-46, 2018.

[19.] "Distance-Based Agglomeration Externalities and Neighboring Firms' Characteristics", (with R. Ganau), Regional Studies, 52(7), 922-933, 2018. 

[18.] "Local Variety and Firm Diversification. An Evolutionary Economic Geography Perspective", (with D. Iacobucci), Journal of Economic Geography, 16, 1079-1100, 2016. 

[17.] "Spatial Agglomeration and Productivity in Italy. A Panel Smooth Transition Regression Approach", (with A. Fracasso and G. Vittucci Marzetti), Papers in Regional Science, 94, Supplement 1, S39-S68, 2015. 

[16.] "Does the Development of Environmental Innovation Requires Different Resources? Evidence from Spanish Manufacturing Firms", (with V. De Marchi and R. Grandinetti), Journal of Cleaner Production, 94, 1, 211-220, 2015.

[15.] "Linking Emission Trading to Environmental Innovation: Evidence from the Italian Manufacturing Industry", (with S. Borghesi and M. Mazzanti), Research Policy, 44, 4, 669-683, 2015.

[14.] "The Strenght of Strong Ties: How Co-Authorship Affect Productivity of Academic Economists", (with T. de Felice, M. Maggioni and E. Uberti), Scientometrics, 102, 673-699, 2015.   

[13.] "Adoption of Waste-Reducing Technology in Manufacturing. Regional Factors and Policy Issues", (with A. D'Amato and M. Mazzanti), Resource and Energy Economics, 39, 53-67, 2015. 

[12.] "Firm Exit and Spatial Agglomeration", (with S. Montresor and G. Vittucci Marzetti), Small Business Economics, 43, 213-228, 2014.

[11.] "Vertical Disintegration and Spatial Co-Localization: the Case of KIBS in the Metropolitan Region of Milan", (with R. Antonietti and C. Lupi), Economics Letters, 118, 360-363, 2013. 

[10.] "Environmental Innovations in Services. Manufacturing-Services Integration and Policy Trasmissions", (with M. Mazzanti), Research Policy, 42, 9, 1595-1604, 2013. 

[9.] "Production and Financial Linkages in Inter-Firm Networks: Structural Variety, Risk-Sharing, and Resilience", (with S. Montresor and G. Vittucci Marzetti), Journal of Evolutionary Economics, 22, 4, 711-734, 2012. 

[8.] "Agglomeration, Related Variety and Vertical Integration", (with D. Iacobucci), Economic Geography, 88, 3, 255-277, 2012. 

[7.] "The Role of Spatial Agglomeration in a Structural Model of Innovation, Productivity and Export. A Firm-Level Analysis", (with R. Antonietti), Annals of Regional Science, 46, 3, 577-600, 2011.

[6.] "Does Spatial Proximity Matter?. Micro-Evidence from Italy", (with C. Lupi), Internationalization, Technological Change and the Theory of the Firm, (eds. N. De Liso and R. Leoncini), Routledge, London, 2011. 

[5.] Agglomeration, Technology and Business Groups (with D. Iacobucci), Edward Elgar Publishing Cheltham, 1-142, 2007. 

[4.] "Innovation and Economic Performance in Services. A Firm-Level Analysis", (with R. Evangelista and M. Savona), Cambridge Journal of Economics, 30, 3, 435-458, 2006.

[3.] "Spatial Agglomeration and Business Groups", (with D. Iacobucci and E. Morganti), Regional Studies, 40, 5, 1-12, 2006,   

[2.] "From the Industrial District to the District Group. An Insight Into the Evolution of Local Capitalism in Italy", (with F. Brioschi and M.S. Brioschi), Regional Studies, 36, 9, 1037-1052, 2002. 

[1.] "The Choice of the Aggregation Level in the Estimation of Quarterly National Accounts", (with C. Lupi), Review of Income and Wealth, 4, 483-492, 1999.

OTHER PUBLICATIONS

[43.] "Napoleonic Administrative Reforms and Development in the Italian Mezzogiorno", (with C. Ciccarelli and R. Ganau), Quaderni di Storia Economica, n. 54, Banca d'Italia, Roma, 2025. 

[42.] "Fra la via Emilia e il West. Note su industrie e territorio in Emilia Romagna", (with R. Ganau and Nadiia Matsiuk), L'industria italiana contemporanea. Tra declino e ristrutturazione (ed. D. Iacobucci), Carocci Editore, 2024. 

[41.] "Spatial Networking and Firm Organization. The Case of Italy", (with V. Giannini and D. Iacobucci), European Planning Studies, 29, 4, 720-738, 2021.

[40.] "Natural Disasters and Industrial Districts", (with A. Fracasso and G. Vittucci Marzetti), Agglomeration and Firm Performance (eds. F. Belussi and J.L. Hervas-Oliver), Springer International Publishing, Switzerland, 2018.   

[39.] "Does Agglomeration Affect Export?. Evidence from Italian Local Labour Markets", (with E. Di Maria and R. Ganau), Journal of Economic and Social Geography (TESG), 108, 5, 554-570, 2017. 

[38.] "Urban Size and KIBS Vertical Disintegration: the Case of Milan", (with R. Antonietti), European Planning Studies, 24, 12, 2241-2256, 2016. 

[37.] "Do Geographic Concentration and Vertically-Related Variety Foster Firm Producvitity?. Micro-Evidence from Italy", (with R. Ganau and D. Iacobucci), Growth and Change, 47, 2, 197-217, 2016. 

[36.] "Vertical Integration, Organizational Governance, and Firm Performance. Evidence from Italian Business Groups", (with D. Iacobucci), Managerial and Decision Economics, 2015. 

[35.] "Inwards Greenfield FDI and Innovation", (with R. Antonietti and R. Bronzini), Journal of Industrial and Business Economics, 42, 1, 93-116, 2015.

[34.] "Banks, Related Variety and Firms' Investments", (with R. Antonietti, M. Ferrari and S. Tomasini), Letters in Spatial and Resource Sciences, 8,1, 89-99, 2015.  

[33.] "An Explanation of Firms' Internationalization Modes Blending Firm Heterogeneity and Spatial Agglomeration. Micro-Evidence from Italy", (with E. Di Maria and R. Ganau), Environmental and Planning A, 46, 4, 943-962, 2014.  

[32.] "European Emission Trading Scheme and Environmental Innovation: an Empirical Analysis Using CIS Data for Italy", (with S. Borghesi and M. Mazzanti), Giornale degli Economisti e Annali di Economia, 71, 1, 71-97, 2012. 

[31.] "Environmental Innovations in Manufacturing: the Role of Local Network and Internationalization", (with M. Mazzanti e S. Montresor), Industry and Innovation, 19, 8, 1-38, 2012. 

[30.] "Co-Authorship and Productivity Among Italian Economists", (with M. A. Maggioni, E. Uberti and A. de Felice), Applied Economics Letters, 19, 16, 1609-1613, 2012. 

[29.] "Urban Density and Vertical Disintegration: the Case of Service Firms in Milan", (with R. Antonietti), Exploring Knowledge Intensive Business Services. Knowledge Management Strategies (eds. E. Di Maria, R. Grandinetti and B. Di Bernardo), Palgrave MacMillan, London, 2012. 

[28.] "Networking Off Milan: GIS Evidence on Knowledge-Intensive Business Services", (with R. Antonietti), Economia Politica. Journal of Analytical and Institutional Economics, XXIX, 3, 305-318, 2012.

[27.] "Environmentally-Oriented Innovative Strategies and Firm Performance in Services. Micro-Evidence from Italy", (with M. Mazzanti and R. Zoboli), International Review of Applied Economics, 25, 1, 61-85, 2011. 

[26.] "Business Groups and the Boundary of the Firm", (with D. Iacobucci), Management Decision, 46, 9, 1549-1573, 2011. 

[25.] "Do Agglomeration and Technology Affect Vertical Integration?. Evidence from Italian Business Groups", (with D. Iacobucci), International Journal of the Economics of Business, 16, 3, 305-322, 2009. 

[24.] "Spatial Agglomeration, Technological Innovations and Firm Productivity", Growth and Change, 39, 3, 414-435, 2008.  

[23.] "Industrial Districts: Theoretical and Empirical Insights", Handbook of Research on Cluster Theory, (ed. C. Karlsson), Edward Elgar Publishing, Cheltenham, 2008. 

[22.] "The Role of Agglomeration and Technology in Shaping Firm Strategy and Organization", (with D. Iacobucci), Dynamic Capabilities between Firm Organization and Local Systems of Production, (eds. R. Leoncini and S. Montresor), Routledge, London, 2008.  

[21.] "Spatial Knowledge Spillovers and Regional Productivity Growth in Europe", (with R. Leoncini and A. Montini),  Revue d'Economie Regionale et Urbaine, 2, 201-222, 2007.

[20.] "The Production of Italian Economists in Econlit. Quantitative Assessment and Implications for Research Evalutations", (with A. de Felice, M. La Monarca and R. Zoboli),  Economia Politica. Journal of Analytical and Institutional Economics, XXIII, 3, 385-423, 2006. 

[19.] “Attività innovativa e produttività nei distretti industriali italiani. Una analisi a livello di impresa”, Istituzioni e imprese nello sviluppo locale (eds. A. Lopes, M. Lorizio and F. Reganati), Carocci Editore, Roma, 21-40, 2005.  

[18.] "Innovation in Industrial Districts: Evidence from Italy", (with N. De Liso), Industry and Innovation, 12, 3, 383-398, 2005.  

[17.] “Le relazioni economiche tra Italia ed Albania nel lungo periodo”, Europa adriatica. Storia, relazioni, economia, (eds. F. Botta and I. Garzia), Laterza Editore, Roma, 182-202, 2004.  

[16.] The Evolution of Industrial Districts. Changing Governance, Innovation and Internationalization of Local Capitalism in Italy, (with R. Zoboli), Contributions to Economics, Physica Verlag, Heidelberg, 1-347, 2004.

[15.] "The Impact of Innovation on Economic Performance in Services", (with R. Evangelista and M. Savona), The Service Industries Journal, 24, 1, 116-130, 2004. 

[14.] “I censimenti industriali in Italia (1911-1991). Problemi di raccordo ed alcune evidenze empiriche a livello territoriale” (with M. Stampini), Rivista di Storia Economica, XVIII, 2, 217-242, 2002.  

[13.] “Struttura produttiva e sviluppo regionale di lungo periodo in Italia”, (with R. Leoncini and A. Montini), Moneta e Credito, LIV, 216, 461-485, 2001.  

[12.] Diffusione e caratteristiche dei gruppi di piccole e medie imprese nelle aree distrettuali. Dove va il distretto industriale?, (with F. Brioschi), Giuffrè Editore, Milan, 1-287, 2001.  

[11.] Retribuzioni flessibili e partecipazione all’impresa in sistemi locali. Teorie, metodologie, risultati (with R. Fabbri and P. Pini), Franco Angeli, Milan, 1-298, 2001.  

[10.] “Spillover di conoscenza e struttura di mercato in un sistema produttivo locale” (with L. Rizzo), Rivista di Politica Economica, XC, III, IV, 79-101, 2000.  

[9.] “Aggregazione contemporanea e specificazione econometrica nella stima trimestrale dei conti economici nazionali”, (with C. Lupi), Statistica, 2, 239-267, 1999.  

[8.] “Motivazioni e determinanti del premio di risultato nella contrattazione aziendale. Una analisi empirica per le imprese industriali di Bologna”, (with R. Fabbri and P. Pini), Economia & Lavoro, 3-4, 141-160, 1999.

[7.] “Premio di risultato o premio di partecipazione? Modalità contrattuali e determinanti nelle imprese dell’Emilia Romagna” (with R. Fabbri and P Pini), Lavoro e Relazioni Industriali, 2, 55-113, 1999.  

[6.] "Externalities and Long-Term Local Industrial Development. Some Evidence from Italy", (with R. Leoncini), Revue d'Economie Industrielle, 4, 25-39, 1999. 

[5.] “La stima indiretta di serie storiche e le sue implicazioni per la modellistica econometria”, (with C. Lupi), La misurazione delle variabili economiche e i suoi riflessi sulla modellistica econometrica, Annali di Statistica, 127, 25-37, ISTAT-CIDE, Roma, 1998.  

[4.] “Crescita, ciclo economico e cambiamento strutturale della produttività territoriale in Italia”, (with G. Savio), Rivista di Politica Economica, LXXXVII, III, XI, 25-57, 1997.  

[3.] "The Evolution of Industrial Districts in Emilia Romagna", (with S. Brusco, F. Forni, M. Franchi, A. Malusardi and R. Righetti, Local Response to Global Pressures: the Case of Italy and Its Districts, (eds. F. Cossentino, F. Pyke and W. Sengenberger), Research Series n. 103, International Labour Office (ILO), Geneve, 1996. 

[2.] “Il mercato internazionale dell’oro grezzo: una analisi empirica”, (with R. Leoncini), Rivista Internazionale di Scienze Economiche e Commerciali, XXXVII, 6/7, 615-626, 1991.  

[1.] “Variabili demografiche e analisi applicata della domanda: una analisi dei dati di bilancio del consumatore italiano”, Ricerche e Metodi per la Politica Economica, Numero Speciale dei Contributi alla Analisi Economica, SADIBA, Banca d’Italia, 191-235, 1989.