Research

• Journal Articles

47. Battiston, P., Sacco, P.L., Stanca, L. (2022) "Cover effects on citations uncovered: Evidence from Nature", Journal of Informetrics,16(2).

46. Colombo, E., Rotondi, V., Stanca, L. (2022) "The Day after the Bomb: Well-being Effects of Terrorist Attacks in Europe", Social Indicators Research, 160(1), 115-132.

45. Colombo, E., Rotondi, V., Stanca, L. (2018), "Macroeconomic Conditions and Well-being: Do Social Interactions Matter?", Applied Economics.

44. Colombo, E., Rotondi, V., Stanca, L. (2018). "Macroeconomic Conditions and Health: Inspecting the Transmission Mechanism", Economics and Human Biology, 28, 29–37

43. Rotondi, V., Stanca, L., Tomasuolo, M. (2017). "Connecting Alone: Smartphone Use, Quality of Social Interactions and Well-being", Journal of Economic Psychology, 63, 17-26.

42. Gamba, A., Manzoni, E., Stanca, L. (2017). “Social Comparison and Risk Taking Behavior”, Theory and Decision, 82(2), 221-248.

41. Pagani, L., Argentin, G., Gui, M., & Stanca, L., "The Impact of Digital Skills on Educational Outcomes: Evidence from Performance Tests", Educational Studies.

40. Rotondi, V., Stanca, L. (2015), “The Effect of Particularism on Corruption: Theory and Empirical Evidence”, Journal of Economic Psychology, 51, 219-235.

39. Battiston, P., Stanca, L. (2015), “Boundedly Rational Opinion Dynamics in Social Networks: Does Indegree Matter?”, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, forthcoming.

38. Stanca, L., Veenhoven, R. (2015), “Consumption and Happiness: an Introduction”, International Review of Economics, 62(2), 91-99.

37. Faravelli, M., Stanca, L. (2014),"Economic Incentives and Social Preferences: Causal Evidence of Non-Separability", Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization,108, 273-289.

36. Colombo, E., Stanca, L. (2014), "Measuring the Monetary Value of Social Relations: a Hedonic Approach", Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics, 50, 77-87.

35. Colombo, E., Stanca, L. (2014), “The Impact of Training on Productivity: Evidence from a Panel of Italian Firms”, International Journal of Manpower, 35(8), 1140-1158.

34. Colombo, E., Michelangeli, A., Stanca, L. (2014), “La dolce Vita: Hedonic Estimates of Quality of Life in Italian Cities”, Regional Studies, 48(8), 1404-1418.

33. Sacchi, S., Stanca, L. (2014), “Asymmetric perception of gains vs non-losses and losses vs non-gains: The causal role of regulatory focus”, Journal of Behavioral Decision Making, 27, 48-56.

32. Pelligra, V., Stanca, L. (2013), “To Give or Not To Give? Equity, Efficiency and Altruistic Behavior in an Artefactual Field Experiment”, Journal of Socio-Economics, 46, 1-9.

31. Stanca, L., Gui, M., Gallucci, M. (2013), “Attracted but Unsatisfied: The Effects of Sensational Content on Television Consumption Choices”, Journal of Media Economics, 26, 82-97 [Radio clip, in Italian]

30. Corazzini, L., Pavesi, F., Petrovich, B., Stanca, L. (2012), “Influential Listeners: An Experiment on Persuasion Bias in Social Networks”, European Economic Review, 56(6), 1276–1288.

29. Faravelli, M., Stanca, L. (2012), “When Less is More: Rationing and Rent Dissipation in Stochastic Contests”, Games and Economic Behavior, 74, 170-183.

28. Rizzolli, M., Stanca, L. (2012), “Judicial Errors and Crime Deterrence: Theory and Experimental Evidence”, Journal of Law and Economics, vol. 55(2), 311-338.

27. Faravelli, M., Stanca, L. (2012), “Single versus Multiple Prize Contests to Finance Public Goods: Theory and Experimental Evidence”, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 81, 677-688.

26. Stanca, L. (2012), “Suffer the Little Children: Measuring the Effects of Parenthood on Well-Being Worldwide”, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 81(3), 742-750.

25. Basu, K., Becchetti, L., Stanca, L. (2011) “Experiments with the Traveler's Dilemma: Welfare, Strategic Choice and Implicit Collusion”, Social Choice and Welfare, 37(4), 575-595.

24. Bruni, L., Mantovani, M., Stanca, L. (2011), “The Effect of Motivations on Social Indirect Reciprocity: an Experimental Analysis”, Applied Economics Letters, 18 (17), 1709-1711.

23. Stanca, L. (2011), “Social science and neuroscience: how can they inform each other?” (2011), International Review of Economics , 58(3), 243-256.

22. Corazzini, L., Faravelli, M., Stanca, L. (2010), “A Prize to Give for: An Experiment on Public Good Funding Mechanisms”, The Economic Journal, 120, 944–967.

21. Stanca, L. (2010), “The Geography of Economics and Happiness: Spatial Patterns in the Effects of Economic Conditions on Well-Being”, Social Indicators Research, 99(1), 115-133.

20. Stanca, L. (2010), “How to be Kind? Outcomes versus Intentions as Determinants of Fairness”, Economics Letters, 106(1), 19-21.

19. Gui, B., Stanca, L. (2010), “Happiness and relational goods: Well-being and interpersonal relations in the economic sphere” (2010), International Review of Economics, 57 (2), 105-118.

18. Stanca, L. (2009), “With or Without You: Measuring the Quality of Relational Life Throughout the World”, Journal of Socio-Economics, 38, 834-842.

17. Bruni, L., Corazzini, L., Stanca, L. (2009), “Testing Theories of Reciprocity: Do Motivations Matter?”, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 71(2), 233-245

16. Stanca, L. (2009), “Measuring Indirect Reciprocity: Whose Back Do We Scratch?” (2009), Journal of Economic Psychology, 30(2), 190-202.

15. Bruni, L., Stanca, L. (2008), “Watching alone: Relational Goods, Television and Happiness”, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 65(3-4), 506-528.

14. Bruni, L., Stanca, L. (2006), “Income Aspirations, Television and Happiness: Evidence from the World Values Survey”, Kyklos, 59(2), 209-225.

13. Stanca, L. (2006), “The effects of attendance on academic performance: panel data evidence for Introductory Microeconomics”, Journal of Economic Education, 37(3), 251-266.

12. Colombo, E., Stanca, L. (2006), “Investment decisions and the soft budget constraint: evidence from Hungarian manufacturing firms”, The Economics of Transition, 14(1), 171-198.

11. Manasse, P., Stanca, L. (2006), “Working on the train: trade, technology and wages in Italian manufacturing”, Rivista di Politica Economica, p. 177-202.

10. Manasse, P., Stanca, L., Turrini, A. (2004), "Wage Premia and Skill Upgrading in Italy: Why the Hound did not Bark, Labour Economics, vol. 11(1), pp. 59-83.

9. Colombo, E., Stanca, L. (2002), “Il contenuto informativo dell’attività fieristica per l’analisi congiunturale”, Rivista di Politica Economica, vol. 92, no. 9-10, pp. 57-96.

8. Gallegati, M., Stanca, L. (1999), "The dynamic relation between financial conditions and investment: evidence from panel data", Industrial and Corporate Change, 8 (3), 551-572.

7. Delli Gatti, D., Gallegati, M., Stanca, L. (1999), "Financial fragility, heterogeneous agents, and aggregate fluctuations: evidence from a panel of U.S. firms", Applied Financial Economics, 9, 87-99.

6. Stanca, L. (1999), "Asymmetries and Non-linearities in the Italian business cycle", Applied Economics, 31, 483-491.

5. Stanca, L. (1999), "Are business cycles all alike? Evidence from long run international data", Applied Economics Letters, 6, pp. 765-769.

4. Stanca, L. (1999), "Le fluttuazioni economiche in Italia: un riesame dell'ipotesi del ciclo rappresentativo", Rivista di Politica Economica, 1/99, 1-44.

3. Gallegati, M., Stanca, L. (1998), “The historical properties of Italian macroeconomic fluctuations”, Rivista Internazionale di Scienze Sociali, Vol. 106, N. 2/98.

2. Stanca, L. (1998), "The postwar stabilization of economic fluctuations: evidence from a chain index of Italian GDP", Rivista Internazionale di Scienze Sociali, Vol. 106, N. 1/98, pp. 89-114.

1. Stanca, L. (1996), "Regolarità empiriche del ciclo economico italiano", Giornale degli Economisti e Annali di Economia, Vol. LV, N.2, April-June 1996, pp.211-240

• Books

  • 1. “Città italiane in cerca di qualità. Dove e perchè si vive meglio”, with E. Colombo and A. Michelangeli, Egea, 2012.

• 1. “Financial Market Imperfections and Corporate Decisions: Lessons from the Transition Process in Hungary”, with E. Colombo, Springer, 2005.

     1. “Il ruolo della Fiera di Milano nell’economia italiana”, with E. Colombo and L. Mocarelli, Angeli, 2003.

  2. “The Role of Financial Markets in Generating Business Cycles”, Edwin Mellen Press, New York, 2002.

• • 1. "Le Fluttuazioni Economiche in Italia (1861-1995)", with M. Gallegati (1998, in Italian), G. Giappichelli, Turin.

• Book chapters

• • 1. “Measuring urban quality of life: a life satisfaction approach” (2015), in A. Michelangeli (Ed.), “Quality of Life in Cities: Equity, Sustainable Development and Happiness from a Policy Perspective, Routledge.

• Book reviews

• 1. Review of “The Experiment in the History of Economics”, by Philippe Fontaine and Robert Leonard (eds), New York: Routledge, 2005, European Journal of the History of Economic Thought, 13:4, December 2006, p. 624-626.

· Working paper

• • Rotondi, V., Stanca, L. (2015), “The Effect of Particularism on Corruption: Theory and Empirical Evidence” Working Paper n. 294, University of Milano-Bicocca, Department of Economics.

  • “Social Comparison and Risk Taking Behavior”, with A. Gamba and E. Manzoni, Jena Economic Research Papers, 2014-031, Nov 2014.

  • “Boundedly Rational Opinion Dynamics in Directed Social Networks: Theory and Experimental Evidence”, with P. Battiston, Working Paper n. 267, University of Milano-Bicocca, Department of Economics, Jan 2014.

  • "Measuring the Monetary Value of Social Relations: a Hedonic Approach,", with E. Colombo, Working Paper n. 256, University of Milano-Bicocca, Department of Economics, Oct 2013.

  • "Economic Incentives and Social Preferences: Causal Evidence of Non-Separability,", with M. Faravelli, Working Paper n. 250, University of Milano-Bicocca, Department of Economics, Jul 2013.

  • “Asymmetric perception of gains vs non-losses and losses vs non-gains: The causal role of regulatory focus”, with S. Sacchi, Working Paper n. 214, Economics Department, University of Milan Bicocca, 2011.

  • “Attracted but Unsatisfied: The Effects of Arousing Content on Television Consumption Choices", with M. Gui and M. Gallucci, Working Paper n. 203, Economics Department, University of Milan Bicocca, 2011.

  • “To Give or Not To Give? Equity, Efficiency and Altruistic Behavior in a Survey-Based Experiment”, with V. Pelligra, Working Paper n. 202, Economics Department, University of Milan Bicocca, 2010.

  • “La Dolce Vita: Hedonic Estimates of Quality of Life in Italian Cities” , with E. Colombo and A. Michelangeli, Working Paper n. 201, Economics Department, University of Milan Bicocca, 2010.

  • “When Less is More: Rationing and Rent Dissipation in Stochastic Contests”, with Marco Faravelli, Working Paper n. 197, Economics Department, University of Milan Bicocca, 2010.

  • “Influential Listeners: An Experiment on Persuasion Bias in Social Networks”, with Luca Corazzini, Filippo Pavesi and Beatrice Petrovich, Working Paper n. 196, Economics Department, University of Milan Bicocca, 2010.

  • “Suffer the Little Children: Measuring the Effects of Parenthood on Well-Being Worldwide”, Working Paper n. 173, Economics Department, University of Milan Bicocca, 2009.

  • “Judicial Errors and Crime Deterrence: Theory and Experimental Evidence”, with Matteo Rizzolli, Working Paper n. 170, Economics Department, University of Milan Bicocca, 2009.

  • “The Effect of Motivations on Social Indirect Reciprocity: an Experimental Analysis”, with Luigino Bruni and Marco Mantovani, Working Paper n. 169, Economics Department, University of Milan Bicocca, 2009.

  • “Television Viewing, Satisfaction and Happiness: Facts and Fiction”, with Marco Gui, Working Paper n. 167, Economics Department, University of Milan Bicocca, 2009.

  • “Experiments with the Traveler's Dilemma: Welfare, Strategic Choice and Implicit Collusion”, with K. Basu and L. Becchetti, Working Paper n. 147, Economics Department, University of Milan Bicocca, 2008.

  • “How to be Kind? Outcomes versus Intentions as Determinants of Fairness”, Working Paper n. 145, Economics Department, University of Milan Bicocca, 2008.

  • “With or Without You: Measuring the Quality of Relational Life Throughout the World”, Working Paper n. 144, Economics Department, University of Milan Bicocca, 2008.

    • “Le determinanti dei prezzi delle abitazioni: aspetti microeconomici”, Working Paper N. 143, Economics Department, University of Milan Bicocca, 2008.

  • “The Geography of Economics and Happiness”, Working Paper n. 140, Economics Department, University of Milan Bicocca, June 2008.

  • “The Impact of Training on Productivity: Evidence from a Large Panel of Firms”, with Emilio Colombo, Working Paper n. 134, Economics Department, University of Milan Bicocca, January 2008.

  • “Measuring Indirect Reciprocity: Whose Back Do We Scratch?”, Working Paper n. 131, Economics Department, University of Milan Bicocca, 2007.

  • “Single versus Multiple Prize Contests to Finance Public Goods: Theory and Experimental Evidence”, with M. Faravelli, Working Paper n. 127, Economics Department, University of Milan Bicocca, 2007.

  • “Testing Theories of Reciprocity: Does Motivation Matter?”, with, L. Bruni and L. Corazzini, Working Paper n. 109, Economics Department, University of Milan Bicocca, 2007.

  • “A Prize to Give for: An Experiment on Public Good Funding Mechanisms”, with L. Corazzini, and M. Faravelli, Working Paper n. 108, Economics Department, University of Milan Bicocca, 2007.

  • “Watching alone: Relational Goods, Television and Happiness”, with Luigino Bruni, Working Paper n. 90, Economics Department, University of Milan Bicocca, 2005.

  • “Income Aspirations, Television and Happiness: Evidence from the World Values Surveys”, with Luigino Bruni, Working Paper n. 89, Economics Department, University of Milan Bicocca, 2005.

  • “The effects of attendance on academic performance: panel data evidence for Introductory Microeconomics”, Working Paper n. 78, Economics Department, University of Milan Bicocca, 2004.

  • “Investment decisions and the soft budget constraint: evidence from Hungarian manufacturing firms”, con Emilio Colombo, Working Paper n. 68, Dipartimento di Economia Politica, Università di Milano-Bicocca, 2004.

  • “Working on the train: trade, technology and wages in Italian manufacturing”, con Paolo Manasse, Working Paper n. 61, Dipartimento di Economia Politica, Università di Milano-Bicocca, 2002.

  • "Wage Premia and Skill Upgrading in Italy: Why the Hound did not Bark", con Paolo Manasse e Alessandro Turrini, , CEPR Discussion Paper n. 3202, 2002.

    • “L’attività fieristica come indicatore congiunturale: evidenza empirica dalla base dati Fiera Milano”, con Emilio Colombo, Working Paper n. 35, Dipartimento di Economia Politica, Università di Milano-Bicocca, 2001.

    • “La teoria del ciclo economico: una prospettiva storica”, Working Paper n. 34, Dipartimento di Economia Politica, Università di Milano-Bicocca, 2001.

• Other writings

  • • “Attratti ma insoddisfatti: Perché continuiamo a guardare la TV anche se la critichiamo” (2009), con Marco Gui, forthcoming, Consumatori, Diritti e Mercato.

• • “Famiglia e felicità: un’analisi del rapporto tra condizioni, valori, relazioni familiari e benessere individuale” (2007), with Luigino Bruni, in P. Donati (Ed.), “Ri-conoscere la famiglia: quale valore aggiunto per la persona e la società?”, S.Paolo, Torino.

  • “La domanda di lavoro al 2010 in Italia: una simulazione sulle tendenze settoriali e professionali” (2007), with P. Aimetti, E. Colombo, A. Gianni, B. Paccagnella, in “Rapporto Unioncamere 2007”, Retecamere.

• Work in progress:

• • “The Ins and Outs of Communication Networks: Experimental Evidence on the Determinants of Social Influence”, with P. Battiston.

  • “The Geography of Happiness: what makes us happy where -- and why?".

  • "The impact of rail transport on residential property values", with E. Colombo.

• Refereeing

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