Publications
Improving Parenting Practices for Early Child Development: Experimental Evidence from Rwanda (joint with P. Justino, P. Rolla, M. Abimpaye, C.Dusabe, D. Uwamahoro, R. Germond). Appendix; Media: VoxDev Blog; GlobalDev Blog; Blog post; Journal of the European Economic Association. Volume 21, Issue 4, August 2023, Pages 1510–1550, https://doi.org/10.1093/jeea/jvac070
First and Second Generation Impacts of the Biafran War (with R. Akresh, S. Bhalotra and U. Osili). Journal of Human Resources. March 2023, 58 (2) 488-531. Appendix
Humanitarian Crisis and Adolescents Well-Being: Knowledge, Gaps and Prospects (with Jose Cuesta). Journal of Economic Surveys. February 2020, Vol 34 (1), pp. 3-34.
Women as Decision Makers in Community Forest Management: Evidence from Nepal. Journal of Development Economics. May 2019, Vol 138, pp.180-191.
Short and Long-Term Impact of Violence on Education: The Case of Timor Leste (with Patricia Justino and Paola Salardi). World Bank Economic Review, 2014, vol. 28 (2), pp. 320-353. [Download Paper]. Previous version: Education and Conflict Recovery: the Case of East-Timor, July 2011, World Bank Policy Research Working Paper 5774.
War and Stature: Growing Up During the Nigerian Civil War (with Richard Akresh, Sonia Bhalotra and Una Osili), American Economic Review (Papers & Proceedings), 2012, vol. 102(3), pp. 273-77, May. [Download Paper]. IZA Discussion Paper 6194; Households in Conflict Network Working Paper 113; BREAD Working Paper 318.
Persistence versus Change in the International Specialization Pattern of Italy: How much does the'District Effect' Matters? (with A. Amighini and R. Rabellotti), Regional Studies, 2011, vol. 45(3), pp. 381-401.
Working Papers
Inclusive Teaching: Spotting Social Isolation in the Classroom (with Sule Alan and Michela Carlana). NBER wp. CEPR wp . Current version: June 2025. Conditional Acceptance. American Economic Journal: Economic Policy
Domestic Violence Laws and Social Norms: Evidence from Pakistan (joint with Selim Gulesci and Sameen Zafar). Revise and Resubmit
What Drives Parental Investments in Early Childhood? Experimental Evidence from a Video Intervention in Rwanda (joint with P. Justino, P. Rolla, M. Abimpaye).
Violence Begets Violence? The Long Term impact of the War in Timor Leste on Domestic violence (with Patricia Justino and Paola Salardi). January 2019. Previous versions: Does War Empower Women? Evidence from Timor Leste. IDS Evidence Report 121 March 2015.
The intergenerational Impacts of Education: Evidence from the Universal Primary Education Programme in Nigeria (joint with S. Bhalotra and U.Osili). mimeo 2015
Shadow Wages and Child Labour Supply in Agricultural Households in Nepal. mimeo 2014.
Selected Work in Progress
Digital well-being in primary schools (with M. Carlana and S. Ghisolfi). Status: pilot in progress
Gender based violence: improving awareness and reducing underreporting among youth in Italian universities (with A. Guariso, S. Gulesci, A. Ramos). Status: baseline data collection in progress
Healthy Minds Thriving Kids: Can we improve learning and non-cognitive skills by promoting mental well-being? (with S. Ghisolfi and L. Privinzano).
Reducing Violence Against Adolescents: Evaluating a Technology-Enhanced Family Intervention in Rural Ghana (with R. Appiah, E. Aurino ).