Publications

Most of the publications listed below can be downloaded from my IDEAS/REPEC page. In case you don't have access to some journals, and need an article for research purposes, please contact me by email.

SCOPUS Author ID: 22033678900. ORCID ID: 0000-0002-4565-6260. RESEARCHER ID: J-6811-2012. Google scholar. ResearchGate




You can find my publication Kudos here.



Peer-reviewed international journals

Ghio, D., Bratti, M., and Bignami. S. (2023), "Linguistic Barriers to Immigrant Labour Market Integration in Italy ", International Migration Review, 57(1), 357-394 (Open Access). https://doi.org/10.1177/0197918322110792  

Minaya, V., Agasisti, T., and Bratti, M.  (2022), "When Need Meets Merit: The Effect of Increasing Merit Requirements in Need-Based Student Aid", European Economic Review, 146, 104154. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euroecorev.2022.104164 


Bratti, M., Ghirelli, C., Havari, E., and Santangelo, G. (2022), "Vocational training for unemployed youth in Latvia", Journal of Population Economics, 35, 677–717 (Open Access)https://doi.org/10.1007/s00148-021-00877-8 

Bratti, M., Cicero, T., Lippo, E., Nappi, A. C., and Turri, M. (2021), "The effect of research evaluation exercises on research output: Fifteen years of evidence from Italy", Politica Economica / Journal of Economic Policy, 37(1), 3-42. https://doi.org/10.1429/101938 


Bratti, M., Conti, M. and Sulis, G. (2021), "Employment Protection and Firm-provided Training in Dual Labour Markets", Labour Economics, 69, 101972 (Open Access). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.labeco.2021.101972


 Aina, C., Bratti, M. and Lippo, E. (2021), "Ranking high schools using student university performance in Italy", Economia Politica, Journal of Analytical and Institutional Economics, 38 (1), 293-321 (Open Access). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40888-020-00208-2 



Bratti, M., Deiana, C., Havari, E., Mazzarella, G., and Meroni, E. C. (2020), "Geographical proximity to refugee reception centres and voting", Journal of Urban Economics, 120, 103290 (Open Access). Kudos. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jue.2020.103290

Bratti, M., Fiore, S., and Mendola, M. (2020),"The impact of family size and sibling structure on the great Mexico–USA migration", Journal of Population Economics,  33(2), 483-529. Kudos. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00148-019-00754-5 


Bratti, M., De Benedictis, L., and Santoni, G. (2020), "Immigrant entrepreneurs, diasporas and exports",  Journal of Regional Science, 60(2), 249-272, 2020. Kudos. https://doi.org/10.1111/jors.12455 



Biancardi, D., and Bratti, M. (2019), "The effect of introducing a Research Evaluation Exercise on student enrolment: Evidence from Italy",  Economics of Education Review, 69, 73-93 (Open Access). Kudos. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econedurev.2019.01.001 

Bratti, M., and Verzillo, S. (2019), "The 'gravity' of quality. Research quality and universities' attractiveness in Italy", Regional Studies, 53(10), 1385-1396(Open Access). Kudos. https://doi.org/10.1080/00343404.2019.1566701


Bratti, M., and Felice, G. (2018), "Product innovation by supplying domestic and foreign markets,"  International Journal of Industrial Organization, 60, 126-170.  Kudos. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijindorg.2018.08.001 


"The effect of immigration on innovation in Italy", joint with Chiara CONTI, Regional Studies, 52(7), 934-947, 2018. Revised version of IZA DP N. 7922. (Open Access). Kudos.


"Grandparental availability for childcare and maternal labor force participation: Pension reform evidence from Italy",  joint with Tommaso FRATTINI and Francesco SCERVINI, Journal of Population Economics, 31(4), 1239–1277, 2018. Revised version of IZA DP N. 9979. (Open Access). Kudos.


"Fertility postponement and labor market outcomes", IZA World of Labor 2015: 117.


 "On the pro-trade effects of immigrants", joint with Luca DE BENEDICTIS and Gianluca SANTONI, Review of World Economics, 150(3),  557-594, 2014. Kudos.


"Local Human Capital Externalities and Wages at the Firm Level: The Case of Italian Manufacturing", joint with Roberto LEOMBRUNI,  Economics of Education Review, 41, 161-175, 2014. Kudos.


"Parental health and child schooling", joint with Mariapia MENDOLA. Journal of Health Economics, 35, 94–108, 2014. Kudos.


"Delayed first birth and new mothers' labor market outcomes: Evidence from biological fertility shocks", joint with Laura CAVALLI, European Journal of Population, 30(1), 35-63, 2014. Kudos.


"Student time allocation and educational production functions", joint with Stefano STAFFOLANI,  Annals of Economics and Statistics, 111-112,  103-140,  2013.  


"Are exporters more likely to introduce product innovations?", joint with Giulia FELICE, The World Economy 35(11), 1559–1598, 2012. Kudos.


"The effect of delaying motherhood on the second childbirth in Europe", joint with Konstantinos TATSIRAMOS, Journal of Population Economics 25(1), 291-321, 2012. A non-technical summary can be found here.


"Should you compete or cooperate with your schoolmates?", joint with Daniele CHECCHI and Antonio FILIPPIN,  Education Economics, 19(3), 275-289, 2011.


"Endogenous Treatment Effects for Count Data Models with Endogenous Participation or Sample Selection", joint with Alfonso MIRANDA,  Health Economics, 20(9), 1090–1109, 2011. A copy of the STATA ado file estimating the count data model with endogenous participation and endogenous treatment (petpoisson) can be downloaded here. The ado file for the estimation of the count data model with sample selection and endogenous treatment (setpoisson) can be downloaded here.


"Higher education reform, student time allocation and academic performance in Italy: Evidence from a Faculty of Economics", joint with Chiara BROCCOLINI and Stefano STAFFOLANI, Rivista Italiana degli Economisti, 15(2), 275-304, 2010. This is the new version of a paper circulated under the title "Is '3+ 2' equal to 4? University reform and student academic performance in Italy." 


"Non-pecuniary returns to higher education: The effect on smoking intensity in the UK", joint with Alfonso MIRANDA, Health Economics, 19(8),  906-920, 2010.


"Field of study and university graduates' early employment outcomes in Italy during 1995-2004", joint with Gabriele BALLARINO, LABOUR,  23(3),  421-457, 2009.


"Does the expansion of higher education increase the equality of educational opportunities? Evidence from Italy", joint with Daniele CHECCHI and Guido DE BLASIO, LABOUR, 22(s1),  53-88, 2008.


"Parents’ income and children’s school drop-out at 16 in England and Wales: Evidence from the 1970 British Cohort Study", Review of Economics of the Household, Springer, vol. 5(1), pages 15-40, 2007.


"Geographical differences in Italian students' mathematical competencies: Evidence from Pisa 2003", joint with Daniele CHECCHI and Antonio FILIPPIN, Giornale degli Economisti e Annali di Economia, 66(3),  299-333, 2007.


"Effort-based career opportunities and working time", joint with Stefano STAFFOLANI, International Journal of Manpower, 28(6), 489-512, 2007. Awarded "Highly commended" article by Emerald.


"New mothers' labour force participation in Italy: The Role of Job Characteristics", joint with Emilia DEL BONO and Daniela VURI, LABOUR,  19(s1), 79-121, 2005.


"Is there skill-biased technological change in Italian manufacturing? Evidence from firm-level data", joint with Nicola MATTEUCCI, Brussels Economic Review, . 48(1-2), 153-182, 2005.


"Dinamica demografica, capitale umano e crescita economica: dalla teoria all'evidenza empirica", joint with Alberto BUCCI and Eros MORETTI, Rivista Italiana degli Economisti,  vol. 2(1), 187-224, 2004.


"Higher education outcomes, graduate employment and university performance indicators", joint with Abigail MCKNIGHT, Robin NAYLOR and Jeremy SMITH, Journal of The Royal Statistical Society Series A, 167(3),  475-496, 2004.


"Labour force participation and marital fertility of Italian women: The role of education", Journal of Population Economics,  16(3), 525-554, 2003.


"Does the choice of university matter? A study of the differences across UK universities in life sciences students' degree performance", Economics of Education Review, Elsevier, vol. 21(5), 431-443, 2002.



Peer review national journals, books, book chapters and other publications


"Degree-Level Determinants of University Student Performance", joint with Giovanni BARBATO, Daniele BIANCARDI, Chiara CONTI, and Matteo TURRI, pp. 267-318. In Teaching, Research and Academic Careers. An Analysis of the Interrelations and Impacts, Daniele Checchi, Tullio Jappelli, Antonio Uricchio (Editors), 2022. Springer: Open Access.


"Re-Testing PISA Students One Year Later. On School Value Added Estimation Using OECD-PISA", joint with Daniele CHECCHI, Rivista di Politica Economica, X-XII, 2016. Revised version of IZA Discussion Paper n. 7722.


"Motherhood Postponement and Wages in Europe", joint with Elena Claudia MERONI and Chiara PRONZATO, ifo DICE Report 15 (2), 2017, 31-37. 


"Istruzione e capitale umano", joint with Daniele CHECCHI, chapter VI in Pepi de Caleo-Brucchi Luchino (eds.), Manuale di Economia del Lavoro, Il Mulino, Bologna, ISBN 978-88-15-25906-6, 2015.


"Increasing Educational Inequalities?", joint with Gabriele BALLARINO,  Antonio FILIPPIN, Carlo FIORIO, Marco LEONARDI, and Francesco SCERVINI, chapter 5 in Wiemer Salverda, Brian Nolan, Daniele Checchi, Ive Marx, Abigail McKnight, István György Tóth, and Herman van de Werfhorst (eds.), Changing Inequalities in Rich Countries. Analytical and Comparative Perspectives, Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0-19-968743-5, 2014.


"Italy: How Labour Market Policies Can Foster Earnings Inequality" joint with Gabriele BALLARINO, Michela BRAGA, Daniele CHECCHI, Antonio FILIPPIN, Carlo FIORIO, Marco LEONARDI, Elena MESCHI, and Francesco SCERVINI, in Brian Nolan, Wiemer Salverda,  Daniele Checchi, Ive Marx, Abigail McKnight, István György Tóth, and Herman van de Werfhorst (eds.), Changing Inequalities and Societal Impacts in Rich Countries. Thirty Countries' Experiences, Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0-19-968742-8, 2014.


"School tracking and intergenerational transmission of education", joint with Lorenzo CAPPELLARI, Olaf GROH-SAMBERG and Henning LOHMANN, chapter 13 in  J. Ermisch, M. Jäntti and T. M. Smeeding (eds.), From Parents to Children, The Intergenerational Transmission of Advantage, Russell Sage Foundation, ISBN 978-0-87154-045-4, 2012. Jstor.


"Reform of higher education and social gradients", joint with Lorenzo CAPPELLARI, chapter 15 in  J. Ermisch, M. Jäntti and T. M. Smeeding (eds.), From Parents to Children, The Intergenerational Transmission of Advantage, Russell Sage Foundation, ISBN 978-0-87154-045-4, 2012. Jstor.


"A Microeconometric Analysis of Female Labour Force Participation in Italy", joint with Stefano STAFFOLANI, chapter 2 in T. Addabbo and G. Solinas (eds.), Non-Standard Employment and Quality of Work.The Case of Italy,  Physica-Verlag, 2012.


"Reperimento del lavoro e disuguaglianza sociale", joint with Gabriele BALLARINO, chapter V in Daniele Checchi (ed.), Immobilità Diffusa. Bologna: Il Mulino, 2010.


Da dove vengono le competenze degli studenti?, joint with Daniele CHECCHi and Antonio FILIPPIN, Bologna: Il Mulino, 2007.


"Female Labour Force Participation and Marital Fertility in Italy" in Gustafsson, Siv; Kalwij, Adriaan (Eds.) Education and Postponement of Maternity. Series: European Studies of Population, Vol. 15. Springer, 2006.


"Classe sociale e scelta del corso di laurea", in Brucchi Luchino (ed.), Per un'analisi critica del mercato del lavoro. Bologna: Il Mulino, 2005.


"R&S, ICT e lavoro qualificato nelle imprese manifatturiere italiane", joint with Nicola MATTEUCCI, in Alessandro Sterlacchini (ed.) ICT, mercato del lavoro, produttività. Roma: Carocci editore, pp. 107-130, 2005.


"Demografia, investimento in scolarità e crescita nei PVS", joint with Alberto BUCCI and Eros MORETTI, in Eros Moretti and Marcello Natale (eds.), Siamo pochi o siamo troppi? Alcuni aspetti delle relazioni tra evoluzione demografica e sviluppo economico e sociale. Milano: Franco Angeli, 2003.


"Effetti di complementarietà, accumulazione di capitale umano e crescita economica: teoria e risultati empirici", joint with Alberto BUCCI, in Eros Moretti and Marcello Natale (eds.), Siamo pochi o siamo troppi? Alcuni aspetti delle relazioni tra evoluzione demografica e sviluppo economico e sociale. Milano: Franco Angeli, 2003.


"Offerta di lavoro: partecipazione e orario di lavoro", in Claudio Lucifora (ed.) Mercato, occupazione e salari: la ricerca sul lavoro in Italia. Milano: Mondadori Università , pp. 30-57, 2003.


"Offerta di lavoro: l'effetto di tasse e sussidi", joint with Alberto BUCCI, in Claudio Lucifora (ed.) Mercato, occupazione e salari: la ricerca sul lavoro in Italia. Milano: Mondadori Università, pp. 58-83, 2003.


"Performance accademica e scelta della facoltà universitaria: Aspetti teorici e evidenza empirica", joint with Stefano STAFFOLANI, Rivista di Politica Economica, SIPI, vol. 91(7-8), pages 203-244, 2001.


"Oltre la scuola dell’obbligo: Un’analisi empirica della scelta di proseguire nell’istruzione post-obbligatoria in Italia", Moneta e Credito, BNL, vol 54(214), pages 175-203, 2001.


"L’evoluzione dei divari settoriali di valore aggiunto per addetto nei paesi OCSE”, Rivista di Politica Economica, SIPI, vol. 89(11), pages 93-149, 1999.