"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.
"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.
"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.
"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.
"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.
"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
"Effects of COVID-19 on gender gaps in educational outcomes of college students in Italy", joint with Enrico LIPPO. Chapter 22 in Handbook on Inequality and COVID-19, Elgar Handbooks on Inequality, Kenneth Couch (Editor), 2025. Edward Elgar Publisher. Preprint Online Appendix. A different version previously circulated as "COVID-19 and the Gender Gap in University Student Performance," IZA Discussion Paper N. 15456, 2022.
"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.
"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.