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Political Geography and Pre-Industrial Development: A Theory and Evidence for Europe 1000-1850 (with M. Cervellati, S. Lazzaroni and G. Prarolo), CEPR Discussion Paper N. 13719, 2019
Substitution Effects in Intertemporal Problems (with D. Dragone). Università di Bologna, Department of Economics Working Paper N. 1147, 2020
Crime and the Legalization of Recreational Marijuana (with D. Dragone, G. Prarolo and G. Zanella), IZA Discussion Paper N. 10522, 2017
Recreational Cannabis Reduces Rapes and Thefts: Evidence from a Quasi-Experiment (con D. Dragone, G. Prarolo and G. Zanella), Università di Bologna, Department of Economics Working Paper N. 1078, 2016
Price Effects in the Short and in the Long Run (with D. Dragone), Università di Bologna, Department of Economics Working Paper N. 1040, 2015
Terrorism Risk and Democratic Preferences in Pakistan (with F. U. Rehman), Università di Bologna, Department of Economics Working Paper N. 1037, 2015
Social Closure, Surnames and Crime (with P. Buonanno), Università di Bologna, Department of Economics Working Paper N. 1032, 2015
Organized Crime and Electoral Outcomes in Sicily (with P. Buonanno and G. Prarolo), Università di Bologna, Department of Economics Working Paper N. 965, 2014
Economic Behavior under Alcohol Influence: An Experiment on Time, Risk, and Social Preferences (with L. Corazzini and A. Filippin), Università di Bologna, Department of Economics Working Paper N. 944, 2014 [other version: IZA Discussion Paper N. 8170, 2014]
"Thou Shalt Not Covet ...": Prohibitions, Temptation and Moral Values (with M. Cervellati), IZA Discussion Paper N. 7334, 2013 [revised version of "Thou Shalt Not Covet ...": Prohibitions, Temptation and Moral Values (with M. Cervellati), FEEM Working Paper N. 54, 2010]
Poor Institutions, Rich Mines: Resource Curse and the Origins of the Sicilian Mafia (with P. Buonanno, R. Durante and G. Prarolo), Università di Bologna, Department of Economics Working Paper N. 844, 2012 [revised version of On the Historical and Geographic Origins of the Sicilian Mafia, MPRA Paper 37009, 2012, reviewed in the NEP-HIS blog by Chris Colvin, in a post titled Mafianomic history, and presented on the Financial Times ft.com/alphaville blog by Cardiff Garcia, in a post titled Property rights and the economic origins of the Sicilian mafia]
Government Information Transparency (with F. Albornoz and J. Esteban), Institut d'Anàlisi Econòmica (CSIC), IAE Working Paper 774.09, 2009, revised February 2010 [other version:Barcelona Graduate School of Economics, Working Papers 392, 2009, revised February 2010; new version, December 2011]
Competition, Reputation and Cheating, Università di Bologna, Department of Economics Working Paper N. 683, 2009
Competition, Reputation and Compliance, Università di Bologna, Department of Economics Working Paper N. 682, 2009
Crime and Social Sanction (with P. Buonanno and G. Pasini), University of Padova, “Marco Fanno” Working Paper N.71, 2008
Bowling Alone, Drinking Together (with P. Buonanno), University of Padova, “Marco Fanno” Working Paper N.55, 2007 (awarded by Orley Ashenfelter as best conference paper at the First Annual Meeting of the American Association of Wine Economists, Trier, Germany)
Trade Policy and Industrial Structure (with F. Albornoz), Social Science Research Network Electronic Library, 2007 [Revised version of Local Learning, Trade Policy and Industrial Structure Dynamics, University of Birmingham, Dept. of Economics Discussion Paper 05-12, 2005]
Does Social Capital Reduce Crime? (with D. Montolio and P. Buonanno), University of Padova, “Marco Fanno” Working Paper N.29, 2006 (also published as University of Bergamo, Department of Economics Working Paper N.5, 2006)
Relational Goods, Private Consumption and Social Poverty Traps in an Evolutionary Game (with A. Antoci and P. Russu), University of Bologna-Forlì, CLEONP-AICCON Working PaperN. 25/2005
Social Capital Accumulation and the Evolution of Social Participation (with A. Antoci and P. L. Sacco), University of Bologna-Forlì, CLEONP-AICCON Working Paper N. 4/2004 [Revised version of Economic Growth and Social Poverty: The Evolution of Social Participation, Bonn Graduate School of Economics, Discussion Paper N. 13/2001]
The Economics of Human Relationships (with P. L. Sacco and S. Zamagni), Social Science Research Network Electronic Library, 2004
Network Formation in the Lab: A Pilot Experiment, Mimeo, 2002
Recursive Stability of Social Networks, Mimeo, 2001
Job satisfaction and comparison income in Germany, Mimeo, 2001
Valore, relazioni e ragionamento simbolico, Mimeo, 2000
PRIN, 2020: “Long-term development in Europe: a disaggregated historical database and spatio-temporal analysis of state capacity, warfare and diffusion of ideas”, coordinated by Matteo Cervellati
PRIN, 2015: “The legacy of institutions for long-term development”, coordinated by Matteo Cervellati
EIEF, 2015: “Geography, demographic shocks and political institutions: a cell level disaggregated analysis of long-term development of pre-industrial Europe”, coordinated by Giovanni Prarolo
PRIN, 2012: “A Theoretical and Empirical Investigation of the Determinants of Civil Violence and Crime”, coordinated by Matteo Cervellati
EIEF, 2013: “Mafia and voting behaviour: theoretical and empirical insights from Sicilian elections”, coordinated by Paolo Buonanno
EIEF, 2008: “Mortality, conflict and development: a theoretical and empirical investigation of the interactions between demographic and economic development”, coordinated by Matteo Cervellati
FIRB, 2008: “A behavioral approach to social norms and intertemporal choices”, coordinated by Marco Casari, SoNIC research group
University of Padua, 2007: "Economic analysis of crime and social interactions", grant CPDA071899, principal investigator
PRIN, 2008: “Social capital, corporate social responsibility and performance”, coordinated by Leonardo Becchetti
1st Ec/Hist Workshop, Bologna, 02-03 September 2019 (co-organized with Matteo Cervellati, Sara Lazzaroni, Massimiliano Onorato, Luigi Pascali and Mara Squicciarini; supported by MIUR-PRIN2015T9FYZZ and DSE)
Economics of Culture, Institutions and Crime, Milan, 20-22 January 2010, (co-organized with Alberto Bisin, Giovanni Prarolo e Thierry Verdier; supported by SUS.DIV, University of Padua, FEEM; promoted by CEPR)
Young Economists’ Workshop on Social Economy, editions 5 to 14, Forlì (Forlì, 19-20 June 2009, 11-12 June 2010, 17-18 June 2011, 15-16 June 2012, 7-8 June 2013, 13-14 June 2014, 12-13 June 2015, 10-11 June 2016, 16-17 June 2017)
ASSET (Annual Meeting of the Association of Southern European Economic Theorists), Padua, 1-3 November 2007
IBA, Karachi (2021); Hamburg Lecture on Law & Economics (2020); UDESA, Buenos Aires (2020, 2019, 2018, 2016, 2015, 2013, 2010); Nottingham University (2019); Milan Bicocca (2014); University of Barcelona (2013); University of Milan (2013); PUC, Rio de Janeiro (2013); Jornadas Internacionales de Filosofía de la Economía, UCA, Buenos Aires (2013); Free University, Berlin (2012, 2008); University of Neuchatel, Switzerland (2012); DIW, Berlin (2012); IMT, Lucca (2011); UCA, Buenos Aires (2011); University of Pavia (2009); University of Bologna (2008); University of Verona (2007); UTDT, Buenos Aires (2007); University of Osnabrück, Germany (1999)
ESEWM (Econometric Society European Winter Meeting), Nottingham (2020); Economic History @ UdeSA Conference (2019), ESEWM (Econometric Society European Winter Meeting), Napoli (2018); AL CAPONE (America Latina Crime and Policy Network), Santiago, Chile (2017); RIDGE/LACEA-PEG Workshop on Political Economy, Rio de Janeiro (2017); Brucchi Luchino Labor Economics Workshop, Università di Bologna (2016); SIE (Società Italiana degli Economisti), Università Bocconi, Milano (2016); GRASS (Social Choice Research Group), New York University, Firenze (2016); PET (Public Economic Theory), Rio de Janeiro (2016); GPEFM PhD Alumni Meeting, UPF, Barcellona (2015); EEA (European Economic Association), Università di Mannheim (2015); RIDGE/LACEA-PEG Workshop on Political Economy, Montevideo (2015); Workshop on The Italian North-South Divide: Behavioral and Historical Foundations, Università di Bologna (2014); Workshop on Civil Violence, Università di Bologna (2013); SIE (Società Italiana degli Economisti), Matera (2012); II Workshop on Institutions, Individual Behavior and Economic Outcomes, Alghero (2011); SIE (Società Italiana degli Economisti), Catania (2010); GRASS (Social Choice Research Group), Modena (2010); ASSET (Association of Southern European Economic Theorists), Istanbul (2009); LACEA-LAMES (Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association - Econometric Society), Buenos Aires (2009); EEA-ESEM (European Economic Association - Econometric Society), Barcellona (2009); Wine Economics, Reims, Francia (2009); Happiness and Relational Goods, Venezia (2009); ES-NASM (Econometric Society), Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA (2008); Economia sociale, Forlì (2008); Enometrics, Collioure, Francia (2008); BOMOPA Economics Meeting, Modena (2008); ASSET (Association of Southern European Economic Theorists), Padova (2007); Equità, reciprocità e cooperazione, Università Ca’ Foscari di Venezia, Treviso (2007); EARIE (European Association for Research in Industrial Economics), Valencia, Spagna (2007); EEA-ESEM (European Economic Association - Econometric Society), Budapest (2007); ES-NASM (Econometric Society), Duke University, USA (2007); Enometrics, Trier, Germania (2007), premiato da Orley Ashenfelter come ‘best conference paper’); Reciprocity: Theories and Facts, Università di Milano-Bicocca, Verbania, (2007); BOMOPA Economics Meeting, Bologna (2006); Capitale sociale, motivazioni intrinseche e organizzazioni non profit: problemi e prospettive, Forlì, Italia (2004); WEHIA (Economics with Heterogeneous Interacting Agents), Kiel, Germania (2003); International Atlantic Economomic Conference, Wahsington, D.C., USA (2002); The Economics of Interpersonal Relations, Praglia de Teolo (2001); Altruism and Reciprocity: Re-founding the Social Complexity of Human Behavior, Bologna (2001)
Economics Department, University of Bologna, 2009-2011; Economics Department, University of Padova, 2007-2008; Internal Seminars, Economics Department, University of Padova, 2006-2008
Econometrica, Review of Economic Studies, Journal of the European Economic Association, Economic Journal, Journal of Public Economics, International Economic Review, European Economic Review, Journal of Economic Growth, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Journal of Law, Economics & Organization, Journal of Evolutionary Economics, Regional Studies and Urban Economics, Explorations in Economic History, Papers in Regional Science, Journal of Regional Science, Regional Studies, European Journal of Political Economy, Journal of Public Economic Theory, Health Economics, Berkeley Electronic Journal of Theoretical Economics, Berkeley Electronic Journal of Applied Economics and Policy, Journal of Economic Inequality, Journal of Comparative Economics, Review of Law and Economics, Journal of Conflict Resolution, Journal of Economics, Journal of Economic Psychology, Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics, Manchester School, Investigaciones Económicas, Southern Economic Journal, Political Behavior, International Review of Law and Economics, International Review of Economics, Revue d’Economie Politique/Political Economy, Journal of the Franklin Institute, Review of Economics and Institutions, Sociological Theory, Food Policy, QA