PUBLICATIONS

• •  Gender Quotas and the Quality of Politicians (2014), with A. Baltrunaite, A. Casarico and P. Profeta Journal of Public Economics, 118: 62-74  

Winner of the 2018 Bocconi Research Impact Award and the 2018 Prize for scientific contributions on issues of equal opportunities, Università della Svizzera italiana. In the media: RAI (Porta a Porta, 8 March 2012)

• • Exchange rate effects on cross-border commuting: Evidence from the Swiss-Italian border (2019) Journal of Economic Geography, 20 (4): 969-1001

  • Old Before their Time: the Role of Employers in Retirement Decisions (2020), with V.Galasso  International Tax and Public Finance, 27:1198-1223

  • The Politics of Aging and Retirement: Evidence from Swiss Referenda (2021), with V.Galasso   Population Studies, 75:3-18

  • The environmental cost and the accident externality of driving: evidence from the Swiss franc’s appreciation” (2021)  Economic Inquiry, 59(3) 1440-1458

  • Education and COVID-19 Excess Mortality (2022)  with L. Rocco Economics and Human Biology, 47-101194

  • In the media: lavoce

  • Gender price discrimination in the annuity market: Evidence from Chile (2023) European Economic Review, 151-1043556

  • Annuity puzzle: Evidence from a Swiss pension fund  (2024)  with A. Brugiavini and V. Galasso Journal of Risk and Insurance, 91-3-653-696

  • Alleviating Loneliness During COVID-19: The Impact of Neighbour Cohesion and Social Connections in England (2024) with C. Di Novi, G.  Martini & C. Sturaro)  Socio-Economic Planning Science

  • Women Empowerment through Financial Literacy in a Developed Country  (2025 ) with A. Cristini, E .Manzoni, F. Origo, M. Puca, C. Sturaro , Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance 

  • Hard times for women in STEM. The heterogeneous effects of distance learning on student achievement during the Covid pandemic (2026) with F. Origo, A. Cristini, A.Falzoni) Journal of Economic Inequality 

  • Research Similarity and Women in Academia (2026)  with A. Casarico and D.Nozza , Economic Journal

WORKING PAPERS1

• Gender stereotypes and children’s performance in elementary schools" with A.Cristini, C. Marconi, F. Origo  R&R Review of Economics of the Household

• Fiscal Budgets as High-Dimensional Data: An Application to Italian Municipalities" with C. Marconi and S.Galletta,  Università degli Studi di Bergamo, 2024. Working papers, n. 28 Submitted R&R ITAX

• Retirement Under Policy Uncertainty with V. Galasso and A. Izzo, CESifo wp 12488-2026

• Fee-ling Stuck? Provider Choice in a Mandatory Defined Contribution Pension System with Marius Cziriak and M. Padula 

WORK IN PROGRESS

• "Annuity choices from a menu with dominated options"

• "Politician's generation and public expenditure for the environment: Evidence from local government" with. L. Moretti and D. Rossi

•  "Norms, Beliefs, and Climate Action: Evidence from Citizens and Mayors in Italy" with L. Moretti and V. Galasso

• "The gendered effects of negative shocks in science: Evidence from retractions "with L. Carrer and A. Casarico