Refereed publications: journal articles
“Air Pollution during Pregnancy and Birth Outcomes in Italy” (2022), with A. Palma and I. Petrunyk, Health Economics, vol 31 (5), pp.729-759
"Home Sweet Home: the Effect of Sugar Protectionism on Emigration in Italy, 1876-1913" (2021), with A. Dalmazzo e C. Ciccarelli, Papers in Regional Science, 100, 4, pp. 925-957
"Effects of Passive Smoking on Prenatal and Infant Development" (2021), with C. Ciccarelli and G. De Fraja, Economics and Human Biology, 42 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ehb.2021.101002
"Joint Custody in the Italian Courts" (2019), with G. de Blasio, Journal of Empirical Legal Studies, 16(3), 479-514
“The impact of changes in child custody laws on mother’s welfare” (2018), Journal of Population Economics, 31, 1203-1237
"Smoking ban and smoking behavior in Italy: a fresh look at the effects of the 2005 public smoking ban in Italy" (2018), with E. Del Bono, Oxford Economic Papers, 70(3), 741–762
“Counting Rotten Apples: Student Achievement and Score Manipulation in Italian Elementary Schools” (2017), with E. Battistin and M. De Nadai, Journal of Econometrics, 200(2): 344-362
"In a Small Moment: Class Size and Moral Hazard in Italian Primary Schools" (2017), with J. Angrist and E. Battistin, American Economic Journal Applied, 9(4):1-34
"Do child care policies increase maternal employment?", IZA World of Labor, 2016
"In-work benefits for married couples. An ex-ante evaluation of EITC and WTC in Italy" (2014), with G. De Luca and C. Rossetti, IZA Journal of Labor Policy, 3:23, DOI: 10.1186/2193-9004-3-23
"Absenteeism, Unemployment and Employment Protection Legislation: Evidence from Italy" (2014) with V. Scoppa, IZA Journal of Labor Economics, 3(3). DOI: 10.1186/2193-8997-3-3
“Employment protection and fertility: Evidence from the 1990 Italian reform” (2013), with E. Prifti (Universita’ di Tor Vergata), Labor Economics, 23,77-88
“Job Mobility and the Gender Wage Gap in Italy” (2011) with E. Del Bono, Labour Economics, 18: 130-142
“Entrepreneurship and Market Size. The Case of Young College Graduates in Italy” (2010), with S. Di Addario, Labour Economics, 17: 848–858
"Smoking Habits:Like Father, Like Son, Like Mother, Like Daughter?” (2010) with A. Sanz de Galdeano and M. Loureiro, Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 72(6): 717-743.
“The effect of availability and distance from school on children‘s time allocation in Ghana” (2010), Labour, 24: 46–75
“Are employers discriminating with respect to weight? European Evidence using QuantileRegression” (2008), with V. Atella and N. Pace, Economics & Human Biology, 6: 305-329
“Parental Divorce and Students’ Performance. Evidence from longitudinal data” (2007) with A. Sanz de Galdeano, Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, Volume 69, Issue 3, pp 321–338
“The mismatch between Employment and Child Care in Italy: the Impact of Rationing” (2007) with D. Del Boca, Journal of Population Economics, 20 (4)
“Is there such a thing as a family constitution? A test based on credit rationing” (2006) with Cigno A., Giannelli G. and Rosati F., Review of Economics of the Household, 4: 183-204
“New mothers labour force participation in Italy: the role of job characteristics” (2005) with Bratti M. and Del Bono E., Labour, 19: 79-121
“Child Care Choices by Working Mothers: the case of Italy” (2005) with Del Boca D. and Locatelli M., Review of Economics of the Household, 3: 453-47
Working papers
Ranking scolastici e scelte familiari: prime evidenze da Eduscopio, Fondazione Giovanni Agnelli wp 5
Una valutazione degli effetti della legge Sirchia sull’attitudine al fumo degli italiani (2016), Quaderni IRVAPP, ISBN: 978-88-98989-21-8
Work in progress
The root to success: the impact of school, university and institutions on future labor market outcomes. Evidence from a large University in Italy
The effect of increasing instructional time on maternal labor supply: evidence from the elementary school reform in Italy in 2009, with E. Battistin
When the going gets tough: the impact of health shocks on divorce, with J.A. López Artero and A. Sanz-de-Galdeano
Degrees of Deception: How Score Manipulation Mitigates Temperature's Impact on Student Performance, with R.M. Ballatore and A. Palma, submitted
With a little help from nurseries: the effect of an extraordinary plan on mothers' employment in Italy, with C. Puccioni, submitted
Turnout and Social Capital: Evidence from Rainy Election Days in Italy, with F. Drago, S. Gagliarducci, and S Nocito, submitted
Railroad expansion and literacy after Italian Unification, with C. Ciccarelli and G. Tsiachtsiras
Book
Bambini che imparano meno? Gli effetti della riforma Gelmini nella scuola primaria (2015), with E. Battistin, Curatore: Fbk-Irvapp, ed. Il Mulino (collana Fondaz. per la scuola Compagnia San Paolo)
Book Chapters
"Differenze di genere" (2020) in Evidence-Based policy! Ovvero perché le politiche pubbliche basate sull’evidenza empirica aiutano l’Italia a essere migliore a cura di Guido de Blasio, Antonio Nicita e Fabio Pammolli, il Mulino
“XI. La discriminazione”, (2015), with L. Flabbi, in Pepi De Caleo, Brucchi Luchino, Manuale di Economia del Lavoro, Il Mulino
“Mobilità e differenziali salariali di genere in Italia” (2009) with E. Del Bono, in Cappellari, Staffolani e Naticchioni: Piu’ uguali o piu’ disuguali?, Carocci,
“L’effetto del divorzio sulle performance scolastiche dei figli” (2005) with A. Sanz de Galdeano, in Brucchi Luchino, “Per un’analisi critica del mercato del lavoro”, Il Mulino