Research

Recent Working Papers

1.     Workplace Peer Effects in Fertility Decisions (with Maria De Paola; Roberto Nisticò), WorkINPS Paper, 2023.

2.      “Erasmus Program and Labor Market Outcomes: Evidence from a Fuzzy Regression Discontinuity Design”, (with Marco Alberto De Benedetto; Maria De Paola; Janna Smirnova), IZA.

3.      “Have You Read that Book? No, but I Have Seen the Movie. An Event Study Design on the Impact of Movies on Books”, with Michela Ponzo, mimeo.

Selected publications

“Absenteeism in the Italian Public Sector: The Effects of Changes in Sick Leave Policy” (with Maria De Paola, Valeria Pupo), Journal of Labor Economics, 2014, Vol. 32, No. 2, pp. 337-360.

“Can Gender Quotas Break Down Negative Stereotypes? Evidence from Changes in Electoral Rules”, (with Maria De Paola, Rosetta Lombardo), Journal of Public Economics, 2010, June, Vol. 94, Issues 5-6, pp. 344-353.

“The Effect of Far Right Parties on the Location Choice of Immigrants: Evidence from Lega Nord Mayors”, (with Emanuele Bracco, Maria De Paola, Colin Green), Journal of Public Economics, 2018, Vol. 166, October, Pages 12-26.

“Civicness Drain” (with Moti Michaeli; Marco Casari; Andrea Ichino; Maria De Paola; Ginevra Marandola), The Economic Journal, 2023, vol. 133, 649, 323-354.

“Procrastination, Academic Success and the Effectiveness of a Remedial Program” (with Maria De Paola), Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2015, 115, pp. 217–236.

“The Adverse Consequences of Tournaments: Evidence from a Field Experiment”, (with Maria De Paola, Francesca Gioia), Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2018, Vol. 151, July, pp. 1–18.

“Free-Riding and Knowledge Spillovers in Teams: The Role of Social Ties”, (with Maria De Paola, Francesca Gioia), European Economic Review, 2019, vol. 112, February, pp. 74-90.

“Peer Effects in Higher Education: Does the Field of Study Matter?” (with Giorgio Brunello, Maria De Paola), Economic Inquiry, 2010, Vol. 48, n. 3, July, pp. 621–634.

“Employment Protection and Fertility Decisions: The Unintended Consequences of the Italian Jobs Act”, (with Maria De Paola, Roberto Nisticò), Economic Policy, 2021, Vol. 36, 108, 735–773.

 “Gender Differences in the Propensity to Apply for Promotion: Evidence from the Italian Scientific Qualification” (with Maria De Paola, Michela Ponzo), Oxford Economic Papers, 2017, Vol. 69, 4, pp. 986–1009.

“Do Women Shy Away from Public Speaking? A Field Experiment”, (with Maria De Paola, Rosetta Lombardo, Valeria Pupo), Labour Economics, 2021, Vol. 70, June, 102001.

“Intergenerational Transfers of Public Sector Jobs: A Shred of Evidence on Nepotism”, Public Choice, 2009, 141, pp. 167–188.

“Social Pressure in the Stadiums: Do Agents Change Behavior without Crowd Support?”, Journal of Economic Psychology, 2021, 82, 102344.

“Gender Discrimination and Evaluators’ Gender: Evidence from the Italian Academia”, (with Maria De Paola), Economica, 2015, Vol. 82, Issue 325, January, pp. 162-188.

“Are Females Scared of Competing with Males? Results from a Field Experiment” (with Maria De Paola, Francesca Gioia), Economics of Education Review, 2015, 48, pp. 117–128

“Experts’ Awards and Economic Success: Evidence from an Italian Literary Prize”, (with Michela Ponzo), Journal of Cultural Economics, 2015, 39, 4, pp. 341-367.

“Are Men Given Priority for Top Jobs? Investigating the Glass Ceiling in the Italian Academia” (with Maria De Paola, Michela Ponzo), Journal of Human Capital, 2018, Vol. 12, No. 3: 475-503.

“Professors’ Beauty, Ability and Teaching Evaluations in Italy”, (with Michela Ponzo), The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy: Contributions, 2013, vol. 13, Issue 2, pp. 811-835.

“Monetary Incentives and Student Achievement in a Depressed Labour Market: Results from a Randomized Experiment” (with Maria De Paola, Rosanna Nisticò), Journal of Human Capital, 2012, Vol. 6, No. 1, pp. 56-85.

COMPLETE LIST OF PUBLICATIONS

A) Books

1.               Economia del Personale. Selezione, Formazione, Incentivi (with Maria De Paola), Carocci, Roma, Aprile 2008.

2.               Economia dei contratti (with Antonio Nicita), Carocci, Roma, Settembre 2005.

3.               Economia comportamentale (Behavioral Economics), Il Mulino, 2024 (forthcoming).

B) Journal Articles

4.  “Human Capital Investments and Family Size in Italy: IV Estimates using Twin Births’ Instrument” (with Michela Ponzo), The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2024, forthcoming.

5.  “Famous After Death: The Effect of a Writer’s Death on Book Sales”, (with Michela Ponzo), Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2023, June, 210-225.

6.      “Female leadership: effectiveness and perception”, (with Maria De Paola, Francesca Gioia), Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2022, 201, 134-162.

7.  “Civicness Drain” (with Moti Michaeli; Marco Casari; Andrea Ichino; Maria De Paola; Ginevra Marandola), The Economic Journal, 2023, vol. 133, 649, 323-354.

8.  “Online Teaching, Procrastination and Student Achievement” (with Maria De Paola, Francesca Gioia), Economics of Education Review, 2023, Volume 94, June, 102378.

9.      “Academic Careers and Fertility Decisions” (with Maria De Paola, Roberto Nisticò), in Teaching, Research and Academic Careers. An Analysis of the Interrelations and Impacts. Editors: Daniele Checchi, Tullio Jappelli, Antonio Uricchio, Springer, 2022.

10.   “The Long-Run Effects of College Remedial Education”, (with Marco Alberto De Benedetto; Maria De Paola; Janna Smirnova), Economics Letters, 2022, Vol. 216, July, 110613.

11.   “The Spillover of Anti-Immigration Politics to the Schoolyard”, (with Emanuele Bracco; Maria De Paola; Colin Green), Labour Economics, 2022, 75, 102141.

12. “Employment Protection and Fertility Decisions: The Unintended Consequences of the Italian Jobs Act”, (with Maria De Paola, Roberto Nisticò), Economic Policy, 2021, Vol. 36, 108, 735–773.

13. “Do Women Shy Away from Public Speaking? A Field Experiment”, (with Maria De Paola, Rosetta Lombardo, Valeria Pupo), Labour Economics, 2021, Vol. 70, June, 102001.

14. “Social Pressure in the Stadiums: Do Agents Change Behavior without Crowd Support?”, Journal of Economic Psychology, 2021, 82, 102344.

15. “Massive Earthquakes, Risk Aversion and Entrepreneurship”, (with Guido de Blasio, Maria De Paola, Samuele Poy), Small Business Economics, 2021, 57, 295-322.

16. “Does Demand for Health Services Depend on Cost-Sharing? Evidence from Italy” (with Michela Ponzo)”, Economic Modelling, 2021, Vol. 103, October, 105599.

17. “Istruzione” (with Maria De Paola), capitolo in: G. de Blasio, A. Nicita, F. Pammolli (2021) (a cura di), Evidence-based Policy!, Il Mulino.

18. “Free-Riding and Knowledge Spillovers in Teams: The Role of Social Ties”, (with Maria De Paola, Francesca Gioia), European Economic Review, 2019, vol. 112, February, pp. 74-90.

19. “Cultural Values and Decision to Work of Immigrant Women in Italy”, (with Manuela Stranges), Labour: Review of Labour Economics and Industrial Relations, 2019, 33 (1), pp. 101-123.

20. “The Effect of Far Right Parties on the Location Choice of Immigrants: Evidence from Lega Nord Mayors”, (with Emanuele Bracco, Maria De Paola, Colin Green), Journal of Public Economics, 2018, Vol. 166, October, Pages 12-26.

21. “The Adverse Consequences of Tournaments: Evidence from a Field Experiment”, (with Maria De Paola, Francesca Gioia), Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2018, Vol. 151, July, pp. 1–18.

22. “Are Men Given Priority for Top Jobs? Investigating the Glass Ceiling in the Italian Academia” (with Maria De Paola, Michela Ponzo), Journal of Human Capital, 2018, Vol. 12, No. 3: 475-503.

23. “Does the Home Advantage Depend on Crowd Support? Evidence from Same-Stadium Derbies” (with Michela Ponzo), Journal of Sports Economics, 2018, vol. 19(4), pages 562-82.

24. “Gender Differences in the Propensity to Apply for Promotion: Evidence from the Italian Scientific Qualification” (with Maria De Paola, Michela Ponzo), Oxford Economic Papers, 2017, Vol. 69, 4, pp. 986–1009.

25. “Gender Differences in Reaction to Psychological Pressure: Evidence from Tennis Players” (with Maria De Paola), European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 2017, 26:3, 444-456.

26. “Are Females Scared of Competing with Males? Results from a Field Experiment” (with Maria De Paola, Francesca Gioia), Economics of Education Review, 2015, 48, pp. 117–128

27. “Experts’ Awards and Economic Success: Evidence from an Italian Literary Prize”, (with Michela Ponzo), Journal of Cultural Economics, 2015, 39, 4, pp. 341-367.

28.  “Procrastination, Academic Success and the Effectiveness of a Remedial Program” (with Maria De Paola), Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2015, 115, pp. 217–236.

29. “Trading Height for Education in the Marriage Market” (with Michela Ponzo), American Journal of Human Biology, 2015, Vol. 27, Issue 2, pages 164–174.

30. “Fatigue and Team Performance in Soccer: Evidence from the FIFA World Cup and the UEFA European Championship”, Journal of Sports Economics, 2015, Vol. 16(5) 482-507.

31. “Gender Discrimination and Evaluators’ Gender: Evidence from the Italian Academia”, (with Maria De Paola), Economica, 2015, Vol. 82, Issue 325, January, pp. 162-188.

32.  “Overconfidence, Omens and Gender Heterogeneity: Results from a Field Experiment”, (with Maria De Paola, Francesca Gioia), Journal of Economic Psychology, 2014, 45, pp. 237–252.

33. “Absenteeism in the Italian Public Sector: The Effects of Changes in Sick Leave Policy” (with Maria De Paola, Valeria Pupo), Journal of Labor Economics, 2014, Vol. 32, No. 2, pp. 337-360.

34. “The Impact of Gender Quotas on Electoral Participation: Evidence from Italian Municipalities”, (with Maria De Paola, Marco Alberto De Benedetto), European Journal of Political Economy, 2014, Vol. 35, September, Pages 141–157.

35. “Absenteeism, Unemployment and Employment Protection Legislation: Evidence from Italy” (with Daniela Vuri), IZA Journal of Labor Economics, 2014, 3:3 (19 May 2014).

36.  “The Impact of Closeness on Electoral Participation Exploiting the Italian Double Ballot System”, (with Maria De Paola), Public Choice, 2014, September, Vol. 160, Issue 3-4, pp. 467-479.

37. “The Effectiveness of Remedial Courses in Italy: A Fuzzy Regression Discontinuity Design” (with Maria De Paola), Journal of Population Economics, 2014, Vol. 27, Issue 2, Page 365-386.

38. “The Long-Lasting Effects of School Entry Age: Evidence from Italian Students” (with Michela Ponzo), Journal of Policy Modeling, 2014, Vol. 36, Issue 3, May–June, pp. 578–599.

39.  “Media Exposure and Individual Choices: Evidence from Lottery Players” (with Maria De Paola), Economic Modelling, 2014, Vol. 38, February, pp. 385-391.

40. “Firm Size and Wages in Italy: Evidence from Exogenous Job Displacements”, The Manchester School, 2014, Vol. 82, Issue 6, pp. 677–700.

41. “Professors’ Beauty, Ability and Teaching Evaluations in Italy”, (with Michela Ponzo), The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy: Contributions, 2013, vol. 13, Issue 2, pp. 811-835.

42. “The Deterrent Effects of the Penalty Point System for Driving Offences: A Regression Discontinuity Approach” (with Maria De Paola, Maria Tiziana Falcone), Empirical Economics, 2013, vol. 45, Issue 2, pp. 965-985.

43. “Consumers’ Reactions to Negative Information on Product Quality: Evidence from Scanner Data” (with Maria De Paola), Review of Industrial Organization, 2013, Vol. 42, Issue 3, pp. 235-280.

44. “Class Size Effects on Student Achievement: Heterogeneity across Abilities and Fields”, Education Economics, (with Maria De Paola, Michela Ponzo), 2013, vol. 21, 2, pp. 135-153.

45. “Technological Catch-up or Neoclassical Convergence? Identifying the Channels of Convergence for Italian Regions”, Economics and Business Letters, 2013, vol. 2, Issue 4.

46. “Monetary Incentives and Student Achievement in a Depressed Labour Market: Results from a Randomized Experiment” (with Maria De Paola, Rosanna Nisticò), Journal of Human Capital, 2012, Vol. 6, No. 1, pp. 56-85.

47. “The Effects of Managerial Turnover: Evidence from Coach Dismissals in Italian Soccer Teams” (with Maria De Paola), Journal of Sports Economics, April 2012, 13, 2, pp. 152-168.

48. “Frequency of Examinations and Student Achievement in a Randomized Experiment” (with Maria De Paola), Economics of Education Review, 2011, Vol. 30, Issue 6, pp. 1416-1429.

49. “Political Competition and Politician Quality: Evidence from Italian Municipalities” (with Maria De Paola), Public Choice, 2011, Vol. 148, No. 3-4, pp. 547-559.

50. “The Effects of Class Size on the Achievement of College Students” (with Maria De Paola), The Manchester School, 2011, Vol. 79, No. 6, pp. 1061–1079.

51. “A Simple Model of Favouritism in Recruitment”, Research in Economics, (with Michela Ponzo), 2011, Vol. 65, Issue 2, June, pp. 78-88.

52.  “Corsi pre-universitari e rendimenti degli studenti” (with Maria De Paola), QA - Rivista dell’Associazione Rossi Doria, 2011, n. 2, pp. 57-84.

53. “Can Gender Quotas Break Down Negative Stereotypes? Evidence from Changes in Electoral Rules”, (with Maria De Paola, Rosetta Lombardo), Journal of Public Economics, 2010, June, Vol. 94, Issues 5-6, pp. 344-353.

54. “A Signalling Model of School Grades under Different Evaluation Systems” (with Maria De Paola), Journal of Economics, 2010, 101, 3, pp. 199-212.

55. “Shirking and Employment Protection Legislation: Evidence from a Natural Experiment”, Economics Letters, 2010, Vol. 107, Issue 2, pp. 276-280.

56. “Peer Effects in Higher Education: Does the Field of Study Matter?” (with Giorgio Brunello, Maria De Paola), Economic Inquiry, 2010, Vol. 48, n. 3, July, pp. 621–634.

57.  “Worker Absenteeism and Incentives: Evidence from Italy”, Managerial and Decision Economics, December 2010, Vol. 31, Issue 8, pp. 503-515.

58. “Effort Observability, Incentive Systems and Organizational Forms” (with Maria De Paola), Labour: Review of Labour Economics and Industrial Relations, 2010, Vol. 24, Issue 3, pp. 221–237.

59. “The Use of Informal Networks in Italy: Efficiency or Favoritism?”, (with Michela Ponzo) Journal of Socio-Economics, 2010, 39, 1, pp. 89-99.

60. “Peer Group Effects in the Academic Performance of Italian Students” (with Maria De Paola), Applied Economics, 2010, 42: 17, 2203-2215.

61. “Intergenerational Transfers of Public Sector Jobs: A Shred of Evidence on Nepotism”, Public Choice, 2009, 141, pp. 167–188.

62. “Task Assignment, Incentives and Technological Factors” (with Maria De Paola), Managerial and Decision Economics, 2009, Vol. 30, n. 1, pp. 43-55.

63. “An Empirical Study of Happiness in Italy” (with Michela Ponzo), The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy: Contributions, 2008, Vol. 8: Issue 1, Article 15.

64. “Are Subjective Evaluations Biased by Social Factors or Connections? An Econometric Analysis of Soccer Referee Decisions”, Empirical Economics, 2008, vol. 35, Number 1, August, pp. 123-140.

65. “Il Ruolo dei Network Sociali nel Mercato del Lavoro Italiano: Evidenza e Ipotesi Interpretative” (with Maria De Paola, Michela Ponzo), La Rivista delle Politiche Sociali (Italian Journal of Social Policy), n. 2, 2008, pp. 125-141.

66. “Returns to Skills, Incentives to Study and Optimal Educational Standards” (with Maria De Paola), Journal of Economics, (2007), Vol. 92, No. 3, pp. 229–262.

67. “Quality of Human and Physical Capital and Technological Gaps across Italian Regions”,  Regional Studies, vol. 41, n. 5, July 2007, pp. 585-599.

68. “Delegation, Skills Acquisition and Turnover Costs” (with Maria De Paola), 2007, International Journal of the Economics of Business, vol. 14, n. 1, pp. 111-133.

69. “Organizational Design, Project Selection and Incentives” (with Maria De Paola), 2006, Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics, 162, September (3), pp. 424-449.

70. “Contratti incompleti ed enforcement endogeno. Una rassegna della letteratura”, Economia Politica, Anno XX, n. 3, dicembre 2003, pp. 391-440.

71. “Azzardo morale dell'impresa negli investimenti in capitale umano generico” (with Maria De Paola), Politica Economica, anno XIX, n. 1, aprile 2003, pp. 31-61.

72. “Family Ties and Training Provision in an Insider-Outsider Framework”, (with Maria De Paola), Journal of Socio-Economics, vol. 32, n. 2, Anno 2003, pp. 197-217.

73. “The Role of Turnover Costs in the Enforcement of Performance Related Pay Contracts”, Metroeconomica, vol. 54, n. 1, February 2003, pp. 60-78.

74. “Complementarietà tra istruzione e investimenti in training delle imprese: alcune interpretazioni teoriche”, (with Maria De Paola), Rivista di Politica Economica, Settembre-Ottobre 2002, vol. 92, n. 9-10, pp. 97-125.

75. “Firms’ Training Decisions and Unemployment in Italian Labour Markets” (with Maria De Paola), Giornale degli Economisti e Annali di Economia, Vol. 61, n. 1, Giugno 2002, pp. 103-26.

76. “The Role of Family Ties in the Labour Market. An Interpretation Based on Efficiency Wage Theory”, (with Maria De Paola), Labour: Review of Labour Economics and Industrial Relations, Vol. 15, n. 4, December 2001, pp. 603-623.

77. “I vincoli al licenziamento come ‘commitment device’ nei contratti impliciti incentivanti”, Politica Economica, 2001, Anno XVII, n. 1, Aprile, pp. 47-72.

78. “Uneven Regional Development in Italy: Explaining Differences in Productivity Levels” (with Francesco Aiello), Giornale degli Economisti e Annali di Economia, Vol. 60, n. 2, Settembre 2000, pp. 270-98.

79. “Un modello con contratti di agenzia self-enforcing e reputazione dell’impresa”, Rivista Italiana degli Economisti, 1999, Anno IV, n. 1, Aprile, pp. 37-72.

C) Recent Working Papers

80.   Workplace Peer Effects in Fertility Decisions (with Maria De Paola; Roberto Nisticò), WorkINPS Paper, 2023.

81.   “Erasmus Program and Labor Market Outcomes: Evidence from a Fuzzy Regression Discontinuity Design”, (with Marco Alberto De Benedetto; Maria De Paola; Janna Smirnova), IZA.

82.   “Have You Read that Book? No, but I Have Seen the Movie? An Event Study Design on the Impact of Movies on Books”, with Michela Ponzo, mimeo.

D) Contributions in books and other journals

83.   “Gli effetti del “Jobs Act” sulle decisioni di fertilità delle donne occupate a tempo indeterminato” (with Maria De Paola, Roberto Nisticò), in XIX Rapporto Annuale INPS, Ottobre 2020.

84. “Evaluating Public Policies with Counterfactual Econometric Methods: A Brief Introduction” (with Guido de Blasio, Maria De Paola), Politica economica, 2018, 34 (3), 211-214.

85. “Differenze di genere nella propensione a competere: l’evidenza dai risultati dell’Abilitazione Scientifica Nazionale” (with Maria De Paola, Michela Ponzo), Rapporto biennale sullo stato del sistema universitario e della ricerca 2016, ANVUR.

86. “Selezione e formazione dei lavoratori” in Pepi De Caleo, Brucchi Luchino (a cura di), Manuale di economia del lavoro, 2015, Il Mulino.

87. “L’uso degli esperimenti randomizzati in economia del lavoro” (with Maria De Paola), in Pepi De Caleo, Brucchi Luchino (a cura di), Manuale di economia del lavoro, 2015, Il Mulino.

88. Rapporto di Valutazione del Progetto “Percorsi Azzeramento Deficit Competenze” (with Maria De Paola), Regione Calabria, Piano Regionale per le Risorse Umane, Dicembre 2009.

89. “Distorsioni nel mercato del lavoro e investimenti in istruzione”, (with Maria De Paola), Quaderni di Economia del Lavoro, 2005, anno 30, vol. 83-84, pp. 111-129.

90. “I benefici e i costi della delega del potere decisionale” (with Maria De Paola), Quaderni di Rassegna Sindacale, n. 2, 2005, pp. 73-96.

91. “Regional Productivity Differentials and Convergence in Italy: Evidence from Panel Data” (with Francesco Aiello) in Impresa, mercato, lealtà territoriale - Atti della XXVII Conferenza italiana di Scienze Regionali - Pisa 12/14 Ottobre 2006.

92. “The Role of Human Capital in Economic Development: A New Quality Assessment” in Strongin R. (ed.), Atti del Convegno International Conference on Regional Aspects of Public Economics, Nizhni Novgorod, Russia, April 20-21, 2005, NNGU Press, pp. 498-503.

93. “Relazioni industriali, sindacati e contrattazione collettiva” (with Maria De Paola), in Lucifora, C. (a cura di), Mercato, occupazione e salari: la ricerca sul lavoro in Italia, Rapporto ISFOL, 2003, Mondadori, Milano, pp. 58-83.

94. “Il ruolo dei legami familiari nel mercato del lavoro: una nuova formulazione dei modelli di salari di efficienza e di insiders-outsiders”, (with Maria De Paola), in Anania, G., (a cura di), Scelte pubbliche, strategie private e sviluppo economico in Calabria, Rubbettino Editore, Soveria Mannelli (CZ), 2001, pp. 749-781.

95. “Teoria e regole della scelta collettiva”, in Botarelli, S. (a cura di), Fondamenti di Scienza delle Finanze, cap. 2, pp. 37-60, Hoepli, Milano,1999.

96. “Il sistema previdenziale e assistenziale”, in Botarelli, S. (a cura di), Fondamenti di Scienza delle Finanze, cap. 10, pp. 235-59, Hoepli, Milano, 1999.

97. La Calabria verso il futuro. Strategie di innovazione e prospettive di sviluppo. Il sistema economico regionale (with Domenico Cersosimo), RIS-Calabria, Meridiana Libri Editore, 1999.