Matteo Cervellati - Research by topics

POLITICAL ECONOMICS and ECONOMIC HISTORY

The State System and Growth in Europe 1000-1800 AD by Matteo Cervellati, Sara Lazzaroni, Giovanni Prarolo and Paolo Vanin, Journal of the European Economic Association, conditionally accepted

Random Votes to Parties and Policies in Coalition Governments. Matteo Cervellati, Giorgio Gulino, Paolo Roberti. Econometrica, 2024 92(5), 1553-1588

Historical Social Contracts and their Legacy: A Disaggregated Analysis for the Medieval Republics, Matteo Cervellati, Paolo Buonanno, Sara Lazzaroni and Giovanni Prarolo, Journal of Economic Growth, 2022, 27, Article number: 1, pp. 485 - 526

Trade Liberalization, Democratization and Technology Adoption. Matteo Cervellati, Alireza J. Naghavi and Farid Toubal. Journal of Economic Growth, Lead Article Volume 23, Issue 2, June 2018

Roots and Fruits of Democracy: Natural Resources, Income Distribution and Social Violence, Matteo Cervellati, Piergiuseppe Fortunato and Uwe Sunde. World Economic Review, 2015 (4), 1-27. PDF

Income and Democracy: Comment Matteo Cervellati, Florian Jung, Uwe Sunde and Thomas Visher. American Economic Review, 2014 - 104(2), pages 707-719, February. PDF - Appendix - Read Me - Replication Files

Democratizing for peace? The effect of democratization on civil conflicts Matteo Cervellati, Uwe Sunde. Oxford Economic Papers, 2014 66(3), 774-797. PDF

Violence during democratization and the quality of democratic institutions Matteo Cervellati, Piergiuseppe Fortunato and Uwe Sunde. European Economic Review, 2014 vol. 66(C), 226-247. PDF

“Thou shalt not covet”: Prohibitions, temptation and moral values Matteo Cervellati, Paolo Vanin. Journal of Public Economics, 2013 vol. 103(C), 15-28. PDF

Consensual and Conflictual Democratization Matteo Cervellati, Piergiuseppe Fortunato and Uwe Sunde. The B.E. Journal of Theoretical Economics, 2012 vol. 12(1), 1-51. PDF

Work Values, Endogenous Sentiments and Redistribution, Matteo Cervellati, Joan Esteban and Larry Kranich. Journal of Public Economics, 2010 - 94(9-10), 612-627. PDF

Are all democracies equally good? The role of interactions between political environment and inequality for rule of law , Matteo Cervellati, Piergiuseppe Fortunato and Uwe Sunde. Economics Letters, 2008, 99(3), 552-556. PDF

LONG-RUN COMPARATIVE DEVELOPMENT

Income, Democracy and Growth: Reconciling Evidence with Theory Matteo Cervellati, Gerrit Meyerheim and Uwe Sunde Economic Journal, 2025, forthcoming

The Empirics of Economic Growth Over Time and Across Nations: A Unified Growth Perspective, Matteo Cervellati, Gerrit Meyerheim and Uwe Sunde Journal of Economic Growth, 2023, 28, pp. 173 - 224

Human Capital and the Diffusion of Technology, Matteo Cervellati, Gerrit Meyerheim and Uwe Sunde, Economics Letters, 2023

The timing of the demographic transition and economic growth, Matteo Cervellati, Gerrit Meyerheim and Uwe Sunde, Economics Letters, 2019, 181, pp. 43 - 46

Demographic Dynamics and Long-Run Development: Insights for the Secular Stagnation Debate, Matteo Cervellati, Uwe Sunde and Klaus Zimmermann. Journal of Population Economics, 2017 vol. 30(2), pages 401-432 - PDF

The Economic and Demographic Transition, Mortality, and Comparative Development Matteo Cervellati and Uwe Sunde. American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics 2015 vol. 7(3), pages 189-225 - PDF

Life Expectancy, Schooling, and Lifetime Labor Supply: Theory and Evidence Revisited, Matteo Cervellati and Uwe Sunde. Econometrica 2013, 81(5), 2055-2086. PDF

Life Expectancy and Economic Growth: the Role of the Demographic Transition. Matteo Cervellati and Uwe Sunde. Journal of Economic Growth, 2011, 16(2), pages 99-133. PDF

Hobbes to Rousseau: Inequality, Institutions and Development Matteo Cervellati, Piergiuseppe Fortunato and Uwe Sunde. Economic Journal, 2008 118(531), 1354-1384. PDF

Human Capital Formation, Life Expectancy, and the Process of Development Matteo Cervellati, Uwe Sunde. American Economic Review, 2005, 95(5), pages 1653-1672. - PDF

DEMOGRAPHIC ECONOMICS

Medication Against Conflicts, Andrea Berlanda, Matteo Cervellati, Elena Esposito, Dominic Rohner and Uwe Sunde, Journal of Development Economics, 2024

Epidemic Shocks and Civil Violence: Evidence from Malaria Outbreaks , in Africa, Matteo Cervellati, Elena Esposito and Uwe Sunde, Review of Economics and Statistics, (2022) 104 (4): 780–796

Malaria and Chinese economic activities in Africa Matteo Cervellati, Elena Esposito, Song Yuan, Uwe Sunde. Journal of Development Economics, Volume 154, January 2022,

Long-Term Exposure to Malaria and Violence in Africa . Matteo Cervellati, Elena Esposito, Uwe Sunde and Simona Valmori Economic Policy, 2018, 33(95), 403-446

Long-Term Exposure to Malaria and Development: Disaggregate Evidence for Contemporaneous Africa Matteo Cervellati, Elena Esposito and Uwe Sunde,. Journal of Demographic Economics, 2017 - 83(1), 129-148. PDF

Pathogens, Weather Shocks, and Civil Conflicts. Matteo Cervellati, Uwe Sunde and Simona Valmori Economic Journal, 2017 , 127 (December), 2581–2616 .PDF

Long-Term Exposure to Malaria and Development: Disaggregate Evidence for Contemporaneous Africa Matteo Cervellati, Elena Esposito and Uwe Sunde Journal of Demographic Economics, 2017 - 83(1), 129-148. PDF

The effect of life expectancy on education and population dynamics Matteo Cervellati, Uwe Sunde. Empirical Economics, 2015 vol. 48(4), 1445-1478. PDF

Civil Conflict, Democratization, and Growth: Violent Democratization as Critical Juncture. Matteo Cervellati, Uwe Sunde. Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2014 - 116(2), 482-505. PDF

The effect of life expectancy on education and population dynamics Matteo Cervellati, Uwe Sunde. Empirical Economics, 2015 vol. 48(4), 1445-1478. PDF

Disease and development: The role of life expectancy reconsidered Cervellati, Sunde. Economics Letters, 2011 vol. 113(3), 269-272. PDF