Publications

Heterogeneity in Fertility and Newborn Health during the COVID-19 Pandemic, with M. Tonello, Journal of Demographic Economics, 1-27 (2025) [DOI]

Parental Retirement and Fertility Decisions across Family Policy Regimes, Review of Economics of the Household, 23, 933–968 (2025) [DOI]

• Media coverage: TG1 (min. 23:00),  Il Sole 24 Ore, Il Messaggero, La Repubblica, La Stampa, ANSA, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

Working Papers

Excellence Funds, Excellent Outcomes? Lessons From Italian University Departments, with N. Cattadori and E. Lazzaro, Bank of Italy WP N. 1506, 2025

Do Male Leaders Choose Women? Only If You Want Them To, with A. Cintolesi, Bank of Italy WP N. 1432, 2023 (previous version)

Brain Drain on the Fast Train: High-Speed Connections and Student Mobility, with E. Lazzaro, I. Lopresti, and M. Tartaglia

Work in Progress

Click to Enroll: Who Chooses Online Universities and How They Perform, with R. Bronzini, L. De Benedictis, and E. Lazzaro

Honesty, Competence, and Selection into Politics and Unions, with A. Cintolesi

Policy Work

High-growth young firms in Italy, with A. Cintolesi, R. Greco, F. Leombroni, A. Linarello, A. Locatelli, S. Nesi and S. Zuccolalà, Bank of Italy OP N. 889, 2024

Report on the Economy of Tuscany: June 2025, November 2024, June 2024, November 2023, June 2023, November 2022