Publications
Catalano L., Iliopoulos, P., & De Witte, K. (2026). The influence of descriptive representation on voting patterns: a study of age and gender dynamics. Local Government Studies. doi:10.1080/03003930.2026.2680214
Catalano L. & De Witte, K. (2026). The politics of local spending: municipal budget responses to federal election results. Local Government Studies. doi:10.1080/03003930.2026.2680207
Working papers
On the drivers of extremist voting: economic and cultural dimensions (with Kristof De Witte), Draft
Politics, Revealed Preferences and Local Spending Performance: a Benefit of the Doubt approach (with Giovanna D'Inverno and Kristof De Witte)
Work in progress
The ‘Ndrangheta and the ballot: how Mafia affects local electoral outcomes
Nazi-Fascist Violence, Communist party and electoral outcomes: a partisan-candidate approach (with A. Rabaté-Canning)
The history of descriptive representation in the Italian Republic (with Julia Cagé)
The impact of the oil reform on female household bargaining power in Iran (with Dima El Hariri)