Peer-reviewed publications

1. Personality Traits (with L. Piccoli and C. Rapallini), in Encyclopedia of Consumption, ed. J. M. Labeaga and J. A. Molina. Edward Elgar, forthcoming.

2. Parenting Behavior and Outcomes for Children (with L.Piccoli), in Handbook of Labor, Human Resources and Population Economics, Klaus F. Zimmermann (ed), Springer, Cham, 2024.

3. Spouses' Earnings Association and Inequality: a non-linear perspective (with S. Grossbard, W. Nilsson and L.Piccoli),  Journal of Economic Inequality, Vol. 20, 2022.

4. Child Development and Distance Learning in the age of COVID-19, (with H. Champeaux, F. Marchetta and L. Piccoli) , Review of Economics of the Household, Vol. 20, 2022.  

5. Assessing the Impact of Fostering on Children’s Outcomes in Niger (with E. El Badaoui) , Economics & Human Biology, Vol. 46, 2022.  

6. Gender Inequalities among Adults and Children: exposure to Migration and the evolution of social norms in Albania (with L. Piccoli), Journal of Family and Economic Issues, Vo. 43, 2022. 

7. Maternal employment, fathers' childcare time and children's wellbeing  (with L. Piccoli), in Mothers in the Labor Market, J.A. Molina (eds), Springer,2022. ISBN: 978-3-030-99779-3    

8. Fathers matter: Intra-household responsibilities and Children's wellbeing during the COVID-19 lockdown in Italy (with L. Piccoli and L. Pieroni), Economics & Human Biology, Vol. 42, 2021.                      

9. Personality Traits and Household Consumption Choices (with L. Piccoli and C. Rapallini) , The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, vol. 21, no. 2, 2021.                                                                                                                                         

10. Women and Poverty: Insights from Individual Consumption in Albania (with G. Betti and L.Piccoli), Review of Economics of the Household, Vol.18, 2020. 

11. Adolescent Sexual Behaviour and Academic Performance of Italian Students (with D. Lanari and M. Pasqualini), Genus-Journal of Population Sciences, Vol. 76 (21), 2020.    

12. Lavoro e capitale umano nelle famiglie italiane durante il lockdown (with L. Pieroni), Chapter 8 in Andrà tutto bene? La pandemia di Coronavirus: politica, comunicazione e società civile,  F. Randazzo, L. Medici (eds), Ed Libellula, Università e Ricerca, 2020. ISBN: 978-88-67355-53-2  

13. Keeping Inequality at Home: the Genesis of Gender Roles in Housework  (with J.I. Gimenez-Nadal and L. Piccoli), Labour Economics, Vol. 58: pp. 52-68, 2019.  

14. Parental Alcohol Consumption and Adult Children's Educational Attainment,  (with L. Piccoli), Economics & Human Biology,  Vol. 28: 132-145, 2018.  

15. Intrahousehold Distribution in Migrant-sending Families  (with F. Perali and L. Piccoli) , Journal of Demographic Economics, Vol. 84: pp. 107-148, 2018.  

16. Family Structure and Children's Educational Attainment in Transition Economies, IZA World of Labor, October, 2016.  

17. Optimal Taxation, Social Preferences, and the Four Worlds of Welfare Capitalism In Europe  (with A. Spadaro and L. Piccoli), Economica,  Vol. 82: 448-485, 2015.  

18. Self-reported Economic Condition and Home Production: Intra-household Allocation in Italy   (with C. Rapallini), Bulletin of Economic Research,  Vol. 66, 2014. 

19. Minimum Income in a Transition Economy: A Pro-poor Measure or a Poor Safety Net?  (with P. Verme), Economics of Transition,  Vol 21(4), 683-712, 2013. 

20. Evaluating the Redistributive Impact of Public Health Expenditure Using an Insurance Value Approach (with A.Spadaro, I. Moral-Arce, M. Adiego-Estella and A. Blanco-Moreno), European Journal of Health Economics,  Vol 14(5),  775-787, 2013.  

21. Do Parents Drink their Children's Welfare? Intra-Household Allocation of Time between Market Labour, Domestic Work and Child Care in Russia  (with G.C.Giannelli and L.Piccoli), IZA Journal of Labor and Development,  Vol. 2, 2013. 

22. GDP and the Value of Family Caretaking: How Much Does Europe Care? (with G.C. Giannelli and L. Piccoli), Applied Economics,  Vol 44, Pages 2111-2131, 2012.  

23. Unpaid Work in Europe: Gender and Country Differences  (with G.C. Giannelli, F. Francavilla and L. Piccoli), Chapter 7 in Gender and European Labour Market, F. Bettio, J. Plantenga and M. Smith (eds), Routledge Economics, December 2012  

24. Allocazione del benessere all'interno della famiglia in Italia: un approccio collettivo basato sulla soddisfazione economica   (with C. Rapallini), Chapter 5 in Uso del tempo e ruoli di genere, L. Mencarini, C.Romano and M.L. Tanturri (eds), ISTAT, June 2012 

25. Improving the Measurement of Child Welfare in the Context of Intra-household Inequality, Children and Youth Services Review,  Vol 33 (2),  226-232, 2011  (with L. Piccoli) 

26. Children's Schooling and Parental Migration: Empirical Evidence on the 'Left-behind' Generation in Albania (with G.C. Giannelli), LABOUR: Review of Labour Economics and Industrial Relations,  Vol 24 (s1), 76-92, 2010.   

Policy articles

1. Bambini e didattica a distanza, Il Faro, Treccani, December 2020 (with Luca Piccoli)

2. Il tempo di bambini e genitori nel lockdown, Lavoce.info, July 2020 (with Francesca Marchetta e Luca Pieroni)

3. Come la pandemia ha cambiato il tempo dei bambini, InGenere, July 2020 (with Francesca Marchetta e Luca Pieroni)

4. Come la pandemia ha messo alla prova le famiglie, InGenere, July 2020 (with Francesca Marchetta, Luca Pieroni e Hugues Champeaux)

5. Comment le confinement a-t-il bousculé l’emploi du temps des enfants ?, The Conversation, June, 2020 (with F. Marchetta and H. Champeaux)   

Media coverage

1. BBC News: The stigma of the stay-at-home-dad

2. Naked Science (in Russian): Higher School of Economics found that factors influencing cravings for alcohol are laid even before adulthood

3. Psychology today: Dads, You’re Doing More Than You Think

4. Thrive Global: Father’s Day Wish: Honor The Fathers Who Share The Work

5. CNN: Moms are burned-out: What can we do to ease the burden?

6. ConPapà: Verso una maggiore parità di genere? Famiglie, madri e padri durante la pandemia